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Trip To The North Pole: Leg 2 (Read 198 times)
Jan 24th, 2004 at 7:52am
Silent Exploder   Ex Member

 
Leg 1a:
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Leg 1b:
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Alright,here's (finally) leg 2 of my exciting trip. Wink
I went from Berlin to somewhere in the middle of Sweden (Forgot the airport's name... Lips Sealed).
No big deal,but i learned something about fuel consumption. Namely that the 680 can drink fuel like Fozzer drinks his wine (gallon after gallon). So I finally stopped ignoring the manual of the 680, applied the "eco cruise" settings and cut my fuel consumption from 30 gallons/hour to 12 gallons/hour (@ ~130 knots). And voilà, i could stretch the range of my 680 to 1000miles and more. Nevertheless, I had to refuel in Sweden, before I could go to Hammerfest/Norway.

Okay, enough talking,let the pics speak for themselves...

The map:
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Parked at EDDI, everything in place. coffee? -check! chocolate and sandwitches? -check! first aid/survival kit? -check! Alright,we're ready to go!
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Heading for the Baltic Sea, waving my hometown goodbye...
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The island in the background is Rügen,one of the most beautiful places in Germany.
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Green ground textures? Trees and water everywhere? Ladys and Gents, welcome to Sweden!
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Thundering north.
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Umm,it's slightly foggy here...
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...okay,okay,it's very foggy here! (And that Cessna flew below me,right in the peasoup. What a madman - or was it Fozzer? Wink)
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Descending for final approach. Finally, I could see the ground!
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The tower offered me an ILS approach,but I chose visual. Hey,no risk,no fun! Grin
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Safely down! No big deal...
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..airplane secured, watching a Piper,which landed shortly after me.
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Took one day off to have a look at the town. Next leg will be to Hammerfest, the city the farthest north in Europe.

Hope you enjoyed!

Silent.
 
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Reply #1 - Jan 24th, 2004 at 8:06am

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great pics Grin
 
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Reply #2 - Jan 24th, 2004 at 9:07am

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Wow, great shots. I love that plane Smiley

That shot of Sweeden looks a bit like a pic my dad took when he was there. Cheesy
 
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Reply #3 - Jan 24th, 2004 at 11:38am
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Nice Silent Nice!!


By the way Silent don't forget my present from Santa at the North Pole Grin Grin Grin Grin GrinLOL.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug Smiley
 
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Reply #4 - Jan 24th, 2004 at 1:08pm

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Nice shots!
 
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