Ferry Flying a C152 over 1200Nm Part 2: Chillan - Santiago -La Serena

Dia 2. Llegue al aeropuerto de chillan temprano para poder llegar a La Serena en un día, sin embargo las condiciones meteorológicas en santiago estaban OVC a 2000 y una visibilidad de 4000m, no muy bueno ya que las rutas visuales son a 4500 pies, lo otro, mis alternativas en caso que no se mejorara eran peores, el avión solo tiene como 4 horas de combustible hasta estar seco y la preocupación del transponder estaba en mente.

Decidi esperar hasta que se mejorara, mi alternativa de rancagua tenia visibilidad de 1500m, pero esperaba que iba en mejora, en el peor de los casos había combustible en San Fernando.

A las 11:00am se mejoro lo suficiente para ir, pero ya estaba peligrando mi llegada a La Serena antes de la noche. Durante el vuelo a Santiago tuve un viento de frente de 10-15kts, así que el vuelo progresaba lentamente. con velocidades terrestres de 80kts. No muy rápido por decir, pero se podría ver el campo con calma :)

Después de 2.5 horas de vuelo, logre entrar a Santiago con su típica smog horrible y aunque costo un poco para que el radar me viera, finalmente escuche "Contacto Radar", super!!!!!, Casi no se podia ver los cerros. Aterrice en Tobalaba donde me encontré con el Carlos Jorquera en REPSA y llenamos el avion. Solo podia quedar por una hora para salir de nuevo antes que llegara la noche en La Serena. Aunque podia llegar de noche, no tenia muchas ganas de estar volando en la oscuridad y cansado.

A la salida De Santiago, nuevamente costo para que el radar me viera, así que es algo que se tendrá que revisar en Iquique, pero subi a 8500 pies para cruzar los cerros y para probar el avión.

Sin problemas durante el trayecto a La Serena y llegue finalmente una media hora antes que bajara el sol. La mitad del ferry esta terminado, ahora a descansar y ver unos tramites en La Serena y saldré el proximo martes. Ojalá que la niebla de la serena no esta para poder llegar a Iquique en un solo día.

​Day 2.  I arrived at the chillan airport early to get to La Serena in one day, however the weather conditions in Santiago were OVC at 2000 and a visibility of 4000m, not very good since the visual routes are at 4500 feet, and my alternatives in case it did not improve were worse, the plane only has about 4 hours of fuel until it is dry and the concern of the transponder was in mind.

I decided to wait a while, my rancagua alternative had a visibility of 1500m, but I hoped it was improving, in the worst case there was fuel in San Fernando.

At 11:00 am it looked good enough to go, but I was already in danger of not getting to La Serena before sundown. During the flight to Santiago I had a headwind of 10-15kts, so the flight progressed slowly. with ground speeds of 80kts. Not very fast to say the least, but you could see the fields slowly crawl by :)

After 2.5 hours of flight, I managed to enter Santiago with its typical horrible smog and although it took a while for the radar to see me, I finally heard "Radar Contact", super !!!!!, I could hardly see the mountains around Santiago with al the smog but I managed and landed in Tobalaba where I met Carlos Jorquera in REPSA and we filled the plane up. I could only stay for an hour before heading out again before nightfall  in La Serena. Although I could arrive at night, I didn't really want to be flying in the dark and tired.

Upon leaving Santiago, again the transponder seemed a bit wonky and it took a while for the radar to see me, so it is something that will have to be checked in Iquique, but I climbed to 8500 feet to cross the mountains and cruise to La Serena, there was no wind at all and hardly any turbulence and it was a good test of the plane to see if it could manage the climb.

No problems during the trip to La Serena and finally arrived half an hour before the sun went down. Half of the ferry is finished, now to rest and see some paperwork in La Serena and I will leave next Tuesday. Hopefully the fog of the La Serena will not make its appearance so I can get to Iquique in a single day.