Radio tower atop the Tokyo Electric Power Company building used to be a skyline feature that is now lost amongst the skyscrapers

That would be the wreckage of a DC-3 Douglas aircraft that made a forced landing back in 1973 with no injuries - an oddity that attracts tourists

Coming up on the fog-enshrouded main island of St. Vincent

Still some terrain between myself and Sapporo but clouds are broken enough to let me through

My friend Andrew is off my wing as we cruise past the famous huge beaches of Wildwood. Conditions remain closed in

Looking back along Miami Beach towards Miami proper

Ooops almost got right in the way of the approach to the airport. ATC comms still messed up so just doing my best to stay out of anyone's way

Oxygen masks stowed and switched off. Emergency averted!

Sergeant Fred Rowen submissions for book 'Sacrifice Remembered'

Headed past more hangars towards the runway end, note the sock direction is different than the one near the main tarmac

The full Tokyo skyline is now visible

Returning to the Columbia River as it cuts past the feet of the Cascade Range

Got a ways to go before my next lighthouse so grabbing some altitude for a better view over the island

Can't get enough views of the Seattle skyline

Had the fuel truck sent down from the rest stop to fill me up so I could continue on my next leg. But not today. I think I'll borrow someone's camper up there for the night. Oh hey, a fellow Staggerwing. Hiyo! Also just missed a spot rain shower

Coming up on Worland, with the highway continuing to snake off into the distance, which I was originally going to follow but here's the thing - I keep forgetting how high you need to fly out here. I'm at 10,000' ASL and barely 2-3k' above ground, so my airspeed is abysmal at barely 90kts and so I'm flying direct to the airport cause *YAWN* its getting late

Passing the wind tower that marks the halfway point of the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line tunnel running beneath the waters

Passing over Orient Beach on my way to a 45-degree intercept of the traffic pattern

The octagonal Nippon Budokan martial arts arena and the grounds of the Imperial Palace

Direct from the Seychelles to the Maldives should be doable even with prevailing winds out of the east

I really like seeing this data.

Whoops so that was just some apron space off the side of the actual taxiway....

Nice easy touchdown at Komatsu Airport

Ooop, bit of a crosswind. I mean, I knew there would be one but it's a bit stronger than expected

Have decided to drop down a few hundred feet to give us more spacing. Chose 2,350' because that would make the needle point straight out to the right "whatever makes your OCD happy" says Andrew. I have great friends :)

Coming up on the small beach from where I will set out on compass heading in search of Orcas

3/4 of the way down to MD, passing Bethany Beach, with the Marriot resort hotel sticking up like a beacon

Looking back at the other side of Turku Castle

Cruising level without an autopilot in this plane is a chore. It can climb and descend quite quickly - that vertical speed gauge goes up to 4 when most GA planes go up to 2 so small needle movements can mean large altitude changes in a short amount of time if it's not closely monitored. I've been looking around outside for only a minute or so and already dropped 200 feet

Ooops all this time and forgot to set my mixture for good fuel economy, which is something I will very much need on this trip

Looking west out along the Delaware River towards Trenton. I know exactly where this is from my various road trips, there's a scenic overlook on I-295 along this river section after the bridge

Crescent moon comes out as the sun continues to set. Departing south, we make for I-80 to follow it east to the NYC metro area

That is definitely rain. Luckily it's offshore and Yell continues up to the northeast

New flying wing second fly. all flight log day5

And there it is! A bit out of sorts for this approach but you know what? Fuck it - here I come!!

Going feet dry over Nova Scotia and not liking my fuel situation - half tanks and certainly not halfway through my trip

Lights of the Maldives dot the waters as I climb out from the Gaafu Alifu Atoll

Gazing over the Pine Barrens, can start to make out Delaware Bay. We're also now clear of any controlled airspace and flying ~3k feet

Ooops again - My heading was supposed to be 240°, I'm heading too far south! This is why you set the compass needle...

Key West NAS/Boca Chica Field

Making sure no military jets are making a screaming climb out towards me as I pass JMSDF Shimohusa Air Base

Looking back at the peaks of Mount 'Orohena poking through the puffy rain clouds

Newark International and the port of Elizabeth as we follow the NJ Turnpike (I-95) south

Coming around south as I climb back up over the airport - again can't recall why I turned left instead of right after departure

Tokyo metro recedes into the distance as I continue southwest

Ugh, looking for the strip and I've sunk a few hundred feet

Nice an easy touchdown. Waving to the kids in their backyards

Annnnd fucked up the approach when I realized the airport was out above my right wingtip and I did not in fact have to go around that peak out my front window

Finally back in formation as we hop off the Turnpike and follow the Garden State Parkway

Passing over the airfield, continuing to descend as I have to circle to land. You can see the runway on my PFD