Thank you so much! I’m starting my first leg now and uhm simbrief doesnt identify jerusalem as an airport lmao. I just put the fuel randomly since the flight doesnt last more than 30mins so its not that bad. Thanks! Will keep ya updated!
Yeah - simbrief seems a bit hit or miss on airports sometimes! Hope it goes well!
bad news, got an engine failure prolly did smthn wrong while starting up. ill stick with the a320 for now i think
Hi all - apologies for the delay in our journey…real life gets in the way some times
Leg 4: Nur-Sultan/Astana (UACC), Kazakhstan to Ashgabat (UTAA), Turkmenistan
Summary
Leg 4 see us heading South West to Tirkmenistan - over pretty flat terrain, crossing right over Uzbekistan where we’ve already been. Overcast at take off, but once up above the clouds and heading South, the weather improved and we enjoyed some glorious sunshine.
Turkmenistan
- Capital: Ashgabat
- Population 5.5 million
- Area 488,100 sq km (188,456 sq miles)
- Major language Turkmen, Russian
- Major religion Islam
- Life expectancy 64 years (men), 71 years (women)
- Currency Turkmen manat
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 4 | ||
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Date | 06/09/2021 | |||
Departure Airport | ICAO | UACC | ||
Airport | Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport | |||
Capital City | Nur-Sultan | |||
Country | Kazakhstan | |||
Runway | 22 | |||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | UTAA | ||
Airport | Ashgabat International Airport | |||
Capital City | Ashgabat | |||
Country | Turkmenistan | |||
Runway | 30R | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 10:23 | ||
Take Off Time | 10:29 | |||
Touchdown Time | 15:15 | |||
Arrival Time | 15:18 | |||
Air time | 04:46 | |||
Total Time | 04:55 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 980 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 1,052 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 960 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 12,536 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 1,492 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 11,044 | |||
SID | KOKON1B | |||
Route | UACC/22 KOKON1B KOKON M75 MIMRI DCT PODOK POD30A UTAA/30R | |||
STAR | POD30A | |||
Approach | ILS 30R | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 73.6 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 16,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 2,310 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 2,349 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 1,873 | |||
Total air time | 09:50 | |||
Total time | 10:18 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 26,290 |
Flightplan: Nur-Sultan Uacc (UACC) to Ashgabat (UTAA).lnmpln (4.7 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA
Leg 5: Ashgabat (UTAA), Turkmenistan to Tehran (OIII), Iran
Summary
Leg 5 finds see us heading further West to the Southern end of the Capsian Sea, passing close by the highest volcano in Asia, Mount Damavand (18,402 feet). This flight required us to climb to 18,000 feet, and so for the first time we had to use the superchargers to be able to keep the engine power up during the climb and once up to that altitude. That seemed to go without any major issues, which was great. Also great was the weather again and our luck continues to hold out.
Islamic Republic of Iran
- Capital: Tehran
- Population 80 million
- Area 1.65 million sq km (636,313 sq miles)
- Major language Persian
- Major religion Islam
- Life expectancy 75 years (men), 77 years (women)
- Currency rial
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 5 | ||
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Date | 27/09/2021 | |||
Departure Airport | ICAO | UTAA | ||
Airport | Ashgabat International Airport | |||
Capital City | Ashgabat | |||
Country | Turkmenistan | |||
Runway | 30R | |||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | OIII | ||
Airport | Mehrabad International Airport | |||
Capital City | Tehran | |||
Country | Iran | |||
Runway | 29L | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 12:08 | ||
Take Off Time | 12:15 | |||
Touchdown Time | 14:04 | |||
Arrival Time | 14:06 | |||
Air time | 01:49 | |||
Total Time | 01:58 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 454 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 483 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 366 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 8,531 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 3,063 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 5,468 | |||
SID | RIK30D | |||
Route | UTAA/30R RIK30D RIKOP W140 BRD W4 BUBUX A647 MUXOR MUXOR2P OIII/29L | |||
STAR | MUXOR2P | |||
Approach | ILS 29L | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 71.2 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 18,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 2,764 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 2,832 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 2,239 | |||
Total air time | 11:39 | |||
Total time | 12:16 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 31,758 |
Flightplan: IFR Ashgabat (UTAA) to Mehrabad Intl (OIII).lnmpln (4.3 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII
Leg 6: Tehran (OIII), Iran to Baku (UBBB), Azerbaijan
Summary
Leg 6 takes us back North, over the Caspian Sea to Baku. Much of this flight is over water, but the scenery at the start is spectacular as we cross the mountains at the Southern end of the Caspian. A shortish flight, just under 300 Nm as the crow flies. Once again the weather is beautiful.
