Round the World Flight with HB-PON 2008/09 - Stage 2. The flight back to Europe (Tulare, to Palo Alto California)

Stage 2. The flight back to Europe (Tulare, to Palo Alto California)

Round the World Flight with HB-PON 2008/09

Rolf Martin FRIEDEN & Manfred Melloh

Sat 12 Nov 2005 13:29

37:27.6N 122:06.8W

With regular contacts by telephone and by e-mail with David Johnston, I was constantly kept updated of all the work in process. As per the master plan of this project,
David informed me in early October that HB-PON would be ready for the 10-hour engine break-in, the second week of November.

Olivier, my co-pilot and I returned back to San Francisco early in the second week of November and then headed straight down to Tulare to take delivery of my freshly inspected
and upgraded Comanche with the shining overhauled power plant and its new "Titan" cylinders.

Our brand new Titan Cylinders ready to be mounted

With strict instructions from David Johnston on how to break-in the overhauled engine for the next 10 hours,
Olivier and I spent the next few days racing up and down the central valley at low altitude and different defined
power settings, whenever the autumn fog disappeared.

HB-PON freshly overhauled and ready for the first test flights

Blog Entries

2009

Jul 2009

Wed 15 Jul 17:16
- 62. Epilog
Sun 12 Jul 21:22
- 61. Final Leg and Homecoming: Carcassonne France LFMK to La Côte LSGP Switzerland 12.07.2009 - 986 NM - 1:58H rs.
Sat 11 Jul 19:22
- 60. Gibraltar LXGB to Carcassonne France LFMK 11.07.2009 - 665 NM - 4:22Hrs.
Fri 10 Jul 17:17
- 59. Santa Maria Azores LPAZ to Tanger Morocco and Gibraltar LXGB 10.07.2009 - 986 NM - 6:58Hrs.
Wed 8 Jul 20:59
- 58. St John's New Found land Canada (CYYT) to Santa Maria Azores (LPAZ) 8.07.2009 - 1375 NM - 10:08Hrs.
Mon 6 Jul 18:49
- 57. Bangor Main (KBGR) to St John's New Found land Canada (CYYT) 6.07.2009 - 716 NM - 43:45Hrs.
Sat 4 Jul 21:54
- 56. Buffalo Niagara Falls (KBUF) to Bangor Main (KBGR) 4.07.2009 - 531 NM - 3:07 Hrs.
Fri 3 Jul 12:50
- 55. Dayton Wright Brothers (KMGY) to Buffalo Niagara Falls (KBUF) 3.07.2009 - 386NM - 2:28 Hrs.

Jun 2009

May 2009

Apr 2009

Wed 29 Apr 12:32
- 49. Panama City (MPTO)- Punta Cana Dominican Republic (MDPC) 29.4.2009, 872NM, 6:30 Hrs flight
Sun 26 Apr 17:27
- 48. Guayaquil, Ecuador (SEGU) - Panama City (MPTO) 26.4.2009, 674NM, 5:12 Hrs flight
Sat 25 Apr 12:21
- 47. Trujillo, Peru - Guayaquil, Ecuador- 25.4.2009, 467NM, 3:06 Hrs flight
Fri 24 Apr 22:05
- 46. Arica, Chile to Trujillo, Peru, - 24.4.2009 - 2'150 Km, 6:09Hrs flight
Thu 23 Apr 17:12
- 44. SANTIAGO, Chile (SCTB) - 23.4.2009
- 45. Santiago to ARICA, Chile - 23/24.4.2009 2'200 Km, 7:00Hrs
Mon 20 Apr 09:49
- 44. ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLAND - TOBALABA-SANTIAGO-Chile, SCTB - 20.4.2009 - 458NM - 3:00hrs
Thu 16 Apr 22:37
- 42 RAPA NUI - EASTER ISLAND, CHILE, SCIP (part 2) - 11/ 16.4.2009
- 43. Flight planning ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLAND Chile, SCRC - 17.4.2009 - 1618NM - 12:21
Sat 11 Apr 11:29
- 41 RAPA NUI - EASTER ISLAND, CHILE, SCIP (part 1) - 11/ 16.4.2009
- 40 Totegegie on Mangareva Atoll to Easter Island 1402nm 10h30
Thu 9 Apr 05:15
- 39 Totegegie, Mangareva Gambier Islands
Wed 8 Apr 15:02
- 38 Papeete, French Polynesia to Totegegie, Gambier Islands, NTGJ - 08.04.2009 - 892NM- 6:20
Mon 6 Apr 15:16
- 37 Start of Stage 3. Papeete to Maupiti, French Polynesia, NTMP - 06/07.04.2009 - 165NM- 1:10

