2012
Mathieu Leclerc – Montreal to Luxembourg
Departing from Montreal for a new adventure! The PC12 N221YY is fresh out of maintenance and ready for a transatlantic flight (just like me). Our first stop is in Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Even if it is our first stop, I never been that far north. It was actually snowing (11th of May) the night … Continue reading
Destinations: Martinique to Santo Domingo
We said goodbye to the beautiful island of Martinique with a tilt of the wing, a sign of appreciation dedicated to our hosts Comité Martiniquais du Tourisme and all the wonderful people who contributed to make our visit to Martinique an unforgettable and again unique experience By now most participants understand why this event is called … Continue reading
Mathieu Leclerc – April 26th to May 3rd
Today’s plan is to go from Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) to Providentiales (Turk and Caicos) where the end of the rally will take place. We had to separate into two buses that went through the mountains from Constanza to get to our planes in Santo Domingo. I was lucky to be in the first bus … Continue reading
Anthony Lebailly – April 26th: Constanza – Providenciales
Last morning in Constanza. We return in the direction of Santo Domingo to go to Providenciales our final destination for today and the end of the International Air Rally. As every morning, weather briefing. This morning the weather briefing we announced a very bad weather for flying. We will have very low clouds about 500ft … Continue reading
Anthony Lebailly – April 25th: Constanza
This day is spent visiting the town of Constanza and ride in truck to go see the waterfalls that are located in the mountains. The people of this region are very welcoming. With of low clouds and the altitude, it is a wet region where vegetation is abundant. It’s very nice to see … The … Continue reading
Anthony Lebailly – April 24th: Santo Domingo – Constanza
Hello everybody. Briefing this morning at the hotel. The flight to Constanza will surely be canceled. The clouds are low and the airport is at 3900ft above the sea. The luggage are packed and we are in direction to the airport. At the airport, we meet the Director of Civil Aviation of the Dominican Republic … Continue reading
Anthony Lebailly – April 23rd: Martinique – Punta Cana – Santo Domingo
The stay in France ends, a few more minutes and we will be leaving for the Dominican Republic. Today the weather is nice. We may have to weather from the Dominican Republic with a ceiling at 1000ft The plan for this flight is to go directly to Punta Cana, I’ll not be following the Islands. … Continue reading
Destination: Martinique
Friday 20- Departure for our next destination: Martinique Official base of the GGC Caribbean Air Challenge Martinique was only a 162 NM away, but the flight to get there was a real challenge. Facing very low ceilings and rain all the way in. We flew low altitude following the chain of islands staying close to … Continue reading
Lara Harmon – End Note
At the onset, the Governor General’s Cup Air Rally seemed like a once in a lifetime opportunity. After this experience I hope that is not the case. For me, this trip was about gaining international flight experience, seeing places I had never been, meeting new people, and I hope to have many more adventures … Continue reading
Lara Harmon – April 26th
We woke up early this morning and travelled back to Santo Domingo by bus through the twisty turny mountain road. what would be a 45 min flight took almost 3 hours by . This leg of the trip we nicknamed the International Bus Rally, since we spent more time in buses than aircraft the past … Continue reading
International Air Rally 