Asia 2 Articles

Asia 1 and Asia 2 take you to all of Asia’s capital cities. Asia 2 features 25 flights in , Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

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... with a surprise ending... and a lesson learned.

Petronas Towers are twin skyscrapers 88 stories high in the heart of Kuiala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia.

Skirting a thunderstorm
1 - Klang Gates Dam 2 - Port Klang 3 - Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort

For some ?? reason the capture file was only twice the size of my usual stuttery captures, at 630mb instead of ~ 300mb. That's fine, I can live with that. But - HD and no stuttering.
So the workflow changes again... I'll do the preflight - map - drone footage in OBS, do the inflight with the Xbox game capture, and splice them together post flight in Windows 'Photos' app.

Two suspension bridges across the Trisuli River
Pharping Hydropower Reservoir - couldn't see it
Khopasi Hydropower Reservoir - aborted due to weather

A purely self indulgent night jaunt around Kathmandu.
This is pure magic!

1 - Changsuwon Dam
2 - 1st May Stadium
3 - Arch of Reunification - under repair

--/o\-- Hunt for Red October --/o\--
WP 1 : Past the Port area and container terminal to Bunuangan Lighthouse
WP 2 : East to La Mesa Dam
WP 3 : South to Manggahan Floodway

I stopped for some delightful tea and crumpets in the rooftop garden of the Marina Bay Sands hotel.

--/o\-- BRIEFING --/o\--
WP 1 - Bogugot-Ri Island
WP 2 - Hangang Bridge
WP 3 - Sihwa Seawall

Take the same flight plan and change one or two variables (time of day, altitude) and you get a whole different experience!

--/o\-- BRIEFING --/o\--
WP 1 - Parliament building in Diyawanna Lake
WP 2 - Bridge at the estuary of the Bolgoda River
WP 3 - Breakwater at the entrance to Colombo container terminal

Same route as the morning flight. But what a different look! Sunset, clouds and lightning combine with the city lights to create a fantasmagorical spectacle.

--/o\-- BRIEFING --/o\--
WP 1 - Rajamangala University of Technology
WP 2 - The Grand Palace (easier to spot if you fly down the river and look left)
WP 3 - Royal Navy Garage

--/o\-- BRIEFING --/o\--
WP 1 - Rajamangala University of Technology
WP 2 - The Grand Palace (easier to spot if you fly down the river and look left)
WP 3 - Royal Navy Garage

--/o\-- BRIEFING --/o\--
WP 1 - Rajamangala University of Technology
WP 2 - The Grand Palace (easier to spot if you fly down the river and look left)
WP 3 - Royal Navy Garage

--/o\-- BRIEFING --/o\--
WP 1 - Asghabat Zoo | Racecourse
WP 2 - Independence Park / Monument
WP 3 -Cloverleaf intersection at Annau

Located 2nm south of Tansonnhat Airport.

Located 2nm south of Tansonnhat Airport.

--/o\-- BRIEFING --/o\--
WP 1 - Nga ba Giong (intersection)
WP 2 - Pham Van Hai (intersection)
WP 3 - Cau Phu My bridge
Follow the river as it winds north through Ho Chi Minh City.
WP 4 - Cau Go Dua bridge