Feb 2009

Tue 3 Feb 05:48
- 36 TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA - End of Stage 2

Jan 2009

Fri 30 Jan 16:32
- 35. Aitutaki, Cook Islands to TAHITI, FRENCH POLINESIA, NTAA, FAAA - 28.1.2009 - 584NM - 3:56
Wed 28 Jan 19:42
- 34. Rarotonga, Cook Islands to AITUTAKI ISLAND,NCAI - 26.1.2009 - 142 NM - 1:10
Sun 25 Jan 04:14
- 33. RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS), NCRG - 22/26.1.2009 - 814 NM - 5:56h
Thu 22 Jan 09:12
- 32. VAVA' U ,TONGA - 21.1.2009 - 172NM - 1:17h
Wed 21 Jan 20:31
- 31. An Invitation for a Day trip to Vava'u with the King's Beech 18
- 30. FUA' AMOTU, TONGA, NFTF - 19.1.2009 - 468NM - 3:35 ,
Tue 20 Jan 09:57
- 30. FUA' AMOTU, TONGA, NFTF - 19.1.2009 - 468NM - 3:35 ,
Sun 18 Jan 11:54
- 29. Port Vila to NADI, FIJDI , NFFN -18.1. 2009 - 522NM - 3:31
Sat 17 Jan 11:40
- 28 PORT VILA, VANUATU,NVVV - 16/17.1.2009 - 285NM - 2:54
Thu 15 Jan 12:22
- 27 NUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA, NWWW - 14/16.1.2009 - 431NM - 3:14
Mon 12 Jan 21:36
- 26 NORFOLK ISLAND, YYSNF - 12 /14 .1.2009 - 431NM- 3:14
Thu 8 Jan 17:13
Tue 6 Jan 10:28
- 22. Ballina,YBNA - 6.1.2009 - 50NM - 0:21

2008

Jul 2008

Wed 23 Jul 09:48
- 21. MURWILLUMBAH, YMUR, (NSW) - 23.07.08 - 315NM - 2:54
- 20. WARNERVALE, YWVA, (Sydney) - 23.07.08 - 325NM - 2:36
Sat 19 Jul 12:15
- 19. DENNILIQUIN, YDLQ, (NSW) - 313NM - 2:00
Wed 16 Jul 16:38
- 18. ADELAIDE, YPPF, (Australia) - 16.07.08 - 398NM - 2:50
Tue 15 Jul 17:31
- 17. COOBER PEDY, YCBP, (Australia) - 15.07.08 - 2:08
Mon 14 Jul 16:35
- 16. AYERS ROCK, YAYE, (Australia) - 14.07.08 - 17:35 - 370NM - 2:10
Fri 11 Jul 13:38
- 15. ALICE SPRINGS, YBAS, (Australia) - 11.07.08 - 676NM - 5:36
Thu 10 Jul 16:35
- 14. BROOME, YCIN, (Australia) - 10.07.08- 676NM - 5:30
Mon 7 Jul 14:36
- 13 BALI, WAAD, (Indonesia) - 6.07.08 - 570NM - 5:36
Fri 4 Jul 16:08
- 12. CHRISTMAS ISLAND; YPXM, (Australia) - 720NM - 4:15
Thu 3 Jul 15:15
- 11. SELETAR, WSSL, (Singapore) -3.07.08 - 521NM - 4:15

