DAY 8, LEG 46 - Las Vegas to Wichita
This is to be the final leg of the day as we have been invited to the "home" of the B1900D, Wichita, Kansas. Overnight our aircraft will be fitted with a revised interior which we will take back to Tanzania for use by our customers. The weather in Vegas has deteriorated in the last few minutes and the departure will mean us dodging a few thunderstorm clouds on the way out.
Taxi out in the rain at Las Vegas.
Taking off at LAS with Las Vegas Boulevard in the background.
Climbing out of Vegas.
Pouring with rain over Lake Mead.
Climbing to FL250 over the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon. Fortunately we have a 40 knot tailwind along this leg which gives us a groundspeed of over 320kts!
Approaching high-level cloud so we descend to FL210 to avoid the turbulence.
Taking vectors to runway 01L at Wichita.
Final to runway 01L at Wichita.
Taxi in to the hangar at Wichita for the refit of our cabin.
KLAS - KICT stats
Take off time: 1403
Landing time: 1900
Flight time: 02:57
Fuel used: 1260kg / 2772lbs
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