DCA World Rally Leg 8: Cambeltown, (EGEC) to London City, (EGLC)

[ddavid 149]

Home ground at last for this years DCA World Rally - Cambeltown, Scotland (EGEC) to London City, England (EGLC).

An early start - well, bl**dy 5.30 a.m., actually! The sun ain't up yet:

From Scotland, we fly towards Carlisle - here's the first turn to TRN VOR:

No sun, yet, but a nice "moon shot":

Turning south at the TRN VOR:

No one's up in Windermere - no SUnderlands around, either!

Over the Pennines and turning at Poll Hill - POL VOR:

Here are some early risers racing along the M62:

Dawn coming up over Chesterfield - too far to see the twisted spire, though:

Turning again at Carsington Water:

That's Brummagem:

Turning south east at the HON VOR, Coventry (EGBE) beyond:

Turning east at the CPT VOR:

Must be Heathrow, although I still call it London Airport:

First visual for London City:

And this is where it got really interesting - the ILS transmission from EGLC is imperfect, to put it mildly. Tested the Nav guage and it was O.K., but the ILS signal was reversed... So, it was a VFR approach - ouch! Short Final:

The cross wind didn't help, either:

But we did manage to only just miss the Numbers - amongst other things:

Definitely not a flight for the faint-hearted - or those who find it difficult to get up early, either! But with all those years of milking at 6.00 a.m., that was the easy bit. And the EGLC approach was - mmm - different...

Hope you enjoyed the flight. Alaska, next - brrrrr - long-john's on!

Cheers - Dai.

[hurricanemk1c 195]

Well done Dai!

[UKJim 502]

Dark Well done

[mutley 4,498]

Well done Dai, I would not liked to have to make that approach in a Dizzie.

Cheers...Joe

[hurricanemk1c 195]

Why not Joe? It was easy, providing little BAe 146's don't force themselves in front of you......