Round the World Challenge - Part Five - East Asia

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Hi all,A man tries to get a couple hours of sleep and you guys fly around the world! New maps shortly, after I get some coffee! -------------Michael"The one fellow who is really broke in the air is the one who is out of both altitude and airspeed" (Wolfgang Langewieche, Stick and Rudder)

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We have landed at UHSS Khomutovo, Russia. Quite an interesting flight.... see screenshot..http://www.kryptonair.com/images/rtw_dangflight11.gif--------------Paul Meyerwww.KryptonAir.comwww.TheVirtualAirline.com

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Also just an FYI to the next pilot, there is a serious T-Storm, 1000agl ceiling, and lightening all around. It's a nice airport from what I could tell in the dark. Lightening strikes nearby light up the aircraft and the terrain around you. I haven't been in a T-Storm with so much lightening since FS2000.--------------Paul Meyerwww.KryptonAir.comwww.TheVirtualAirline.com

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The Baton is up? I'll grap it.

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Hi fellow RTW'ers,We have made considerable progress since I slept. Just a hop skip and a jump away from North America. We'll be home in no time. I will start updating the map every 3 flights or so from now on. I would like to find a map that I can display the route with geographical information. Anybody have any ideas?As promised here is the new maps:Legs-1. EGLL-LFRB-- Grumman HU-162. LFRB-LFDN-- Piper Archer II3. LFDN-DAAJ-- Beech 1900D4. DAAJ-HLLT-- Convair 5805. HLLT-DAAJ-- Piper Cheyenne6. DAAJ-DATM-- Beech King Air 3507. DATM-GCXO-- Cessna 421C8. LPFL-GQQN-- Beech 1900D9. GQQN-GQNI-- Saab 34010. GQNI-GATS-- Cessna 421C11. GATS-DRZR-- Pilatus PC-1212. DRZR-DNMA-- Cessna 20813. DNMA-FTTC-- Rockwell OV-10 Bronco14. FTTC-HSSS-- Saab 34015. HSSS-OERK-- Piaggo P18016. OERK-OMAA-- Beech B1900D17. OMAA-OIMB-- Piper Cheyenne 40018. OIMB-OAMS-- Cessna 421C19. OAMS-OAKB-- Pilatus PC-1220. OAKB-UAAH-- Piaggo P18021. UAAH-UAAA-- Beech Baron 5822. UAAA-UAAH-- Douglas DC-322. UAAH-UAAA-- Beech Baron 5823. UAAA-ZMBS-- Piper Cheyenne 40024. ZMBS-ZMBN-- Cesnna 421C25. ZMBN-ZYHB-- Connie26. ZYHB-UHSS-- P-51 Reno Air RacesAirports-1. EGLL-- Heathrow Intl - London, United Kingdom2. LFRB-- Guipavas - Brest, France3. LFDN-- St. Agnant - Rochefort, France4. HLLT-- Tripoli Intl - Tripoli, Libya5. DAAJ-- Tiska - Djanet, Algeria6. DATM-- Bordj Mokhtar, Algeria7. GCXO-- Los Rodeos - Tenerife, Spain8. GQQN-- Nouakchott - Mauritania, Africa9. GQNI-- Nema, Mauritania10. GATS-- Tessalit, Mali11. DRZR-- Zinder, Niger12. DNMA-- Maiduguri, Nigeria13. FTTC-- Abeche, Chad14. HSSS-- Khartoum, Sudan15. OERK-- King Khalid Intl - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia16. OMAA-- Abu Dhabi Intl - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates17. OIMB-- Birjand, Iran18. OAMS-- Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan19. OAKB-- Kabul Intl - Kabul, Afghanistan20. UAAH-- Balkhash, Kazakhstan21. UAAA-- Almaty, Kazakstan22. ZMBS-- Bulgam Sum, China23. ZMBN-- Bulgam, China24. ZYHB-- Taiping - Harbin, China25. UHSS-- KHOMUTOVO - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, RussiaTotal Distance Flown: 14188 nmDistance from Origin: 4601 nmDistance to SAN DIEGO: (est.) 4871 nm-------------Michael"The one fellow who is really broke in the air is the one who is out of both altitude and airspeed" (Wolfgang Langewieche, Stick and Rudder)

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Wait a minute? Is the baton at UHSS or UHPP? Sorry still confused here

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Paul Meyer landed at UHSS

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but I see UHPP listed up higher as the last airport?

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Sorry bout that guys, You are correct, I forgot to take it out when I was updating everything. UHPP was the orig. destination, but he made it to UHSS. I will fix the maps immediately!Update: They are fixed, still wiping the sleep out fo my eyes. :-scatter -------------Michael

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aahhhh, ok, well i'll take tha baton then at UHSS NOW! ;-)Thanks

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>I would like to find a map that I can >display the route with geographical information. Anybody >have any ideas? Michael.. is this what you're after?this one is 800x400 but I can supply you with any dimension up to 4096x2048!!This is compressed a little, so if you want me to mail you an uncompressed one, let me know.Cheers,Simon.

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Question:Is Fred's official "I got the baton" time 1:25pm or 1:59pm...?Hawkeyez :-kewl

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His time is 1:59 (Eastern). This is because the map added a bit of confusion.Everyone can, of course, verify for themselves what's going on by looking for the last Location Post -- another good reason why people should re-subject their messages when they post here!!--Tony

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Hi All,Thanks for the map Emergency Pants. I am testing this out. This is the first time I've ever used Photoshop and I'm not sure it looks great but its worth a shot. Let me know if you guys like or not.3Maybe I should do the route in red? How do I post a screenshot above mt sig?-------------Michael"The one fellow who is really broke in the air is the one who is out of both altitude and airspeed" (Wolfgang Langewieche, Stick and Rudder)

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OK, i just landed in Petropawlovsk-Kamchatsk (UHPP) and the weather finally cleared up from the time I left (UHSS) Had overcast from 1000 feet all the way up to 33000. Finally cleared so I could see a little about half way to UHPP.Departed at 18:56 Zulu landed at 20:48 Zulu flying the Cheyenne 400.