2. stage Turkey - Egypt completed

Some worries have caused today's news related to the attacks in Syria. We were mainly concerned with the flight towards south of Syria. After the flight over Cyprus, the air traffic control demanded that Matevž continues the flight to the RASDA point and to Egypt air route, which is intended for flights under the instrumental rules. This slightly extended the route, but the wind kept blowing from the north, the north-west, and despite the long overtaken route, he reached the target within the planned time. Matevž also had some problems with an indication of electric current, which has led to some doubt and insecurity during the flight across the sea. We also had problems with communication via a satellite phone because the telephone line was quite disturbed.

The next stage is scheduled the day after tomorrow. Matevž is expected to fly through Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates. Follow us regularly for new information!

2. etapa Turčija – Egipt zaključena

Današnja etapa se je začela optimistično kljub spremenjenemu načrtu. Nekaj skrbi so povzročile današnje novice povezane z napadi v Siriji. Skrbelo nas je predvsem to, kako bo potekal let na jug mimo Sirije. Po preletu Cipra je kontrola letalskega prometa zahtevala, da Matevž nadaljuje let proti točki RASDA in do Egipta sledi zračni poti, ki je namenjena za lete po instrumentalnih pravilih. To je nekoliko podaljšalo pot, vendar je veter skoraj ves čas pihal s severa, severo-zahoda in je kljub daljši preleteni poti prispel na cilj v načrtovanem času. Pri današnjem letu so se pojavile težave tudi z indikacijo električnega toka, kar je povzročilo nekaj dvomov in negotovosti med letom čez morje. Nekoliko nas je na začetku ovirala tudi komunikacija preko satelitskega telefona, ker je bila telefonska zveza precej motena.

Naslednja etapa je predvidena pojutrišnjem. Matevž bo predvidoma letel preko Saudske Arabije do Združenih arabskih Emiratov. Redno nas spremljajte za nove informacije!

Photo: Matevž Lenarčič landed in Egypt (author: AN Aviation)