MEBAR 2014 Leg 3: Stornoway to Glenforsa

[ddavid 149]

Welcome aboard for Leg 3 of MEBAR 2014. Today, we're flying from Stornoway on Lewis, south to Glenforsa on the Isle of Mull. “Simples”, I hear you say – well, not quite. Here's Tim's interpretation of Andrew's flight briefing:

The ministry said sunny, but they got ot wrong – it's p*ss*ng down as we take off:

The plan takes us westward, out to sea to Eilean Mor, where we turn back...

… over south Lewis (or the Isle of Harris, as some maps say):

This is Scalpay and we turn south west:

Passing Weaver's Point:

And head out to sea again to visit the Monarch Islands:

Back to Benbecula (EGPL), where we'll try for our first Touch and Go:

Bit left of the centre line, thanks to the cross wind (Ha! - Ed), and a quick bounce...

Turning south again at Ushenish:

Over Barra – yes, that is Barra as far as FSX is concerned, anyway! Must be low tide...

Turning south east at Barra Head:

And turning north east over Skerryvore:

Here's Tyree (EGPU), our second Touch and Go candidate:

Base Leg at EGPU:

Making another splash – magic!

Changing course at Hyskeir:

And turnin west, again, at Loch Harport, famous for its farmed salmon:

Turning north east at Neist Point, the westernmost part of Skye:

Passing Waternish Point:

And we make landfall at Rhua Rheid, on the Scottish mainland, to turn south:

This is South Rona:

And this is Ornsay:

Nearly there now (!) - passing Ardnamurcha:

And this is Tobermory:

Our destination – Glenforsa (ULL):

Long Final for ULL:

And we're down:

Only 10 minutes early, this Leg – an improvement! And a battle against the elements is over – until, possibly, Leg 4. Hope you enjoyed the rather bumpy ride – and Thanks for joining us!

Cheers – Dai.

[mutley 4,464]

Expertly flown as ever Dai, I hope you get your graphics card sorted soon for the final two flights.

[brett 2,253]

Nice work Dai, enjoyed watching you fly.   

 

I had a bit of trouble with this flight. Made the rookie mistake of turning in a test flight at max cruise, which put be in a position to fly outside of the green due to the headwinds for most of the flight. Glad I wasn't flying an A2A plane, I would have needed an overhaul.

[ddavid 149]

Thanks for your kind comments - appreciated.

Flight planning is a lot easier now I know what I'm looking for. The flights themselves are nearly all VFR as the VOR/NDB intersections are not straightforward nav directions. Did this leg 'blind', as usual, and was pleased to be within 5 % of the time when I'd finished.

The GPU is working - just, so I may be able to fly Legs 4 and 5, with any luck...

Cheers - Dai.