Blue Iceberg

From US to JAPAN

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Started West Palm Beach Florida July-2008

Flying over Sweeden

Florida to Belgium in 2008

Belgium to Thai in 2010

Thai to Japan in 2011

Succeeded to arrived Japan in May-20, 2011

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GOOD SHOTS ( Belgium to Philippines )

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Belgium ( St.Ghuilain )

France ( Mt.Blanc )

Italy ( Capri )

Italy ( Napoli )

Greec

Egypt ( 3 Pyramids in Cairo ). Left side of photo, you can find 3 Pyramids , behind sand storm

Egypt ( Alsimbel Templ )

Egypt ( Luxsor )

Saudi Arabia Red Sea ( Jieddah )

Saudi Arabia ( Al Ura )

Dubai

The Hotel

Omarn ( Muscat )

Pakistan ( Karachi )

India ( Munbai ) Indian Gate

India ( Ellora Ruin )

Bangladish ( Chittagon )

Myanmer

Myanmer (Yangon)

Thailand ( Kanchanaburi ) The BRIDGE built by Japanese Military during The W.W. II.

Singapore [ CHANGI International Airport ]

To Borneo Island

East Malaysia ( Sipadan Island )

Sipadan Acomodation

East Malaysia ( Sandakan )

Phillipine

Phillippines to JAPAN

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Tsunami Disaster (Kesennuma)

Tsukuba-san

Sky-Tree Tower

Ikebukuro San-Shine

My Tokyo Home

Shinjuku Down Town

Yokohama Bay-Bridge

Yokohama Down Town

Nijima AirPort

Shikine Jima Island

Nijima Port

Nijima AirPort

Mt.Fuji

Odaigahara Water Fall

Mt.Aso

Kumamoto AirPort

Amakusa AirPort

Amakusa Island

Kagoshima City

Mt.Sakura Jima Volcano

Tanegashima Space Center

AirPort

Tokunoshima AirPort

Izana Jima

Izena Jima AirPort

Kerama AirPort

Right after AirBone from Naha Runway

Naha runway is shared with Japanese Air Force. 4 F-15 s just took off before me.

Naha AirPort

Separation was not enough and this guy landed a second after I got out from Runway.

Entering FINAL of Naha Runway after long long way from the States.

First time I saw Japanese LAND which is totally different feeling from the view from commertial flight.

Last Island of Phillipines before I started to Japan

Manila Airport

Philippines

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Found nice hanger and parked for better weather

Manila International Airport. Busy, Poor visibility, VFR, 4 hours in bad weather at 9000 feet, that s why I did not have time to take photo for approach to runway.

Luzon Island

Mindoro Istand

A lots of CB created. Many Thunderstorm activities.

Puerto Princesa Airport for technical landing, due to weather.

Puerto Princesa Town ( Palawan Island )

Palawan Island

Nice place to dive , but not to live.... No people , many fish.

Cagayan Island , 20 mimutes from Sandakan, but no radio contact anymor and for next 2 hours.

West Malaysia to Singapore and Borneo

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Orangtan Rehabilitation Center

Sandakan Terminal

Sandakan Airport

Nice water

Accomodation.

Very quiet place to stay

Sipadan Island near by Tawau . World well known for SCUBA.

Sipadan Island , I did not have time to dive this time due to weather.

Miri to Tawau

Can you recognize , if this hill was invisible one day before I land .....??. I NEVER forget this meanless hill for whole my life..........

This little hill just before Runway almost Killed me, one day before I had make a technical landing at MIRI airport, after flying 1 hour in Thunderstorm and 2 hours in no visibility at 9000 feet with rain. Many flight crashed in the past, and I really do not believe I am still exsisting . Do you see a little pass between small peek? I just went throuhg accidentally in the cloud with NO VISIBILITY. becaseu tower ask me to decent.

Kucheng Airport

Crossed Ocean to Kucheng Borneo

Big one climb up very quickly next me and passed me.

Singapore Port. So many ships.

Singapore Changi International Airport

Johor Bahur Airport

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You also can go to http://www.shuhei4fun.blogspot.com/ to see my life.

Thailand

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Thailand to Malaysia

Hat Yai airport

Pataya to Hat Yai

Very poisoned friend welcome me at Pataya Airport , but she is safer than flying in thunderstorm.

Landing Pataya Airport in foggy visibility

Pataya Golf Course

Pataya beach

Poor visibility between Bangkok and Pataya

Floating Village

World Most famouse Bridge made by Japanese Military during The World War II

ChiangMai Airport

She can draw a picture better than we can, and better taste

ChiangMai Airport

Yangon Airport

Big Pagoda in Yangon City.

Yangon Airport Terminal

Arrived Yangon

Yangon Airport

Many Pagodas around

A lots of water

HEART mark?

Many moutains.

Myanmer from Pakistan

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Many people in a tri-cycle bus. 3 to 400 % over loaded. But normal herer.

Over load is normal life here.

Nice design man powered taxi.

We have to share the runwasy with military.

Fishing method has not changed for over 100 years.

