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Hilo International PHTO → Ellison Onizuka Kona International PHKO
While I'm still figuring out where my next multi-leg journey will take me, I thought: why not see if the Cessna 172 can fly over Mauna Kea? Its service ceiling is 14,000 ft, and Mauna Kea stands at 13,803 ft.
So, I packed some oxygen and took off. After a wide circle around the volcano and the slowest climb of all time (100–200 ft/min), the altimeter maxed out at 15,000 ft, leaving me with a comfortable margin over the summit.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #XP12 #FlightSim #MaunaKea #BigIsland #Hawaii #USA #Hilo #PHTO #Kona #Kailua #PHKO #Cessna #Cessna172 #C172 -
Hilo International PHTO → Ellison Onizuka Kona International PHKO
While I'm still figuring out where my next multi-leg journey will take me, I thought: why not see if the Cessna 172 can fly over Mauna Kea? Its service ceiling is 14,000 ft, and Mauna Kea stands at 13,803 ft.
So, I packed some oxygen and took off. After a wide circle around the volcano and the slowest climb of all time (100–200 ft/min), the altimeter maxed out at 15,000 ft, leaving me with a comfortable margin over the summit.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #XP12 #FlightSim #MaunaKea #BigIsland #Hawaii #USA #Hilo #PHTO #Kona #Kailua #PHKO #Cessna #Cessna172 #C172 -
Eareckson Air Station PASY → Casco Cove PAAT
With this small leg, I've finished my trip, which took me all the way from San Diego up the US West Coast (and a bit of Canada) to the western tip of the Aleutians. All in all, that was about 4,500 nm (8,300 km) with plenty of amazing impressions.
I'm now thinking about where the next big journey will take me.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Eareckson #PASY #CascoCove #PAAT #Cessna #Cessna172 #C172 -
Eareckson Air Station PASY → Casco Cove PAAT
With this small leg, I've finished my trip, which took me all the way from San Diego up the US West Coast (and a bit of Canada) to the western tip of the Aleutians. All in all, that was about 4,500 nm (8,300 km) with plenty of amazing impressions.
I'm now thinking about where the next big journey will take me.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Eareckson #PASY #CascoCove #PAAT #Cessna #Cessna172 #C172 -
Adak PADK → Eareckson Air Station PASY
This is the longest leg of the current journey: there are no runways for 350 nm between these two airports. Two highlights are worth mentioning:
1. During this leg, I crossed the 180th meridian, so I am now traveling in the Earth's Eastern Hemisphere.
2. I filed Petropavlovsk UHPP as my alternate for this flight. Accordingly, the King Air had to be heavily fueled: After all, it’s another 570 nm from Eareckson to Petropavlovsk.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Adak #PADK #Eareckson #PASY #Petropavlovsk #UHPP #Beechcraft #KingAir #KingAirC90B #BE9L -
Adak PADK → Eareckson Air Station PASY
This is the longest leg of the current journey: there are no runways for 350 nm between these two airports. Two highlights are worth mentioning:
1. During this leg, I crossed the 180th meridian, so I am now traveling in the Earth's Eastern Hemisphere.
2. I filed Petropavlovsk UHPP as my alternate for this flight. Accordingly, the King Air had to be heavily fueled: After all, it’s another 570 nm from Eareckson to Petropavlovsk.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Adak #PADK #Eareckson #PASY #Petropavlovsk #UHPP #Beechcraft #KingAir #KingAirC90B #BE9L -
Atka PAAK → Adak PADK
At just under 100 nm, this is actually one of the shorter distances between two airports here in the western Aleutians. It's another perfect route for the Cessna and, with the good weather, comfortable enough to hand-fly.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Atka #PAAK #Adak #PADK #Cessna #Cessna172 #C172 -
Atka PAAK → Adak PADK
At just under 100 nm, this is actually one of the shorter distances between two airports here in the western Aleutians. It's another perfect route for the Cessna and, with the good weather, comfortable enough to hand-fly.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Atka #PAAK #Adak #PADK #Cessna #Cessna172 #C172 -
I've been flying a Vans RV-8A (by AOA Simulations) in X-Plane 12 and it flies real nice. It takes off and lands without much input. Trims nicely. Maybe that's just the sim, but it feels nicer than other GA prop planes in X-Plane. #XPlane12 #FlightSimulator
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I've been flying a Vans RV-8A (by AOA Simulations) in X-Plane 12 and it flies real nice. It takes off and lands without much input. Trims nicely. Maybe that's just the sim, but it feels nicer than other GA prop planes in X-Plane. #XPlane12 #FlightSimulator
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Nikolski Air Station PAKO → Atka PAAK
Visually, there were some strong Hawaii vibes along the way – the colors of the volcanic landscape felt familiar to me sometimes.
