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[yuku]

Around the World 07/08 - leg 018 - Podgorica (Montenegro) - Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
21-nov-2007

Unfortunately the pics for this trip are lost.
So just the bare facts:

Only 96 nm to Sarajevo, so we leave early in the morning, to be able to wonder around the old Olympic City (Winter Games 1984).
We push back at 09.15 to taxi to RWY 36.
After take-off we immediately turn on course towards Sarajevo.
Approaching Sarajevo we are vectored to an ILS approach for RWY 12.
We are guided to General Aviation parking (?) and shut down, so we can head into town.

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Flight log:

Time out: 09.15 (08.15 GMT)
Time in: 09.55 (08.55 GMT)

Block time: 0.7 hours
Flight time: 0.5 hours

Block fuel: 4160 lbs

Flightlevel: FL120
Arriving IAS: 130 kts
Landing Vertical Speed: -317 ft/min

Distance: 96 nm

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World Tour Totals:

Total Distance: 5061 nm
Total Block Time: 22.8 hours
Total Block Fuel: 111689

Edited by yuku, 27 November 2007 - 08:45 AM.

[yuku]

Around the World 07/08 - leg 019 - Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) - Zagreb (Croatia)
23-nov-2007

With Sarajevo being a war risk zone, we didn't want to spent too much time here.
We decided it was time to leave already so we pushed back at 11.53 (10.53 GMT).
After engine start we were cleared to taxi to runway 12 for our 168 nm trip to Zagreb.
As soon as we were airborne we climbed as quickly as possible to our cruising altitude of 16.000 foot to get out of the danger area.
Zagreb Approach soon gave us vector for an ILS 5 approach.
After setting here down a bit hard, we taxied slowly to gate 3 and shut her down.

[parked at general aviation]


[pushback]


[takeoff - rotate]


[enroute]


[enroute]


[taxi to parking - gate 3]


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Flight log:

Time out: 11.53 (10.53 GMT)
Time in: 12.34 (11.34 GMT)

Block time: 0.7 hours
Flight time: 0.6 hours

Block fuel: 4107 lbs

Flightlevel: FL160
Arriving IAS: 125 kts
Landing Vertical Speed: -519 ft/min

Distance: 150 nm

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World Tour Totals:

Total Distance: 5115 nm
Total Block Time: 22.8 hours
Total Block Fuel: 111636

Edited by yuku, 30 November 2007 - 10:18 AM.

[yuku]

Around the World 07/08 - leg 020 - Zagreb (Croatia) - Belgrade (Serbia)
27-nov-2007

After a few nice days in Zagreb we left again towards Belgrade with Budapest (LHBP) as our alternate.
Hope we don't have to divert, since that would seriously screw up the planned route.
We were cleared pushed back at 14.37 (13.37 GMT) and taxi to runway 23.
The trip will onzly be around 190 nm, so no more than 25% of fuel is required, enabling us to climb out fast.
The weather looks great and were popping in and out of the clouds, even at our cruising altitude of FL210.
Getting closer to Belgrade the sun is already getting low, giving the sky all kinds of great looking colors.
I guess I'm a sucker for these sunset shots, so expect lots.
We're cleared for an ILS approach to RWY 30 and set her down licely.
Parked at gate B5 we stand next to some friends we met earlier in Rome.

[parked at gate 3 with some friends]


[our neighbour]


[pushback and startup]


[Zagreb Tower: request takeoff clearance, runway 23]


[positive rate of climb, gear up]


[turning on course]


[WT0708, climb and maintain FL210]


[enroute - nice scenery]


[enroute - just out of the cloud]


[localizer captured]


[cleared to land runway 30]


[on the ground]


[reverse thrust set]


[WT0708 turn next taxiway]


[leaving the active]


[taxi to gate B5]


[another neighbour]


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Flight log:

Time out: 14.37 (13.37 GMT)
Time in: 15.37 (14.37 GMT)

Block time: 1.0 hours
Flight time: 0.8 hours

Block fuel: 5252 lbs

Flightlevel: FL210
Arriving IAS: 122 kts
Landing Vertical Speed: -300 ft/min

Distance: 187 nm

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World Tour Totals:

Total Distance: 5302 nm
Total Block Time: 23.8 hours
Total Block Fuel: 116888

[.Kevin]

Wow nice landing and great shots

[yuku]

thnx  

[yuku]

pilot_alex_14, on Nov 27 2007, 02:51 AM, said:

your landing in UKBB Ukraine right? Make sure u get the addon from avsim :D:D best of luck!!!

which one do you mean?
I found this one

[AGuyFawkesMask]

You have got to have an INCREDIBLE amount of time on your hands.