World biggest ship scrap yard.

Every ship made in every where in the world will finished their life here.

The worst and most dangerouse emviloment for workers.

Farming area is almost same level as sea level

Karkattta , old city..

Karkatta Airport Terminal

Arrived to Karkatta Airport, after long distance.

Dellih Gate. Long was to be in Dellih

Ellora Stone Temple.

Ellora Ruin in Arangabad.

Local luch, I liked.

Arangabad Airport, this is not busy, everything goes so easy here.

Many poor houses locate same area as modern residence arec.

Munbai old and new.

Still a lots of old fashion.

Modern Financial Center , the other side of old fashion Bombai

Nice 5 stars hotel, which was attacked by terrorists.

Indian Gate.

Munbai Airport, busy, complecated. Most scare landing and taking off.

Almost 0 m from ocean level. Once water goes up, everything is under water.

Pakistan delta.

A lots of water and delta.

Very nice and reasonable price 5 stars hotel, but so much securities, and machine guns.

I had to get out from Airport Area for refuelling, then they stop public traffic for me.

Karachi Airport was busy too.

Down Town Karachi

Just before Pakistani Air Space, F-16 fighter jet took off from the Carrier down below,then he scrambled me. Maybe they did not like that I was not talking with Pakistan Rader Control. It only took them a few seconds to come to 10000 feet, although it took me more than 30 minutes. Big performance different, but scared me a lot.....

Omarn from Saudi Arabia

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Omarn Airport. Big airport for small plane.

VIP Lounge

Oman Airport. I was very slow.
Big guy was holding short long time.

End of Emirates High mountain to Oman.

So many Private 747 s.

Dubai International Airport. Very friendly!

Almost a missile was shot to me,
I entered prohibited aear by mistake.
The Hotel (Burj Al Arab)

Dubai showed up after 5 hours on ocean

Also Huge Airport. So many private 747 s....

In town , there is still old fashion

Towed away by big machine.

Flat tire at the middle of Ryadh airport!!

Just before Ryadh, desert with funny patern

Important Mosc

Medina is a big relagion city

Everything is high standard

Diving in RED SEA was my dream.

Unbelievable ! All 747 here are private jet.

Rich country and strong religion concept.

Jieddah Airport. World Biggest Land Size.

Crossed Red Sea to Saudi Arabia

Egypt from Belgium

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This big bus was operated only for me.

LUXSOR

Alsimbel Temple

Alsimbel Airport

Requested departure to see Pyramid in visibilityless than 1500 m.

Can you find 3 big pyramids in sand storm , at the left side of photo ?

My parking spot was the other side which takes more than 15 minu. to be in terminal.

This VIP terminal was used only for me

This guy almost hit me , although tower said [ hold short ]. Maybe he never saw such small one.

Huge airport

Cairo Airport showed up just 1 mile before

Cairo was very sandy. 1500 m visibility . Flying IFR.

Terminal was too far away.

Irakilon Airport Greec

Crossed ocean again

Miconos Island Greec

Kerkira Airport Greec

Napoli Airport is located just middle of city.

Vesuvios Volcano

Npoli Harbore

Napoli city and Mt. Vesuvios

Capri Island

Corsica was still -5 degree

Cannes Airport

Mt.Blanc was so clear

Cold but beautifull flight in France.

Escaped just before big snow storm at 8 AM.

St.Ghuilain Belgium was -8 degree. There was a very tinny window to get away.

The First Portion in 2008 from Miami to Belgium

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West Parm Beach (Florida) to Europ

Do not watch this video, if you do not like to fly low.

Water was comb,but icey cold.

It was my dream to be over Glacier front wall.

August-6 Arrived Norway the end of Icey water.

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Really could relax at this morment........ no more long leg on cold water (s).

Arrived into a small vilage Floro (Norway)

So happy to see A Land, although it is a small runway.

To Norway. Crossing LONGITUDE 0 degree. This is THE Report Point for Norway Rador.

August-6 Ice land to Faroe island

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It was so nice to see a land after only water view, even though it is a little island where nobody lives.
Faroe island ( Denmark )

Nothing but CLOUD.

Leaving Iceland for Final Big-Leg to Floro ( Norway ). by way of Vager ( Faroe Islands Denmark )

360 only cloud.... nothing else

August-5 Local Flight in Iceland

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Volcano in cold island . Hotest and Coldest.

A lots of water.

Waited 4 nights for good weather to fly over all Iceland, but cloud was too low.
Decided to be ready for next leg to Norway. Fly only north part of Iceland.

Last 2 photos are the views which I wanted but I could not see by myself, due to low cloud. ( photo by somebody else)

August-1 Reykjavik

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Arriving Reykjavik Iceland ( very charming city ) after the most unsure and nonrelaxed leg.

July-31 Kulusuk from Narsarsuaq

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Kulusuk village Greenland .

Only one hotel of course.

Smal Gravel-Runway, but tower waited for me and put on Runway-lights, due to delay by rain and 90km head wing.

Again Big Blue Iceberg. Very windy.]

