Originally Posted by
Capt Kremin
A: Easy, PPOS-99SP
Capt Kremin
I’ve been researching other possible flight routes that track to the South Pole. I conclude that the UGIB (2020) route by Bobby Ulich/Richard Godfrey/Victor Iannello/Andrew Banks is the best candidate to match the satellite data.
However, the UGIB route requires EXTENSIVE changes in speed, altitude and manoeuvring to get to the starting point of 6N 93.788E.
They estimate, as do I, that due to insufficient fuel, the UGIB route still requires the bleed air system to be off for at least 4.5 hours.
The UGIB route of 2020 ends at 34.3S 93.8E, which is in the same area as the diversion to Banda Aceh route via NILAM-SANOB, as proposed in 2016!