3 Sept. Sikorsky S-38 Flying Yacht "Osa's Ark' @ EBBR

[hvs89]

Mill100 you can follow its route here : http://www.spotadventures.com/user/prof ... r_id=61477

[mill100]

Merci bien / Thank you! hvs89 (also for the quick reply...)

As I take it from these (latest) logs it's still somewhere in Scotland/UK and not yet 'over'/in Belgium or Germany.....
Would be very obliged if someone can (apart from these site-actuals) confirm though, when it's gonna cross to Belgium then and advise about a(ny) actual landing.
Appreciate that and thank you very much in advance!

And have a very good weekend you all!

Mill100

[BelgianBoy]

According to Scramble forum, she flew from UK to Frankfurt overflying Netherlands.

Regards

Willy

[mill100]

Hi folks,

UNfortunately the lady didn't land in Belgium, nor did she overfly (except for some spots in the very north).

Somemore details: This morning the S-38 left Inverness in the direction of Dundee to fly afterwards in an almost straight line along the English eastcoast to land in Norwich. Thereafter to Lowestoft crossing the Nort Sea and entering the European continent in Ouddorp (NL, Goeree-Overflakkee) in an almost straight line to Budel 'Kempen Airport' (in between crossing Belgium twice near Hoogstraten and in between Baarle and Bladel -NL)
According some Norwich-info it was to pass Budel, but there was no actual info on whether there would be a landing overthere: the S-38 didn't........ (track-log says: maandag 30 augustus 2010 15:26:50 Track from 51.28035, 5.53625)

Due to the active & cloudy weather it was not very likely she'd be flying low, but in this region she was presumably in/over some low but dense clouds. She could easily have diverted too......, but that wasn't the case.

Thereafter inbound Germany: Heinsberg (the German guy on http://www.scramble.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=66316) was very lucky due broken clouds -AND being alert!- to get a sight and picture!), Nörvenich
Bad Neuenahr. Then she turned north (!) for some reason (......) inbound Cologne Airport and landed there around 1640L (most presumable parked near the terminal) and departed 1720L via Königswinter, west of Koblenz, Mainz/Wiesbaden to FRA Rhein-Main (ata1836L)

Thanks again for the tracking-address! Eager to know whether the craft used radio, and/or if reg/callsign is N28V or NC28V.......

For those who would like to catch it further enroute: I doubt whether in the coming leg Dortmund will be the case (and check weather-info!)

Greetz and hopefully some more luck,

Mill100

[Propwash]

There are 'some' great shots taken at NWI on PPRuNE (#22)

[mill100]

S-38 arrived Dortmund 1st of september nightstop (ex HAM)

[sn26567]

See also this important contribution in another forum: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=42960

[sn26567]

See a flight report in this topic: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=43015

[mill100]

After last week's airshow, S-38 is still at Jersey (since 9th)

Maybe Sanicole is interested?!? (btw, they are (!) informed about whereabouts )

Mill

[mill100]

Long time no see......

After Jersey the bird went to Goodwood, but no news afterwards. I'm afraid I lost track. Still I wonder if there's someone out there who knows more on whereabouts or other actual details/plans, whatever?

Thanx very much for a reply!

Mill100