Leg 208, Kokoroba, West Papua, Indonesia via Palau to Baganga, Davao Oriental, Philippines
DAY03_18.PLN (6.4 KB)
Far less exciting leg than the previous two, a welcome change back to auto pilot. I had some stuff to catch up to and long ocean flights are perfect for that. It’s a shame though that as many other paradise destinations, Palau is a disappointing mess in the MSFS.
03-17 Gusimawa Aistrip WABH 7:00 PM
03-17 Babo WASO 7:16 PM
03-17 Stenkol WAUB 7:26 PM
03-17 Merday WANF 7:39 PM Bad performance
03-17 Anggi WAXO 7:56 PM 3 attempts, local thunderstorm
03-17 Iray Airstrip WAWM 8:00 PM Virtual vision landing, blinding lightning
03-17 Rendani WAUU 8:15 PM
03-17 Kebar WAUK 8:41 PM Mostly virtual vision landing, rain again
03-17 Suswa Airstrip WAAF 9:05 PM
03-17 Sorong Mainland WA1A 9:29 PM
03-17 Jefman WASS 9:34 PM
03-17 Marinda WASN 9:49 PM Performance bug again along the way
03-17 Kabere WANE 10:02 PM 458nm next slight headwind
03-18 Angaur Airstrip ANG 12:36 AM
03-18 Peleliu C23 12:40 AM
03-18 Babelthuap/Koror PTRO 12:54 AM 475nm next 21 knot tailwind
03-18 Baganga RPBN 3:18 AM Terrible stuttering on arrival
Flight time 8:18 16 stops
Departure from Gusimawa Airstrip
Merday Airport
Terrain quality is pretty poor, the trees do a good job hiding the low res terrain
Of course the clouds were still hiding the airports, Anggi Airport on Danau Anggi Giji
Iray Airstrip
It cleared up not much later, here over Lismaungu
Chasing the rainbow over Waramui
A bridge I will never manage to fly under, still chasing the rainbow near Bawey
All clear at Marinda Aiport (Bandar Udara Marinda Raja Ampat) on Waigeo island
2.5 hours later, nothing but clear ocean in between, Angaur Island, Palau
Peluliu Island
Fierce battleground during WW2, many relics and memorials can be found here
Koror, the largest city in Palau, home to about half of the country’s population (of 20K)
The capital moved to Ngerulmud in 2006, not much there though (population 271)
Palau the way it’s supposed to look like
MSFS currently has all the coast lines as vertical walls with patched up terrain everywhere due to clouds on the aerial footage. That one picture out the left window is about as good as it gets.
Koror Belau Museum, traditional long house with stories as decorations
Reminds me of Journey’s story panels
Atpison Museum displaying traditional weapons and more recent ones left from the war
Palau is famous for many of it’s amazing locations, one of them jellyfish lake
More of Palau’s natural beauty
The biggest challenge for Palau is how to manage tourism
On to the Philippines, landfall at Baganga, Davao Oriental
Final stop for today, it was another 2.5 hour flight to here
Tomorrow, exploring the Philippines.