Good luck!

Edited by AGuyFawkesMask, 30 November 2007 - 02:58 PM.

[Bogginho]

I check everyday to see if you've made some new flights. I really like your idea with the World Tour, good luck!

[yuku]

AGuyFawkesMask, on Nov 30 2007, 09:58 PM, said:

You have got to have an INCREDIBLE amount of time on your hands.

Good luck!

No, but because most trips are relatively short, I can fly them during my lunch-breaks.

Bogginho, on Nov 30 2007, 10:02 PM, said:

I check everyday to see if you've made some new flights. I really like your idea with the World Tour, good luck!

Keep watching, there's lots more where that came from.
Right now I'm flying leg 023 from LUKK to UKBB.
Expect shots soon....

[AirFranceSST]

Awesome!! Good Job! I plan on doing an around the world flight myself for Christmas break

[yuku]

it took some time, but here is the next part.
I've been so busy I haven't even had time to fly...

Around the World 07/08 - leg 021 - Belgrade (Serbia) - Bucharest (Romania)
28-nov-2007

Leaving Belgrade today, we will make our next scheduled stop in Bucharest, Romania.
The flightplan ends in LROP (Henri Coandă International Airport) with our alternate being LRBS (Bucharest City Airport).
We push back from gate B5 at 16.46 (15.46 GMT) while the sun is already below the horizon.
We taxi out to runway 30 and wait in line behind a company Learjet.
After take-off we immediately turn towards the northeast to catch up with our flight plan.
After cruising around at FL310 we're guided towards an ILS approach to RWY 26R and land softly.
Taxiing to gate 1 we appreciate the very nice (freeware) scenery and take some extra shots.

[parked at gate B5]


[Winglet and Tail-shot]


[taxi to RWY 30]


[taxi to RWY 30]


[RWY 30 - 2nd behind a Learjet]


[turning on course]


[taxi to gate 1]


[scenery overview]


[set parking brake]


[pax unloading]


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Flight log:

Time out: 16.46 (15.46 GMT)
Time in: 17.47 (16.47 GMT)

Block time: 1.0 hours
Flight time: 0.9 hours

Block fuel: 6365 lbs

Flightlevel: FL310
Arriving IAS: 123 kts
Landing Vertical Speed: -202 ft/min

Distance: 247 nm

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World Tour Totals:

Total Distance: 5549 nm
Total Block Time: 24.8 hours
Total Block Fuel: 123253

[.Kevin]

What scenery is that?   

[yuku]

.Kevin, on Dec 11 2007, 05:51 PM, said:

What scenery is that?   

that's LROP Project 2006 re-release

looks great for freeware  

Around the World 07/08 - leg 022 - Bucharest (Romania) - Chisinau (Moldova)
30-nov-2007

Since Bucharest is a pretty large airport with all kinds of facilities we decided to get our 25 hours maintenance done here.
Costing us a whopping $626k we decided to let them also fix the minor issues costing us another $6k, but making sure we can fly a lot more hours.
And boy is it a nice day today. Great weather for flying to Chisinau (LUKK).
It's just after 9am and we push back from gate 1 with great looking skies.
After start-up we're cleared to taxi to 08L for immediate departure.
Cruising along at FL210 ATC vectors us all the way to the Black Sea before settings us up for an ILS approach into RWY 26.
The closer we get to Moldova, the colder it becomes, ending up with a completely white (snow) LUKK-airport.
We quickly leave the active and taxi to gate 2 to get some hot beverages.

