Piarco International-Del Caribe International

Leg:66

Route: Piarco International Airport (POS/TTPP)-Del Caribe International (PMV/SVMG)

Aicraft: Cessna 172SP Skyhawk N269RK

Cruise Altitude: 3800 feet

Cruise Speed: 110 KIAS

Route: Rwy 10 Dep, hdg 288 direct to SVMG, Downwind, base, final runway 9R.

Distance: 156 NM

TTPP-SVMG

Crown Point-Piarco International

Leg: 65

Route: Crown Point Airport (TAB/TTCP)-Piarco International Aiport (POS/TTPP

Aircraft: Cessna 172SP Skyhawk N269RK

Cruise Alt: 1020 feet

Cruise Speed 92 KIAS

Routing: Rwy 29 departure to heading 237 direct to TTPP.

Comments: Great traffic pattern/slow flight, bounced landing.

TTCP-TTPP

Point Salines International-Crown Point

Route: Point Salines International (GND/TGPY), St. Georges, Grenada-Crown Point (TAB/TTCP, Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago.

Aircraft: Cessna 172SP Skyhawk N269RK

Cruise Altitude: 1400 feet

Cruise Speed: 110 KIAS

Routing: Departure rwy 28, crosswind, heading 148 direct to TTCP.

Time (D/N/I/T): 0.2/0.7/0.0/0.9

Comments: Decent approach.

TGPY-TTCP

E.T. Joshua-Point Salines International

TVSV-TGPY

Grantley Adams International-ET Joshua

TBPB-TVSV

Changes to the Blog

Starting soon, the blog will no longer feature narratives as they have in the past. I have found them time-consuming to write, and I don't feel they add much aside from the rare occurences. I will continue to report on routing, altitude, sights, technical problems, go arounds, traffic, etc. The screenshots will continue to be featured as normal. I apologize for this, however this is the best way to assure that the blog will continue to run and be updated. Note that a couple of legs will be posted without any text as I decided this after they were flown and don't have all of the essential details.

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George F.L. Charles-Grantley Adam International

After spending the night on St. Lucia, I decided to head east to Barbados, the easternmost island in the Caribbean. I took off from runway 9 at George F.L. Charles airport (SLU/TLPC) in St. Lucia, and climbed to 2800 feet I turned to heading 137, where I remained for the balance of the flight. I entered a long left base leg for runway 9 at Grantley Adams International (BGI/TBPB) on Barbados. The approach went great. I taxied at a fairly high speed off the runway as a Piper 180 was follwing me in on final. A perfect parking job capped off another great leg.

TLPC-TBPB

Le Lamentin-George F.L. Charles

After a short layover in Martinique, it was time for one more leg for the day. I taxied back out to runway 9 at Le Lamentin Airport (FDF/TFFF) on Martinique and took off. I climbed to 1000 feet and leveled off. I then turned to heading 210. This would keep me over some lowlands and give me the perfect way to enter the pattern at George F.L. Charles airport on St. Lucia. After some pretty bad turbulence near the coast, it was smooth flying all the way to St. Lucia. I flew 210 until it was time to turn final. The approach went smoothly aside from a bit of turbulence, and I landed without further incident, regardless of the fact that there are 5 trees right in front of the runway.

TDPD-TFFF

Melville Hall-Le Lamentin

After spedning the night on Dominica, I taxied back out to runway 9 at Melville Hall (DOM/TDPD) and took off. After climbing to 1000 feet, I leveled off and turned to heading 185. This would set me up perfectly to enter left base for runway 9 at Le Lamentin (FDF/TFFF) in Fort de France, Martinique. After reaching Martinique I climbed to 3200 feet to avoid terrain. Less than 5 minutes later, however, I descended back to 1000 feet as I prepared to turn final for runway 9. The approach went well, albeit with a bit of turbulence, and I was soon on the ground in Martinique. It was however, one of the longest legs since reaching the Caribbean.

TDPD-TFFF

Marie Galante-Melville Hall

After a few hours on Marie Galante, I headed south to the island nation of Dominica. I took off and climbed to 1000 feet. I turned initially to heading 200 before settling on 215. The cruise took about 20 minutes. I entered left downwind for runway 9 (noticing a theme?) at Melville Hall airport (DOM/TDPD). The pattern went decently, aside from nearing high terrain, until final, the turn to witch I overshot and then landed pretty far, but well, down the runway. At least the sunset was pretty.

TFFM-TDPD

Les Saintes-Marie Galante

...and climbed to 1000 feet for the short hop. I realligned myself for runway 9 and flew a beautiful approach into Marie-Galante (GBJ/TFFM). I taxied into park, and shut down. Best of all, the FSX logbook recorded the whole thing correctly, a miraculous feat on a multi-landing flight.

TFFS-TFFM

Baillif-Les Saintes

Today's flying was VFR as well, a result of my destinations being non-IFR, as well as getting used to the rudder pedals I just purchased. Likewise, I was focusing more on the pedals and less on the screenshots. Nevertheless, there are still some good ones. Anyway, after taking off from runway 30 at Baillif (BBR/TFFB), I followed the pattern to the downwind leg, and continued on that heading as it would set me up nicely for the approach into Les Saintes (LSS/TFFS). The rest of the approach went smoothly, and before long I was on final into Les Saintes. After coming to a stop, I turned back around and back taxied to the beginning of runway 9. Once I got to the end, I turned aroung and took off for Marie-Galante Airport...

TFFB-TFFS

VC Bird International-Baillif

While flying IFR was fun, my next destination was sans navaids, so today's leg is VFR. After taking off from VC Bird International (ANU/TAPA), I climbed to 1100 feet for the over water portion of the flight. Once I reached Guadeloupe, I climbed to 3000 feet to clear terrain. I remained there until I reached Baillif (BBR/TFFB). I didn't descend soon enough, and when it became clear that my 100-knot nosedive descent wasn't going to end well on the 200 foot strip, I decided to go around. I flew the pattern at 800 feet, and made a much better landing. It was a tad off-center, but it was straight at least.

TAPA-TBBR