#XPlane #Xplane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Nikolski #PAKO #Atka #PAAK #Beechcraft #KingAir #KingAirC90B #BE9L -
Nikolski Air Station PAKO → Atka PAAK
Visually, there were some strong Hawaii vibes along the way – the colors of the volcanic landscape felt familiar to me sometimes.
#XPlane #Xplane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Nikolski #PAKO #Atka #PAAK #Beechcraft #KingAir #KingAirC90B #BE9L -
Unalaska PADU → Nikolski Air Station PAKO
#XPlane #Xplane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Unalaska #PADU #Nikolski #PAKO #Beechcraft #KingAir #KingAirC90B -
Unalaska PADU → Nikolski Air Station PAKO
#XPlane #Xplane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Unalaska #PADU #Nikolski #PAKO #Beechcraft #KingAir #KingAirC90B -
Nelson Lagoon PAOU → Cold Bay PACD
#XPlane #Xplane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #NelsonLagoon #PAOU #ColdBay #PACD #Beechcraft #Baron #BE58 -
Nelson Lagoon PAOU → Cold Bay PACD
#XPlane #Xplane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #NelsonLagoon #PAOU #ColdBay #PACD #Beechcraft #Baron #BE58 -
Chignik Lake A79 → Nelson Lagoon PAOU
#XPlane #Xplane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Chignik #ChignikLake #A79 #Beechcraft #Baron #BE58 -
Chignik Lake A79 → Nelson Lagoon PAOU
#XPlane #Xplane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Chignik #ChignikLake #A79 #Beechcraft #Baron #BE58 -
Tatitlek PAKA → Merrill Field PAMR
After a solid wall of grey for the first half of the flight, the weather finally broke towards Anchorage. I got no clearance for Anchorage International in the small Cirrus, so I treated myself to a low pass over the city and put her down at Merrill Field.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Tatitlek #PAKA #Anchorage #MerillField #PAMR #Cirrus #CirrusSR22 #SR22 -
Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith PACV → Tatitlek PAKA
A short leg flown by hand. No airplane is better suited for this than the good old Cessna 172, especially when the weather this good.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Mudhole #MerleKSmith #PACV #Tatitlek #PAKA #Cessna #Cessna172 #C172 -
X-Plane 12 Navigation Data and GIS: https://www.distortions.net/2026/06/21/xplane-navigation-data-and-gis.html #XPlane12 #AvGeek #GIS
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X-Plane 12 Navigation Data and GIS: https://www.distortions.net/2026/06/21/xplane-navigation-data-and-gis.html #XPlane12 #AvGeek #GIS
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Icy Bay 19AK → Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith PACV
Always following the Pacific coast, I continue heading north. The region is already quite rugged and sparsely populated. The airports here have to struggle with their own unique problems:
“Erratic winds. Moose may be on or near rwy. Large flocks of migratory birds in vicinity of airport during season.”
Happy Landing!
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #IcyBay #19AK #Mudhole #MerleKSmith #PACV #Cirrus #CirrusSR22 #SR22 -
Yakutat PAYA → Icy Bay 19AK
Continuing the glacier watching with a flight over the Malaspina Glacier: this ice mass covers an area of about 2,500 to 4,000 km² (depending on how you measure). This is three to four times the size of Berlin, Germany 😲
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaspina_Glacier
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Yakutat #PAYA #IcyBay #19AK #Malaspina #Glacier #Cirrus #CirrusSR22 #SR22 -
Tanis Mesa AK69 → Yakutat PAYA
Today (and tomorrow) it's all about watching glaciers! The exciting thing is that we're now so far north that the glaciers go all the way down to the sea.
The Cirrus SR22 has a large windshield which provides a nice field of view – perfect for today's tour.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #TanisMesa #AK69 #Yakutat #PAYA #Cirrus #CirrusSR22 #SR22 -
Tanis Mesa AK69 → Yakutat PAYA
Today (and tomorrow) it's all about watching glaciers! The exciting thing is that we're now so far north that the glaciers go all the way down to the sea.
The Cirrus SR22 has a large windshield which provides a nice field of view – perfect for today's tour.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #TanisMesa #AK69 #Yakutat #PAYA #Cirrus #CirrusSR22 #SR22 -
Mule Creek CBS4 → Tanis Mesa AK69
After takeoff, I went over a small mountain range, which required an extra loop in the old Cessna to gain enough altitude.
After that, I followed the rivers down to the Pacific coast, where I chose one of the available grass strips for landing.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Canada #BritishColumbia #USA #Alaska #MuleCreek #CBS4 #TanisMesa #AK69 #Cessna #Cessna172 #C172 -
Mule Creek CBS4 → Tanis Mesa AK69
After takeoff, I went over a small mountain range, which required an extra loop in the old Cessna to gain enough altitude.
