What I did the weekend of the MMMMMMMT.

I was working and couldn't make it, a double whammy as it started in my home town.

Anyway, an aircraft had to be delivered to Malta, I took a few pictures along the way. One of our PPLs did the flying. I did the nav/radio and general nagging.

Loading up at Denham airfield. The key to a long trip is crisps, jaffa cakes, and juice boxes.


Coasting out over La Manche. The red reflection is from my lifejacket.


Approaching Le Touquet for the first fuel stop. We can generally fly about 3 hours, and conservatively look to stop at 2 and a half.


Short final Le Touquet.


On the ground.


Next stop Troyes.


Approaching Lyon Bron.


Just short of the airport.


We over nighted in a hotel beside Lyon Bron airport, day 2 we're off again.
The Rhone and Isere meet.


We headed south to avoid the alps, didn't fancy climbing to 14,000 feet for the transit.
Lake in the foothills of the alps.


Cannes (baby), fuel stop. Very posh airport, as you might imagine.


Monaco.


Italy, Massa Cinquale. The local aeroclub were having a bbq, unfortunately we couldn't join in, they were very welcoming.


Routing along the beach at 500 feet to avoid Pisa.


Routing south along the coast for Rome.


Map and approach chart for Rome Urbe. Nightmare approach. Nightstop 2.


Nice Landy.


Some time later, Capri.


Salerno.


Reggio Di Calabria, last fuel stop.


Snow capped Etna. We arrived in Malta about an hour later.

Cool!

tough job but someone's got to do it, I hear you say....

thats ace

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Nice one. And lovely weather too.

Excellent experience, what height were you flying?

That looked so much fun to do

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!

Yeah it was a pretty nice gig.

Highest we were was 5000 ft to cross a mini alp or two. Lowest was 500 feet down the beach to route around Pisa. Otherwise just as required to avoid terrain (cumulus granitus), or when crossing water high enough that we had time to yell for help if it all went quiet in the engine department.

Still, running around Ulster on the F800 followed by copious pints would also have been fun!

A nice view out of your office window

Assistant Position!

I'd be willing to bring the chrisps and the jaffa cakes the next time.


Living in hope!!!

Nice trip
What is the maximum flying height of one of those?

Without looking at the manual, (and I should know this), I think it's certified to 14,000 feet. The primary reason being that in the event of an engine fire, even at max rate of descent, the fire would have worked it through some critical components before you had a chance to put it on the deck. It's always the first limit that gets you...