MiGMan’s World Tour  Valley flights

Description: Visit Bouroumi Dam and explore the valleys south of Blida.

Description: Navigate to to this delightful area west of Gaborone, capital of Botswana.

Description: Fly amongst the spectacular hills to the NW of Cameroon's capital, Yaounde.

Description: Fly out of Cape Verde's capital Praia to the mountainous interior and explore the plateau cities of Santa Catarina and Pico d'Antonia. Return to the coast via a 'smuggler's run' down steep valleys and along the southern coast.

Description: Tour the fertile valleys and plateaus to the East of the capital, Kinshasa.

Description: Fly to the salt flats west of Djibouti and return along the dramatic shoreline of the Gulf of Tadjoura.

Description: Fly out of Eritrea's capital Malobo. This elevated plateau city offers spectaular views of the Red Sea, 9,000 feet below! Runway altitude is 7,658 ft, so fly at 9,000 ft.

Description: Explore a couple of the many valleys to the east of Eritrea's capital Asmara. Runway altitude is 7,658 ft, so fly at 9,000 ft.

Description: Take a scenic side trip via Lupohohlo Dam as you fly to Eswatini's capital, Mbabane.

Description: Fly along the Conakry peninsula with a side trip to a valley in the north.

Description: Fly a thrillseeker route over Mount Kulal Biosphere Reserve on Lake Turkana in nothern Kenya.

Description: Explore the spectacular terrain south of Maseru.

Description: Visit the Presidential Palace and surrounding countryside nead Madagascar's capital Antananarivo. Ivato airport is located between three beautiful lakes which are well worth exploring.

Description: Enjoy the coast at Tolagnaro, a seaside town on the Indian Ocean at the SE tip of Madagascar.

Description: Fly along a section of the mountainous border between Mozambique and Eswatini.

Description: Enter Valhalla in the rugged terrain to the south-west of Namibia's capital, Windhoek.

Description: Take a short hop around the capital, Kigali.

Description: Fly a short circuit over Jalalabad and admire the colours of this fertile valley about 60 nm east of Kabul.

Description: Fly out from one of the world's most challenging airports, taking off from 7,323 ft altitude and visit the capital of Bhutan, Thimpu.
NOTAM. HIGH ALTITUDE. You will need a pressurised cabin and/or O2 supplies once you leave the valley floor. ICING. Engage anti-icing measures before flight.
Follow the valley from WP1 - WP 6.

Description: Fly out from one of the world's most challenging airports, taking off from 7,323 ft altitude. Visit Jomolhari or Chomolhari 'The Bride of Kangchenjunga', and gaze down across the border into China.
NOTAM. HIGH ALTITUDE. You will need a pressurised cabin and/or O2 supplies once you leave the valley floor. ICING. Engage anti-icing measures before flight.

Description: Fly from the capital of Kashmir, Srinagar to the tallest point in Kashmir Valley: Mount Kolahoi (17,800 feet). NOTAM. Srinagar RWY elevation is 5,453 ft. Mt. Kolahoi summit is 17,800ft.

Description: The largest city in Kazakhstan, Almaty is also the commercial and cultural centre. Go to the garden where the melting snows which feed the Almatinka River exit the valley and flow into Sairan Reservoir.

Description:  Fly along the border with Kyrgyzstan and viisit Pik Talgar, 17 nm SE of Almaty AP and rising to 16,335. NOTAM. Ap elevation 2,227 ft.

Description: This flight is a bit longer than most, but it is rare that you get to fly 30 miles in a more or less straight line along such a beautiful broad valley! Fly east, staying on the Laos side of the Thai/Laos border (north of the Mekong River). Return with a relaxing flight along the valley to the north. Youi may want to loiter over the Nam Ngum Reservoir at WP 5. Then return to the south across Vientiane.

Description: Visit the oldest temple in Nepal, Changunarayan Temple, on a hilltop overlooking Kathmandu. This flight plan circles the valley containing Kathmandu, picking up a few of the many local landmarks. This is one of the easier cities to explore visually as the valley is only about 10 miles across and bounded by mountains on all sides.

Description: Kathmandu is surrounded by towering peaks and plunging chasms. Explore the Indriwati River valley to the west.

Description: Take the rare opportunity to fly over North Korea's capital Pyongyang and approved local features. Stay on the right path!

