Leg 168, Hat Yai, Thailand via Singapore and touching Indonesia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Beautiful place to fly around, very colorful despite a lot of cloud ‘patches’ in the terrain. It must be cloudy often. It was during my flight providing some dramatic views.
02-05 Hat Yai Intl VTSS 6:28 PM
02-05 Khoun Khan VTSA 6:41 PM
02-05 Langkawi Intl WMKL 7:02 PM
02-05 Sultan Abdul Halim WMKA 7:19 PM
02-05 Butterworth WMKB 7:37 PM
02-05 Penang Intl WMKP 7:45 PM
02-05 Taiping WMBI 8:04 PM
02-05 Sultan Ismail Petra WMKC 8:57 PM
02-05 Pulau Redang WMPR 9:22 PM
02-05 Sultan Mahmud WMKN 9:35 PM
02-05 Kerteh WMKE 9:58 PM
02-05 Kuantan WMKD 10:19 PM
02-05 Pulau Tioman WMBT 10:52 PM
02-05 Kijang WIDN 11:35 PM
02-05 Hang Nadim WIDD 11:48 PM
02-05 Changi Rsaf WSAC 11:58 PM
02-06 Changi WSSS 12:04 AM
02-06 Paya Lebar WSAP 12:14 AM Singapore lot of landmarks along the coast
02-06 Pulau Sudong Military Airstrip WSSI 12:54 AM
02-06 Tengah WSAT 1:04 AM
02-06 Skudai WMSK 1:12 AM
02-06 Sultan Ismail WMKJ 1:22 AM
02-06 Kluang WMAP 1:38 AM
02-06 Muar / Bakri WMAV 1:57 AM Short runway
02-06 Kuala Lumpur Intl - Sepang WMKK 2:28 AM
02-06 Putrajaya WMPU 2:39 AM Short runway
02-06 Simpang WMKF 2:47 AM Patronas towers, Mid Valley Megamall, Telekom Tower
02-06 Sultan Addul Aziz Shah-Subang WMSA 3:18 AM
Flight time 8:50 27 stops
First up, Langkawi, aka the Jewel of Kedah
Gunung Raya, the highest point on the island (2,890ft)
Langkawi Sky Bridge on the West side of the island
The shape is distinguishable between the trees on the sat image
Mount Jerai (3,854ft) in the distance, South of Kedah
Butterworth airport in the city of Seberang Perai, Penang
Penang international airport on Penang island
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge crossing the Straits of Malacca
Near Kampung Masjid Tinggi
Taiping in northwest Malaysia, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture
Taiping airport (Tekah Airport) seems to be missing a piece
It looks like that on Google maps, dated 2021, odd airport
Chedoroh Lake
Tasik Temenggor
Singai Singor river
Crossing the Timur Barat Highway before disappearing in the clouds
Sultan Ismail Petra Airport in Pengkalan Chepa on the South China Sea
Pulau Perhentian Kecil
Redang Island
Beautiful place to land
And take off from
Back to the mainland, or rather peninsula
Kuala Terengganu
The river has no name on the map, coming from Kenyir Lake
Kerteh further South along the coast
Kuantan
Flying over the South China Sea to Tioman Island
Pulau Tioman below the clouds
Tioman island is a encircled by coral reefs, a popular locale for divers
Pantai Kampung Juara beach on the other side of the island
Looking back while flying South away from the island
Kijang airport, close to Tanjung Pinang City, Riau Islands, Indonesia
Less than 1 degree from the equator, 55 minutes North
Depot LPG Tanjung Uban
Two airports, Changi Rsaf WSAC and Changi WSSS in the Republic of Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island city-state
The SIngapore Flyer on the right, 540ft high ferris wheel
Perfect for some aerial challenges
All seemingly fine, except the sound was weird while paused here (the wheel doesn’t turn btw)
After unpausing the plane instantly crashed into an invisible wall
Same at the Marina Bay Sands, sometimes it lets you fly through, sometimes you bounce off an invisible wall. Perhaps my low fps (target of 20) lets me through half the time, inconsistent collision detection.
Zooming over top Marina Bay Sands, ArtScience Museum down below
Marina Bay Sands at night and Gardens by the bay
Orchard road and a close up of the ArtScience Museum
A peek in the Singapore Asian Civilisations Museum
I guess that’s the British spelling of Civilizations
Leaving Singapore over the Straits of Singapore
Muar / Bakri Airport near Muar
Most of the inland here is covered in cloud patches, ffwd to Kuala Lumpur International - Sepang
Putrayaya Airport on the South end of Kuala Lumpur
Simpang Airport in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia
Home of the Petronas Twin Towers, the world’s tallest buildings (1,483ft) from 1998 to 2004
Pulling a few g’s flying around the towers
The Mid Valley Megamall with Telekom tower behind on the left
Telekom tower (Menara TM)
The Petronas Towers at night and view from Menaru Kuala Lumpur (1,381ft)
https://i.imgur.com/6IYJd5f.png
Sultan Abdul Samad Building on the right, grand 1800s government building
Batu Caves on the North Side of the city
https://i.imgur.com/zFiI8d7.png
Limestone caves at the top of steep steps housing Hindu temples & shrines
A peek in the national museum of Malaysia
https://i.imgur.com/uHEhTBL.png
More fun to be had here at the world’s largest Surfpool at Sunway Lagoon
https://i.imgur.com/IpX0dGh.png
Or visit the Lumpur Butterfly park, flower-filled garden with over 5,000 butterflies
My wife would love to visit the Butterfly park. We have them here as well at Niagara Falls and Cambridge. Waiting for this pandemic to be over to visit again.
On to Indonesia tomorrow.