Goma, Congo DRC, 14.5.2004
First flight, reaching the operations area: Nairobi to Kindu
Part 2 - Mwanza HTMW, Tanzania, to Goma FZNA, Congo DRC
The second leg of the trip is taking us from Mwanza to Goma, on a straight course.
First crossing lake Victoria (man, this pond is BIG!), passing over West alke and close to Kigali. Then climbing over the mountains and flying through valleys (didn't want to get over the 10.000 ft) to reach lake Kivu and finally dropping down to the lake for approach and landing at Goma, on the northern shore.
Great weather, same as on the first leg, clear and warm -still 27º c at 9000 ft- smooth, easy flying and no trouble at all with the engine...
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climbing out of HTMW <- -> near Kigali
mountains <- -> valley flying at 8000 ft
down to lake Kivu <- -> landed at Goma
[] see flight log flightno. 946
Kindu, Congo DRC, 15.5.2004
Part 3 - Goma FZNA to Kindu FZOA, Congo DRC
The third and last leg of the trip was a more less direct course from Goma to Kindu.
First crossing lake Kivu diagonally from the NE to SW and then flying the line from Bukavu Kavumu, on the southwestern shore of the lake, climbing over the ridges there and then down again and on to Shabunda and Kindu. I ended picking up the Lualaba river just South of Kindu and flying up (northbound) along the river until reaching the airfield.
Nice weather again this morning; we left Goma just after 08.00 and reached Kindu by 09.45.
Odd, odd, odd! That RH engine lost power again and got us flying on to Kindu with the assymetric throttle setting as before.
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turning for TO at Goma <- -> clearing the mountain ridges
congolese landscape <- -> Kindu e.t.a. 15 min.
on final for Kindu <- -> engine settings
[] see flight log flightno. 947
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