The routing of the upcoming rally has now been finalized.
Peter Sodermans created a google spreadsheet with the details, which is published hereunder. Mike Kornev will complete Peter’s Google spreadsheet with navigation details, to show pilots the distance betweens the legs and what the availibity of AVGAS concerns on our way to Georgia. Mike is to integrate this spreadsheet when finalized on the website
We’ve drafted a new routing list, following advanced insights. We’ve now scheduled a fuel stop in Sofia, Bulgaria and changed our overnight stay in Turkey to Bursa Yenishir airport. Turgut confirmed us that the Engiz airport nearby Samsun in Turkey is a friendly place for a fuel stop. We’ll handle customs in Turkey at Ordu Giresun (the spectacular sea airport) prior to fly into Batumi Georgia. Artem negotiated that the owners of the Georgian Natakhari airport will have some AVGAS available at Batumi. This was quite a challenge, but seems to work out now. The same for Natakhari airfield in Georgia, which is becoming our regional basis in Georgia. There’s AVGAS available (based upon pre commitment basis).
If Georgia authorities validate this, we’ll add some scenic in country flights in Georgia as well
| Date | Departure location | ICAO code | Destination | ICAO code | Comment | NM | Customs on destination | Avgas on destination | Handling cost destination | Length runway | Grass or concrete | Maintenance |
| 5-Aug | Anywhere | Jakabszállás – HungaryLHJK | LHJK | Overnight stay | on demand | ?? | ||||||
| 6-Aug | Jakabszállás – HungaryLHJK | LHJK | Sofia airport (Bulgaria) | LBSF | Fuel Stop and customs stop | yes | ?? | grass and concrete | ||||
| 6-Aug | Sofia airport (Bulgaria) | LBSF | Bursa Yenişehir Airport (Turkey) | LTBR | Overnight stay | ??? | less than 100€ (Turgut) – to check | concrete | ||||
| 7-Aug | Bursa Yenişehir Airport (Turkey) | LTBR | Engiz airport (North of Samsun area in Turkey) | ???? | Fuel Stop | no | AVGAS | AOPA 35€ other 70€ (info Turgut) | concrete | |||
| 7-Aug | Engiz airport (North of Samsun area in Turkey) | ???? | Ordu- Giresun sea airport (Turkey | LTCB | Custom stop | yes | concrete | |||||
| 7-Aug | Ordu- Giresun sea airport (Turkey | LTCB | Batumi (Georgia) | UGSB | Overnight stay | yes | AVGAS via Vanilla Sky | concrete | ||||
| 8-Aug | Batumi (Georgia) | UGSB | Natakhari airfield (Georgia) | UGSA | Overnight stay | ??? | AVGAS via Vanilla Sky | concrete | ||||
| 9-Aug | Natakhari airfield (Georgia) | UGSA | Tbilisi airport | UGTB | Georgian Gov.- to check whether landing is possible | concrete | ||||||
| 9-Aug | Tbilisi airport | UGTB | Natakhari airfield (Georgia) | UGSA | Overnight stay | concrete | ||||||
| Optional tours from Natakhari | Natakhari airfield (Georgia) | UGSA | Queen Tamar airport, Mestia (Georgia) | UGMS | ||||||||
| Optional tours from Natakhari | Natakhari airfield (Georgia) | UGSA | Batumi airport (Georgia) | UGSA | ||||||||
| Optional tours from Natakhari | Natakhari airfield (Georgia) | UGSA | Telavi Erekle airport | ???? |