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I'm dammasu, maybe you know me as I-UDDM on Discord or in the forum, that's also my callsign when I fly online. I'm a frequent flyer, mostly connected to multiplayer, mainly focused on general aviation planes (c172). I fly over northern Italy (LIPQ as base airport) or in Greenland (BGSF airport). | I'm dammasu, maybe you know me as I-UDDM on Discord or in the forum, that's also my callsign when I fly online. I'm a frequent flyer, mostly connected to multiplayer, mainly focused on general aviation planes (c172). I fly over northern Italy (LIPQ as the base airport) or in Greenland (BGSF airport). | ||
[[File:AvatarIUDDM.png|thumb|My Avatar]] | [[File:AvatarIUDDM.png|thumb|My Avatar]] | ||
=== About me & why I am here === | === About me & why I am here === | ||
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== From Milan to America in a c172 == | == From Milan to America in a c172 == | ||
In April 2020 I-MATN (a colleague of mine from university, who is also passionate about flying) and I (I-UDDM) started a flight based on a fairly crazy idea: fly from Milan to America, crossing the Atlantic Ocean by a Cessna c172p. All the | In April 2020 I-MATN (a colleague of mine from university, who is also passionate about flying) and I (I-UDDM) started a flight based on a fairly crazy idea: fly from Milan to America, crossing the Atlantic Ocean by a Cessna c172p. All the information and some pictures are available [https://iuddm.wordpress.com/2020/05/06/from-milan-to-america-in-a-c172/ on my website]. | ||
At the beginning we flew over continental Europe (LIML - LSZH - LFSN - LFAC), then we move up over the United Kingdom (EGCL - EGNT - EGEO). | At the beginning we flew over continental Europe (LIML - LSZH - LFSN - LFAC), then we move up over the United Kingdom (EGCL - EGNT - EGEO). | ||
At this point | At this point in the travel we saw for the first time the Atlantic Ocean. | ||
WIP... | WIP... | ||
=== Planning the travel === | === Planning the travel === | ||
We have not planned every single piece in detail from the beginning: it was an ongoing adventure. To plan every single leg of our trip we started on [https://skyvector.com/ SkyVector] to find which airport can be good as arrival. The next step is create our | We have not planned every single piece in detail from the beginning: it was an ongoing adventure. To plan every single leg of our trip we started on [https://skyvector.com/ SkyVector] to find which airport can be good as the arrival. The next step is to create our flight plan. to do this, we used [https://www.simbrief.com/home/ SimBrief], we love them! | ||
=== FVGUA === | |||
FVGUA (Friuli Venezia Giulia Ultralight Aerodromes) is a project that I created in April 2020 that wants to bring in FlightGear all the little | |||
== External links == | == External links == |
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