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Flight Log - Skerry Weather by Drew Sikora

Getting my first look at Out Skerries air strip. Oh good, I can use the light house to help me line up my approach
Flight Log - Skerry Weather by Drew Sikora

Keeping the light house in sight for reference as I come around from base to lineup for final
Flight Log - Skerry Weather by Drew Sikora

Okay now, where is the strip again?
Flight Log - Skerry Weather by Drew Sikora

No, seriously, where is it?!
Flight Log - Skerry Weather by Drew Sikora

Looking good... steady.... steady....
Flight Log - Skerry Weather by Drew Sikora

Better line up this time as I crab inwards
Flight Log - Skerry Weather by Drew Sikora

Managed to recover and keep lined up but now I'm high over the runway
Flight Log - Skerry Weather by Drew Sikora

Should have made another go around but pffft. Managed to not pancake the gear on touchdown but it was a WHOMP for sure
Flight Log - Skerry Weather by Drew Sikora

Found plenty of room off the bottom of the runway. Whooo! What a flight!! Look forward to exploring the Shetlands in better conditions though
Flight Log - Light Hop by Drew Sikora

Positive rate as I climb out from Courchevel after an uncomplicated takeoff
Flight Log - Light Hop by Drew Sikora

Looking back towards Courchevel as I begin my ascent
Flight Log - Light Hop by Drew Sikora

One benefit to landing at large airports - high speed taxiways FTW
Flight Log - Alpine Challenge by Drew Sikora

Taxiing out, looks like I won't be taking the SR22 up north anytime soon
Flight Log - Alpine Challenge by Drew Sikora

Managed to keep the nose down to pick up speed, note you can still see my yoke as it's pushed forward so far
Flight Log - Alpine Challenge by Drew Sikora

Eased up on the climb rate, now coasting up to cruise altitude at only 1500fpm
Flight Log - Alpine Challenge by Drew Sikora

Northumberland National Park

Flight Log - Alpine Challenge by Drew Sikora

Catching sight of the Humber Bridge spanning the river of the same name outside the city of Hull
Flight Log - Alpine Challenge by Drew Sikora

Back the next day after departing from a nearby airport to try again after spending several hours determining what was causing my trim to run away and screw up my approach
Flight Log - Alpine Challenge by Drew Sikora

Right down on the numbers and perfect 3-point landing to roll up the hill
Flight Log - Alpine Challenge by Drew Sikora

Parked after a perfect landing and easy stop at the top of the hill after proper application of reverse thrust, no braking needed. Vindication!
Flight Log - Turbo Alaska by Drew Sikora

No bears spotted - climbing for some altitude to better see my destination airport
Flight Log - Turbo Alaska by Drew Sikora

Going around...
Flight Log - Turbo Alaska by Drew Sikora

Taxiing back for departure
Flight Log - Turbo Alaska by Drew Sikora

I realized the course I entered didn't actually align with the runway heading for some reason so I had to make a correction
Flight Log - Turbo Alaska by Drew Sikora

Nice and easy touch down. Could use more flare - both literally and figuratively
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Weathered a few storms while waiting almost a month for departure but finally ready to continue the journey
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Taxiing out to the runway past the main tarmac
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Ready for departure
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Taxiing down to the end of the runway - of course it's the one farthest away from the tarmac...
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Cleaning up on departure from Vágar

Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Looking down at Tórshavn, capital city of the islands
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Leaving the Faroe Islands behind
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Noticing that the autopilot has failed to make note of the changes to the flight plan and is still following the original track
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

All attempts to get the autopilot back on course failed so I just said screw it, deleted the flight plan and set a direct course for my destination. Then the AP got the hint
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Nope. Up we go again!
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Still not enough! Heading up to max cruise altitude
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Cause even at max eastern VFR altitude I'm still skimming through the cloud tops
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Descending back into calmer winds as I approach the coast of Norway
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Going feet dry over the Norwegian village of Vevang

Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Skimming under the clouds now instead of over them
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Good to not be landing to the north...
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

ATC told me to make left base and I'm set to make right base and they cleared me to land. Okay
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Setting up downwind
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

Should be some parking past the main terminal...
Flight Log - Nordics Transition by Drew Sikora

There we go! Ready to begin my tour of the Nordics and northern Europe in the DA62!
Flight Log - Max Range by Drew Sikora

Fiddling with the active nav source to see if I can get the co-pilot display to show the VOR radial while my display shows the FMS bearing. All I managed to do was disconnect the AP from the FMS
Flight Log - Max Range by Drew Sikora

A last look back at Greenland as I head back out over the ocean
Flight Log - Max Range by Drew Sikora

Stormy weather below
Flight Log - Max Range by Drew Sikora

Dipping lower....
Flight Log - Max Range by Drew Sikora

... and lower...

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