The one flight breaks off to make another approach after getting too close to the one ahead

Looking out over Morris and Somerset counties

Towers to measure the effects?

Cruising north towards Uluru at 12,500'

Endless outback

Looking back at the town of Amata

Passing over Kata Tjuta

Start of the Great Central Road leading west across the continent

Departing from Izumo - I have no idea if the left turn was a written procedure, because I plan to head south not north...

Climbing out from Izumo on the shore of Lake Shinji. Mt Daisen in the distance is hiding in clouds

On visual navigation towards Mt. Sanbe as I continue to climb

Passing the tallest of the peaks, O-Sanbe San, that collectively make up the volcano Mt Sanbe

Changing course as I pass Mt Sanbe

I had trouble correcting my compass gyro drift initially because my autopilot was on HDG mode, which means when I spun the compass it would turn to realign the heading bug and thus my magnetic compass would also shift

Heading out over the Seto Inland Sea to see if I can swing around the weather to the east

High into short final but was a nice smooth turn off downwind through base to line up

Short final into Takamatsu Airport

Clearing the runway

Winging it past the Harukas 300 skyscraper with the Kyocera Dome in the distance

Passing the castle ruins of Miki on my way towards the still-intact castle at Himeji

Looking out towards the longest suspension bridge in the world, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge

Taking a moment on approach to Himeji to adjust the drift of my gyro compass to match my magnetic one

Passing over an elevated portion of National Route 312

The glorious Himeji Castle

Looking back out over Himeji city beyond the castle

Passing Himeji Dokkyō University on the climb out from the city

Headed north, looking out over the massive Chūgoku Mountains range that spans the southern portion of Honshu

Civilization gives way to the rugged wilderness of the Chūgoku Mountains

Some of the hundreds of named peaks in the Chūgoku Mountains range, which runs for ~500km

Headed west now, looking out along the valley of the Hatto River as it wends its way towards the Sea of Japan

Many more peaks of the Chūgoku Mountains

Water erosion visible in the shadows - the mass of vegetation would otherwise make these mountain slopes appear smoother

Looking out over the city of Kurayoshi and the Sea of Japan

Approaching the king of the Chūgoku Mountains

Tallest peak of the Chūgoku Mountains - Mount Daisen, a dormant stratovolcano

Keeping an eye out for any traffic out of Yonago Kitaro Airport

Looking back over Lake Shinji towards Matsue

Following the E4 highway east

Mmmm curvaceous roadway of the E4 stretching off into the distance

Passing the city of Mjölby

Flying over Malmen Air Base outside of Linköping near the shores of Lake Roxen

Turning back towards the E4 highway after crossing over Linköping City Airport

The eastern end of Lake Roxen looking north towards Lake Glan and some threatening skies that thankfully I don't have to deal with

Drottningholm Palace

Runway in sight, although not the direction I'll be landing

Now I have to drop down on the other side... but this time I did end up crashing the airplane and had to reload back to here

Taxiway over passes are cool

Using the map on my right display to stay oriented as I continue to taxi to parking

Passing the main terminal area

Headed for parking out in the boonies