Rzeczpospolita Polska
[From "Ancestors: The Origins of the People and Countries of Europe"]
"The land of Poland is a broad flat plain drained by the Oder and Vistula rivers and extending northward to the Baltic. Once glaciated, it has glacial moraines and innumerable small lakes and marshes. Only in the south close to the Czech and Slovak borders are there major mountains, the Sudety and Carpathians, though there are upland plateaus in the center of the country
Poland has connections with the wide plains of western Russia via Ukraine and Belarus on the east, with the Baltic lands on the north-west and with central Europe along the southern border. The only outlets to the sea lie along a short length of Baltic coast.
The Polish language belongs to the western Slavic group, along with Czech and Slovak. Several dialects were once very strong, but since 1945 the language has become more standardized.
One of the tribes of Slavs who occupied the area in the fifth century was the Polanie group. They settled around the Warta river and it was from these that Poland took its name."
Storm will be hosting this flight as our usual flight lead WarHawk will be unavailable.
Time-zone breakdown: October, 24th, 2014 at:
9PM Eastern
8PM Central
7PM Mountain
6PM Pacific
Flight plan summary:
We visit Poland's five largest cities: Poznan, Wroclaw, Krakow, Lodz and Warsaw.
Flight plan details: EPPO>EPWR>EPKK>EPLL>EPWA
Starting Airport: EPPO
Stops: EPWR, EPKK, EPLL, EPWA
Ending Airport: EPWA
Skyvector map here.
PLN file (GPS) here.
Cruise airspeed: 250 knots indicated
Cruise altitude: 2,500 feet amsl
Aircraft type: High speed props - any size, single or multi-engined. No jets.
For example: WWII warbirds, cargo haulers, propliners, fast GA.
Different runways for different planes! Small planes use grass runways. Large planes use hard runways. Small/large = approach speed </> 100 kts. (If grass is not available, use narrow hard runway.)
See the airport diagrams below. (Click for full-size.)
[From "Ancestors: The Origins of the People and Countries of Europe"]
"The land of Poland is a broad flat plain drained by the Oder and Vistula rivers and extending northward to the Baltic. Once glaciated, it has glacial moraines and innumerable small lakes and marshes. Only in the south close to the Czech and Slovak borders are there major mountains, the Sudety and Carpathians, though there are upland plateaus in the center of the country
Poland has connections with the wide plains of western Russia via Ukraine and Belarus on the east, with the Baltic lands on the north-west and with central Europe along the southern border. The only outlets to the sea lie along a short length of Baltic coast.
The Polish language belongs to the western Slavic group, along with Czech and Slovak. Several dialects were once very strong, but since 1945 the language has become more standardized.
One of the tribes of Slavs who occupied the area in the fifth century was the Polanie group. They settled around the Warta river and it was from these that Poland took its name."
Storm will be hosting this flight as our usual flight lead WarHawk will be unavailable.
Time-zone breakdown: October, 24th, 2014 at:
9PM Eastern
8PM Central
7PM Mountain
6PM Pacific
Flight plan summary:
We visit Poland's five largest cities: Poznan, Wroclaw, Krakow, Lodz and Warsaw.
Flight plan details: EPPO>EPWR>EPKK>EPLL>EPWA
Starting Airport: EPPO
Stops: EPWR, EPKK, EPLL, EPWA
Ending Airport: EPWA
Skyvector map here.
PLN file (GPS) here.
Cruise airspeed: 250 knots indicated
Cruise altitude: 2,500 feet amsl
Aircraft type: High speed props - any size, single or multi-engined. No jets.
For example: WWII warbirds, cargo haulers, propliners, fast GA.
Different runways for different planes! Small planes use grass runways. Large planes use hard runways. Small/large = approach speed </> 100 kts. (If grass is not available, use narrow hard runway.)
See the airport diagrams below. (Click for full-size.)
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