Going up to Kulusuk. 90km/h head wind. Rain. No visibility. Almost IFR.

Top of Greenland

Leaving Greenland

July-29 Narsarsuaq local flight

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Lo
At least 50m thick , impossible to be found in Crevasse... if engine stop.
Flying 2 m above water is not a good idea.....that what many people say....but I can not quit.

July-29

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Glacier Front

Melting Glacier

It was my dream to be over Glacier front wall.

July-29

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Local flihgt in Greenland. Take a look for Glacier VIDEOS.

Low pass.

Later videos are more fun.

Too big, Huge........very High, difficult to cross top of Greenland

July-28

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Landed on Narsarsuag Greenland ( BGBW ). a small airport but Released from BIG stress of first long leg .

July-28 Finally arrived to Narsarsuaq Runway

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Finally turning to the final for Narsarsuaq runway.

July-28

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Flying 2 mdter above water gives me a nice view, but no chance to survive in case of engine failure.

Warter on a Big Ice

July-28

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Getting croser to Greenland , and felt safer.
Total 7.5 hours but nice tail wing and confortable.
Easy flight.

July-28 Most beautiful ICE I have ever seen

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Big Ice. But just beautifull, hard to believe 90% is under water.

July-28

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Just before Greenland, Icebergs start showing up.
3 Ices will be lined up with my WING.
1 Ice

July-28 First Icebergs were misidentified as white Airplanes

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After long flight ,,,,,,, Greenland showed up for me. But I could not recognized that the little white things were big Blue Iceberg. Although ,,, this was my dream.

GPS shows going to BGBW.

July-28

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360 degree water holizon for 3 hours.

July-28

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360 degree only cloud. Nothing eles but cloud for 4 hours. FL30.

July-28

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Start 5:00AM Goosebay Canada to Narsarsuaq Greenland. 1300Km over Icey water.
No more land for 360

July-24 ,25

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Crossed the first border to Sept-Iles ( Canada )

US to Canada .

1 satelite phone, 4 GPS, Auto-Pilot, D-180, Nice Music System, Nice Weather for Short pants. Nice Tail wind.

Berlington US border. Ready to cross for Canada.

July-23

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The Second day is ......... r...a...i...nnnn...... Nothing I can do except to be patient as VMC.

June-26

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Start assembling machine in Indian Town Florida X58.

July-22

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Route by Jeppesen Flight Map

July-22

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Passing nearest airport Okachobi

First landing on paved Airport.

Stuart Fl.

Start for Atlantic day 1. Leaving X58.

Stay in Winchester KOKV Virginia. Inside of Washington DC control.

*ESNR(Peter) 340Nm bad weather , Rain, Low cloud, small hole in mountain . bumpy no music no fun.ENSD

August-8 ENFL

*ENFL(Floro) +4755573700 +47-95720225 custom +47-57758552 tower+47-57743007 ATC clearance350Nm direct . easy with little tail wind
+EKVG ( Vager ) +298-354450320Nm bad visibility at biggining so lost 30Nm to go around

August-6 BIEG

*BIEG (Egilsstardia)300Nm go around a lot , weather was bad, so not good photos. Could not go to volcano, although I was waiting 4 days in Reykjavik.

+BIRL ( Reykjahlid )

Aug-5 BIRK

*BIRK (Reykjavik) +354-5521611400Nm 20Kt of head wind but leg was short , so it was nice flight

Aug-1 BGKK

*BGKK(kulusku) 500Nm Because of head wind, gave up to go to Reykjavik direct. Decided to stop over Kulusku.50 kt of head wind but corm wind.

July-31 BGBW

July-30*BGBW Had to turn around after 4 hours flight, due to head wind and fuel pressure gage misreading 720Nm 7.5 hours for nothing , a lots of strenght, very tired. Worst flight for ever.

July-29*BGBW Local Glasier flight 2hours 150Nm Nice pictures.

*BGBW ( Narsarsuaq) 680Nm Nice and corm flight, with 30Kt tail wind , looked like easy flight although this leg was the longest. Nice music and no turbulence. Flyed at 3700feet over cloud till end.

July-28 CYYR

*CYYR (Goosebay)170Nm+CCH4 ( Charllote Town) 430nm BAD airport No fuel as I expected, No info to cross to Greenland so turn around and go back to Goosebay July-26 CYZV

*CYZV (Sept-Iles )380Nm easy corm flight , on cloud, almost IFR.+CYSC ( Sherbrooke)95nmCSK4

July-25 KBTX

*KBTV (Burlington) 802-864-5181 400Nm a lots of rain, low cloud , no visibility. Flyed almost IFR.

+ KSYR (Syracuse)

July-24 KOKV

*KOKV (Winchester) 830Nm long day, thunderstorm, a lots of rain, Washington DC control, chased by military helicopter. Maybe locked on to be shot.although I was not violating any airspace.

+KAYS (Waycross) stop for refuel and lunch.

July-22 ,2008 X58 ( Indian town ) Danny's SMALL grass airfield where I start my BIG challenge.