Description: Dushanbe is in a fertile valley. Fly to the source of the water at the melting snow in the mountains to the north. NOTAM. Rec min alt 4,500 ft. Dushanbe AP ELEV 2,559 ft

Description: Visit the Potala Palace in the heartland of TIbetan Buddhism. The route is surrounded by mountains that soar up to 18,000 feet. Begin by climbing over the ridge N of the airport to the Lhasa Airport Expressway tunnel.

Description: Visit the four dams which service Canberra and Queanbeyan, and the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
NOTAM. Canberra airport elevation is 1,869 ft so cruise at 3,000 ft.

Description: Take a plunge off Fitzroy Falls into Kangaroo Valley in this dramatic flight. Head back to the coast and fly north past the famous Kiama Blowhole. All these locations are favourite day-trips for Sydney-siders. At the north west corner of Lake Illawarra you find a large Buddhist Temple on the Princes Highway which runs all the way from Sydney to Melbourne.

Description: Lithgow was the site of Australia's first steel mill and is often considered to be the first country town west of Sydney. There are active mines and power stations nearby. Fly loosely along the two main routes over the Blue Mountains from Sydney, west along the Great Western Highway and east along Bells Line of Road. It's always worth another flight to the Three Sisters. At the Three Sisters keep a sharp lookout for other traffic, as sightseers often approach along the valley from the west. The Great Western Highway continues past Blackheath and beyond Lithgow. The Hanson Clarence Quarry supplies sand, concrete ingredients and stone. Bells Line of Road passes the popular tourist spots of Mt. Wilson, Mt. Tomah Botanical Gardens and Appin, although they are not particularly easy to pick out from the air.

Description: Experience the highs and lows of this fertile region on the NSW coast.
Region: N.S.W. North Coast
Comboyne, population 454, is in the centre of a plateau notable for it's lush landscape and avocado farms.
Wauchope is home to "Timbertown Heritage Theme Park". At 87 acres, it is a sprawling recreation of the pioneering days of the timber industry in Australia. IT features a working steam train and blacksmiths.
Entire route: 70 nm Return flights. 12 nm: WP 7: Wauchope | 24 nm: WP 2: Laurieton and Queens Lake | 46 nm: WP 5: Comboyne

Description: Fly out of Coffs Harbour, south along the coast and then inland to Dorrigo Plateau. Contrast the rugged bushland in the valleys on your right with the lush rolling famlands of the plateau on your left.
The Big Banana was built in 1964 to promote a roadside fruit stall and now hosts the largest water theme park between Sydney (NSW) and the Gold Coast in Queensland.

Description: Tenterfield is where, in 1889, Sir Henry Parkes made a famous speech calling for Australia's federation, which became a reality in 1901. Today Tenterfield is in beef country and famous for it's fine wineries.
Rangers Valley was established in on the lush New England Tablelands 1839 by Oswald Bloxsome who had arrived in Sydney from the United Kingdom ten years before. Today it runs 40,000 cattle on the 12,000 acre property under the ownership of Marubeni and supplies grain fed Wagyu beef to the Japanese market.
Glenyon Dam, which feeds into Pike Creek and thence the New England Tablelands, is just across the border in Queensland and covers a massive 1,295 km2.

Description: Check out a few of the spectacular valleys in the Great Dividing Range, to the east of the Northern Tablelands.
The Mann River and Boyd Rivers run all year and are part of the Clarence River catchment.

Description: Sitting astride the Macintyre River, Inverell has been a source of diamonds and sapphires from the mid 19v onwards.
Nowadays the main activities are tourism and a variety of crop cultivation.

Description: Explore the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park to the east of Armidale. Armidale is the Northern Tablelands administrative centre, about halfway between Sydney and Brisbane and also home to the University of New England.
Oxley Wild Rivers National Park covers 1,452 km2 of extremely rugged rainforest covered terrain. Get your first glimpse of the spectacular gorges at the town of Hillgrove, and then Wollomombi Falla and Oakey River Dam. These three spots are all on the northern end of valley which are just begging to be explored by you!
Waypoints 4,5 and 6 take you down the eastern border of this area, west across the bottom and back up the western border to WP 6. I suggest you explore the wider valleys heading south and then climb to about 7,000 ft at WP 4 and enjoy the view from above. But, the world is your oyster so just go for it! Of course at anytime you can curtail your exploration and head back to Armidale.

