Just operated from South Africa to LHR and had no contact with any ATC unit from Gabarone to N'Djamena - a distance of 1300nm
Not for the lack of trying. Used every VHF and HF frequency I know (
vielen Dank Gerd) Could hear Kinshasa but they never answered. The result was I was stuck at FL310 for longer than necessary which made the fuel remaining look a little thin for a while
Due to tech problems, I was about 2 hours behind schedule and just wondered if that was a factor. There was very little other traffic around - which was apparent from the IFBP freq. Is 3am bedtime for Brazzaville? Is it cocoa time in Kinshasa?
PS Thanks to VS for the relay attempt.........
