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EHM-1592 Niels:
This must then be the Batavia memorial flight. In 1929 KLM flew Amsterdam - Batavia for the first time.
And this is the link to the route: http://www.dutch-aviation.nl/pictures/History/Algemeen/Routekaart%20Amsterdam%20Batavia%20groot.jpg

@Manuel

Batavia is the name of the capital of the former dutch colony "Nederlands Indie" nowadays known as Jakarta capital of Indonesia.

EHM-2097 Andrei:
So... gentlemen, we have a winner! Congrats Niels  8)

Indeed, the event is about reenacting the opening of the commercial route from Amsterdam to (nowadays) Jakarta. You had it in your yesterday list and that's why I tried to suggest that you already had the good guess... but among others yet.

A brief review of the clues:
- Clue #1 was a Fokker VIIb, the model first used along this route.
- Clue #2 was a double one, it showed the F100 that we will use for the event (with a twist, have a little more patience) and the KLM livery, as the company who operated this historical route.
- Clue #3 is now obvious - the route opened in 1929 and we reenact it in 2009 (OK, in 2009-2010 to be more precise).
- Clue #4 was supposed to be the final giveaway, unless no one would know where Batavia is - or was. Not very likely - as you proved it.

Anyway... expect the detailed event route, calendar and route later this week-end.

Andrei

EHM-1749 Hector:
A very ingenious way to start the event Andrei. Congrats.
Congrats Niels. Well done.

EHM-1592 Niels:
Thanks guys,

A great way to start/announce an event indeed. Now i only need to reinstal my DA-F70/100(some DLL troubles). >:(

In advance of the event i hope the time limit for the legs is wide enough, so i can combine it with work, witch is not 9 to 5.

EHM-2387 Eric-Jan:
Congrats, Niels!
And you were right Andrei, I was just shooting hail without aiming  ;) ;D
BTW, as you can see in the route picture by Niels: Batavia is the stop before the last stop.


Great sounding event! Count me in.
I'll have to sort some things out, first (like getting the F100 to work, and then learn to fly her, for instance :D), but I'll start work on that right now ...

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