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Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Sun May 12, 2019 10:51 pm
by PeteSpencer
Sounds like an excuse for a forum curry night...................

Peter :wink:

Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Mon May 13, 2019 12:19 am
by Katamarino
Lefty wrote:
Katamarino wrote:
Lefty wrote:When will you be in SE UK / the London area, where and will you be staying over?

I’d like to say hello face 2 face.


Arriving Friday in Sevenoaks, around on an off for the following week with some flying around the UK too. It'd be great to meet!

Which airport - Biggin, Rochester or Headcorn?

I’d be happy to host you at White Waltham (the best Flying club in the UK, and probably the universe :thumright: ).


Will let you know!

Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Mon May 13, 2019 12:19 am
by Katamarino
PeteSpencer wrote:Sounds like an excuse for a forum curry night...................

Peter :wink:


Damn straight it is.

Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Mon May 13, 2019 12:27 am
by Katamarino
The sun in Kulusuk barely set, with the northerly latitude. We were up early and had breakfast with our new Austrian friends before sharing a ride to the airport; they planned a scenic flight around the local area as the weather was not looking good for them to cross Greenland and make it back again the following day.

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The tower controller was friendly and helpful, and took care of all the paperwork and the flight plan. We had enough fuel already, so all that was left was to pre-flight and head to Iceland!

Take-off from Kulusuk
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Climbing out of Kulusuk
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The pack ice was starting to break up
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Goodbye to Greenland
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The weather along the route was great, which was a relief as the majority of the flight was over the very forbidding North Atlantic. Favourable weather meant that the flight was only just over 3 hours long, so it was not long before Iceland came into view and we landed at Keflavik airport on runway 01.

Crossing the Atlantic
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About to make landfall in Iceland
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Final approach to Keflavik
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"Make your own waffles" at the Northern Lights Inn
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The geothermal plant
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With only one night to spend here, we'd elected for a relaxing afternoon at the Blue Lagoon; this is a large, man-made geothermal pool fed by the output of a geothermal power plant. We met a great couple from Brisbane, who invited me to visit and stay with them once I get down that way!

The Blue Lagoon
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A well-earned relax after a few hard days of flying!
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Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Mon May 13, 2019 5:51 am
by Charles Hunt
Fabulous weather, much better than we were there in November!

Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Mon May 13, 2019 6:26 am
by dppintr
What an adventure. Very, very nice

Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Mon May 13, 2019 1:10 pm
by Miscellaneous
Looks like all is going to plan and Ross has just departed Wick.

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Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Mon May 13, 2019 5:04 pm
by Miscellaneous
Oh dear, I think Ross has forgotten something and had to go back. Either that or Sky Demon is playing up. :shock:

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Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Mon May 13, 2019 5:10 pm
by Charles Hunt
On his tracker aircraft identifier has changed to PlaneyMcPlaneface!

Awesome that he has crossed the N Atlantic. What an achievemet.

Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Mon May 13, 2019 5:12 pm
by Lockhaven
Charles Hunt wrote:Awesome that he has crossed the N Atlantic. What an achievemet.


Thats the trainng exercise for crossing the Pacific :wink:

Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Mon May 13, 2019 5:56 pm
by Katamarino
Miscellaneous wrote:Oh dear, I think Ross has forgotten something and had to go back. Either that or Sky Demon is playing up. :shock:

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A couple of days off now in Aberdeen!

Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Mon May 13, 2019 7:23 pm
by Miscellaneous
I sort of knew that :wink: , although I'll confess to wondering why Aberdeen and why you went on to stop at The Tipsy Nipper only to go back. :D

Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Tue May 14, 2019 10:05 am
by Katamarino
Miscellaneous wrote:I sort of knew that :wink: , although I'll confess to wondering why Aberdeen and why you went on to stop at The Tipsy Nipper only to go back. :D


Dropped off my Atlantic copilot at his home base (Fife) :mrgreen: I have a number of colleagues and friends to see in Aberdeen!

Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Tue May 14, 2019 10:23 am
by Miscellaneous
Enjoy your time in the Granite City. :thumright:

Re: Katamarino's Round the World flight

PostPosted:Thu May 16, 2019 10:58 am
by Charles Hunt
Are you still due down south tomorrow? If not too far I'd like to bring KATI over and perhaps say hello, if not inconvenient to you.