RTW 04 - Corfu -- Chania - The AVSIM Screen Shots Forum

April 10Apr 10

Kalimera!

Welcome to the fourth leg of my journey around the globe. This time, our Comanche takes us from northern Greece to the very south — or, to be more precise, from Corfu to Chania, Crete. In total, it’s about 320 NM, and on a normal day it would be a long flight. But today, we have a strong tailwind blowing to the southeast at around 40 knots at FL120. This allows us to complete the route in under two hours! That means an average ground speed of 170 knots — wow!

Before departure, I prepared a typical Greek dish called kotopoulo me laxanika — basically chicken with vegetables, olive oil, lemon, and garlic. As mentioned earlier, oxygen is required for today’s flight, and the route takes us along the Ionian Sea coastline to the south, across the Peloponnese, and finally straight to Crete.

It’s still early in the morning here in Corfu. Time for a quick briefing and the walkaround.

While checking the engine, I got this message. I had already noticed that it was running a bit rough during the previous flight, but I assumed there might be other reasons. I didn’t expect a cylinder issue, especially since the engine is still relatively new. So I asked the mechanic to take a look at it.

Taxiing across the apron — an Aegean A321 has just vacated the runway.

And we have a liftoff! Woohoo! Even though I’ve used this addon quite often, I had never noticed the abandoned Antonov An-2 sitting off to the side of the apron.

What a beautiful island!

Climbing to FL120 along the coastline.

Preveza and Aktion Airport.

And… almost 200kts ground speed! Well — that’s almost the speed of light for a single piston engine. Okay, we do have a strong tailwind… but still — it’s a Comanche! Try this with your Cessna 150! Phew, Phew Muddafakas!