Abandon Ship!
We are calling off this attempt and returning to London on Iceland air.
We spent the morning with the Icelandic weather team and the strong zonal winds are going to continue for another 3 to 5 days. We therefore decided the trip isn't safe to make with our fuel range and will now call off the attempt.
Bill Cox the ferry pilot will return alone to finish the ferry the other half of the atlantic in mid-July. The airplane will stay in Iceland until then.
We're sad but clear we have no other choice. Without fuel along the Northern Route we simply have to call it a fine day!!
We spent the morning with the Icelandic weather team and the strong zonal winds are going to continue for another 3 to 5 days. We therefore decided the trip isn't safe to make with our fuel range and will now call off the attempt.
Bill Cox the ferry pilot will return alone to finish the ferry the other half of the atlantic in mid-July. The airplane will stay in Iceland until then.
We're sad but clear we have no other choice. Without fuel along the Northern Route we simply have to call it a fine day!!
posted by David at 1:14 PM
1 Comments:
Drat! What a bummer not to be able to complete the flight. And a real problem with the northern Greenland airports being out of AvGas. BGBW is always a question mark with weather, which is why I've always had to go to the northern fields. But without that option, it's really dicely to cross on a schedule. Sounds like you made the right decision, but what a pain!
Travel safe home! --D.
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