As stated in my most recent blog post in almost a year, I’m gearing up to start a new flight simulator adventure that will take me around the world as I zig-zag between northern and southern hemispheres in the Carenado B200 Beechcraft King Air twin-turboprop. This aircraft is a brand new addition to my virtual…
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It’s been a while….But
I know it’s been a while since I posted to my flight simulation blog, Position and Hold. Like many of you…I just get too busy from time to time for my hobbies or I let one hobby sort of over rule everything else. Some of you who follow this blog may know that I’m an…
Around the World – Update 10
If all goes as planned, this update (update 10) will be the final trip update for my Around the World – 2010 Adventure. If by some chance you are just finding this blog. I began an Around the World Journey on what feels like a really long time ago, but actually just on 30 September…
Around the World – Update 9
As in previous updates, I’ve talked about what course I would take once I reached this point in the journey. I decided a while back that I would head out across the Aleutian Islands if it was possible. I spent some time researching all my alternatives while on the ground in Tokyo and determined if…
Around the World – Update 8
As my 8th update begins to unfold in front of your eyes, I have been on this journey for over one month, have flown over 27,000 nm in just over 152 hours. On this trip, I have visited many old favorites and just as many brand new destinations. The one element I’ve realized from this…
Around the World – Update 7
My position as of this posting is WAMM (Manado, Indonesia)I’ve traveled a total of 27,709 nmI’ve burned a total of 2,448 gallons of fuelI’ve flown a total of 152.25 hoursMy next destination is Philippines The day begins with what hopefully will be a long day of island hopping from the Australian mainland to New Zealand. …
Around the World – Update 6
My position as of this posting is YSBK (Sydney, Australia)I’ve traveled a total of 19,892 nmI’ve burned a total of 1,828 gallons of fuelI’ve flown a total of 113.0 hoursMy next destination is Lord Howe Island As of this blog posting, I’m officially “Down Under” in Australia. I’m really pleased that I elected to take…
Around the World – Update 5
We’re picking up on our journey today, departing from Jerusalem headed to Cairo, Egypt. It is in the pre-dawn hours and I’m reviewing today’s weather across the region. It looks to be a wonderful day. The cloud cover over this portion of the Mediterranean will burn off after sunrise. Departing LLJR just as the sun…
Around the World – Update 4
My position as of this posting is LLJR (Jerusalem, Israel)I’ve traveled a total of 9914 nmI’ve burned a total of 934 gallons of fuelI’ve flown a total of 54. 75 hoursMy next destination is Cairo, Egypt Hello everyone. After taking a day off from flying (Tuesday), I’m back at it on Wednesday, 6 October. The…
Around the World – Update 3
The journey continues into the 5th consecutive flying day. I wanted to briefly explain how I’m managing to fly for five days in a row with a daily average of over 1000 nm. Well…it’s very simple. I took a few days off from work. But unfortunately, I go back to work tomorrow (Tuesday, 5 October)…