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EHM-0001 Gergely:
Lhasa of Tibet was always my favourite intercontinental destination. I love landing and departing between the Himalayas and visiting the beautiful city with famous traditions.

This 9-hour trip (flight EHM7471) took me from Lhasa (ZULS) to Zurich (LSZH). I flew the flight yesterday (18th) on IVAO.



At Lhasa (ZULS) terminal, planning the flight. Passengers (300 Tibetean monks) have already boarded and doors are shut.


The departure is particularly difficult as the airport is at an altitude of 3500 meters, so air pressure is very low and taking off with a heavy aircraft at MTOW will need a long runway, strong winds and pilot skills.

I managed to take off safely, and now climbing to clear the mountains before me.


Initial climb


Passenger view, chatting with other pilots


Passing FL240


To my left, the highest mountains of Earth


Maybe that is Mt Everest?


Still climbing, slowly leaving Tibet behind


Over Afghanistan


Over Pakistan


This is not the ocean, it's the Caspian Sea


The Caucasus mountains, at the border between Asia and Europe


Caucasus meets the Black Sea


The Black Sea


Over Hungary, traffic on the same airway is TFF601, 2000 feet below


Clouds over the Alps


Starting descent - clouds and heavy turbulence


ATC instructs me to a VOR approach to runway 28 at Zurich


On final, cleared to land


Landed after a 9-hour flight


Parked and shutting down

EHM-1343 Jonathan:
Wow!

Great shots, I think that is Mt Everest. Keep up all the shots and safe landings!

EHM-0240 Joe:
Breathtaking scenery Gergely, and a nice reflection off the sea.

One question though, I just tried to have a look at Lhasa airport myself. But I can't find it, is it not included in FS2002?

EHM-1358 Tim:
JUst a question...
That was a nine hour flight. Did you stay by your pc all the time?

EHM-0001 Gergely:
For FS2002, you need to download tibet_80.zip from avsim. For FS2004, it's tibet_90.zip.

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