After that, I followed the rivers down to the Pacific coast, where I chose one of the available grass strips for landing.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Canada #BritishColumbia #USA #Alaska #MuleCreek #CBS4 #TanisMesa #AK69 #Cessna #Cessna172 #C172 -
Skagway PAGY → Mule Creek CBS4
A route absolutely perfect for a hand-flown Cessna 172.
At the destination, there was strangely a King Air just sitting there alongside the gravel runway, I've no idea what it was doing there ;-)
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Canada #BritishColumbia #USA #Alaska #Skagway #PAGY #MuleCreek #CBS4 #Cessna #Cessna172 #C172 -
Skagway PAGY → Mule Creek CBS4
A route absolutely perfect for a hand-flown Cessna 172.
At the destination, there was strangely a King Air just sitting there alongside the gravel runway, I've no idea what it was doing there ;-)
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Canada #BritishColumbia #USA #Alaska #Skagway #PAGY #MuleCreek #CBS4 #Cessna #Cessna172 #C172 -
Juneau International PAJN → Skagway PAGY
Today I was able to fly in camouflage. The paint job of the Baron matched some of the landscape along the way exactly ;-) (see the third image)
There wasn't much room for the approach in Skagway: I had to fly into the rather narrow valley and make a 180-degree turn there in order to land on Runway 20.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Alaska #Juneau #PAJN #Skagway #PAGY #Beechcraft #Baron #BE58 -
Juneau International PAJN → Skagway PAGY
Today I was able to fly in camouflage. The paint job of the Baron matched some of the landscape along the way exactly ;-) (see the third image)
There wasn't much room for the approach in Skagway: I had to fly into the rather narrow valley and make a 180-degree turn there in order to land on Runway 20.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Alaska #Juneau #PAJN #Skagway #PAGY #Beechcraft #Baron #BE58 -
Juneau International PAJN → Skagway PAGY
Today I was able to fly in camouflage. The paint job of the Baron matched some of the landscape along the way exactly ;-) (see the third image)
There wasn't much room for the approach in Skagway: I had to fly into the rather narrow valley and make a 180-degree turn there in order to land on Runway 20.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Alaska #Juneau #PAJN #Skagway #PAGY #Beechcraft #Baron #BE58 -
Juneau International PAJN → Skagway PAGY
Today I was able to fly in camouflage. The paint job of the Baron matched some of the landscape along the way exactly ;-) (see the third image)
There wasn't much room for the approach in Skagway: I had to fly into the rather narrow valley and make a 180-degree turn there in order to land on Runway 20.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Alaska #Juneau #PAJN #Skagway #PAGY #Beechcraft #Baron #BE58 -
Juneau International PAJN → Skagway PAGY
Today I was able to fly in camouflage. The paint job of the Baron matched some of the landscape along the way exactly ;-) (see the third image)
There wasn't much room for the approach in Skagway: I had to fly into the rather narrow valley and make a 180-degree turn there in order to land on Runway 20.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Alaska #Juneau #PAJN #Skagway #PAGY #Beechcraft #Baron #BE58 -
Petersburg James A. Johnson PAPG → Juneau International PAJN
Did you know Juneau is Alaska’s capital? I totally didn’t: had my money on Anchorage 😳 Never too old to learn something new!
The RNAV approach here is quite interesting. It gets you close to the airport, but the final leg has to be flown visually, after a 15° right turn to line up with the runway.
https://skyvector.com/files/tpp/2605/pdf/01191RZ8.PDF
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Alaska #Petersburg #PAPG #Juneau #PAJN #Cirrus #CirrusVision #VisionJet #SF50 -
Petersburg James A. Johnson PAPG → Juneau International PAJN
Did you know Juneau is Alaska’s capital? I totally didn’t: had my money on Anchorage 😳 Never too old to learn something new!
The RNAV approach here is quite interesting. It gets you close to the airport, but the final leg has to be flown visually, after a 15° right turn to line up with the runway.
https://skyvector.com/files/tpp/2605/pdf/01191RZ8.PDF
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Alaska #Petersburg #PAPG #Juneau #PAJN #Cirrus #CirrusVision #VisionJet #SF50 -
Petersburg James A. Johnson PAPG → Juneau International PAJN
Did you know Juneau is Alaska’s capital? I totally didn’t: had my money on Anchorage 😳 Never too old to learn something new!
