08-Jul-2011 Montego Bay - Nassau (via Cuba)

Last day of our voyage

We had requested overflight permit (only IFR, in designated corridors) from Aerocivil Cuba on AEROCIVIL [ppv@iacc.avianet.cu], they were the most efficient responder of any similar authority anywhere. The answer came within hours, and additional enquiries were answered in a friendly and efficient manner. 30 minutes or so after takeoff from Montego Bay, we were handed to Havana Centre, they guided us, and gave us 3 deviations due to buidups over Cuba.

 

Over MATOS, that's what my GPSs told me ....

Approaching the Cuban coast from South, and a buildup over Sierra Madre.

From Havana Centre, the radio is passed to Miami, and finally to Nassau Approach, we are back home!

turning final Runway 09, back after 10000 miles!

Gound Control in Nassau always asks for Point of Departure, so I told them "Montego Bay", the controller asked again, what bay, I said Montego Bay, Jamaica. She asked then, aircraft type, and then a "wow" came through the radio ... little did she know that this 3 hour flight was a breeze, compared to the three over 5 hs flights we had made the previous days.

Here the full trip, the Eastern one on the way down, the side trip to argentina, and the Western way back to Nassau