Around the World in a 4 place Cessna

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Re: Around the World in a 4 place Cessna

#21 Post by fin » Mon May 06, 2019 8:09 pm

There he goes
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#22 Post by fin » Thu May 09, 2019 10:05 pm

He has landed in Greenland. Absent much interest here, this will likely be my final post on the subject.
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#23 Post by G-CPTN » Thu May 09, 2019 10:45 pm

I read with interest, but I am not qualified to respond.

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#24 Post by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Fri May 10, 2019 6:48 am

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He has landed in Greenland. Absent much interest here, this will likely be my final post on the subject.
fin please keep posting; I'm interested too. :YMHUG:
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#25 Post by fin » Fri May 10, 2019 12:14 pm

Certainly. Happy to do so.

Here is a link. I'll need to ask him how his average on that leg was 46% faster than his top speed, but on the book of faces he has some gorgeous shots of his approach to Greenland.

https://katamarino.co.uk/index.php/live ... g7o4nU_ZPw
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#26 Post by fin » Sat May 11, 2019 8:38 pm

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#27 Post by G-CPTN » Sat May 11, 2019 9:00 pm

Is that a doubleback along the east coast of Greenland?

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#28 Post by fin » Mon May 13, 2019 1:29 pm

Woke up to find he is in Edinburgh.
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#29 Post by CharlieOneSix » Mon May 13, 2019 2:30 pm

If he is still going to backtrack EDI to Aberdeen as on his plan then he'll pass virtually over my house. I shall wave! Fantastic weather for him in Scotland - a huge high pressure area, fluffy Cu and 20C here.

EDIT: Seems he's actually at Glenrothes airfield, much more GA friendly then EDI - he will definitely pass overhead here unless he takes the VFR zone entry point at Stonehaven. On his plan the reason for going to ABZ is "To drop off Mike".
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#30 Post by CharlieOneSix » Mon May 13, 2019 5:54 pm

Missed him. Guessed he was nightstopping at Glenrothes but he went on to ABZ, passing three miles from me at 2600ft at 1658.
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#31 Post by fin » Tue May 14, 2019 1:18 am

Still hoping he'll run into one or two form members in the next few days. Mike flew with him, I think from Pittsburg. I suspected that might be the case when I saw the diversion.
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#32 Post by Undried Plum » Fri May 17, 2019 9:45 am

From Furryboots he went to Barra and Oban and is now in Carlisle.

Cracking good wx for GA today and FL24 shows a veritable forest of teenyweenies buzzing around Scotland.

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#33 Post by fin » Wed May 22, 2019 6:48 pm

He flew clear down to Cornwall, and kept on going. Always wondered where those islands were. Still hopeful that one or two of my internet/email/skype buddies will be able to meet him,'ere he leaves England.
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#34 Post by fin » Wed May 29, 2019 2:51 pm

And... they did!
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#35 Post by fin » Wed May 29, 2019 3:23 pm

County Kent, this morning...
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#36 Post by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Thu May 30, 2019 4:59 am

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County Kent, this morning...
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#37 Post by fin » Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:34 pm

Just arrived Prague.
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#38 Post by fin » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:28 pm

Now in Turkey. Now it gets serious, one supposes.
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#39 Post by fin » Wed Jul 17, 2019 10:59 pm

Half way across India. I continue to be impressed. It feels like he should be at least a third of the way finished.
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Re: Around the World in a 4 place Cessna

#40 Post by fin » Sun Jul 21, 2019 5:41 pm

My friend is now in Thailand, a little more than half way through his journey. :-bd
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