Republic of Azerbaijan
- Capital: Baku
- Population 9.7 million
- Area 86,600 sq km (33,400 sq miles)
- Major languages Azeri, Russian
- Major religion Islam
- Life expectancy 69 years (men), 75 years (women) (UN)
- Main exports Oil, oil products
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 6 | ||
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Date | 15/10/2021 | |||
Departure Airport | ICAO | OIII | ||
Airport | Mehrabad International Airport | |||
Capital City | Tehran | |||
Country | Iran | |||
Runway | 29R | |||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | UBBB | ||
Airport | Heydar Aliyev International Airport | |||
Capital City | Baku | |||
Country | Azerbaijan | |||
Runway | 35 | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 07:10 | ||
Take Off Time | 07:20 | |||
Touchdown Time | 08:21 | |||
Arrival Time | 08:24 | |||
Air time | 01:01 | |||
Total Time | 01:14 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 355 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 369 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 293 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 7,532 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 3,135 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 4,397 | |||
SID | NAGM1A | |||
Route | OIII/29L NAGMO1A NAGMO G667 NSR N39 ULDUS N23 PIROG N39 MOSUM MOSUM1H UBBB/35 |
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STAR | MOSUM1H | |||
Approach | ILS 35 | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 67 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 80.7 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 16,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 3,119 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 3,201 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 2,532 | |||
Total air time | 12:40 | |||
Total time | 13:30 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 36,155 |
Flightplan: IFR Mehrabad Intl (OIII) to Heydar Aliyev (UBBB).lnmpln (2.9 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII UBBB
Leg 7: Baku (UBBB), Azerbaijan to T’Blisi (UGTB), Georgia
Summary
Leg 7 is straight West to T’blisi in Georgia. Finally, our luck with the weather breaks, with a lot of low cloud throughout this leg. I had to come down to 4,000 feet for most of the trip to get below at least some of the cloud. Fortunately visibility improves as we start out final approach, so the landing is straightforward enough.
Georgia
- Capital: T’blisi
- Population 3.7 million
- Area 69,700 sq km (26,900 sq miles)
- Major languages Abkhaz, Russian
- Major religion Orthodox Christianity
- Life expectancy 74 years
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 7 | ||
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Date | 28/10/2021 | |||
Departure Airport | ICAO | UBBB | ||
Airport | Heydar Aliyev International Airport | |||
Capital City | Baku | |||
Country | Azerbaijan | |||
Runway | 16 | |||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | UGTB | ||
Airport | Tbilisi International Airport | |||
Capital City | T’bilisi | |||
Country | Georgia | |||
Runway | 31L | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 07:03 | ||
Take Off Time | 07:08 | |||
Touchdown Time | 08:11 | |||
Arrival Time | 08:13 | |||
Air time | 01:03 | |||
Total Time | 01:10 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 315 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 311 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 242 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 7,536 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 2,646 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 4,890 | |||
SID | RASAM2A | |||
Route | UBBB/16 RASAM2A RASAM N199 LUSAL N319 LAMUS LAMUS1A UGTB/31L | |||
STAR | LAMUS1A | |||
Approach | ILS 31L Z | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 68.7 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 8,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 3,434 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 3,512 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 2,774 | |||
Total air time | 13:43 | |||
Total time | 14:40 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 41,045 |
Flightplan: IFR Heydar Aliyev (UBBB) to Lochini (UGTB).lnmpln (2.9 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII UBBB UGTB
Leg 8: T’Blisi (UGTB), Georgia to Yerevan (UDYZ), Armenia
Summary
Leg 8 is very short - just 100 Nm or so, heading South. Bit of a problem in that we needed to quickly climb to 13,000 feet to get over the mountains between Georgia and Armenia which also meant that getting back down and slowed down in time to land proved too much of a challenge. I should probably have circled around to bleed off speed. I attempted to slow the descent to avoid picking up too much speed, ended up a bit high on approach, and in getting back on a sensible glideslope ended up landing at c. 140 Kts - which proved to be uncontrollable on the runway. Ended up sliding off at the end in a graceful drift! No prizes for that landing, but I think everyone probably walked away
Armenia
- Capital: Yerevan
- Population 3.1m