Jun 2008

Sun 29 Jun 18:02
- 10. PHUKET, VTSP, (Thailand) - 29.06.08 - 1097NM - 9:02
Sat 28 Jun 14:10
- 9. COLOMBO, VCBI, (Sri Lanka) - 419NM - 3:10
Wed 25 Jun 09:54
- 8. MALE, VRMM, (Maldives) - 25.06.08 - 1461NM - 10:54
Tue 24 Jun 00:35
- 7. MUSCAT, OOMS, (Oman) - 24.06.08 - 188NM - 1:35
Sun 22 Jun 08:19
- 6. DUBAY, OMDB, (U.A.E.) - 22.06.08 - 1226NM - 9:19
Fri 20 Jun 20:26
- 5. LUXOR, HELX, (Egypt) - 20.06.08 -1237NM -10:02
Thu 19 Jun 16:15

Mar 2008

Thu 6 Mar 12:45
- The Aircraft HB-PON
- Round the World Flight HB-PON , 2008 / 2009

2006

Aug 2006

Sat 5 Aug 18:32
- Part II The return Flight: Carcassonne, France to Geneva and La Côte, Switzerland
Fri 4 Aug 19:26
- Part II The return Flight: Marrakech, Morocco via Almeria, Spain to Carcassonne, France
Wed 2 Aug 19:18
- Part II The return Flight, Lanzerote, Canary Island to Marrakech, Morocco
Tue 1 Aug 19:11
- Part II The return Flight, Dakar, Senegal via Mauretania and southern Morocco to Lanzerote, Canary Island

Jul 2006

Sun 30 Jul 19:45
- Part II The return Flight, Ouagadougou, Burkino Faso via Bamako, Mali to Dakar, Senegal
Sat 29 Jul 17:38
- Part II The return Flight, Sao Tomé Island to Lomé, Togo to Ouagadougou, Burkino F aso
Tue 25 Jul 17:59
- Part II The return Flight, Port Gen til, Gabon to Sao Tomé Island
- Part II The return Flight, Pointe Noir, Rep. of Congo to Port Gentil, Gabon
Mon 24 Jul 19:49
- Part II The return Flight, Etosha Pan via Ondangwa, Namibia to Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo
Fri 21 Jul 18:43
- Part II The return Flight, Windkoek to Namutoni Etosha Pan, Namibia
Thu 20 Jul 19:33
- Part II The return Flight, Walfish Bay to Windkoek, Namibia
Wed 19 Jul 20:59
- Part II The return Flight, Cape Town, South Africa to Walfish Bay, Namibia
Tue 18 Jul 18:25
- Part II The return Flight, George to Cape Town, South Africa
Mon 17 Jul 19:31
- Part II The return Flight, Johannesburg - George, South Africa

May 2006

Sat 20 May 22:59
- Part I. Xugana Lodge via Maun, Botswana to Lanseria Johannesburg in South Africa
Fri 19 May 17:35
- Part I. Qway River Lodge to Xugana Lodge, Botswana,
Thu 18 May 20:45
- Part I. Viczoria Falls, Zimbabwe via Kasane to the Quay River Lodge, Botswana
Tue 16 May 18:36
- Part I. Makokolo Lodge, Malawi to Viczoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Fri 12 May 17:30
- Part I. Kilimanjaro, Tansania via Lilongwe to Makokolo Lodge, Malawi
Wed 10 May 19:24
- Part I. Malindi, Kenya to Kilimanjaro, Tansania
Mon 8 May 16:54
- Part I. Djibouti to Malindi, Kenya
Sun 7 May 21:49
- Part I. Khartoum, Sudan to Djibouti. - What a unexpected Surprise!
- Continuing alone for the rest of the Trip
Fri 5 May 19:33
- Part I. Heraklion, Greece to Luxor,Egypt
Wed 3 May 20:03
- Part I. Brindisi, Italy to Heraklion, Greece
Tue 2 May 17:10
- Part I. Geneva to Brindisi, Italy
Mon 1 May 11:40
- A Dream of Africa

Apr 2006

Tue 25 Apr 11:35
- A Dream of Africa. The preparations....

