Around the World in a (Simulated) Airplane, Part 3 : Across Jamaica to Haiti with Layover on Aircraft Carrier
See the above region on Google Maps At the end of part 2 of our round-the-world tour , we had just landed on a tiny airstrip upon making a first landfall at the western tip of Jamaica, arriving there from Cuba by way of the Cayman Islands. If landing the larger 6-seater airplane, the Beechcraft Baron 58 , on that tiny airstrip wasn't a workout enough for my still-limited landing skills, later landing on an aircraft carrier , while in transit to Haiti, certainly stretched my abilities! Fortunately, I had fortified myself with a training video on handling sideslips , i.e. fine alignment with the landing strip. That has been my Achilles' heel so far: ending up a little diagonal and/or offset, just as I'm about to touch down... Getting better, though :) North-West of Jamaica : Montego Bay In Jamaica, I've been fascinated by two gorgeous bays: the first one is Montego Bay, close to my original landfall on the island. Here are two v...