- Area 29,743 sq km (11,484 sq miles)
- Major languages Armenian, Russian
- Major religion Christianity
- Life expectancy 71 years (men), 77 years (women)
- Main exports Diamonds, machinery, foodstuffs
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 8 | ||
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Date | 18/11/2021 | |||
Departure Airport | ICAO | UGTB | ||
Airport | Tbilisi International Airport | |||
Capital City | T’bilisi | |||
Country | Georgia | |||
Runway | 31L | |||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | UDYZ | ||
Airport | Zvartnots International Airport | |||
Capital City | Yerevan | |||
Country | Armenia | |||
Runway | 27 | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 09:36 | ||
Take Off Time | 09:40 | |||
Touchdown Time | 09:58 | |||
Arrival Time | 10:01 | |||
Air time | 00:18 | |||
Total Time | 00:25 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 122 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 123 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 95 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 5,016 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 2,725 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 2,291 | |||
SID | TAVAR01D | |||
Route | UGTB/31L TAVRO1D TAVRO UDYZ/27 | |||
STAR | Direct | |||
Approach | RNAV 27 Y | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 68.7 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 8,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 3,556 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 3,635 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 2,869 | |||
Total air time | 14:01 | |||
Total time | 15:05 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 43,336 |
Flightplan: IFR Lochini (UGTB) to Zvartnots (UDYZ).lnmpln (1.4 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII UBBB UGTB UDYZ
Leg 9: Yerevan (UDYZ), Armenia to Baghdad (ORBI), Iraq
Summary
Leg 9 is one of the longest so far at just short of 500Nm. We are heading South from Armenia to Iraq, crossing a pretty high mountain range (the Zagros Mountains) before reaching the much flatter lands in Iraq itself. So we are cruising at 18,000 feet today to make sure we stay well clear of those. The weather looks generally good, but is a bit misty and some low visibility in Armenia, but we soon climb out of that and enjoy some spectacular views and land at sunset in Iraq.
Iraq
- Capital: Baghdad
- Population 37 million
- Area 438,317 sq km (169,235 sq miles)
- Major languages Arabic, Kurdish
- Major religion Islam
- Life expectancy 68 years (men), 73 years (women)
- Currency Iraqi dinar
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 9 | ||
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Date | 27/11/2021 | |||
Departure Airport | ICAO | UDYZ | ||
Airport | Zvartnots International Airport | |||
Capital City | Yerevan | |||
Country | Armenia | |||
Runway | 09 | |||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | ORBI | ||
Airport | Baghdad International Airport | |||
Capital City | Baghdad | |||
Country | Iraq | |||
Runway | 33R | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 14:04 | ||
Take Off Time | 14:10 | |||
Touchdown Time | 16:42 | |||
Arrival Time | 16:44 | |||
Air time | 02:32 | |||
Total Time | 02:40 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 492 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 495 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 413 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 8,072 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 1,756 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 6,316 | |||
SID | GOSIS4H | |||
Route | UDYZ/09 GOSIS4H GOSIS T919 NEGAN L125 RABDI DCT MUTAG DCT SEBIE DCT ORBI/33R |
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STAR | Direct | |||
Approach | ILS 33R | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 80.9 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 18,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 4,048 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 4,130 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 3,282 | |||
Total air time | 16:33 | |||
Total time | 17:45 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 49,652 |
Flightplan: IFR Zvartnots (UDYZ) to Baghdad Intl (ORBI).lnmpln (2.9 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII UBBB UGTB UDYZ ORBI
I’m gonna try and replicate your route, seems like tons of fun and a great challenge…
Leg 10: Baghdad (ORBI), Iraq to Kuwait City (OKBK), Kuwait
Summary
Leg 10 finds us heading South East from Baghdad to Kuwait on the Northern coast of the Persian Gulf. Although this is very flat terrain, air space restrictions seem to mean that if we are to take a pretty direct route, we’ll need to fly above 23,500 feet most of the way. So time to see if the superchargers on this thing will work well enough to get us up to 24,000 feet - the answer? Yes they do. I suspect I could have got another 2,000 feet or so out of her if I’d pushed it harder, but no need - although we did spend a fair amount of time climbing. Once again, some beautiful weather and awesome scenery to behold.