Description: Enjoy the of lush river valleys to the south east of Australia's Capital of Country Music: Tamworth.
Tamworth YSTW is one of the few airports in the New England region with a control tower amd two parallel runways.
Entire route: 77 nm Shorter return flights: 5 nm to WP 1, 200 yds S of Australia's largest guitar: 'The Big Golden Guitar'.'The Big Golden Guitar', which is currently down for maintenance. But watch that space!
6 nm to WP 5 Flagstaff Mountain
40 nm to Woolomin Airport YWOM, about 1.6 nm N of Chaffey Dam at WP 3

Description: Whitehaven runs about 11 coal mining operations in the region. On this flight check out the Whitehaven, Boggabri and Maules Creek locations.

Description: Mudgee is a favourite 'get-away' spot for Sydney-siders, being about a 3 1/2 hour drive and boasting many wineries and restaurants. Mudgee means 'nest in the hills' in Aboriginal.
Australia's transition to decimal currency happened in 1966 and Gulgong, birthplace of poet Henry Lawson, was featured on the $10 note. Gulgong is also home to Prince of Wales Opera House, Australia's first, built in 1871. Gulgong means 'deep waterhole' in Aboriginal.

Description: Fly past the two longest rivers on the mighty Australian continent. The Murray defines most of the border between NSW and Victoria and runs to 1,558 miles with the Murrumbidgee coming in a close second at 923 miles. OK, not that close perhaps, but definetely getting a silver in the river Olympics!

Description: In 1944 more than 1,000 Japanese POWs broke out of Cowra Prisoner of War camp, the site of the largest POW breakout in Australian and British history. 231 Japanese died in the incident and 4 Australians. Today Cowra is known for it's vineyards, livestock and vegetables. The POW camp site is preserved with a few structures and the visitor information centre has a scale model and audio visual presentations.

Description: The combination of wheat and fruit growing in the aread attracts a variety of birds which congregate around the lake. If you sit quietly by the lake you can hear them sing! Lake Cargelligo was first surveyed in 1817 by John Oxley, but didn't attract an appreciable population until gold was discovered by a cook in 1873.

Description: Discovered by John Oxley’s Lachlan River expedition in 1817 at the junction of the Bell and Macquarie Rivers, Wellington is the second oldest New South Wales settlement west of the Blue Mountains. Named after the Duke of Wellington, in 1823 the government established a settlement there with 12 cows and 40 sheep. The colony fell into some disrepair and was revived ten years later by the arrival of Lutheran missionaries. The man-made irrigation reservoir at Lake Burrendong was built over the period 1946-1967 and now holds more than three times the water of Sydney Harbour.
NOTAM: Wellington Airport YWEL runways 13 and 31 are inoperative as of May 2023 due to maintenance.

Description: Thredbo and Perisher are two of Australia's most popular ski destinations. While not the most dramatic peak, at 7,310 feet Mt Kosciusko is nonetheless Australia's tallest.

Description: There is a dog on a tucker box, and it's nine miles out of Gundagai. The statue was first erected in 1926, and it is a tribute to the life of a 'bullocky', a bloke who steers a team of bulls who pull a bullock dray, usually laden with timber. This is the job my grandfather started at age 13. A 'tucker box' is a food container.

Description: Take a tour of this modestly sized island nation in the eastern Carribean and it's neighbouring reef.

Description: Explore the lush valleys and go dam-spotting to the north west of the Dominican Republic's capital Santo Domingo.
53 nm: Fly across Santo Domingo to WP 1, return along the coast via WP 8,9,10
72 nm: Fly across Santo Domingo to WP 1, 2 dams at WP 6, return along the coast via WP 7,8,9,10
130 nm: Entire route

Description: Fly from Cap Haitien on Haiti's north coast to the westernmost point on the island, about 45 west of Cuba. Start by flying west over the rugged terrain of the Gros-Morne Arrondissement (adminstrative area), Nan Palmiste, then follow the spectacular coastline south and east back to Gonaives.
Return trips: 68 nm: Gonaives | 101 nm: Gonaives and Nan Fort | 162 nm: Entire route

