Seattle to Florida S76 - February
Not a hard thing to do when one remembers 0.1 DME is 600 feet. Assuming a perfect World exists.
What is more interesting is how much difference there is between the paint job on bridges....Top, Sides, and Bottom.
What is more interesting is how much difference there is between the paint job on bridges....Top, Sides, and Bottom.
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SoCl App: 0.1 DME is about 600ft
unless you use Statute Miles .... doh!
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The trick we found to a 0.0 DME flyover was to point straight at the vortac and flyover it no higher than about 50 feet. It also helped to time the DME updates so that you got the next computation just as you passed over the transmitter.
Ralph is right flying cross-country at low altitude in a helicopter is dynamite.
Ralph is right flying cross-country at low altitude in a helicopter is dynamite.
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Thanks to all who proffered advice
The Lappos dynamite option avoiding the big cities proved best - though that meant we were unable to avail ourselves of Joe´s BBQ at Kansas sadly! The hospitality, courtesy cars, wide smiles and regaling of adventures with Limey sailors many moons ago sadly gave way after countless statute miles of seemingly uninhabited wilderness to robotic warped rogue Grenzschutzpolizei individuals causing needless delays to our schedule.
Electronic manifests inbound / outbound reminded me of Brazilian or Indian bureaucracy at play. And the hotel and fuel costs increased dramatically as we progressed East with correspondingly disappointing reduction in service and amenities.
The Caribbean was alive with colour, and stupid foreigners bemoaning the lack of urgency. Volcanic ash, pastel blues, diving whales, and the yachting fraternity.
Brasil was unexpectedly stunning travelling through the centre regions in between showers, and we soon made it after 10 days travelling to Cabo Frio where yet another aircraft becomes available for the Brazilian crews on contract with Petrobras.
Multiply - Couver to Cabo - Express
Electronic manifests inbound / outbound reminded me of Brazilian or Indian bureaucracy at play. And the hotel and fuel costs increased dramatically as we progressed East with correspondingly disappointing reduction in service and amenities.
The Caribbean was alive with colour, and stupid foreigners bemoaning the lack of urgency. Volcanic ash, pastel blues, diving whales, and the yachting fraternity.
Brasil was unexpectedly stunning travelling through the centre regions in between showers, and we soon made it after 10 days travelling to Cabo Frio where yet another aircraft becomes available for the Brazilian crews on contract with Petrobras.
Multiply - Couver to Cabo - Express
Having wished you an enjoyable trip in YVR before you left, it's great to see the photos and appreciate what you experienced.
Time now for a proper job??
Time now for a proper job??