Kuwait
- Capital: Kuwait
- Population 4 million
- Area 17,818 sq km (6,880 sq miles)
- Major language Arabic
- Major religion Islam
- Life expectancy 74 years (men), 76 years (women)
- Currency Dinar
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 10 | ||
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Date | 06/12/2021 | |||
Departure Airport | ICAO | ORBI | ||
Airport | Baghdad International Airport | |||
Capital City | Baghdad | |||
Country | Iraq | |||
Runway | 33R | |||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | OKBK | ||
Airport | Kuwait International Airport | |||
Capital City | Kuwait City | |||
Country | Kuwait | |||
Runway | 15L | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 10:20 | ||
Take Off Time | 10:24 | |||
Touchdown Time | 11:57 | |||
Arrival Time | 12:01 | |||
Air time | 01:33 | |||
Total Time | 01:41 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 376 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 332 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 309 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 8,072 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 3,684 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 4,388 | |||
SID | Direct | |||
Route | ORBI/33R DCT LAGLO G202 SINKA UP975 ULDUR UM688 SIDA3D OKBK/15L | |||
STAR | SIDA3D | |||
Approach | ILS Y 15L | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 81.1 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 24,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 4,424 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 4,462 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 3,591 | |||
Total air time | 18:06 | |||
Total time | 19:26 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 54,040 |
Flightplan: IFR Baghdad Intl (ORBI) to Kuwait Intl (OKBK).lnmpln (3.3 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII UBBB UGTB UDYZ ORBI OKBK
Leg 11: Kuwait City (OKBK), Kuwait to Manama (OBBI), Bahrain
Summary
Leg 11 has us heading South towards Bahrain, following along the Southern coast of the Persian Gulf. Our approach has us circling out over the Gulf before heading back towards the island of Bahrain. The weather today is very good, just a few small clouds about and a little haze. Nice weather for flying and some great views over the desert and oil fields of Saudi Arabia. Well, my landing here left a lot to be desired. It was all looking good as I touched down, but as I applied the brakes the back end started to slide out from under me and I ended up off the runway and on the grass sideways…
Bahrain
- Capital: Manama
- Population 1.4 million
- Area 717 sq km (277 sq miles)
- Major language Arabic
- Major religion Islam
- Life expectancy 75 years (men), 76 years (women)
- Currency Bahraini dinar
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 11 | ||
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Date | 22/12/2021 | |||
Departure Airport | ICAO | OKBK | ||
Airport | Kuwait International Airport | |||
Capital City | Kuwait | |||
Country | Kuwait | |||
Runway | 33R | |||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | OBBI | ||
Airport | Bahrain International Airport | |||
Capital City | Manama | |||
Country | Bahrain | |||
Runway | 12L | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 12:07 | ||
Take Off Time | 12:20 | |||
Touchdown Time | 13:36 | |||
Arrival Time | 13:41 | |||
Air time | 01:16 | |||
Total Time | 01:34 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 303 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 281 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 227 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 6,002 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 2,758 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 3,244 | |||
SID | ASVIR4F | |||
Route | OKBK/33R ASVIR4F ASVIR H741 KFA H732 LADNA LADNA1 OBBI/12L | |||
STAR | LADNA1 | |||
Approach | ILS 12L | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 79.2 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 16,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 4,727 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 4,743 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 3,818 | |||
Total air time | 19:22 | |||
Total time | 21:00 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 57,284 |
Flightplan: IFR Kuwait Intl (OKBK) to Bahrain Intl (OBBI).lnmpln (3.6 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII UBBB UGTB UDYZ ORBI OKBK OBBI
Leg 12: Manama (OBBI), Bahrain to Muscat (OOMS), Oman
Summary
Leg 12 takes us along the Southern shore of the Persian Gulf and then the Gulf of Oman. On our way we fly over Qatar (we’ll be back here soon!) and then close by Dubai before heading into Oman. Great weather again today, with just some whispy clouds about, and a landing in a lovely setting sun in Muscat, Oman. I pretty much nailed this landing though, which after the last effort, was nice!