Description: Just off the north coast of Venezuela lay the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, one of the larger island chains in the West Indies. Fly out out of Piarco International Airport TTPP 10,457, across the the capital Port of Spain, explore the north east coast of Trinidad and return across the east to west mountain range.
NOTAM: At Chacachacare. Venezuela is visible 5 nautical miles to the west across Bocas del Dragon.
Round trips: 58 nm: At WP 5 Diego Martin, turn south and follow the valley south for 5nm to WP 2 - Intersection at Fort George then return to Piarco airport. 70 nm plus: Explore the north east coast: Fly directly to WP 6, follow the coast to the east. At the most easterly point turn south and follow the coast. When ready, return via WP 7 or directly to Piarco airport. 72 nm: Entire route

Description: Explore the eastern and northern borders with Georgia and return via the capital, Sokhumi. This flight covers almost the entire eastern half of the country, mountains on the border with Georgia and the coast from the capital Sokhumi back to Babushara.

Description: Explore the valleys east of the capital, Tirana.

Description: Most of the urban areas in Andorra are situated on the valley floors. Fly past the capital Andorra la Vella and return via broad valleys just over the border with Spain. Andorra lacks an airport, so we take off from the nearest which is La Seu d’Urgell LESU at Catalonia in Spain, just 6 nm S of the border. LESU is a spectacular airport in it's own right, being positioned on a plateau.

Description: Explore the valleys around the capital, Sarajevo.

Description: An exciting canyon run along two gorgeous mountain lakes.

Description: Check out the vast energy extraction and storage and operations on the plains north west of Prague. At WP 1, Nova Ves, note the large POL storage facility on the left just before the town (CTR MERO Nelahozeves), and the large solar panel installation on the right. Beyond the mountain range north-west of WP 3,4,5 lays Germany.

Description: Fly over the enormous grounds of the Palace of Versailles and then across the southern half of central Paris.

Description: Get two perspectives on Georgia's capital Tblisi, as you fly along the towering ridge to the north and return at ground level along the Mtkvari River.

Description: Explore the rugged terrain to the south of Ioannina, in central west Greece.

Description: Explore the dramatic coastline of Cephalonia, one of the largest Greek islands, SW of the mainland. Cephalopoda are the class of molluscs which include squid and octopus, delicacies famous in Greek cuisine.

Description: Explore a few of the magnificent valleys north of Nice. The first two legs of this flight are valley runs, the third is a ridge-hopper. Great flight for a fast jet.

Description: Liechtenstein is a small European country about 12 miles by 6 miles in size, and nestled between Switzerland and Austria. We fly out of Altenrhein airport, about 12 miles to the north on Lake Constance, Switzerland. The southern leg follows the border along the Rhine river, and the return leg turns on four peaks in the Alps.
There don’t seem to be any structures along this border (why would there be, as it is so inaccessible), but at the end of the flight you will be able to proudly assert that you are one of the brave few that have flown the Liechtenstein Border!

Description: Fly up the Alzette River Valley to the north of Luxembourg. Visit the Goodyear tyre testing facility and land at a grass airstrip if you are game? At the border with Belgium you'll see a large car recharging station which is presumably powered by the windmills adjacent? Finally fly back across the centre of town where medieval fortresses sit protected by natural moats.

Description: Skopje, capital of Macedonia is situated in a broad and pleasant valley. Fly over the city and if you are game, attempt a landing at the grass strip to the NW at WP 5, which you will fly over as you turn right from WP 4. For an entertaining look at their most famous citizen watch the movie "Alexander", directed by Oliver Stone.

Description: Enjoy the bucolic rolling terrain around Chisinau, capital of the former Soviet Republic of Moldova.

Description: Probably the most enchanting coastline I've seen yet! This flight begins and ends in France, as Monaco has a shoreline of just 2.7 nm and no airport.

Description: Take off from the capital of Montenegro and explore the mountains to the NE.
-/o\- CLASSIFIED: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY: You will enter Albanian airspace at WP 4. Fly at low altitude down the valley to WP 7 and take as many photos as possible, particularly looking for air defence facilities. If you are intercepted by the Albanian air force, just pretend you got lost! -/o\-

Description: This is quite a long flight at 100nm. In essence it's very simple, flying along two almost parallel fjords. NE for 20nm along the first and SW for 25 nm along the second.
Note: Be aware that the water in these fjords is above sea level. At the city of Tao the land is about 500ft and the water beyond around 300ft.

