BTE World Tour '17 - Leg 3a/b KIAD to BGGH

[BEARlyThereCDN 46]

This leg of the adventure to Nuuk, Greenland required a stop to refuel. I chose CYWK in Wabush, a small town in the western tip of Labrador, known for transportation and iron ore operations with a population of 1,861 according to Wikipedia.

Leg info:

• Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD) Parking 127, Ramp GA Medium to Nuuk (BGGH)
• Flight plan distance - 1856nm (3a 990nm, 3b 866nm)
• Cruise Altitude - FL290
• KIAD Weather - Wind Direction and Speed 91°M, 9 kts, Temperature 13°C, 56°F, Sea Level Pressure 29.91 inHgv,, Visibility > 20 nm

BTE World Tour Leg 3a and 3b:

Following a Air China Boing B77W to the active runway (outside view):

View from the cockpit:

Wheels up - 7:42am local 11:42 UTC:

Quebec City from FL290:

Making the turn north to Wabush at the mouth of the Gulf of St Lawrence over Baie-Comeau CYBC:

Short final runway 36 at CYWK:

Safely down at 1:08pm local 5:08pm UTC:

Fueled up:

Cold and dark time for lunch:

So after getting fueled up and parked I needed to find a ride (...dog sled maybe?) to Jordan's Family Restaurant (...read good things on Google...) about 5 minutes away for a late lunch. The plan is to give the PC-12 a good going-over then take a short nap before heading to Nuuk. I hope to be wheels up by around 4pmn local.

I should have 3b posted up tonight. Until then, happy landings!

Barry

[tamsini 278]

These shots are as good as your idea of a world tour. Fantastic stuff.

[BEARlyThereCDN 46]

Thanks again tamsini. I'm going to try to keep it going as long as I can. 

[BEARlyThereCDN 46]

Wow, that was a lot of flying today (and boy are my arms tired! ^budump-pssshh* ).

Here's 3b, covering the remaining distance from KIAD to BGGH.

Ready to go on runway 18, CYWK:

Off to BGGH (from the CYWK tower):

Off to BGGH:

Somewhere down there is what remains of the coast of Newfoundland Labrador and North America as seen from   FL290. Now it's over the Labrador Sea and onward to Greenland:

Sunset at 947pm local 90nm from BGGH:

Touchdown at 10:22pm Local:

 

BGGH, Nuuk Greenland,May 11, 2017:

• Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD) Parking 127, Ramp GA Medium to Nuuk (BGGH)

• Flight plan distance - 1856nm (3a 990nm, 3b 866nm)

• Cruise Altitude - FL290

• Wheels up (a)- 7:42am local 11:42pm UTC

• Landed (a)- 1:08 pm local 5:08pm UTC

• Wheels up (b)- 4:33pm local 8:33pm UTC

• Landed (b)- 10:22pm local 1:22am UTC

• Flight time - 10:16

• Accumulated flight time - 15:13

• Accumulated distance - 2647nm

3 down, 194 to go!

Until next time, happy landings!

Regards,

Barry