Departing Tierra Del Fuego for
Port Stanley airport in the Falkland Islands, a medium length flight of 423 NM. Here are
some things to do in the Falkland Islands.
I started this flight in the evening, and with the cloud layer filtering the last of the sunset, I got to experience a beautiful deep purple horizon behind me.
Climbing through 16,200 feet, on my way up to the planned cruising altitude of 31,000 feet, over the eastern tip of Tierra Del Fuego.
Isla de los Estados is 125 NM ahead and to the right.
And suddenly, it's daytime, as I paused the simulator and went to bed, picking up this flight 36 hours later. Now about halfway across this expanse of the South Atlantic Ocean, and 125 NM from first landfall on the southern tip of the Falkland Island archipelago.
Almost "feet wet" at the southern tip of the Falkland Islands.
Port Stanley airport is at the eastern end of the Falklands, so I get a nice view of the southern edge of the archipelago, as I'm descending through 10,600 feet toward the airport. The RNAV approach to runway 27 requires almost a course reversal, to align with the final approach course.
Course reversal completed, now on the final approach to runway 27, with the airport visible directly ahead.
On the ground at Port Stanley airport, looking west toward some beautiful scenery.
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