Description: Fans of the EF2000 sim family from the 1990's will remember the sound of the Trondheim radio operator. The terrain in that sim was advanced for it's time and now we get to see what this part of Norway really looks like.
Turns out there are a lot of quarries!

Description: Take a longer flight along two of the many picturesque valleys north of Bucharest.

Description: Kosice is the second largest city in Slovakia. Fly over Kosice and follow the motorways in a counterclockwise direction until you reach the large dam at Ruzin.

Description: Explore the idyllic valley setting of Ljubljana, capital of Slovakia.
Start at Kranj, 3 nm W of the airport. Proceed HDG 148 for 12 nm, following the river and the parallel main road. WP 3 is a prominent landmark, a medieval hilltop fortress Ljubljanski Grad with a commanding view of Ljubljana.
Orbit over Ljubljana until you run out of film, then head up the western valley to Duplica, where you can stock up on film at the enormous shopping mall!

Description: Take a cross country jaunt past the two highest peaks in the region and return along two charming and broad valleys.
The flight can be broken into two stages:
WP 1 - WP 4: Climb to about 8,500 feet and fly E
WP 5 - WP 8: Follow the main road W along the valley floors.

Description: Fly over Lake Lucerne, where Mary Shelley conceived Frankenstein and Richard Wagner's ubermensch took flight in the Ring cycle.

Description: Cardiff is the capital of Wales. The famed 'Mach Loop' of military training fame is about 100 nm north of Cardiff, but this flight has a similar feel about it. It can be regarded as having three legs:
1. Take the valleys north of Cardiff to Llwyn-on Reservoir | WP1-4
2. West to Swansea | WP 5-6
3. Follow the coast back to Cardiff | WP 7

Description: Fly out of St Catherine on the Sinai Peninsula and visit Mount Catherine (Gabal Katrine) at 2,629 m (8,625 ft), the highest mountain in Egypt.
NOTAM: 24 nm: Mount Catherine at WP 4 | 83 nm: Entire route including two valley runs. Airport elev. 4,333 ft
EASTER EGG: About 11.6 nm past WP5 there appears to be a crash site to the right of track.

Description: Fly out of Sharm El-Sheikh International on the Sinai Peninsula at the entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba. Check out the local resorts and then fly overland to the southern entrance to the Gulf of Suez.
NOTAM: 16 nm: Fly to the El Fanar Beach and return 83 nm: Entire route

Description: Check out the many resorts on the Gulf of Aqaba as you fly out of Taba International on the Sinai Peninsula. This flight is I-Follow-Coasts down to Nuweibaa Port. On the return leg enjoy I-Follow-Roads, along the solitary winding road as it passes through mountains and then across the desert.
At Taba, on the left, you can see Pharaoh's Island, with the ruins of Salah El Din Citadel.
NOTAM: 20 nm: Fly to Taba
87 nm: Entire route

Description: Follow the steep gorges along the Karun River from Karun to Abbaspur Dam. Continue deep into the valleys and then climb back to the west to spot the third dam near Anbar.
At WP 7 you can optionally fly slightly east of track to follow the Karun river back to Masjed Soleyman.
10 nm: Fly S for 5 nm from the airport for a local flight over Masjed Soleyman | 98 nm: Entire route

Description: At 18,400 ft Mount Damavand, located about 30 nm NE of Tehran, is both one of the highest the highest peaks and the highest volcano in Asia. It features prominently in Persian folklore.
The flight plan mixes valley runs with ridge hopping and WP 4-8 take you around the base of Mt Damavand. The ridgelines and valleys around Mt Damavand in particular are spectacular so take plenty of polaroids.
NOTAM: RWY ALT is 3,281 ft. The ground rises steeply to the north.

Description: Explore the valleys to the north of Iran's capital, Tehran as you visit Amir Kabir Dam. Exercise caution between WP 6 and WP 7 as the valley is both narrow and meandering.
NOTAM: RWY ALT is 3,281 ft. The ground rises steeply to the north.

