Halloween in the 'Vic

Well, today was a huge day for us. Up at five in drab Goose Bay, filing flight plans and working with ground crews until seven, then over the Atlantic. After donning our bright, bulky, hot immersion suits and taking the obligatory foto, Randy and I lumbered into the cockpit and set out over open water. The first hour started with an autopilot disconnect in the clouds and finished with some back and forth with air traffic control regarding HF versus VHF radios. After sorting that out we broke out of the clouds just in time for the most beautiful scenery while approaching a runway that Randy and I have ever seen. Glaciers, fjords, volcanic mountains, we did it all. After taking on fuel in Narsarsuaq, we continued the flight to Reykjavic where we discovered that Halloween is not as big a deal as we had been led to believe. We were greeted by the colorful rooftops and modern architecture of the city, though, and Randy supped on delicious mussel foam (blech!) and lobster. The next time you're in Reykjavic stick with the steak and potatoes :-)

Well we made it to Goose Bay. The morning srarted out with a send off form Nicole and the kids at 7am. After that Zach and i spent An hour trying to shovel out the plane. Once in the air we faced major headwinds,but finally made it to Winnipeg. A quick trip to subway and we were back in the air for a 1400nm trip to Goose bay. It is just as cold here as is in Dever. Tomorow is the big leap over the icy north atlantic.

Wow only two days until takeoff time, it is snowing like mad in Denver so it is hard to picture Africa. If you would like to see our poistion as we move along you can see at http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0E4DxcxbYYUzNuKNojubmcKh9XjrtxcGb (must copy and paste the link into a new browser to view). Give it a try if you would. Right now it should just show two spots in Denver. Randy

Hello and welcome to African Odyssey by Air. Randy Luskey and Zackary Huston have cooked up an ambitious plan to fly a single engine turboprop TBM850, six seater airplane to Gabon Africa and back. We are doing this for the flying adventure and to support efforts of the of Pan African Academy of Christain Doctors. Once we arrive in Gabon we will fly teaching doctors around the west African region. Our trip is scheduled to leave from Denver Colorado on October 30th 2009. Please check in from time to time to share in the adventure.