2005

Dec 2005

Mon 26 Dec 18:03
- Rolf Frieden shares here his emotions:
Sun 4 Dec 13:13
- The legendary Pioneers
Fri 2 Dec 23:58
- The flight back home (Murcia, Spain via Geneva to La Côte, Switzerland)
Thu 1 Dec 20:13
- The flight back home (Lanzerote Canary Islands to Murcia, Spain)

Nov 2005

Wed 30 Nov 19:34
- The flight back home (St Louis, Senegal to Lanzerote Canary Islands)
Tue 29 Nov 21:21
- The flight back home (Dakar to St Louis, Senegal)
Sun 27 Nov 21:13
- The flight back home (Recife, Brazil to Dakar, Senegal)
Sat 26 Nov 13:57
- The flight back home ( Belem, Brazil to Recife)
Wed 23 Nov 20:49
- The flight back home ( Cayenne, French Guayana to Belem, Brazil)
Tue 22 Nov 20:34
- The flight back home (Tobago via Trinidad to Cayenne, French Guayana)
Mon 21 Nov 21:08
- The flight back home (San Marteen Island to Tobago)
Sun 20 Nov 21:56
- The flight back home (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic to San Marteen Island)
Thu 17 Nov 19:47
- The flight back home ( Hawks Nest on Cat Island, Bahamas to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic)
Wed 16 Nov 19:25
- The flight back home (Panama City, Florida via Freeport, Grand Bahama to Hawks Nest on Cat Island, Bahamas)
Tue 15 Nov 19:08
- The flight back home (North Plate, Nebraska to Panama City, Florida)
Mon 14 Nov 20:33
- The flight back home (Las Vegas, Nevada to North Plate, Nebraska)
Sun 13 Nov 23:44
- The flight back to Switzerland (Tulare, California to Las Vegas ,Nevada)
Sat 12 Nov 13:29
- Stage 2. The flight back to Europe (Tulare, to Palo Alto California)
Thu 10 Nov 13:11
- Beginning of Stage 2. Preparing for the return flight (Tulare, to Palo Alto California)

Aug 2005

Thu 18 Aug 11:59
- The flight westward to California (Las Vegas, new Mexico to Tulare, California)
Wed 17 Aug 20:06
- The flight westward to California (Fond du Lac to Las Vegas, New Mexico)
Sun 14 Aug 22:59
- The flight westward to California (Buffalo, Niagra Falls, New York to Fond du Lac)
- The flight westward to California (Toronto Canada to Buffalo USA)
Sat 13 Aug 20:54
- The flight westward to California (Chibougamau to Toronto Canada)
Fri 12 Aug 22:59
- The flight westward to California (La Grande Rivière to Chibougamau)
- The flight westward to California (Ik aluit in northern Canada to la Grande Riviè re)
Thu 11 Aug 20:59
- The flight westward to California (Sondrestrom Fjord, Greenland to Iqualuit in Northern Canada)
- The flight westward to California (Reykiavik, Iceland to Sondrestrom Fjord, Greenland)
Wed 10 Aug 11:16
- The flight westward to California ( Wick to Reykiavik)
Tue 9 Aug 21:29
- The flight westward to California (Geneva via the Island of Jersey to Wick in northern Scotland)
Mon 1 Aug 21:22
- The Planning Phase for this long range trip to California and back
- 31'000 Kilometers for a Newly Overhauled and upgraded Piper Comanche

Stage 2. The flight back to Europe (Tulare, to Palo Alto California)

Blog Entries

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