Flying across the Atlantic

Hi Folks,

 

     I had the opportunity to fly a mid-sized business jet across the Atlantic Ocean this week.  It was the first time for me to "hop the pond" without being on an airline.  The flight was actually pretty straight forward, but there were a few techniques which had to be used which were new to me.  I found the flight to be fascinating, although a nonpilot would probably make a big yawn about the whole thing.  grin!

 

     We flew from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Athens, Greece, then on to Shanon, Ireland where we spent the night.  Next day we flew from Shanon, Ireland, crossing the Atlantic Ocean to Gandor, NewFoundland, and then stopped for the night in Bangor, Maine.  The following day we pulled into Little Rock, Arkansas, which is where we are right now...waiting to take the reverse flight back to Jeddah in a couple of brand new Hawker-750's.

 

     Just wanted to send this out.  For the pilots that follow my blog, let me know if you want to see the coordinate plots when I get back to Nicaragua, I kept a copy. 

 

Later,

 

Richard