Stillwater Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Coming from Tahiti the ongoing connection out of Houson is not an extraordinary long flight, but still lets us cross many countries and places. But first let´s get ready: Boarding, ... ... pushback, ... ... takeoff, ... ... and climbout. Here we cross a green north Texas... ... to the Sam Rayburn reservoir. We go on (into the night and) over the southeastern states, New England, Newfoundland. Which is, in total, nearly the same distance as the hop over the Atlantic towards the Irish coast with the morning sun. Soon the southeast of Ireland is reached, with Wales already in sight. London, mostly hiding itself. Calais and Dunkerque at the French coast. Brussels, you can spot the airport below. And no, Belgium is not a city. Here we reach the Rhine near Andernach. There must be the famous Loreley rock watching over the river - but I can´t recognize it from this altitude. What I can recognize is runway 07R ... ... of Frankfurt airport. When I left the real plane of the first picture of this post (some years ago), this was our neighbor. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 superb set of shots there Gerold, great flight, I enjoyed viewing...what are you using for your flight planning? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mac Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Fantastic stuff Gerold! Great storyline and ending! Thanks, John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Great set of shots these Gerold. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Yet another round of the Traveling Gerold Adventures in Flight An epic leg back to where you started and a much deserved beer (or other enjoyable beverage). Hopefully you have a new round of adventures planned? I look forward to those if so! Landon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 8 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Great set of shots these Gerold. cheers Iain Thank you Iain! 10 hours ago, wain71 said: superb set of shots there Gerold, great flight, I enjoyed viewing...what are you using for your flight planning? Thanks Wayne. I do it the hard way...: 1. make a basic plan in my ATC program, PRO-ATC/X 2. check the plan in https://skyvector.com/ , to extend the use of airways and reduce direct-tos. 3. enter the skyvector modifications manually in PRO-ATC/X, which does not always accept all 10 hours ago, John Mac said: Fantastic stuff Gerold! Great storyline and ending! Thanks, John. Thank you John. I could not find any word to comment the last shot. 22 minutes ago, Sniper31 said: Yet another round of the Traveling Gerold Adventures in Flight An epic leg back to where you started and a much deserved beer (or other enjoyable beverage). Hopefully you have a new round of adventures planned? I look forward to those if so! Landon Thanks a lot, Landon. Not yet did I have a beer - not for the breakfast over Ireland, and not for dinner over New England before. Just that one: 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 @Stillwater Well Gerold, nothing at all wrong with that. I love my Bailey's Irish Creme as well, and it goes well with many things Landon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Super shots Gerold and great flight!!!!!!!!! Glad you made it home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 11 hours ago, Sniper31 said: @Stillwater Well Gerold, nothing at all wrong with that. I love my Bailey's Irish Creme as well, and it goes well with many things Landon I rarely drink Bailey´s, basically only after dinner in planes. I mean, in those days when we were flying in real. I might have to start this practise in virtual flights ... 11 hours ago, lifejogger said: Super shots Gerold and great flight!!!!!!!!! Glad you made it home. Thank you John. From Frankfurt it is indeed just a short hop further home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Super shots Gerold , i like them all , the first shot is REAL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Great ending to your flight Gerold, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I bet they missed you back home Gerold (hopefully). Epic trip mate! I really enjoyed it with you. Cheers Graeme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Fantastic journey Tahiti to Frankfurt, Gerold with some great shots. We are so blessed with the quality of our modern flight simulators. Re Bailey's, a long time ago a LH captain suggested that I pour a bit of that stuff into my coffee. Since then I do that on every flight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 thanks for the planning explanation Gerold @Stillwater 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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