Oman
- Capital: Muscat
- Population 2.9 million
- Area 309,500 sq km (119,500 sq miles)
- Major language Arabic
- Major religion Islam
- Life expectancy 71 years (men), 76 years (women)
- Currency Rial
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 12 | ||
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Date | 21/01/2022 | |||
Departure Airport | ICAO | OBBI | ||
Airport | Bahrain International Airport | |||
Capital City | Manama | |||
Country | Bahrain | |||
Runway | ||||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | OOMS | ||
Airport | Muscat International Airport | |||
Capital City | Muscat | |||
Country | Oman | |||
Runway | 30R | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 13:45 | ||
Take Off Time | 13:53 | |||
Touchdown Time | 16:19 | |||
Arrival Time | 16:23 | |||
Air time | 02:26 | |||
Total Time | 02:38 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 521 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 429 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 446 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 9,296 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 3,609 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 5,687 | |||
SID | Direct | |||
Route | OBBI/30R DCT BHR N685 TULUB B457 EMISA N685 ENANO L305 KIVUS P559 PUSOT M322 LOVEM L223 TARDI N629 MUSUK MUSUK1U OOMS/26R |
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STAR | MUSUK1U | |||
Approach | ILS 26R | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 77.8 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 8,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 5,248 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 5,172 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 4,264 | |||
Total air time | 21:48 | |||
Total time | 23:38 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 62,971 |
Flightplan: IFR Bahrain Intl (OBBI) to Seeb Intl (OOMS).lnmpln (7.4 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII UBBB UGTB UDYZ ORBI OKBK OBBI OOMS
Leg 13: Muscat (OOMS), Oman to Abu Dhabi (OMAA), United Arab Emirates
Summary
Leg 13 backtracks to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates that we have just flown past on Leg 12. A beautiful sunset flight over some stunning scenery for a night landing in Abu Dhabi. Simply awesome. The sunlit hills and desert of Oman giving way to the lights coming on as twilight hits in UAE and we approach Abu Dhabi in darkness. No landing excitement this time either!
United Arab Emirates
- Capital: Abu Dhabi
- Population 8.1 million
- Area 77,700 sq km (30,000 sq miles)
- Major language Arabic
- Major religion Islam
- Life expectancy 76 years (men), 78 years (women)
- Currency Dirham
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 13 | ||
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Date | 30/01/2022 | |||
Departure Airport | ICAO | OOMS | ||
Airport | Muscat International Airport | |||
Capital City | Muscat | |||
Country | Oman | |||
Runway | ||||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | OMAA | ||
Airport | Abu Dhabi International Airport | |||
Capital City | Abu Dhabi | |||
Country | United Arab Emirates | |||
Runway | 8L | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 16:37 | ||
Take Off Time | 16:48 | |||
Touchdown Time | 18:07 | |||
Arrival Time | 18:12 | |||
Air time | 01:19 | |||
Total Time | 01:35 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 261 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 296 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 205 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 7,131 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 3,591 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 3,540 | |||
SID | IVETO2S | |||
Route | OOMS/08L IVETO2S IVETO Q978 ITRAX P899 ROVOS ROVOS6C OMAA/31L | |||
STAR | ROVOS6C | |||
Approach | ILS 31L | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 80.2 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 8,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 5,509 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 5,468 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 4,469 | |||
Total air time | 23:07 | |||
Total time | 01:13 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 66,511 |
Flightplan: IFR Seeb Intl (OOMS) to Abu Dhabi Intl (OMAA).lnmpln (2.7 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII UBBB UGTB UDYZ ORBI OKBK OBBI OOMS OMAA
Leg 14: Abu Dhabi (OMAA), United Arab Emirates to Doha (OTHH), Qatar
Summary
Leg 14 continues our apparent “doubling back” to the West as we head straight back over the Persian Gulf ro Qatar and the capital city of Doha. For fun, I thought we’d try a dawn flight, and the weather was excellent and we got to see a beautiful sunrise. Taking off in the pre dawn darkness and seeing the lights of Muscat was lovely. ATC changed our runway on approach, so a little bit of hasty reprogramming of the GPS routed us to come in from the south (runway 34R) rather than our original plan of 16L. Gave us a nice fly past of Doha airport and surrounds though, looking nice in the early morning sunshine on the coast of the Gulf.
