African Flight in

N81EU
April 2000

L o g b o o k

21.04.2000
Bonn (Hangelar)	==> Colmar			dist: 140 nM
EDKB (12:00)	==> LFGA (14:15)
Hobbs: 51.2	==> 53.8
Remarks: 	flight plan to cross German/French Border, no passport control
Fuel:		20 litres Avgas

21.04.2000
Colmar 		==> Beziers			dist: 333 nM
LFGA (15:45)	==> LFMU (20:15)
Hobbs: 53.8	==> 58.4
Remarks:	need to switch to "reserve" 10 nM from LFMU. Elba fuel totalizer
		found to read too low. Correction of 20 % used for further flight.
		High oil temps. Spent night in Truckers Motel with great food
Fuel:		69.3 litres Avgas

22.04.2000
Beziers		==> Perpignan		dist:  35 nM
LFMU (11:00)	==> LFMP (11:40)
Hobbs: 58.4	==> 59.1
Remarks:	very low cloud cover. We followed the coastline at 150 ft AGL/MSL
		Great weather in Perpignan
Fuel:		none

22.04.2000
Perpignan	==> Sabadell (Barelona)	dist:  82 nM
LFMP (13:00)	==> LELL (14:35)
Hobbs: 59.1	==> 60.8
Remarks:	crossing the Pyrenées in CAVOC weather conditions
Fuel:		27 litres Avgas

22.04.2000
Sabadell	==> Alicante			dist: 230 nM
LELL (16:30)	==> LEAL (20:20)
Hobbs: 60.8	==> 64.8
Remarks:	weak climb performance on take-off due to high OAT and weight. Still
		high oil temps. Passage of a storm front in Alicante forced us to remain
		on the airfield for the night. Compulsory Flight plans in Spain. No night 
VFR..
Fuel:		40 litres Avgas

23.04.2000
Alicante 	==> Malaga			dist: 212 nM
LEAL (07:30)	==> LEMG (11:00)
Hobbs: 64.8	==> 68.3
Remarks:	cool air found at 55oo ft. Tough landing between commercial traffic.
		Ground Handling in Malaga for fuel, flight plan and Immigration
Fuel:		40 litres Avgas

23.04.2000
Malaga		==> Rabat			dist: 193 nM
LEMG (12:30)	==> GMME (15:15)
Hobbs: 68.3	==> 71.1
Remarks:	crossing the Gibraltar Strait at 13:30 hrs local. ATC speak french.
		One day of sight seeing in Rabat
Fuel:		37.5 litres Avgas

25.04.2000
Rabat		==> Faro (Portugal)		dist: 188 nM
GMME (10:45)	==> LPFR (14:15)
Hobbs: 71.1	==> 74.7
Remarks:	low ceilings prevent further flight. Highest fees of entire trip for
		Ground handling. No Avgas available
Fuel:		no AVGAS

26.04.2000
Faro		==> Portimao			dist:  30 nM
LPFR (10:10)	==> LPPM (10:50)
Hobbs: 74.7	==> 75.3
Remarks:	no landings fee for re-fueling stops. Cheap Avgas
Fuel:		40.2 litres Avgas

26.04.2000
Portimao	==> Vilar de Luz (Porto)	dist: 252 nM
LPPM (11:40)	==> LPVL (15:00)
Hobbs: 75.3	==> 78.7
Remarks:	long empty Atlantic beaches. Flying over Lisabon at 65oo ft.
Fuel:		50 litres Avgas

26.04.2000
Vilar de Luz	==> Santander (Spain)	dist: 248 nM
LPVL (15:40)	==> LEXJ (19:50)
Hobbs: 78.7	==> 82.9
Remarks:	low ceiling and rain forced us to 700 ft along the coastline.
		One day on the ground due to weather.
Fuel:		45 litres Avgas	200 ml oil

28.04.2000
Santander	==>Biarritz (France)		dist: 100 nM
LEXJ (09:20)	==> LFBZ (10:30)
Hobbs: 82.9	==> 84.2
Remarks:	crossing Spanish-French Border on VFR Flight plan
Fuel:		31 litres Avgas

28.04.2000
Biarritz	==> Nantes			dist: 220 nM
LFBZ (11:25)	==> LFRS (14:15)
Hobbs: 84.2	==> 87.1
Remarks:	"follow the DC3" in Nantes. Finally leaving the coastline.
Fuel:		37 litres Avgas

28.04.2000
Nantes		==> Metz			dist: 329 nM
LFRS (15:15)	==> LFJL (19:20)
Hobbs: 87.1	==> 91.2
Remarks:	low clouds around Paris. No flight plan within France. Although there is
		no passport control any more, the French insist on a compulsory flight
		plan for border crossings. This forced us on the ground in Metz.
Fuel:		20 litres Avgas

28.04.2000
Metz		==> Mosbach			dist: 116 nM
LFJL (19:50)	==> EDGM (21:15)
Hobbs: 91.2	==> 92.1
Remarks:	landing in rather dark environment. Evening spent with my parents.
Fuel:		25 litres Avgas

29.04.2000
Mosbach		==> Bonn (Hangelar)		dist: 112 nM
EDGM (11:25)	==> EDKB (13:10)
Hobbs: 93.1	==> 94.9
Remarks:	follow the river rhine
Fuel: 		53 litres Super

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