Kasper 14 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 After hearing JG's story and getting a hold of the baton I had a stroll to the Anson. Russian spies did not have to hijack a plane to get anywhere, Russian mobsters did...So I went in and looked for whatever the Ruskie and the Brit who was going to dismantle the plane were hiding.To me it was obviously a deal gone bad.Not having found anything uin the plane I then went to the Madisonville airstrip. Unfortunately I was not the only one and I spend the next couple of days explaining to some suits that I was not Ennemy of the State no.1.Eventually they believed me, sort of... They brought me back to Houston and let me leave for Mexico. The only caveat was that I had to take one of them with me. Their trust was limited to where they could see me.If everything turned out to be fine in Cancun I was of the hook. With the DA40 I had planned to fly over water. For this I had to wait for perfect weather and count on my luck to make it.After some consideration I decided that I liked living a bit too much to take such a gamble and so I went for option two. The long way around. Since this was all over land I did not have to wait for the weather but I would like something with enough speed and range: hence the Corvalis (Sorry 'bout that Micke - but it is in the weight restriction). So I went to prepare the Corvalis together with my guard / passenger. I filled her up to the brim and hoped to go as far as possible. Strange thing was that the passenger did not want to arrive in daylight, so I planned the trip accordingly. We left Houston late in the afternoon in order to arrive after dark and away we went. The corvalis is a quick plane and we were over the coastline in no time. She behaved impeccable. Since we had to arrive after dark we had the luck to see an amazing sunset And soon we were flying the little Cessna in the dark. It was a good thing we had the IFR capable Corvalis because we needed those those capabilities later when we had to fly near a thunderstorm. Eventually we ran out of gas just short of Cancun and we had to land at Merida. We spent the next day there in order to once again arrive after dark at Cancun. As planned we arrived after dark I parked the plane and went looking for Kieran, to my amazement he was waiting for us at the bar. Luckily Kieran corroborated my story and I was free to go. Tools of the trade: The plane is the Alabeo Corvalis. KIAH is freeware by Lee Marrow. Cancun is by Tropical Sim Flight planning: Skyvector and PFPX Weather Active Sky Next Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Bummer you had to haul a shady character along with you...gaurd my foot. Guards don't insist on arriving at night. Hope the 'gaurd' wasn't carrying risky business. The Corvalis is a very pretty plane...nice ride Kasper . Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Excellent shots and leg Kasper! Nice to see you again! Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce (a.k.a. brian747) 142 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Good flight, Kasper, especially in the dark. Your account left just one question in my mind: > "So I went to prepare the Corvalis together with my guard / passenger. I filled her up to the brim and hoped to go as far as possible." OK, but.... By "her" did you mean the Corvalis — or the passenger? Sounds like fun, either way. Cheers, bruce a.k.a. brian747 Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Great story Kasper, and great to have you back in the fray. I'm really enjoying the Corvalis as well so you're excused for the late change of airplane Now to get that departure board updated (and make sure I put the correct month in as well......) Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Well done Kasper, the long way around was far more scenic than the direct route I'm sure! Link to post Share on other sites
hlminx 301 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Great ride Kasper It is a bit freaky flying in bad weather. well done for making it intact and without any scratch on the bird. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Well done Kasper, nice pics too. You have to wonder who trusts who and if it's more or less. Link to post Share on other sites
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