Qatar
- Capital: Doha
- 2.7 million Population
- 11,437 sq km Area
- Arabic Language
- Islam Religion
- 78.5 Life expectancy
- Riyal Currency
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 14 | ||
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Date | 04/02/2022 | |||
Departure Airport | ICAO | OMAA | ||
Airport | Abu Dhabi International Airport | |||
Capital City | Abu Dhabi | |||
Country | United Arab Emirates | |||
Runway | 31L | |||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | OTHH | ||
Airport | Hamad International Airport | |||
Capital City | Doha | |||
Country | Qatar | |||
Runway | 34R | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 06:35 | ||
Take Off Time | 06:41 | |||
Touchdown Time | 07:26 | |||
Arrival Time | 07:28 | |||
Air time | 00:45 | |||
Total Time | 00:53 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 212 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 225 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 173 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 7,146 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 4,211 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 2,935 | |||
SID | MEKRI2K | |||
Route | OMAA/31L MEKRI2K MEKRI P899 KUPSA Q215 AFNAN AFNAN1P OTHH/34R | |||
STAR | AFNAN1P | |||
Approach | RNAV 34R | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 78.0 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 8,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 5,721 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 5,693 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 4,642 | |||
Total air time | 23:52 | |||
Total time | 02:06 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 69,446 |
Flightplan: OMAAOTHH_MFS_04Feb22.pln (7.5 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII UBBB UGTB UDYZ ORBI OKBK OBBI OOMS OMAA OTHH
Leg 15: Doha (OTHH), Qatar to Riyadh (OERK), Saudi Arabia
Summary
Leg 15 has us heading West into Saudia Arabia and on to the capital Riyadh. Our departue is from runway 34R, so heading North, then we circle to the East our over the Persian Gulf and around before heading West inland again. The terrain is again very flat desert, although some beautiful colours. A bit hazy weather at take off, but pretty clear skies otherwise. Our landing runway chnaged in flight from 33R to 15L, so we had to make a hasty approach change in the GPS, which went fine. Much better than the landing, which started OK, but turned into a bit of a lopsided wheely - not my finest. Got all the wheels on the ground eventually, but was a bit hairy for a minute or two.
Saudi Arabia
- Capital: Riyadh
- Population 32 million
- Area 2.24 million sq km (864,869 sq miles)
- Major language Arabic
- Major religion Islam
- Life expectancy 73 years (men), 76 years (women)
- Currency Riyal
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 15 | ||
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Date | 05/03/2022 | |||
Departure Airport | ICAO | OTHH | ||
Airport | Hamad International Airport | |||
Capital City | Doha | |||
Country | Qatar | |||
Runway | 34R | |||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | OERK | ||
Airport | King Khaled International Airport | |||
Capital City | Riyadh | |||
Country | Saudi Arabia | |||
Runway | 15L | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 06:05 | ||
Take Off Time | 06:22 | |||
Touchdown Time | 07:58 | |||
Arrival Time | 08:04 | |||
Air time | 01:36 | |||
Total Time | 01:59 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 329 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 364 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 267 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 7,781 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 3,610 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 4,171 | |||
SID | SALWA1E | |||
Route | OTHH/34R SALW1E SALWA M430 KOBOX KOBOX1A OERK/15L | |||
STAR | KOBOX1A | |||
Approach | ILS 15L | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 77.7 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 10,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 6,050 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 6,057 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 4,909 | |||
Total air time | 01:28 | |||
Total time | 04:05 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 73,617 |
Flightplan: OTHHOERK_MFS_04Mar22.pln (8.5 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII UBBB UGTB UDYZ ORBI OKBK OBBI OOMS OMAA OTHH OERK
Leg 16: Riyadh (OERK), Saudi Arabia to Amman (OJAI), Jordan
Summary
Leg 16 is taking us Northwest over the deserts of Saudi Arabia to Jordan in the heart of the middle East. Our next few hops will be quite short as we tick off a few small and close together capitals. For this trip, the weather turns out to be pretty mixed - lots of overcast in Riyadh, a mix of clear skies and thick clouds along the way, and then a tricky descent into Amman with almost no visibility. Fortunately for me, the DC-6 will follow ILS landings pretty well. I think I pretty much nailed this landing after a few not so good ones of late.
