MiGMan’s World Tour  Volcano flights

AboutFly out of Sao Filipe on the Ilha de Fogo in Cape Verde and explore the enormous volcanic crater.

AboutMoroni is capital of the island country of Comoros. Whilst the volcano at Mount Karthala is certainly not the only charm at Comoros, it certainly dominates the skyline and so must be our first port of call.

AboutFly out the Malobo, capital of Equatorial Guinea. Climb to 7,000ft and circle the volcanic crater at Pico Gran Caldera.

AboutFly cross country from Addis-Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, and inspect the main water reservoirs, while taking a side trip to Mogle Korebta volcano.

AboutExplore Koka Lake and the settlement on the rim of Mount Zuqualla Volcano.

AboutExplore Baku city and the other-worldly terrain to the west.

AboutLocated about 55nm WSW of Tokyo, Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 m (12,389.2 ft). It is surrounded on the N and W by a continuous ridge. Follow that to see both the mountainous interior to your right and rural Japan around the base of Fuji on your left. Finally fly to the summit of this still-active volcano!
NOTAM. Gotemba airport has a short runway at 2202 ft.

AboutThe Kuril Islands form a 600 nm archipelago of 56 islands between Japan and Russia. The lower two islands, Kunashi and Iterup have been in territorial dispute since the 19c. Conduct a routine patrol on Iturup. Check the local facilities and that the local volcanoes are inactive.

AboutFly around Manila Bay and visit the two dormant volcanoes which guard the entrance. Manila city lays on the eastern shore of Manila Bay, which is itself approximately 30 miles N-S and 20 miles E-W.
Mount Mariveles: 4,587 ft. Dormant volcano overlooking the northern entrance to Manila Bay. Highest point in Bataan province.
Mount Pico De Loro, 2,257 ft. Dormant volcano overlooking the southern entrance to Manila Bay.

AboutExplore lakes and volcanos on the southern border of Manila city.
Features:
Cavite Economic Zone (Cavite Export Processing Zone) covers 680 acreson the southern shore of Manila Bay.
Wind Residences high-rise residential development with dramatic views of Taal Lake.
Taal Volcano is a large water filled caldera. The volcano in the centre is still active, with 38 recorded historical eruptions.
Mount Macolod is a dormant volcano. Elev. 1,998 ft.
Mount Makiling is a dormant volcano at the SW corner of Laguna Bay. Elev. 3576 ft.
Laguna Lake (Laguna de Bay) is the largest lake in the Philippines and borders the southern edge of Manila.

AboutCaribbean Netherlands consists of three islands: Bonaire about 40 nm N of Venezuela and 400 nm to the NE, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Both of the latter have volcanos.

AboutTake off with caution from Gerald’s / John A. Osborne International Airport TRPG located on a hill in the centre of the island. I say carefully not so much because of the volcano at Soufriere Hills, but because the runway is only 1,935 ft in length. The Soufriere Hills volcano last erupted in the 1990s.
Entire route (as the crow flies): 16 nm
Circumnavigation: 23 nm

AboutClimb to the volcano at the north of Saint Vincent and then take a leisurely flight down the rigged west coast. Hit the open waters to visit a few of the 32 islands in the Grenadines group to the south: Bequia, Canouan, Mayreau, Union Island, Palm Island, Petit Saint Vincent, Mustique, Baliceauz and Battowia.
NOTAM: Plan your ascent to La Souffrie carefully as the lip is about 4200ft in elevation. Better to gain altitude over the water than risk stalling into the mountainside during a max performance climb. Not that it ever happened to me!

AboutFly over Mt. Vesuvius, past Pompei and along the spectacular coast to the sunny island of Capri. Vesuvius is 4,200 ft at the summit, so plan your ascent according to your aircraft performance.

AboutAt 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.