EUROPE-CPT-EUROPE IN A SINGLE PISTON

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There were a group of 10 small single pistons that arrived in CPT 2 August, all the way from Europe! The flying event took 2 years to plan, and was the brainchild of Hand Gutmann, who did the flight in 2003 and saw the potential to share the experience with more pilots.

They took off from Salzburg, Austria on the 15th of July, and reached FACT Wednesday, ex Keetmanshoop. Today (4 August) they started the trip back to Europe, to comple their 15 000 Nautical Mile (30 000 km) Air Adventure.

Have a look at their website (www.14east.org) to track their progress. Once the trip is complete, they will add some photo’s of the trip.

Hats off to these pilots. I don’t know many people that will want to cross the ocean (even if its Durban – Madagascar and back to the African continent) in a single piston!

Here are their names, and the planes they fly:

Michael START UK / William GRAY UK
Aircraft: Piper Saratoga, PA32-R-301T, N77YY : safe range: 900NM, speed: 150kts

Passangers from 20th July (Nairobi) – 1st August (Mokuti Lodge)
Wendy Marie START UK / Wendy GRAY UK
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Peter McCARTHY UK / Lee BURROW
Aircraft: Socata Trinidad, TB20, N33NW : safe range: 900NM, speed: 140kts.
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Ulrich HEERMANN D / Guido BENZ CH
Evelyn HEERMANN D
Aircraft: Cessna182S, D-EHEU : safe range: 900NM, speed: 130kts
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Heinrich POLANSKI A / Paul LINZNER A
Aircraft: Diamond Star, DA42, OE-FPL : safe range: 1.000NM, speed: 140kts.
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Dr. Klaus KÖBER D / Joachim Lang D
Aircraft: Piper Arrow, PA28 RT201-T, D-EKIM : safe range: 860NM, speed 132kts.
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Arthur STÜHLINGER CH / Monika STÜHLINGER CH
Aircraft: Cessna 340A, HB-LSM : safe range: 1280NM, speed: 160kts.
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BIJSTERBOSCH / BJISTERBOSCH - Netherlands
Aircraft: Piper Saratoga, PA32-R-301T, N414AG : safe range: 920NM, speed: 145kts.

From 14th July (Sartpoint) – 22nd July (Nairobi), and 5th August (Durban) – 27th August (Finishpoint):
Jacob G. BIJSTERBOSCH
From 14th July (Sartpoint) – 27th July (Sansibar):
Arnold J. KAMMINGA
From 20th July (Nairobi) – 7th August (Durban):
Rob E. BERNARDUS
Theo A. SCHRODER
From 5th August (Durbani) – 27th August (Finishpoint):
Jaap W. BIJSTERBOSCH
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Helmut LEHNER A / Dr. Josef Kogler A
Aircraft: Dynamic WT9, OE-7104 : safe range: 840NM, speed: 120kts.
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Henrik DARLINGTON UK /Maurice DARLINGTON UK Startpoint – Zanzibar
Michael ASHALL UK / Martin SABEY UK DarEsSalaam – Finispoint
Aircraft: Partenavia PN68? : safe range: speed:

From 13th August (DarEsSalaam) – 17th August (Mombasa) will be passanger:
Hilary ASHALL UK / Pat SABEY UK
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Peter ANTONY A / Feroz J. WADIA UK
Aircraft: Beechcraft Bonanza, BE33, N42FW : safe range: 1.050NM, speed: 130kts.

From 20th July (Nairobi) – 18th August (Mombasa) will be passanger:
Johanna ANTONY A
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James Michael THORPE UK / Wiliam Joseph Dennis TOLLETT UK, Startpoint–Zanzibar
Anthony David MASSEY UK / James Michael THORPE UK, Mombasa - Finishpoint
Aircraft: Bechcraft Bonanza B36TC, N8358F : safe range: 750NM, speed 169kts.
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Escort: Alf KÜNZL A / Hans GUTMANN A
Aircraft: Piper Saratoga, PA32-R-301T : safe range: 920NM, speed: 145kts.

+Marco KÜNZL A
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George Malcolm Roger GRAHAM UK / Colin Macdonald AMIES UK
Aircraft: Piper Saratoga HP, PA32-R-301T, G-RIGH: safe range


Here are some photo's sent to me by someone at Signature Flight Support in Cape Town, where they parked: