Leg 313, Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA to St David’s Island, Bermuda
DAY07_01.PLN (6.2 KB)
Heading south along the Atlantic coast to Myrtle Beach before heading to Bermuda. No PG data this leg, streamed data down to just under 1 GiB.
07-01 Mitchell KHSE 6:03 AM
07-01 Ocracoke I W95 6:11 AM
07-01 Atlantic Field Mcolf 12NC 6:21 AM
07-01 Smith KMRH 6:30 AM
07-01 Circle P Farm 6NC7 6:35 AM
07-01 Bogue MCALF KNJM 6:38 AM
07-01 Whitewood Forest NC3 6:51 AM
07-01 Holly Ridge/Topsail Island N21 6:55 AM
07-01 Topsail Airpark 01NC 6:57 AM
07-01 Wilmington Intl KILM 7:05 AM
07-01 Pilots Ridge 03NC 7:11 AM
07-01 Brunswick Co KSUT 7:19 AM
07-01 Ocean Isle 60J 7:28 AM
07-01 Grand Strand KCRE 7:35 AM
07-01 Myrtle Beach Intl 7:42 AM KMYR 721nm next FLC 140 FL125 8 knot headwind
07-01 Bermuda Intl TXKF 12:27 PM 69.46 gallons used
Flight time 6:24 15 stops
Aeroportul Billy Mitchell, early morning
Sunrise over Hatteras
Hatteras Inlet Crab Spawning Sanctuary
Ocracoke Beach
First stop at Ocracoke Island Airport
Portsmouth Island
Pemlico Sound between the barrier islands and the main land
Carteret County
Michael J Smith Field at Rachel Carson Reserve
Rachel Carson Reserve
Croatan Game Land
Bogue MCALF, US Marine Corps Landing Field
Onslow County
2D Combat Engineer Battalion at Camp Lejeune
Active since 1940 to support the 2D Marine Brigade, nothing to do with dimensions, just short for 2nd
Stump Sound Area Outstanding Resource Water, Marine protected area
Wilmington, a port city known as a gateway to Cape Fear Coast beaches
Home to Battleship North Carolina museum
Pilots Ridge Airport in Wilmington
Those hangars are basically garages belong to the homes behind. Driveway to the road in front of the house, driveway to the runway at the back of he house
Intracoastal Waterway at Lockwood Folly, Lockwood Folly River flowing out
Holden Beach
Grand Strand Airport at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Apache Pier in Arcadian Shores
Myrtle Beach, the hub of the Grand Strand, a 60-mile string of beaches
Landing at Myrtle Beach International Airport
WonderWorks Myrtle Beach amusement park and Myrtle Beach Boardwalk and Promenade
Leaving the USA behind for a bit, back tomorrow
Course set to Bermuda, I hope I arrive
Actually I already survived the Bermuda Triangle and won’t be in it on this flight
Cruising at 140 knots IAS (FLC mode free climb)
Balanced out at 12,500 ft, will climb a bit higher as weight decreases
It’s not that far so I left the auto mixture on, lazy. At 12,780 ft here
Or rather insurance in case icing forces the plane down while I’m afk
Prop rpm set to 2170, sticking to 12,800 ft, 224nm to go
Arriving in Bermuda at Somerset Village
National Museum of Bermuda in an old fort at the tip, near Royal Navy Dockyard
A peek inside the museum
Admiralty House Park at Spanish Point
The island is pretty much built-up, but there’s still a bit of farm land here and there
Albuoy’s Point on Great Sound, Hamilton on the right, the capital of Bermuda
Fort Hamilton below me, Bernard Park on the left
Another view of Hamilton, founded in 1790
Bermuda is a popular cruise ship destination
Fort Hamilton, built in 1870, the massive, 18-ton artillery pieces were never fired in defense of the city
To the airport, flying by Shelly Bay Beach
Made a loop to check out Pink Beach - West Beach on the other side
Mid Ocean Club and Tucker’s Point Golf Club
Coney Island, Crystal and Fantasy Caves and Cathedral Cave (picture)
Crystal And Fantasy Caves, Elbow Beach and Johnson’s Cove
And finally landing at Bermuda Airport
69.46 gallons used for 721nm, but I spend some extra looping the island
Next leg back to the US, straight to the Wright Brothers Memorial the north along the coast.