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| The start of the journey, Moundridge, Kansas |
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| The fuel tanks installed in the cabin of the plane in order for Simon and Christiaan to fly extended hours over the ocean |
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| Christiaan refueling the plane |
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| and still refueling...... |
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| Two of the six Caravan's heading to serve in PNG |
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| Some unique aircraft spotted along the way |
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| On the way to Santa Maria |
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| The tail end of the Grand Canyon |
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| The snow capped Rockies way in the distance |
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| For the pilots out there - 50kt headwind |
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The essentials!!
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| Goodbye Santa Maria |
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| On the way to Hilo, Hawaii |
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| Almost there.....Simon was FTC ONE |
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| There are days in Hawaii where the sun doesn't shine |
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| An extra day in Hawaii meant take a walk to see one of the sights |
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| Unfortunately no time to take a surf day |
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| How the other half travel...... |
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| On the way to the Marshall Islands |
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| Marshall Islands - The airport is down there some where on that sliver of land |
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| Island hopping |
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| Landed in Majuro, Marshall Island |
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| Simon showing J and Z that he took his very old and worn MAF hat along. It has travelled everywhere with him during his time with MAF and he is not about to give it up much to J and Z's embarassment. |
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| Approaching Cairns International Airport at sunset |
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| Next morning's flight to Mareeba |
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