Jordan
- Capital: Amman
- Population 6.5 million
- Area 89,342 sq km (34,492 sq miles)
- Major language Arabic
- Major religion Islam
- Life expectancy 72 years (men), 75 years
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 16 | ||
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Date | 23/04/2022 | |||
Departure Airport | ICAO | OERK | ||
Airport | King Khaled International Airport | |||
Capital City | Riyadh | |||
Country | Saudi Arabia | |||
Runway | 15L | |||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | OJAI | ||
Airport | Queen Alia International Airport | |||
Capital City | Amman | |||
Country | Jordan | |||
Runway | 08L | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 06:00 | ||
Take Off Time | 06:15 | |||
Touchdown Time | 09:50 | |||
Arrival Time | 09:54 | |||
Air time | 03:35 | |||
Total Time | 03:54 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 800 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 791 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 696 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 10,580 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 1,524 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 9,056 | |||
SID | METN1G | |||
Route | OERK/15L METNI1G METNI T503 OVANO DCT ELOXI ELOXI1G OJAI/08L | |||
STAR | ELOXI1G | |||
Approach | ILS 08L | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 0 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 82.4 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 8,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 6,850 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 6,848 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 5,605 | |||
Total air time | 05:03 | |||
Total time | 07:59 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 82,673 |
Flightplan: OERKOJAI_MFS_23Apr22.pln (11.7 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII UBBB UGTB UDYZ ORBI OKBK OBBI OOMS OMAA OTHH OERK OJAI
Leg 17: Amman (OJAI), Jordan to Tel Aviv (LLBG), Israel
Summary
PLOT TWIST! Our DC-6 has been traded in, upgraded, converted into the 21st century and has become the Fenix A320. I’m sorry for the DC-6 fans - the Fenix A320 is just so much more fun to fly. So we will use this for a few legs, then maybe we will switch to the 737, or the MD-80 or even the BAe 146…who knows. It’s our trip, and we make the rules
Today’s leg - after a bit of a long stop over in Jordan, is the very short hop to Israel. Almost too short for an A320 - we barely get up before we are coming down! Interestingly, there is no airport in Jerusalem in Israel - and so we have to go to Tel Aviv, where the major international airport in Israel is - Ben Gurion. It’s a nice early morning trip with some lovely views of the sunrise. And very short!
Israel
- Capital: Jerusalem
- Population 9.5 million
- Area 22,072 sq km (8,522 sq miles)
- Major language Hebrew
- Major religion Judaism
- Life expectancy 83 years
Logbook
This Leg | Leg | 17 | ||
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Date | ||||
Departure Airport | ICAO | OJAI | ||
Airport | Queen Alia International Airport | |||
Capital City | Amman | |||
Country | Jordan | |||
Runway | 26R | |||
Arrival Airport | ICAO | LLBG | ||
Airport | Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv) | |||
Capital City | Jerusalem | |||
Country | Israel | |||
Runway | 30 | |||
Actual Time (Local) | Pushback Time | 05:23 | ||
Take Off Time | 05:32 | |||
Touchdown Time | 05:49 | |||
Arrival Time | 05:51 | |||
Air time | 00:17 | |||
Total Time | 00:28 | |||
Ground Distance (Nm) | 109 | |||
Air Distance (Nm) | 108 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 59 | |||
Fuel Start (lbs) | 10,505 | |||
Fuel End (lbs) | 7,920 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 2,585 | |||
SID | OSAMA6D | |||
Route | OJAI/26R OSAMA6D OSAMA DCT SALAM SALAM3E LLBG/30 | |||
STAR | SALAM3E | |||
Approach | ILS 08L | |||
Passengers (000 lbs) | 90 | |||
Cargo (000 lbs) | 3000 | |||
Take Off Weight (000lbs) | 125.7 | |||
Cruising Altitude (feet) | 16,000 | |||
Cumulative | Ground Distance (Nm) | 6,959 | ||
Air Distance (Nm) | 6,956 | |||
Great Circle Distance (Nm) | 5,664 | |||
Total air time | 05:20 | |||
Total time | 01:08:27 | |||
Fuel Used (lbs) | 85,258 |
Flightplan:
IFR Queen Alia Intl (OJAI) to Ben Gurion (LLBG).lnmpln (1.5 KB)
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UTDD UTTT UCFM UACC UTAA OIII UBBB UGTB UDYZ ORBI OKBK OBBI OOMS OMAA OTHH OERK OJAI LLBG
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