Around the world
In a Cessna Grand Caravan
an FS2002 Adventure

Day 16
Thursday, 8 November, 2001
Kuala Lampur, Malaysia - Achmed Yani, Indonesia - Tambolaka, Indonesia

It was a great day in Kuala Lampur. There really is a lot to do besides the towers. We didn't get a chance to do it all, however, as there is still a half a world left to explore. We have made the decision to add a few days to the journey and go to Australia. The original plan had us going to Vietnam and then to Taiwan today, but there's a friend I need to visit in Australia. Besides, I may never get this way again.

The new route takes us south over Indonesia, where we'll actually get to cross the equator. Going south also means a lot more daylight for flying this time of year. The first leg is south to Achmed Yani, and after a quick refuel, it's over to Tambolaka, just a few hundred miles from the northwest coast of Australia.

There really isn't much to report today. The weather was great. There was a lot of flying over water. There are some decent sized hills in Indonesia, though, so we had to pay attention when flying over land.

We will spend the night in a nice little hotel near the airport in Tambolaka. Tomorrow, we head to Perth, down the western shores of Australia.

LEGStartStart
Time		LandLand
Time		DistanceTrip
Time		Fuel
Used
1WMKF
Kuala Lampur, Malaysia		3:00 GMTWIIS
Achmed Yani, Indonesia		7:29 GMT798 NM4 hr
29 min		238 gal
2WIIS
Achmed Yani, Indonesia		8:00 GMTWRRT
Tambolaka, Indonesia		11:11 GMT547 NM3 hr
11 min		180 gal
Day
Total		    1345 NM7 hr
40 min		418 gal
Trip
Total		    12,059 NM82 hr
26 min		4138 gal

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