Harbin Y-12
B-3813

Southern Cross Aviation Flight SXA440

Kunming, China to Riyadh Saudi Arabia
ZPPP - VYMD - VECC - VANP - VAAH - OPKC - OOMS - OBBI- OERK

Around the World in 180 Hours

November 2007

 

The "Before" photo, Harbin Y-12 on the ramp, Kunming, China
Note the sideways-facing landing light on the fuselage.
A small motor points it forward when it is turned on.

 

Three GPS receivers, Airspeed in km/hr, Altitude in Meters, Vertical Speed in m/s, Fuel in kg
Note Artificial Horzon on left with the horizon attached to the frame and the tiny airplane free to move.
Guaranteed to improve your instrument scan at the slightest hint of turbulence.

 

Captain's Panel

 

Co-Pilot's Panel

 

Fuel Cut-Off Switches adjacent to Fuel Boost Pump Switches

 

Rudder and Aileron Electric Trim Switches, Fuel and Flap Controls
The Starter Switches are cleverly hidden under the Fuel Levers

 

Cutting English labels to cover Chinese symbols on switches and circuit breakers

 

Overhead Switch Panel with new labels

 

Captain Dickens inspecting cargo tie-down security

 

Over Mandalay, Myanmar - count the temples...

 

Paying for fuel, Mandalay

 

Kolkata (Calcutta), India

 

Russian MIG-25 taxiing for local flight, Kolkata

 

Early morning traffic, Nagpur, India

 

View from Hotel Pal Palace, Nagpur

 

Over-wing refueling, Nagpur, India

 

View from the Control Tower, Ahmedabad, India

 

Filing Flight Plan in the Tower, Ahmedabad

 

Departing Karachi, Pakistan - only 35 minutes on the ground !!

 

Just Fueling Around, Muscat, Oman

 

Leaving United Arab Emirates, passing over Persian Gulf

 

On the ground, Bahrain - Airport ID "OBBI"

 

The "After" picture - on the ramp, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

Dubai International Airport Terminal

 

Inside the International Terminal, Dubai

 

 

Route Map

Leaving from LAX at midnight, November 22nd, Thanksgiving Day, we flew with China Airlines to Taipei, Taiwan and on to Hong Kong, where DragonAir took us to Kunming, China.

The venerable Harbin Y-12 took us from Kunming to Mandalay, Myanmar, Kolkata (Calcutta), Ahmedabad and Nagpur, in India, Karachi, Pakistan, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Bahrain and, finally, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Continuing west, Emirates Air flew us, via Dubai, to New York's JFK. American Airlines flew us from there to LAX, arriving on Friday afternoon, November 30th, completing an around-the-world loop in 180 hours.

 

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