Bush Flying in Bolivia : The Death Road

[ShaneG_old]

I'm going to start flying around Bolivia , after some inspiration from Top Gear of course, and I will be kicking off the trip in La Paz and following Highway 3, better known as the Death road.

[Fozzer]

...looks interesting, Shane!... ...!

...but I am going to try it at a more sociable time of the DAY!... .... ...!

Off to La Paz (El Alto Intl SLLP) in my C150 Aerobat, wearing my Bolivian Bonnet... ...!

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004...FS Navigator... 8-)...!

Highway 3. La Paz to Trinidad (Bolivia)...a vary scary road!... ...!

P.S. ..don't be fooled by your Altimeter!...you are starting off at 15,000+ Feet ASL!
Had to revert to my Beech Baron 58....the Baby Cessna couldn't cope with 20,000+ Feet ASL...not enough Oxygen for my Carb!.... ...!
The scary Highway 3 bit ends at Rio Yacuma!

[ShaneG_old]

I just did the hop in my C150, you just have to get the mixture right, and keep a nice steady climb till you get to the peak. 


The speed was never high, and neither was the RPMs, but she did OK.
Here's a few shots of the trip.


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Lots of scary looking drops, if you're in a car. 

[Fozzer]

Well done Shane.... ...!

Lovely Pics!

I'm afraid I Chickened out, and swapped over to my Beech Baron after seriously running out of Oxygen and Airspeed in my '150.... ....!

I'm not used to such high altitudes in my Baby Cessna!...(Santa Barbara is quite close to Sea Level)..... ...!

Paul.... ...!

...spotted you on-line......!

[Sir_Crashalot]

Flying that Death road is fun ofcourse, but why don't you just download a car and drive it?

I'm going to do just that...

Carlo

[Fozzer]

Flying that Death road is fun ofcourse, but why don't you just download a car and drive it?

I'm going to do just that...

Carlo

I always find that the Road surface is rather obscure (blurry) when at ground level in the Sim, and its difficult to see the edges of the road, although I have "driven" the route taken by the Car (Denis Weaver) and Truck, in the Film "Duel" by Stephen Steilberg, from LA, Santa Clarita, en-route to Palmdale through the San Bernardino Mountains, (Soledad Canyon Road).

Good luck, Carlo..... Sim V Air Rescue will be on hand... ...!

Paul... ...!

[Sir_Crashalot]

I'll honk the horn if I am in need of any rescue attempts...

Carlo (beep, beep...)

[SeanTK]

I wonder how the Catalina would do in these circumstances! 

[Fozzer]

[quote]I wonder how the Catalina would do in these circumstances!