The RNAV approach here is quite interesting. It gets you close to the airport, but the final leg has to be flown visually, after a 15° right turn to line up with the runway.
https://skyvector.com/files/tpp/2605/pdf/01191RZ8.PDF
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Alaska #Petersburg #PAPG #Juneau #PAJN #Cirrus #CirrusVision #VisionJet #SF50 -
Petersburg James A. Johnson PAPG → Juneau International PAJN
Did you know Juneau is Alaska’s capital? I totally didn’t: had my money on Anchorage 😳 Never too old to learn something new!
The RNAV approach here is quite interesting. It gets you close to the airport, but the final leg has to be flown visually, after a 15° right turn to line up with the runway.
https://skyvector.com/files/tpp/2605/pdf/01191RZ8.PDF
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Alaska #Petersburg #PAPG #Juneau #PAJN #Cirrus #CirrusVision #VisionJet #SF50 -
Petersburg James A. Johnson PAPG → Juneau International PAJN
Did you know Juneau is Alaska’s capital? I totally didn’t: had my money on Anchorage 😳 Never too old to learn something new!
The RNAV approach here is quite interesting. It gets you close to the airport, but the final leg has to be flown visually, after a 15° right turn to line up with the runway.
https://skyvector.com/files/tpp/2605/pdf/01191RZ8.PDF
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Alaska #Petersburg #PAPG #Juneau #PAJN #Cirrus #CirrusVision #VisionJet #SF50 -
Hamburg EDDH → Berlin Brandenburg EDDB
For a change, some heavy metal on a short haul. We didn't get above 23,000 feet, and the time in the air was shorter than the pre- and post-flight preparations.
Impressive how well the sound of the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines comes across in X-Plane ❤️
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Hamburg #EDDH #Lübeck #BalticSea #Ostsee #BerlinBrandenburgAirport #Berlin #Brandenburg #EDDB #BER #Airbus #A330 #A333 #RollsRoyce #Trent -
Hamburg EDDH → Berlin Brandenburg EDDB
For a change, some heavy metal on a short haul. We didn't get above 23,000 feet, and the time in the air was shorter than the pre- and post-flight preparations.
Impressive how well the sound of the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines comes across in X-Plane ❤️
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Hamburg #EDDH #Lübeck #BalticSea #Ostsee #BerlinBrandenburgAirport #Berlin #Brandenburg #EDDB #BER #Airbus #A330 #A333 #RollsRoyce #Trent -
Hamburg EDDH → Berlin Brandenburg EDDB
For a change, some heavy metal on a short haul. We didn't get above 23,000 feet, and the time in the air was shorter than the pre- and post-flight preparations.
Impressive how well the sound of the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines comes across in X-Plane ❤️
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Hamburg #EDDH #BerlinBrandenburgAirport #Berlin #Brandenburg #EDDB #BER #Airbus #A330 #A333 #RollsRoyce #Trent -
Hamburg EDDH → Berlin Brandenburg EDDB
For a change, some heavy metal on a short haul. We didn't get above 23,000 feet, and the time in the air was shorter than the pre- and post-flight preparations.
Impressive how well the sound of the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines comes across in X-Plane ❤️
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Hamburg #EDDH #BerlinBrandenburgAirport #Berlin #Brandenburg #EDDB #BER #Airbus #A330 #A333 #RollsRoyce #Trent -
Stewart Aerodrome CZST → Dease Lake CYDL
We are now far enough north and the mountains are also high enough – so it was possible to see plenty of glaciers on the way to Dease Lake.
The weather in Dease Lake was good, so the approach and landing could be flown visually with ease.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Canada #BritishColumbia #Stewart #DeaseLake #CYDL #Glacier #Mountains #Lancair #Evolution -
Stewart Aerodrome CZST → Dease Lake CYDL
We are now far enough north and the mountains are also high enough – so it was possible to see plenty of glaciers on the way to Dease Lake.
The weather in Dease Lake was good, so the approach and landing could be flown visually with ease.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Canada #BritishColumbia #Stewart #DeaseLake #CYDL #Glacier #Mountains #Lancair #Evolution -
Stewart Aerodrome CZST → Dease Lake CYDL
We are now far enough north and the mountains are also high enough – so it was possible to see plenty of glaciers on the way to Dease Lake.
The weather in Dease Lake was good, so the approach and landing could be flown visually with ease.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Canada #BritishColumbia #Stewart #DeaseLake #CYDL #Glacier #Mountains #Lancair #Evolution -
Stewart Aerodrome CZST → Dease Lake CYDL
We are now far enough north and the mountains are also high enough – so it was possible to see plenty of glaciers on the way to Dease Lake.
The weather in Dease Lake was good, so the approach and landing could be flown visually with ease.
#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #Canada #BritishColumbia #Stewart #DeaseLake #CYDL #Glacier #Mountains #Lancair #Evolution