Takeoff and departure

The island of Guadeloupe is getting some cloud coverage.

Preparing for pushback.

Turning towards the exit F.

Leaving the terminal area.

Holding short.

Backtracking towards Runway 11.

Aligning with the centreline.

Rotating.

Positive rate.

Gear up.

Leaving Le Raizet.

Overflying the island.
En route

Left turn heading 009 towards 5 DME PPR VOR.

Climbing throught the clouds.

Overflying the northern part of the island.

Leaving Guadeloupe.

The last sunbeams over the Carribean Sea.

At the cruising altitude.

Sailing into the night.

Our route towards Azores.

In the moonlight.

ND is finally showing some land. Azores ahead.

Overflying Lajes.

A new day is breaking.

Approaching the European mainland.

France in the distance and the Loire estuary.

Overflying Nantes.

After reaching CDN VOR aligning on the track 036 towards RBT VOR.
Arrival and landing

Instructed to enter the hold over ODRAN.

While holding we are descending towards 4000 ft.

Approach briefing.

Flaps 1.

Glideslope coming alive. Gear down.

Overflying the suburbs of Paris.

Minimums.

Paris in the distance.

Touchdown.

Nose down.

Vacating the runway.
Spotting.

Rolling next to the western terminal.

Taxiing on W2 towards the south terminal.

Approaching the gate.

Approaching the gate C8.

Docking.

Engines off.

De-boarding.

Under the French sun.

Impressum
- Project Open Sky A330 / PSS A330 panel
- Guadeloupe by FranceVFR
- Paris – Ile de France VFR by France VFR
- FlightParis BasePack by FranceVFR
- Orly 2005 by Simudesign/FranceVFR