Friday, March 26, 2010

Valls On Back Of Tile



We arrived at the conclusion of the tour. Many business and personal commitments have slowed down the journey and wanted you so long. But I am very glad I had the idea to fly over the course of the Mississippi and see places that are so interesting.
In the latter stages accompanied up the river to the meeting with the waters of the sea and we will look to his Delta
A last look at the big airport KMSY
Uphill on our left the lake Pontchartrain Causeway and the bridge that joins the two banks
Col faithful Maule flying over the Central Business District with its skyscrapers and Superdome
lakes Salvador and Cataouatche
A satellite image of the Mississippi Delta helps us to understand the photos later and realize the damage that the effects of a hurricane can be created in similar contexts
The Mississippi is going to flow into the Gulf of Mexico, we accompanied him throughout his career and now it's time to say goodbye
A bit 'of emotion does not stop me REX does well to note that the difference in color between the river and marine waters. I continue up to the extreme edge of the delta
The flight plan provides for the reporting point made from the NAS. Before arriving there, I have time to take more pictures
On Vertical airport KNBG
ATC authorizes us to go down approach and going over quota the center of New Orleans. On the left the Crescent City Connection bridge
After 179 miles and 1h: 18m flight we are about to land Lakefront Airport

parked Maule, turn off the engine and all systems and open the door. The smell of the sea mixes with fuel and combustion fumes.
E 'was nice to deal with this tour and fly with the Maule aircraft that has proved an honest, reliable and robust.
in 14 stages for 1639 miles and I flew for 12 hours and 33 minutes.

From everything seems more beautiful and far away from earthly misery. So I want to close the tour again with Louis Armstrong and the immortal "What a Wonderful World "
friends soon will be the

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Dunkin Donuts And Chai Tea

Mississippi 14 Mississippi 13 Mississippi 12

suggestion, but from inside the Maule, I think I hear the familiar smell of the sea. We are approaching the end of this tour with the arrival today in New Orleans
Uphill look at the Big Black River flow into the junction with the Mississippi
The attention is captured by a building in front of us and we decide to approach to find out what's
These are the important steel
Le Tourneau East, Louisiana, lakes and Yucatan Bruin frame the passage of the river
The stage is a bit 'longer than the previous ones, but there is no hurry to get there, just the pleasure of flying and enjoy the wonders of the landscape. Here's a glimpse of Lake Saint John Airport
Hardy-Anders-Adams
and the city of Natchez , one of the oldest cities in the state, founded by French settlers in 1716
The flight takes place smoothly and I can trim the air decently
Homocitto The Mississippi River flows into
lakes and islands in this stretch of the river make the landscape more varied
Here we are in near New Roads and False at the regional airport River
Port Allen and Baton Rouge are practically neighbors. From Port Allen enjoys a breathtaking view of the Mississippi and Baton Rouge, the city is home to the West Baton Rouge Museum and Railroad Depot.
Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana and the largest petrochemical and industrial center in the southern United States. In 1699, during an exploration along the river, the French explorer Pierre Le Moyne saw a pole, hung with bloody animals and fish, which enclosed the hunting area between the native tribes. The explorer post and named the area Baton Rouge
After Baton Rouge, il Mississippi avanza con pronuciate esse
Sulla verticale del Louisiana Regional a Gonzales, capitale mondiale della jambalaya , una pietanza creola a base di carne, verdura e riso
Contattiamo l'Atc dell'aeroporto internazionale di New Orleans mentre scorgiamo il lago Pontchartrain, il secondo maggiore lago salato degli Usa, e il lago Borgne che, a causa dell'erosione, non è più tanto un lago quanto un braccio del Golfo del Messico
Ad est il Lac des Allemands, poco profondo e molto pescoso
Siamo in avvicinamento: uno sguardo al Golfo del Messico
e al Mississippi che si preparing to end his long journey
cleared to land after 182.7 miles and 1h: 21m flight
Suburbs of New Orleans
Founded by the French in 1718, is named by Philip II, Duke of Orleans. It 's the main city in the state of Louisiana, an industrial center and distribution, and a major seaport. The architecture and style of its buildings, the French Quarter, music, carnival and its food makes it a popular tourist destination.
From the history of jazz and its connection with New Orleans you will discover that this city is also a bit 'Italian, settled there in fact 1903 la prima colonia di emigrati dal nord e dal sud Italia, giunti per coltivare i territori della Louisiana, "ceduta" dalla Francia agli Stati Uniti, offerti gratuitamente a coloro che erano disposti a coltivarli. Quello che è considerato il primo disco di musica jazz è stato inciso da un gruppo di origine italiana, la Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
La città è stata devastata tra il 29 e il 31 agosto 2005 da un'inondazione causata dall'uragano Katrina che ha colpito con particolare violenza tutto il delta del Mississippi provocando un elevato numero di vittime.

Lo scenario di KMSY è di Glenn Johnson

Prima di portare a termine il tour con l'ultimo volo che seguirà il tuffo Mississippi in the Gulf, I think I deserve a few days of festivities of Bourbon Street with the locals :-) I
accompany the notes of the most famous jazz musician of the twentieth century was born here Aug. 4, 1901: Louis Armstrong which, tralaltro is dedicated international airport.
I greet you with the famous " When the Saints Go Marching In "