mutley 4,487 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Thanks of course to Pete for getting the baton safely to Porto De Moz. Another day, another featureless airfield, but wait, I am sure we have seen this place before? Ah yes! Loic's excellent Amazonia 2015 tour! Ladies and gentleman, I give you the magnificent Porto De Moz So another fun filled flight across South American jungle and as Pete said "Brown water. Clouds. Jungle. Not a lot of variation in the scenery". and he's not kidding and what's with this river lapping over the numbers on the runway!? In order to make my flight really fun I decided to drop into Breves (SNVS) for a comfort break and a Strawberry Daiquiri, hang on to your hats, here's the route: When considering an aircraft, I thought as I only have a couple of half-hour flights I would fly something .. yes.. fun. Enter Gee Bee Z #4, I saw a replica of this beast in the Fantasy of Flight Air museum in Florida along with a couple of others in different colours. No navigation equipment so my portable GPS will be calling the numbers. The infamous "boots in the water" take off position. Without much ado we're off. And away on on our track of 87°. Can't see the wood for the trees... Looks pretty much the same inverted! Changing course to fly over a lake, yippee! Lining up for a "how low can you go?! First stop (Breves) ahead. Down safely, making a beeline for the bush! Refreshed and relaxing in the shade. Time to crack on, I know Jess will be getting impatient, I should have been there by now, I hadn't counted on taking that nap! Aww crap! Not another storm, I have only just stopped stammering after the last one. I decided to take her low, there is absolutely nowhere to land, the driving rain starts. Some pretty trails from the wings, we seem to be ok now... X@Z!%% - Spoke too soon Belém is about 20 miles away, we have been vectored in via the south. Across one of many rivers. Julio Cesar in the distance (about 11 o'clock), a welcome site! Landing this aircraft is quite a challenge... Because the cockpit is so far back you can't see the runway on final... ...Unless you side-slip in to see the runway and hit the rudder to straighten her up just before landing That went quite well! I can guess where Jess will be! Parked up writing my PIREP Thanks for viewing. Software used: P3Dv3 FTX Global + Vectors Alabeo Gee Bee Active Sky Next REX4 Texture Direct & Soft Clouds PrecipitFX Plan-G Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce (a.k.a. brian747) 142 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Great pics and great PIREP, Maestro! Well negotiated through that nasty weather, too. But that aircraft, sheesh.... (Fun, you say?). Surely its own mother can't have loved it? But each to their own, I guess — perhaps it has charms of which I will forever remain unaware. Cheers, bruce a.k.a. brian747 (I'm just off for my birthday lunch, so I thought I'd better post now, on account of intending to be blatted for the rest of the day...). Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,487 Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Happy Birthday Captain! Have a great day! Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Great PIREP boss, and I seem to recognize the weather You do have a knack for finding odd looking planes as well! Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,487 Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 >> You do have a knack for finding odd looking planes as well! "Odd" is my middle name Micke. (Not "two sheds" as Brian would have you believe!) Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce (a.k.a. brian747) 142 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 (Just back from lunsch but shtill *relatively* compos whilsht the Champers chills).... Ththfthank you for your good wishshes, shir. Aha, so - you're shtill trying to maintain that the shsheds have nothing to do with your PIREP, huh?? <hic> I'm defshnbly goin' t' hafta include a shed in my PIREP now, yup, you'll shee.... B. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Excellent leg there Joe! And Happy Birthday Brian! Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 (Not "two sheds" as Brian would have you believe!) I thought it was "no sheds", or possibly "Flat Shed" Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Great pics and great PIREP, Maestro! Well negotiated through that nasty weather, too. But that aircraft, sheesh.... (Fun, you say?). Surely its own mother can't have loved it? But each to their own, I guess — perhaps it has charms of which I will forever remain unaware. Cheers, bruce a.k.a. brian747 (I'm just off for my birthday lunch, so I thought I'd better post now, on account of intending to be blatted for the rest of the day...). ahhhh...that explains the horribadly misspelled post in the screenshot section. Happy Birthday Bruce!. Joe...are you nutters?! Or blessed with very large dance parties (AKA "Balls" per AC/DC). That plane is a killer. Incredible that you got the baton safely to the destintion in one piece. Bows...scrapes. Great shots along the way...crappy weather always makes for stunning screens. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,285 Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 A lovely little jaunt in an ungainly aircraft you daredevil you. I guess you didn't see this first https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KTyYVnSyq4&feature=related Thanks for the ride along. Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Nice Pirep Boss. Porto De Moz, is Moz short for mosquito by chance? it looks like it could be! That 'plane looks like an engine with an after thought fuselage added. I bet it is a pigeon to taxi. JG. Oh yes... Happy Birthday Bruce (Brian) ... Better a bit late than never! Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,487 Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Yes the original crashed, apparently uncontrollable wing-flutter. The one in the museum is a flyable replica, did you notice the rubber chicken over the pitot tube? Thanks for some great feedback guys! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,285 Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 >did you notice the rubber chicken over the pitot tube? Heck of a way to go if you ask me. Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce (a.k.a. brian747) 142 Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Thank you for your birthday wishes, guys! @Joe > "...did you notice the rubber chicken over the pitot tube? " Well yes, I thought that was the most sophisticated aspect of the whole deal, TBH. Cheers, B. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Auger 22 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Nice flight Joe. Just remember, you can only tie the low altitude record. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Nice flight Joe. Just remember, you can only tie the low altitude record. Only in Death Valley, every where else you die trying. Link to post Share on other sites
hlminx 301 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Great PIREP Joe. That little GeeBee looks great fun! Guess I'd better find my passport and get my tush out to Africa soon for my leg.. Link to post Share on other sites
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