Description: The first two legs to the Mosul Dam make a nice 50nm flight.
Either fly in a straight line to WP 1, or you can take a leisurely flight along the Tigris River in the shade of the palms.
If you have the time or the available speed, carry on to a second dam at Duhok and return through the lush valleys found in this part of northern Iraq.
Following the road after WP 3 will take you slightly S of the track and set you up nicely to fly through the gap in the range to Duhok Dam.

Description: Patrol Jordan's border with Saudi Arabia as you fly to Jabal Umm ad Dami, Jordan's highest mountain in Jordan at 6.082 ft (1,854m). Return via the spectacular rock formations of Wadi Rum (Valley of the Moon), including the "Seven Pillars of Wisdom".
70 nm: Fly to WP 1, 2 and 3.
118 nm: Fly entire route.

Description: Fly over beautiful Ammam, ancient Roman city and capital of Jordan since 1921.
30 nm: Fly to the border crossing at WP 2
70 nm: Fly to Jordan's tallest mountain, Jabal Umm ad Dami, at WP 3
118 nm: Fly entire route
NOTAM: Marka Intnl elev. 2,506 ft. WP 4-6 descend below sea level, so if you have an analogue altimeter it will bottom out.

Description: Enjoy the charm of the Meditteranean on the northern shores of Cyprus.
There is a large water treatment plant 3 nm NE of Ercan International airport which can be seen from quite a distance, making it a good visual navaid. If you fly directly west from that point you will be just on Turkey's side of the border.
NOTAM: At WP 2 "Ne mutlu Türküm diyene" (motto of the Republic of Turkey) is painted on a hillside.

Description: Tripoli is the second largest town in Lebanon and the centre of a province in the NW near the border with Syria. Skirt the mountainous slopes as you fly south, visit the dramatic Kadisha Valley at the Cedars of God and return past Tripoli, along the splendid coastline to Rene Mouawad Airbase.
Return trip to: Tripoli at WP 5, 26 nm | Cedars of God at WP 3, 42 nm | Entire route: 71 nm

Description: Khasab Airbase overlooks the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, joining the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The airport is in a small valley with mountains on three sides.
31 nm: WP 2 and 7 | 99 nm: Entire route
NOTAM: WP 1: Dib Dibba, 2891 ft, is at the northernmost point of the island group overlooking the Strait of Hormuz.
WP 2: Follow the coast south from Khasab Airport, 1725 ft (not Khasab Airbase).
WP 3: The city of Dibba is divided into three parts: Dibba Al-Fujairah (UAE), Dibba Al-Hisn (UAE) and Dibba Al-Baya (Oman). Fly along the Oman / UAE border
WP 4-6: Return along the Oman / UAE border, which bisects the peninsula north to south.
WP 7 - Enter the valley and return to Khasab Airbase.

Description: Explore the dramatic terrain south of Muscat at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. If you're flying a sedate mission, enjoy the spectacular scenery and use your cell phone to take lots of snaps. If you want more high-octane excitement fly a 'Top Gun: Maverick' style low level profile flight. Turn on 'G effects' for maximum drama! The flight works well either way. If you fail, do not pass go. Rather, go to the prison at WP 7.
21 nm: WP 1 and 7 | 119 nm: Entire route
NOTAM: WP 2-3: Keep the ridge on your left and the smaller hills on your right. | WP 4 - Enter the valley and follow the road. | WP 5 - If you have enough 'smash', perform a max G pullup and go inverted over the ridge. If you're flying more sedately, use the large valley to perform climbing turns. | WP 7 - Check your fuel state and if necessary divert straight to the airport.

Description: Fly out of Syria's capital, Damascus and patrol the border with Lebanon and Israel.
Between WP 2 and WP 3 fly on the E side of the valley.
WP 4 and return takes you across Damascus: 30 nm | Entire route: 98 nm

Description: Izmir is the second largest city on the Agean Sea, after Athens and the third largest population centre in Turkey.
Explore the broad valley to the east, and the resorts and shoreline to the north and west.
The second half of the flight is a coastal run which takes you over the colourful alluvial flood plains to the NE of Izmir.
Take off from Adnan Menderes Airport, fly past Sirinyer Racecourse and Kulturpark Izmir to Izmir Docks at WP 1. Then fly east to the major centre of Turgutlu and NW past Manisa to Guselhisar Dam.
Return distances:
19 nm: Izmir
40 nm: Manisa at WP 3
56 nm: Turgutlu at WP 2
60 nm: Guzelhisar Dam at WP 4
62 nm: Coastal route to Foca and the alluvial flood plains
121 nm: Entire route

