Beech 1900D
N175MH
Southern Cross Aviation Flight SXA414
Hakodate, Japan to Burlington, Vermont
RJCH -UHSS - UHMM - PAOM - PANC - CYEG - CYWG - KBTV
5800 nautical miles
May, 2007
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First Officer Putnam, Kazuyuki Komorida, Captain Krueger
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Changing the registration from JA016A to N175MH
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400 Feet... Flaps Up, Climb Power, After Take-Off Checklist
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Captain Krueger flies the Hakodate Reversal Three Departure, runway visible below
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Refueling, Yuzhno, Sakhalin Island
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Stand-up headroom for a 6-footer
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The Front Office
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660 pounds of fuel per hour, at 24,600 feet (7,500 meters), yields...
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An IAS of 175 Knots and a TAS of 250 Knots
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Ice breaking near the shore, Sea of Othosk
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Landfall, Russian Siberia
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On Final, Magadan, Russia
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Refueling, Magadan
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The Orthodox meets the Unorthodox, Magadan City
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Magadan City
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Magadan City
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Magadan City
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Defunct Neon Sign, Magadan
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Air Traffic over Siberia, Opposite Direction, Above
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Seals on the Ice, Bering Sea, Nome, Alaska
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Scorching Hot Day, 65 Degrees, Anchorage, Alaska
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Southeast of Anchorage
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Southeast of Anchorage
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Lower, Flatter and Warmer, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Delivery Complete, On the ramp, Burlington, Vermont
Route Maps
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Cleared from RJCH (Hakodate) to UHSS (Yuzhno) via Hakodate Reversal Three, V2 SPE, V8 AWE, B337 ANIMO, R446
Small "X" on Route B337 notes transition instructions from Flight Level, Feet to Flight Level, Meters
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Note "X" - Altitude changes take place on the Russian side of the FIR
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Spacing between levels increases above 8100 meters
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1. Hakodate, Japan
2. Yuzhno, Sakalin Island
3. Magadan, Russia
4. Nome, Alaska
5. Anchorage, Alaska
6. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
7. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
8. Burlington, Vermont
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Flight track from Edmonton to Winnipeg
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Flight track from Winnipeg to Burlington
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70 Knot Tailwinds across Canada pushed highest groundspeed to 350 Knots
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