[parked at gate 1 - great weather for flying]


[gate 1 - starting engines]


[taxi to RWY 08L]


[V1, Rotate]


[maintain runway heading, climb and maintain 10.000 feet]


[enroute - climbing to cruise level]


[enroute - ATC vectoring us all the way out to the black sea]


[enroute - Black Sea]


[enroute - first signs of snow]


[enroute - winter wonderland]


[parked - gate 2]


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Flight log:

Time out: 09.11 (08.11 GMT)
Time in: 10.26 (09.26 GMT)

Block time: 1.3 hours
Flight time: 1.1 hours

Block fuel: 7195 lbs

Flightlevel: FL210
Arriving IAS: 127 kts
Landing Vertical Speed: -530 ft/min

Distance: 185 nm

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World Tour Totals:

Total Distance: 5734 nm
Total Block Time: 26.1 hours
Total Block Fuel: 130448 lbs

[yuku]

Around the World 07/08 - leg 023 - Chişinău (Moldova) - Kiev (Ukraine)
06-dec-2007

We decided to enjoy the city of Chişinău, one of the cities with the highest proportion of green spaces of any major city in Europe and decided to stay here for a while (in reality I was just TOO busy to fly )
After about a week it was time to head on towards Kiev. Boryspil International Airport (UKBB) to be exact.
It is Ukraine's largest airport, serving the major part of international flights of the country.
Boryspil Airport is one of three airports that serve Kiev. Zhulyany Airport is a passenger airport located in the south part of Kiev; the airport serves predominantly domestic flights. Gostomel Airport is a cargo airport located in the north-western suburb of Kiev, mostly used by Antonov company.

After a nice calm morning we left the gate at 12.14 and taxied to RWY 08 where we had to hold halfway until all landing aircraft had left the runway and we were cleared to taxi to the beginning of the runway and take off for Kiev.
It was a nice day for flying with nice looking fluffy cumulus clouds beneath us while we cruised at FL330.
Man what a lot of traffic is there in that area.
After just about an hour (13.08) we had landed on runway 18R and taxied into gate M8 and left the aircraft cold and dark for the remainder of the day.

[gate 2 - passengers boarding the aircraft]


[pushback complete]


[hold at RWY 08 for other traffic]


[up, up and away]


[resume own navigation]


[enroute - climbing to cruise level]


[enroute - moon already visible]


[enroute - look at all that traffic]


[enroute - descending towards the clouds]


[enroute - I like those fluffy looking cumulus]


[final - lined up for RWY 18R]


[final - barely visible RWY 18R]


[taxi to gate M8 - another nice looking scenery]


[taxi to gate M8]


[gate M8 - passengers de-boarding (is that a word?)]


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Flight log:

Time out: 12.14
Time in: 13.08

Block time: 1.0 hours
Flight time: 0.9 hours

Block fuel: 5935 lbs

Flightlevel: FL330
Arriving IAS: 120 kts
Landing Vertical Speed: -118 ft/min

Distance: 219 nm

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World Tour Totals:

Total Distance: 5953 nm
Total Block Time: 27.1 hours
Total Block Fuel: 136383 lbs

[yuku]

Around the World 07/08 - leg 024 - Kiev (Ukraine) - Budapest (Hungary)
12-dec-2007

Almost a week had passed so it is time to leave Kiev behind us.
Next on the agenda is Ferihegy International Airport in Budapest, Hungary.
In 2005, the airport served just over 8 million passengers.
The airport is located 16 kilometres (10 miles) east-southeast of the centre of Budapest.

After enjoying a great lunch in our hotel we head down to the airfield for our departure towards Budapest.
For this trip Bratislava Airport (LIZB) in Slovakia is our alternate airport.
We leave the gate at 15.17 and taxied to RWY 36R where we can take-off straight away.
This time of year the sun goes down early, so we arrive at budapest in the dark of night.
ATC guides us to runway 13L for an ILS approach, after which ground leads us to gate 31.
At 16.51 we shut down the engines and head for town.

[gate M8 - cockpit preparation]


[passengers boarding the plane]


[taxi to RWY 36R - starting to snow]


[cleared for take-off, RWY 36R]


[rotate]


[lift-off - shot of the terminal]


[enroute - turning on course over the snowy landscape]


[enroute - sun breaking through the snowy-clouds]


[enroute]


[enroute - I like those fluffy looking cumulus]


[final - lined up for RWY 13L]


[touchdown - 13L]


[taxi to gate 31 - another nice looking scenery]


[taxi to gate 31]


[some more Italian friends]


[parked gate 31]


[route so far]


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Flight log:

Time out: 15.17
Time in: 16.51

Block time: 1.6 hours
Flight time: 1.3 hours

Block fuel: 8602 lbs

Flightlevel: FL340
Arriving IAS: 125 kts
Landing Vertical Speed: -222 ft/min

Distance: 490 nm

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World Tour Totals:

Total Distance: 6443 nm
Total Block Time: 28.7 hours
Total Block Fuel: 144985 lbs

[.Kevin]

WOW

[Bogginho]

I really like to follow this thread and I'm always looking forward for your next flight, but why did you land on the taxiway?

