Flew through Europe in one Day (Greece to UK)

[Kyprianos Biris]

The title may sound funny if you think about jet speeds.

The title may sound funny if you think about flights in VATSIM.

 

No, I did it in real and in a General Aviation aircraft last weekend

 

The longest weekend trip I've ever flown.

 

Two time zones in one day's GA flying.

 

Athens LGMG - Kerkira LGKR 1:30 (the day before)

Kerkira LGKR - Cannes LFMD 4:50

Cannes LFMD - Stapleford EGSG 4:40

Stapleford EGSG - Shoreham EGKA - Bournemouth EGHH (the next two days) 1:10

Total distance: 1600 nm

 

All of the route was flown at FL120 with crystal clear weather without considerable headwinds. Abeam the Alps, N of Cannes, we met some high climbing TCU's and asked for a small diversion off PERUS SID track to avoid.

 

 

The pictures album :

 

http://hellasga.com/gallery/kyp?page=5

 

Album: "Athens to London flight" (bottom left)

 

I have uploaded the Flight Plans to VROUTE if anybody is interested in flying them

Edited April 28, 2007 at 12:08 PM by Guest

[Alberto Molteni 915217]

Very nice Kyp. A few things I particularly liked:

 

- Oxygen supply, never saw that system before

- SMS advising delay

- Your instrument panel - looks neat, tidy and easy to read

- WIP on 16L, LIRF

 

Oh BTW, you didn't empty "Little John" over Rome, did you? Had to ask, due to the sequence of your pictures

[Martin Leat 860888]

WOW - what a trip is all I can say.

[Alex Stjepanovic 963114]

Likewise!

[Kyprianos Biris]

Very nice Kyp. A few things I particularly liked:

 

- Oxygen supply, never saw that system before

- SMS advising delay

- Your instrument panel - looks neat, tidy and easy to read

- WIP on 16L, LIRF

 

Oh BTW, you didn't empty "Little John" over Rome, did you? Had to ask, due to the sequence of your pictures

 

O2 : Yeap, required over FL120 but for long periods over FL110 it is highly advisable to use it; you feel the difference in the end of the day. The system is this one:

http://www.mhoxygen.com/index.phtml?nav_id=28&product_id=1&photo_id=0

and the one you see in the nose is this:

http://www.mhoxygen.com/index.phtml?nav_id=28&product_id=27

which consumes much less O2 then the normal mask.

 

 

SMS: Service provided by www.homebriefing.com payware service for pilots. Saves you going up and down in the airport to file the FPL and keeps you advised of any CTOT [Mod - Happy Thoughts]ignment/changes. It has a free trial period. Beware ! not to send a (real) FPL by experimenting with it.

 

Ins. panel : That's Socata's excellent job back from the late 80's. It'll change (to better) in the coming month. The ferry flight to Bournemouth was so that it goes to www.airtimeaviation.com to have a mid-life upgrade with complete Garmin GNS530/430 stack, ModeS transponder, Stormscope and propably (it's on our budget limit ) a TCAS. After that it will be stripped down and repainted like this:

http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?regsearch=PH-GRP

Edited April 27, 2007 at 04:43 PM by Guest

[George Marinakis]

You are getting rid of the red????

 

That will be a very handsome color scheme Kyp. Thanks for sharing the trip.

[Kyprianos Biris]

You are getting rid of the red????

 

That will be a very handsome color scheme Kyp. Thanks for sharing the trip.

 

Thanks George; yes It's a 1996 second hand model we bought 3 years ago and the previous owner had chosen this paint scheme. I and the other 2 coowners chose this one instead since we're going for a new repaint.

[Alberto Molteni 915217]

Thanks for the details. I fully agree on the change of paint scheme, old one is good but the new one is terrific! Interested in seeing pictures once it's done.

[Piotr Nowicki 841944]

Just one word:

OUTSTANDING