The world in 20 pictures

[Cpt_Piett 4,492]

Here's an illustrated summary of my general aviation world tour that I completed yesterday. My overall impression after travelling 24,082 nautical miles (44,600km) is that there is beauty everywhere. 

From the natural beauty of Iceland: 

...to the busy streets of Chicago: 

From the snow-covered wilderness of Greenland:

...to the lush beaches of the Amami Islands [Japan]:

I flew over majestic peaks: 

[Mount Fuji, Japan]

[Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia]

[Mount Rainier, USA]

...and saw impressive man-made structures:

[San Fransisco]

[The Great Seto Bridge, Japan]

[Vladivostok, Russia]

I found unexpected beauty in far away places: 

[Ladakh, India]

[Flight from Juneau to Valdez, Alaska]

I landed at tiny grass fields:

[Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada]

[Ranger Creek Washington, USA]

...and at major hubs: 

[Haneda Intl, Tokyo, Japan]

In all sorts of weather: 

[Nome, Alaska - winds 17 gusting 25, visibility 3sm, light rain, mist, clouds broken 700ft]

I had rainclouds in Pokhara, Nepal:

...sunset over Toronto:

...and sunrise over Taipei:

I started and finished in Jakarta, flying westbound. Here are some numbers: 

Continents: 4

• Oceania
• Asia
• Europe
• North America

Countries (airports): 27

• Indonesia (3)
• Singapore (1)
• Thailand (2)
• Myanmar (1)
• Bhutan (1)
• Nepal (1)
• India (1)
• Kyrgyzstan (1)
• Turkmenistan (1)
• Georgia (1)
• Turkey (1)
• Montenegro (1)
• Croatia (1)
• Austria (1)
• Germany (2)
• Belgium (1)
• Netherlands (1)
• UK (9)
• Faroe Islands (1)
• Iceland (3)
• Greenland (2)
• Canada (15)
• US (36)
• Russia (6)
• Japan (18)
• Taiwan (4)
• Philippines (7)
• Malaysia (2)

Airports: 124

Airplanes: 12

• Daher TBM930 (default)
• Daher Kodiak 100 (SimWorksStudios)
• Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX (Black Square's Steam Gauge overhaul)
• Cessna 414AW Chancellor (Flysimware)
• Cessna 310R (Milviz)
• Diamond DA62 (modded default)
• Bonanza V35B (Carenado/Asobo)
• Bonanza G36 (modded default)
• Diamond DA40 NGX (modded default)
• Cessna 172 (default)
• Cessna 152 (modded default)
• Zlin Savage Grravel (freeware)

World map with my route:

Edited September 12, 2022 by Cpt_Piett

[pmplayer 9,356]

Fine set with beautiful places !

cheers 😉

 

[Alaska738 8,369]

Excellent shots and landscapes! 😉 

[Cpt_Piett 4,492]

Thanks! The world tour was a fun experience. I’d probably do another one, focusing on the Southern Hemisphere.

[Wildblue 244]

Inspiring!

[ryanbatc 12,770]

Very nice!  That's a heck of a voyage!  Great pics!

[Cpt_Piett 4,492]

4 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

Very nice!  That's a heck of a voyage!  Great pics!

Thanks Ryan! Yes, it was quite the adventure. Already thinking of doing a southern hemisphere one, and I think I've got the flight plan set up between Chile and New Zealand. That requires the use of the TBM on a couple of legs though - or the King Air if it's released in time 🙂

[John F 2,398]

Very impressive. Wonderful portfolio of pictures to accompany your many memories of the trip.

John

[Cpt_Piett 4,492]

3 minutes ago, John F said:

Very impressive. Wonderful portfolio of pictures to accompany your many memories of the trip.

John

Thanks 🙂 It wasn't easy to choose only 20 though, out of +4000 😉 (yes I like to take screenshots). 

[turnandbank 243]

What an incredible journey and pictures. It is quite amazing that we can now explore the diverse landscapes and cityscapes of the world from our home like this. Thanks for sharing.

[lwt1971 7,335]

Great journey, great photos, and shows off just how good MSFS's world and weather rendering/simulation is... you should plan for a circuit like starting at the very southern tip of South America i.e. at Guardiamarina Zañartu (Chile) or Ushuaia (Argentina) and then up thru the Americas thru to Greenland and then traverse all the way down to the southmost tip of Africa like Cape Town 🙂

[Malaromane 421]

An awesome expedition. It's giving me ideas on where to go next when I finish my flight across Canada.

[Cpt_Piett 4,492]

1 hour ago, Malaromane said:

An awesome expedition. It's giving me ideas on where to go next when I finish my flight across Canada.

That's great! I find having these kinds of projects is a bit more fun than the random flying. I just started a NZ tour. Canada though... even though I spent quite a few hours there on my world tour, I still feel I've only seen a tiny bit of the country. 

[johnbow72 2,722]

Wow - Grand scenery and shots Sir !! .

[Cpt_Piett 4,492]

8 minutes ago, johnbow72 said:

Wow - Grand scenery and shots Sir !! .

Thanks John!