25/4/22 This route is not possible now. Given the Russian invasion of Ukraine at this time, whatever happens, flying through Russia is not an option I would consider.
3/6/2021 Some work has been done now on a route that takes me through the length of Russia and avoids many of the worlds ‘hot spots’.
I am going to need the northern hemisphere summer. 2023 looks likely given the Covid pandemic and all the work I still have to do to get the new plane completed and all systems with testing and many hours completed.
YMMB Moorabbin start and finish
YCFS Coffs Harbour
YSNF Norfolk Island
NSTU Pago Pago
PLCH Kiribati (Chritmas Island)
PHTO Hilo Intl Hawaii
KSBP San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
KCDN Woodward Field
KMRH Smith (Wades Home field) Beaufort, North Carolina
KOSH Witman Regional (Oshkosh air show)
CYFB Iqaluit Airport Frobisher Bay Canada (port of entry)
BGBW Narsarsuaq, Greenland (need good WX to get in)
EKVG Vagar Faroe Islands – ( past and south of Iceland)
ULOO Pskov (Russian Port of entry)
USSS Koltsovo Ekaterinburg – captial of Ural province
UNBB Koltsovo BARNAUL
UIUU Ulan-Ude – capital of Buryat Republic
UHBW TYNDA waypoint
UHBB BLAGOVESHCHENSK waypoint
UHHH KHABAROVSK
UHWW (or UHHH) Vlasivostok exit point
RJFK Kagoshima Airport (southern part of Japan)
RPLB Subic Bay Intl Phillipines
WAMG Jalaluddin Airport Indonesia
YPDN Darwin International
YBAS Alice Springs Airport
YBHI (Broken Hill if I want a stop off before home)
YMMB Moorabbin
Here’s a screen grab in Skyvector although I’m using Garmin Pilot for the real planning.
Another look in Garmin Pilot. A few screen grabs stitched togther. Its quite a long way!
