Monday, December 25, 2023

World Tour 2 - Leg 53 - Amami to Tanegashima

This leg is a bit longer, and I have 5 passengers. We head towards Tanegashima but, the main point of interest in this leg is Suwanosejima, a volcanic island with a short strip in which I'll try to touch down.

The weather is nice, so I set the plane properly and take off from Amami.








As I promised to my passengers, I turned around the volcano, to have better views, and tried to do a touch and go or partial stop at the landing strip nearby. However, it was too risky and I decided to abort. I won't risk the World Tour for something I'm not paid for.













After few more miles, visiting other islands and volcanoes, we safely arrived to Tanegashima, probably the last stop before Kyushu.


















Time to rest, refuel and think about the next leg.

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Technical details:
 

RJKA RJFG

KASARIZAKI RJX8(STOP) TOSHIMA YAKUSHIMA SHIMAMA

Distance: 180 nm
Average GS: 220-250 kt
Altitude: 9500-5500 ft

METAR:

RJKA 161000Z 15015KT 9999 FEW015 BKN/// 29/26 Q1010
RJFG 160900Z 13010KT 9999 FEW008 SCT015 27/26 Q1013

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