Round the World Flight with HB-PON 2008/09 - 24. LORD HOWE ISLAND, YLHI - 9.1.2009 - 482NM

24. LORD HOWE ISLAND, YLHI - 9.1.2009 - 482NM - 2:27

Round the World Flight with HB-PON 2008/09

Rolf Martin FRIEDEN & Manfred Melloh

Thu 8 Jan 2009 17:02

"31:32.5S 159:04.8E"

Our first stop in the South Pacific, the famous Lord Howe Island.

On approach to Runway 10 over the lagon

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

24. LORD HOWE ISLAND, YLHI - 9.1.2009 - 482NM - 2:27

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