Cordoba (SACO) to Mendoza (SAME), both in Argentina.
Just a short hop this evening. I figured that while I was in the area, I should drop in on another airport I flew into a number of years ago when I was flying the Challenger. Mendoza takes me back towards the Andes which is far more interesting to look at than the flat land to the east.
For this leg I am going to fly the recently released Sim Skunk Works TF104 Starfighter. Here we have the aircraft parked on the ramp at Cordoba. The ground crew still need to attach the tip tanks.
With the tip tanks installed, we are off!
Climbing away to the west.
Leaving Cordoba behind us…
Taking in the scenery…
It doesn’t take long to reach the mountains, and off to the right is Mendoza.
Turning towards the city.
Looking down, I see two airports. I will be landing at the larger one, at the tip of the pitot tube in this shot.
Setting up for a pass down the runway…
Waving at the tower…
Base to final…
It was a pretty decent landing if I do say so myself ;).
The runway was plenty long enough, so I just let the speed dissipate without slamming on the breaks or deploying the brake chute. It’s a fun airplane to fly.
