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Around the world in GA - Mark Vall - 02-15-2016 Just got call from my accountant... Hey Mark, you wealthy donkey - stop collecting money and start spending a bit... Not bad idea from someone who should take care of my finances... Therefore I`m sitting in leased Mooney Bravo to fly around the world The only question is: Which direction... I have to go from Canada to Russia, that`s for sure. But what should be the next logical step? Checking on beautiful Himalayas, spend some good time in Bangalore, splash to the ocean in Arab Emirates or just go trough Russia and take some pictures of lake Baikal and spy over the largest Russian cities? What would be your hint? The next stop will be Canada for sure and it will take some time to fly it over... But you know - wana be prepared The route so far: EKCH >> EKBI EKBI >> ENCN ENCN >> ENHD ENHD >> EGPB EGPB >> EKVG - fuel stop on my Home airport is a must EKVG >> BIRK BIRK >> BGKK BGKK >> BGAA The next leg will bring me from BGAA to CYXP Wish me luck! Re: Around the world in GA - AS 2 Tom Little - 02-16-2016 Sounds great Mark! "Spy over the largest Russian cities" - lol! Re: Around the world in GA - Mark Vall - 02-20-2016 It`s time for status update... After a looong flight from Greenland to Canada, where my Mooney was freezing even with de-icing on, I made short detour in "Country of Marple leaf" to explore Lake Winnipeg, enjoy colorful nightlife in Edmonton and check on wonderful Rocky mountains. Boring summary of flight legs: BGAA >> CYXP CYXP >> CYGL CYGL >> CYPL CYPL >> CYDN CYDN >> CYXE CYXE >> CYWM CYWM >> CYYE CYYE >> CYWY CYWY >> CYVQ The perfect flight experience dramatically changed once my Mooney crossed border with Alaska... I won`t forget of flight CYVQ >> PABT - PABT Ground: Mooney URM, welcome in Bettles, turn next taxiway ... - PABT Ground: Mooney URM, taxi to Bond area, turn off the engine and stay in cockpit. NO ONE shall leave the airplane. You`re obliged to wait for Police and FDA officer - Mark: ehhhm... Taxi to Bond area, Mooney URM ... - Sheriff: Sir, leave your hands on the yoke. I`ll open the door. Once opened, you`ll slowly get out and turn towards the aircraft... - Mark: Sure, officer, but... - Sheriff: Cooperate! I felt something cold on my wrist and heard locks clipping... Oh, Mark, you ass... Was this trip necessary? - FDA officer: Where is the contraband? Where do you have it? What you would like to smuggle??? - Mark: What? - Sheriff: Don`t make any fast movements, sir... - FDA officer: Ahaaa - I knew it!!! What`s this??? - Mark: What? This? Just a traditional food from Iceland. Its called H??karl and it is fermented shark meat - actually rotting shark meat. Little bit smelly meat... - Sheriff: Sir, you`re under arrest! Well, after 1 night in well heated cell, I was free. All of my H??karl supplies were confiscated, I paid penalty of $50 and on top of it, I`m banned to visit this airport in the future... Only 2 more flights and I will be in even more friendly Russia Wish me luck! PABT >> PAEM PAEM >> PASA Re: Around the world in GA - Mark Vall - 03-27-2016 Every good story has to end one day. Experiencing mixture of feelings - Proud I made it, sad because this adventure is over... BUT Another adventure will hit the deck soon Final legs of my journey: PABT >> PAEM PAEM >> PASA Bye bye world, bye bye high-quality fuel PASA >> UHMA UHMA >> UHPP UHPP >> UHSS UHSS >> UHBB UHBB >> UELL UELL >> UIII UIII >> UNKL UNKL >> UNOO UNOO >> USCC USCC >> UWKD UWKD >> UWGG UWGG >> UUWW UUWW >> UMKK UMKK >> EKCH Back on Baseline Quick stats: Total flights: 34 Total distance: 13,407 nm Total flight time: 82 hours 15 minutes Total leasing costs: 31,417.85 USD Total fuel used: 10,631 lbs Average landing rate: 77.79 And the whole story in big picture Re: Around the world in GA - AS 2 Tom Little - 03-27-2016 That's incredible Mark! Thanks for posting. Re: Around the world in GA - AS380 Mark Richards - 03-28-2016 That is awesome, well done Mark!