April 9Apr 9 Ciao ragazzi, and welcome to the third leg of my journey around the globe. This time, we’re flying from Benevento, in the heart of southern Italy, to the Greek island of Corfu. Today’s flight is rather short at around 85 minutes, but since my Comanche needs a fuel stop before continuing further south, I checked fuel prices along the route — and Corfu turned out to be a great option. As always — never go flying when you’re hungry! So I prepared a typical (and very simple) Italian dish: spaghetti aglio e olio. It can be quite spicy — and I love it! One espresso later, I was in the perfect mood to finish flight planning and jump into the cockpit. Preflight preparations were quickly completed, and just a few minutes later, I was leaving Benevento behind. Typical southern Italian landscape below — rolling hills, scattered mountains, fields, and countless small villages. Heading southeast! Now that’s what I call green! Matera passing below — what a landscape! Thirty minutes after takeoff, we’re flying overhead Taranto. Too bad I’m already at 8,000 ft — the city looks much more beautiful than it does in this screenshot. While flying over Apulia, I spotted the Nardò Technical Center, owned by Porsche. It’s huge! Ciao, Italia! You can already see the Balkans on the horizon. After about 30 minutes over water (with a 30-knot tailwind!), I’m already entering the VFR pattern for Corfu Airport. If you take a closer look, you can even spot the sunshades on the beach. The runway is just off the wingtip — and if you look closely, you can see an Airbus on short final. Tower warned me of a 15-knot crosswind — the maximum demonstrated crosswind for the Comanche is 17 knots. Another less-than-perfect landing later, I’m waiting for the follow-me car to escort me to general aviation parking. Here we go... And that’s it for today! Thanks for joining me on this leg. My journey so far: https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/693237-rtw-01-munich-venezia/ https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/693300-rtw-02-venezia-benevento-italy-at-its-best/ Best regards, Holger
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