A day over the desert, sand, sand, sand and sand…

December 8, 2010

Today was the 2nd day in a row of two flights in one day. The two lonely cowboys are getting somewhat tired, but are still in one piece and spirits are high. We are proud having covered by now over 26.500 Nm of which many many Miles were just over the ocean. Well we had two liferafts on board but honestly we are happy never even having had to consider of using them. Winsome is a better place to stay on the water reallly than a liferaft. The Pilatypus and her Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P engine, flat-rated at 1,200 SHP, are of such superb quality that we never ever had any doubt or fear about this trip. We know others had (..) but that we consider as their problem.

The first day of two flights on a day was from Dehradun to Muscat, via Achmedabad. On this one we had to make a fuel stop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Now we have a day of rest in Sharm El Sheik. Not a very attractive place I must say but the goal was to meet here my old friend Mr Milad Abou Said with whom we are now having breakfast.

We are now coming very close to the end of this trip. Tomorrow a flight to Heraklion on Crete, thereafter directly to Locarno in Tessin.

Will be continued.

ready for departure at Muscat

leaving Oman

over Abu Dabi

for hours only desert

descending towards Riyadh

between Riyadh and Sharm el Sheikh

descending towards Sharm el Sheikh

Stand Nr. 20 at Sharm el Sheikh