Google Earth flight paths
 

Thought it might be interesting for ppruners to post their longer flights overlaid on Google Earth.

Create a path in Google Earth then click on File, Save, Save Image.

Here's a few of my flights over the last couple of years.

Just an idea.....

CH :cool:

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...20pics/Map.jpg

Couple of transatlantic flights I did in Bell 222s.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...rside-Exec.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/untitled.jpg

long range tanks
 

What kind of endurance did you have in that 222??:eek:

Just enough from what I've heard........They fitted a ferry tank in the Baggage Compartment, I believe they had 5 hours "ish".

But i also believe it was an amazing trip..........."maybe someday eh Vertical" now that your Busy in the North Sea:ok:

Super Puma Delivery
 

Here's one from June 2007.

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...ryJune2007.jpg

Howya CVR,

Never actually had to use the fuel in the tank as we had 45-50kt tailwinds for the big sea crossings. Brilliant trips alright.

Couldn't get google earth to work but this gives you an idea



http://racetomars.ca/mars/ed-module/...light_path.jpg

buggar...cant fit my 1980 trip. Tried to attach a .kmz file from Google earth but that didnt work !

Exmouth Broome Kupang Denpasar Djakarta Singapore Hadyai Bangkok Rangoon Calcutta Nagpur Ahmedabad Karachi Bahrain somewhere in Saudi ..then Jeddah I think... Luxor Cairo Iraklion Athens Naples Marsailes (spellink goin to r/s due one too many G&T) Mustard ...eh ? somewhere in France where they have great mustard....arh yes DIJON....then finally Shannon on St Patrick;s day. I will never forget the Irish Custom's officers when they came on board. "well lads , it is St Paddy's day. Lets just go down the pub and we'll do the clearance tomorrow" Lovely people. What a contract. Best ever.

Ten years later (1990)

Vancouver across Canadia to Greenland , Iceland on to Bombay.

Now that was quite an adventure with my good buddy Blaine Forman.

If I could only do Singapoore EAST to Vancouver I would be able to claim "around the world in a 61".

Dont think it will happen. poor old 61 has been relegated to the dinosaur category

Where's Canadia? ;)

Easy - where Canadians live!

I am interested which type of GPS receivers/loggers did you use to store the flown tracks. and what setups and programs are you using.
I am using a Garmin 60 CSX with external antenna, sticking to the overhead window in the helicopter.
My other device is a Qstarz BT-Q1000X which can log at max 4 times/second (if ever needed).

A few of my flights...

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a0...D550/ry%3D400/

LOL! Brilliant

Part of a GPS track that departs Emerald for Blackwater then over the Blackwater mine in Queensland, Australia.



Full track.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...3at41713PM.png

in answer to Flighttest-Engineer........
firstly....my good buddy warns me...dont post to Pprune when S___t faced ! Well ya got me again. But as I said to him , ya gotta provide a bit of entertainment sometimes.
Re the query from Flttest-engineer.....when I did the first big ferry there was no such thing as GPS. We had VLF-OMEGA but it was useless so we used conventional ADF VOR DME + finger on an ONC chart. VLF Omega BTW was a system primarily for submarines !
Second big ferry we did have LORAN C but it only had limited coverage...big gaps as I remember , anywhere where the Yanks had no interest.
What an adventure.....and it still is

Thank you for your reply.

Maybe I have not placed my first question precisely enough:
I meant the technique behind the actual (live) track recording used during the flight. Setting up a route and to display it in GE might be intersting and informative, but I prefer to track the real track and to display it afterwards by convetring it to adequate format for display on a map or in GE.

I am fully familiar with the Omega Navigation System (I have been a member of the intl. Omega Association years ago). Loran C is also no miracle to me (I had it installed on a boat before GPS was available).

For the dislay of a flown track I am also using the recorded LAT/LONG parameters from the flight recorder (where available and acessible) and I am generally interested in the used different technical solutions.