[yuku]

ooops, wrong comment to the pic....
Did land on 13L.
probably wasn't paying too much attention when writing the comments (did that a few days ago already)

[yuku]

Around the World 07/08 - leg 025 - Budapest (Hungary) - Ljubljana (Slovenia)
14-dec-2007

A few days later and it's time to go on towards Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJLJ).
In 2006, the airport served 1,334,355 passengers, with 40,991 Aircraft movements.
The airport is located near the village of Brnik, approximately 26 km (16.2 mi) north of Ljubljana.

For this trip Klagenfurt (LOWK) in Austria is our alternate airport.
We leave the gate at 09.36 and taxi to RWY 13R.
No other traffic in the neighbourhood so we can take off immediately.
After take off we climb to our initial altitude of 7000'.
After that ATC clears us to 13.000', FL240 and finally to our cruise altitude of FL340.
As the skies were clear we had a great view of the mountainous areas beneath us.
Soon ATC cleared us to descent to FL220 and FL140 after that, preparing us for our arrival into Ljubljana.
We were vectored to RWY 31 for an ILS approach, after which ground leads us to parking W9.
Unfortunately the First Officer, who was the Pilot Flying for this leg, pulled up the nose a bit too much causing a minor tail-strike.
At 10.36 we shut down the engines and head for town.

[parked at gate 31]


[airport overview]


[taxi to RWY 13R - passing GA-area]


[taxi to RWY 13R - passing Terminal 1]


[13R - ready for take-off]


[leaving Budapest behind]


[enroute - great looking environment]


[enroute - breaking through the clouds]


[enroute - preparing for landing besides huge mountains]


[RWY 31 - leaving the active]


[parked at W9 - impressive mountains all around]


[route so far]


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Flight log:

Time out: 09.36
Time in: 10.36

Block time: 1.0 hours
Flight time: 0.9 hours

Block fuel: 4703 lbs

Flightlevel: FL340
Arriving IAS: 103 kts
Landing Vertical Speed: -189 ft/min

Distance: 209 nm

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World Tour Totals:

Total Distance: 6652 nm
Total Block Time: 29.7 hours
Total Block Fuel: 149688 lbs

[yuku]

Around the World 07/08 - leg 025 - Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Vienna (Austria)
19-dec-2007

It's been a few days and we are ready to leave Ljubljana behind us.
Next on the agenda is Vienna, Austria (LOWW) which is located 18 kilometers (11 miles) southeast of Vienna, is the busiest and biggest airport in Austria. It is often referred to as Schwechat, the name of the nearby town.

Milan Rastislav Štefánik Airport (LZIB) in Slovakia will be our alternate airport for this trip.
At 16.15 we leave the gate and taxi to RWY 31 where we are 2nd to depart behind a Easyjet A319.
After reaching our cleared altitude of 7.000' we can climb further to FL150, FL210, FL290 and eventually to our cruising altitude of FL330.
Upon reaching the Vienna area, ATC vectors us North for a ILS RWY 34 approach with a very smooth landing.
At 17.19 we shut down the engines at gate 6.

[parked at gate W9 with mighty mountains in front of us]


[sun already setting]


[cockpit preparations]


[RWY 31 - hold short for Easyjet A319]


[take-off]


[leaving Ljubljana behind]


[enroute - cockpit overview]


[final - ILS RWY 34]


[taxi to gate 6]


[arriving at gate 6]


[route so far]


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Flight log:

Time out: 16.15
Time in: 17.19

Block time: 1.0 hours
Flight time: 0.8 hours

Block fuel: 5608 lbs

Flightlevel: FL330
Arriving IAS: 118 kts
Landing Vertical Speed: -130 ft/min

Distance: 142 nm

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World Tour Totals:

Total Distance: 6794 nm
Total Block Time: 30.7 hours
Total Block Fuel: 155296 lbs