Lets go and visit the Baltic republics, with a possible extension flight to St Petersburg next week.  🙂

We start in what was known as Danzig and work our way up to the lovely city of Tallinn.

Points of interest:

Gdańsk  (Danzig) is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland. With a population of 470,805, Gdańsk is the capital and largest city of the Pomeranian Voivodeship and the most prominent city in the geographical region of Pomerania. It is Poland's principal seaport and the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.

Kaliningrad is the largest city and the administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, the westernmost oblast of Russia. The settlement of modern-day Kaliningrad was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement Twangste by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was named Königsberg in honor of King Ottokar II of Bohemia. The Potsdam Agreement of 1945 placed it under Soviet administration. The city was renamed to Kaliningrad in 1946 in honor of Soviet revolutionary Mikhail Kalinin. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it is governed as the administrative centre of Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast, an exclave sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland. As a major transport hub, with sea and river ports, the city is home to the headquarters of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy, and is one of the largest industrial centres in Russia.

Palanga  is a seaside resort town in western Lithuania, on the shore of the Baltic Sea.  It is the busiest summer resort in Lithuania and has beaches of sand (18 km, 11 miles long and up to 300 metres wide) and sand dunes.

Riga is the capital of Latvia and is home to 614,618 inhabitants (2021), which is a third of Latvia's population. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden.  In 2016, Riga received over 1.4 million visitors. The city is served by Riga International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in the Baltic states.

Tallinn is the capital city of Estonia.  The first recorded claim over the place was laid by Denmark after a successful raid in 1219 led by king Valdemar II, followed by a period of alternating Scandinavian and Teutonic rulers. Due to the strategic location by the sea, its medieval port became a significant trade hub, especially in the 14–16th centuries, when Tallinn grew in importance as the northernmost member city of the Hanseatic League. Tallinn's Vanalinn ("Old Town") is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tallinn has the highest number of start-ups per person among European countries and is the birthplace of many international high-technology companies, including Skype and Wise. The city is home to the headquarters of the European Union's IT agency, and to the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence.

 

Flightplan: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qb7sp384np8arjd/VFR Lecha Walesy (EPGD) to Tallinn (EETN).zip?dl=0

 

Aircraft

The route is 440 miles and will require 250 knts.  I plan to fly the TBM 930.  As always you are free to fly what you like.

 

Recommended Departure time of 11:00AM local 

 

 Particulars:

•             Date and time: Saturday February 26, 19:00 UTC
•             Where: AVSIM RTWR Teamspeak - Casual Flights Channel
•             Teamspeak Server Address: ts.teamavsim.com
•             MFS Multiplayer: US Eastcoast Server

If you want to help others enjoy the multiplayer experience, don't forget to enter your aircraft details on the multiplayer spreadsheet (linked here). Your courtesy will save others a lot of time and effort. Thanks!

 

 

Edited February 19, 20224 yr by Bert Pieke

Baltic Exploration Freeware Airports

Here are some freeware airports for our Baltic Exploration. Three are substantial airport renditions, pretty good for freeware. Not necessary of course. For eye-candy addicts only.

Gdansk EPGD
     (There are two folders in the zipfile. For safety, use only cmdesign-epgd,
       NOT cmdesign-epgdortho.)
Riga EVRA
Kalinigrad Khrabrovo UMKK
Tallinn EETN
     (Parking Upgrade only. To allow AI to appear.)

 

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Thanks Mike.