Indonesia to Bali

Long flights over water in single engine piston aircraft are generally considered unattractive due to the lack of options if the fan stops turning. If you follow one of those towards land with high mountains and clouds you could be thought certifiable. But I can honestly say i really enjoyed today's flying.

I took on the 6.5 hours of flying in the left seat which was all in visual meteorological conditions and Jan set up the HF radio about which I know very little.

The water flying was uninteresting but the volcanoes on Surabaya and Bali climbed magestically out of the clouds to make quite a scene. Once again we were routed easily around them and into Bali airport and our handlers after some delay got us into a hotel near the airport.

One more day and we'll be on home turf. I am very excited about that!

Approx Flying:     904 NM
Hobbs time:         7.1 hours
Fuel uplift in Singapore:   240 litres
Price per litre:       AUD$2.37