Description: Explore the valleys, dams and mountains to the NE of Antalya, including the Aksus, Karacaoren, Oymapinar and Manavgat dams and the magnificent Sutculer Mountains.
On the way back pass the coastal resorts at Ilica, Perakende and Belek.
54 nm: Dam on Karacaoren-1 Lake
72 nm: Coast to Manavgat Airport LTKI
82 nm: WP 5,6,7: Two dams and coast from Manavgat Airport LTKI
136 nm: Entire route

Description: Enjoy the pastoral valleys to the NW of Antalya, one of the largest citiess in Turkey andthe capital of Antalya Province.
31 nm: Across Antalya to WP 7 and return
71 nm: Entire route

Description: Enter a valley west of the city, fly over the Bey Mountains and return along the beautiful coastline to the SW of Antalya.
20 nm: Along the shoreline at Antalya to WP 6, South Antalya Marina and return
90 nm: WP 1 and 2 - Bey Mountains and dam near Karamik and return
129 nm: Entire route

Description: Fly out of Yemen's capital Sanaa, and explore the rugged surrounding valleys.
NOTAM: 22nm: Sanaa | 78nm: Entire route

Description: Put on your long johns and take a run along the alpine ridges west of Bled.

Description: Fly to Slovenia's 3rd highest peak at Mangart and it's most iconic scenery at Lake Bled.

Description: Visit six ski resorts west of Bled and return via the valley to the north.

Description: Hop over the alps and enjoy some of the beautiful scenery north of Bovec, Austria.

Description: Explore the stunning Millstatter Lake in Austria and return via the Triborder of Austria, Italy and Slovenia.

Description: Visit two iconic castles on the Sava River.

Description: Lower Carniola (Carniola Bianca or White Carniola) is a region in the south of Slovenia, on the border with Croatia. Novo Mesto is the economic and cultural centre of the region.

Description: Fly west out of Cerklje and return along the Sava River. It's definitely rewarding flying both directions along many of the valleys and rivers in Slovenia.

Description: Explore the valleys, plateau and castles east of Divaca.

Description: Fly south into Croatia and explore the Adriatic coast at Rijeka.

Description: Fly to the most iconic scene in Slovenia and explore the valleys to the west of Ljubljana airport.

Description: Explore to the south west of Ljubljana airport.

Description: Explore the valleys about 20 nm south west of Ljubljana airport. From the grassy peak at Blegos (the second highest mountain in this region at 1562 m) you can see the Julian, Karawanks and Kamnik–Savinja Alps.

Description: Fly to the border crossing with Croatia at Babno Polje, south of Ljubljana.

Description: Follow the border with Croatia on the Cabranka River from Brod na Kupi to Kostel Castle. Return to Ljubljana north along the 106 motorway.

Description: Fly south east of Ljubljana and visit two of Slovenia's iconic castles.

Description: Head 26 miles north east of Ljubljana airport to Lake Sostanj. Lake Sostanj features three large bodies of water, from west to east: Druzmirsko jezero, Sostanjsko Jezero and Skalsko jezero

Description: Velika Planina is a plateau with high elevation pastures and more than 140 shepherd's huts, and popular ski resorts.

Description: Visit Celje, the fourth largest city in Slovenia.

Description: In the beautiful Mislinja Valley Slovenj Gradec was largely German speaking until 1945. Gradec is Slovene for "little castle".

Description: Take a short flight along the Croatian border near Portoroz and return via the coast.

Description: Fly along the steep and winding Drava River valley to Maribor and return via the wider valley to the south.

Description: Explore the Meza River valley west of Slovenj Gradec.

Description: Explore the dams and valleys west of Slovenske Konjice.

Description: Visit Predjama Castle and explore valleys NE of Gorizia.

Description: This memorial to Italian soldiers who fell in World War I was built by the Italian state in 1938. It is on the site of the chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua (completed 1696). Fly north out of Trieste and return south along the Soca River valley.

Description: Explore the spectacular Ladto valley all the way to Jortajaure, a lake 890 m above sea level in Gallivare municipality, Lapland and part of the Torne and Kalix river system.