Saturday, 18 May 2019

Leg 140 - DNSO - FTTJ

DNSO (Sokoto/Saddiq Abubakar III Int Airport, Sokoto, Nigeria) - FTTJ (N'Djamena/Hassan Djamous Airport, Chad)

Departure
METAR DNSO 181740Z 31104KT 9999 41/24 Q1009
Flight Plan ... DNSO SOK G660 FL FTTJ (587 nm)
Cruise Alt... 7,000 ft
Fuel = 120 USG
PAX = Pilot + 1.1 (dear wife/copilot Marg + puppy Buttons), 100 lb cargo
Hobbs 50.6 hrs
Block Time 1810 UTC
Flight 1820 UTC
Depart Rwy 26


Arrival
Straight in Rwy 05
METAR FTTJ 182100Z 15012KT 9999 TS FEW050CB 30/20 Q1008
Fuel = 50 USG
Flight 2145 UTC
Block Time 2150 UTC
Hobbs 54.1 hrs


Summary
Fuel used = 70 USG
Hobbs Trip Time = 3.5 hrs
Cumulative Distance = 35,972 nm
Cumulative Time = 209.5 (C182) + 9.9 hrs (Cherokee) + above Hobbs (Bonanza)
Country Count = 105 done, 88 to go

Journal Notes
- Refuel (mains and tips) and add oil on arrival
- Scenery was just OK.
- AME says "like new" general condition, but also noted that the tack was reading a little high and the fuel flow a little low... so I asked for those to be fixed.
- Comments... arrival thunderstorms were challenging... 11 kt crosswind and the bumps on final were fun too.
- In RW, crazy times.  Since I did my last flight we moved onto our new site at Lake McGregor, did a little fishing there with the Lund, then I went to Houston for a meeting and conference.  And our new Pastor started!  Crazy times.  Oh ya... and turned 32 years of marital BLISS with Marg.  Love you!

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