From Helsinki to Cape Townn Tapio Savolainen and Anssi Soila are planning a flight from Helsinki to Cape Town in a Stemme S10-VT motor glider. The objective is to use as little fuel as possible on the 13000 km trip, by making use of soaring flight whenever the conditions allow it. Tapio Savolainen, a professional airline pilot, is the Finnish delegate to the IGC and also one of the Vice-Presidents of this body. Anssi Soila is a businessman and owner of the Stemme. The expedition will begin on August 27, and the pilots hope to reach Cape Town by October 6. Tapio has promised to keep us informed of their progress as far as possible. NEW: Tapio's day-to-day reports are now being published in English on the site of the ILMAILU-Magazine.

The Route The planned route is as follows: 27.8.2001 EFHF - Pärnu (EEPU) - Riga (EVRA) 376 km 28.8.2001 EVRA - Warzawa (EPWA) 564 km 30.8.2001 EPWA - Debrecen (LHDC) 522 km 1.9.2001 LHDC - Bucharest (LROP) 474 km 3.9.200 LROP - Shumen - Grudovo - Istanbul (LTBA) 470 km 5.9.2001 LTBA - Eskisehir (LTBY) - Kapadokya (LTAZ) 560 km 7.9.2001 LTAZ - Kahramannaras (LTCN) - Aleppo (OSAP) 405 km 8.9.2001 OSAP - Amman (OJAI) 510 km 10.9.2001 OJAI - Bakir-NWB-SHM-Hurghada (HEGN) 555 km 17.9.2001 HEGN - Abu Simbel (HEBL) 580 km 18.9.2001 HEBL - Khartoum (HSSS) 765 km 20.9.2001 HSSS - Addis Abeba (HAAB) 1001 km 22.9.2001 HAAB - Lokichoggio (HKLK) 725 km 23.9.2001 HKLK - Nairobi (HKJK) 680 km 25.9.2001 HKJK - Dodoma (HTDO) 560 km 27.9.2001 HTDO - Songea (HTSO) 505 km 28.9.2001 HTSO - Blantyre (FWCL) 560 km 29.9.2001 FWCL - Harare, Charles Prince (FVCP) 490 km 1.10.2001 FVCP - Pietersburg (FAPB) 695 km 3.10.2001 FAPB - Mafikeng (FAMM) 455 km 5.10.2001 FAMM - Hendrik Verwoerddam (FAHV) 530 km 6.10.2001 FAHV - Cape Town (FACT) 760 km Total distance 12747 km 22 legs from 376 km to 1001 km, average 580 km

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