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[Herman]

Several hints in the image, Peter!

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[Herman]

Anyone else want to take a guess?

Hint #1: Think, "tennis"!

Now that should get some of you thinking... 😉

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[Wheatsack]

Hmmm tennis ... Wimbledon... no,  French open Paris.. no,  Australian open..Melbourne..no....Sydney..Blue moutains are a bit like that..no. Argentina, Brazil, USA, China,..... no ?

[Herman]

Peter, your'e getting closer... try the alternative name for the French Open Paris and see if you can make the link.

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[Wheatsack]

Ah got it... a very small target Herman...'Reunion Island'    Roland Garros airport in the back ground. and Air France (KLM) fly there ...of course.

[Herman]

Bingo, Peter! 👏 Well done! 🏆

Herman 😁

[Sailjunkie]

Peter, you are the champion!  Very well done! 

[Herman]

Russian Roulette

 

The flight with an Aerosoft A319 takes us from Nurnberg (EDDN), Germany to Moscow, Sheremetyevo Airport (UUEE), Russia.

A reasonably smooth flight with considerable cloud cover.

Flight time: 2 hours, 47 minutes

 

Our flightplan

 

Ready for departure at Nurnberg Airport

 

We are instructed to taxi to runway 28 (280 degrees) for take-off

 

Taxiing along snow-covered airport grounds

 

The Control Tower advises that we can runway 28

 

With engines screaming, we race down the runway and reaching our rotational speed, we head for the skies above

 

Climbing into the skies over snow-covered landscape

 

Above the clouds

 

 

Having reached our cruising altitude of 35,000ft (FL350), it's time for... you guessed it, a coffee break!

 

Eventually over White Russian territory

 

 

Upon getting near to our destination, we are required to make a number of turns in accordance with Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) procedures

 

Cockpit view from 8,000ft (FL80)

 

 

External view

 

As we further descend, we line up for our approach. We can faintly make out the airport runways in the distance

 

We are assigned to land on runway 06R (60 degrees, right-hand side)... our landing gear is lowered and flaps are fully extended

 

On the approach

 

 

Having landed at Moscow's Sheremtyevo Airport, we make our way to our assigned terminal

 

Whilst parked at our gate, it starts snowing

 

 

 

 

Hope you brought your fur coat as the outside temperature is minus 13deg.C

 

Thanks for looking & I hope you enjoyed the ride.

 

Herman

[Sailjunkie]

Another good series, Herman.

 

However, I see that the First Officer is still missing.  Given Aeroflot's record, over the years, this time he was probably passed out in the washroom.