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A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama

This is a virtual airline achievement created by Fliggity Air.

The title, like the Canal itself, is bi-directional which is to say that it's a palindrome. The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway 82km (51mi) long that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and divides North and South America. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, the Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduces the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy, hazardous Cape Horn route around the southernmost tip of South America via the Drake Passage or Strait of Magellan and the even less popular route through the Arctic Archipelago and the Bering Strait.

Canal locks at each end lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial lake created to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal, 26 meters (85 ft) above sea level, and then lower the ships at the other end. The original locks are 33.5 meters (110 ft) wide. A third, wider lane of locks was constructed between September 2007 and May 2016. The expanded waterway began commercial operation on June 26, 2016. The new locks allow transit of larger, New Panamax ships.

Annual traffic has risen from about 1,000 ships in 1914, when the canal opened, to over fourteen thousand vessels in 2008. By 2012, more than 815,000 vessels had passed through the canal. In 2017 it took ships an average of 11.38 hours to pass between the canal's two locks. The American Society of Civil Engineers has ranked the Panama Canal one of the seven wonders of the modern world.

Achievement Description

For this achievement, grab yourself a prop plane and take off from Colon on the north side of the canal and fly along the canal route staying nice and low through Gatun Lake and the Culebra Cut, over the remaining two sets of locks and the Bridge of the Americas and land on the south side of the canal at Marcos A Gelabert International airport in Panama City. Oh by the way, did I mention this needs to be a nice soft landing?

Scenery

It's highly recommended to grab the Landmarks Panama CIty Pack which includes the whole canal for less than US$10.

Criteria

Depart from MPFS, fly to and land at MPMG (34 NM). Your landing rate must not exceed 100 f/m.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
13NOV24 0103Z MPFS MPMG Fly777 Beechcraft G36 Bonanza (BE36) -67 ft/m 39 nm 00:14 View
02OCT24 1635Z MPFS MPMG Frank Nillies Bell 222 (B222) -62 ft/m 37 nm 00:21 View
30SEP24 0417Z MPFS MPMG dazzad22 Beechcraft 35 Bonanza (BE35) -92 ft/m 45 nm 00:19 View
29APR24 2317Z MPFS MPMG DeviousFusion Diamond DA-40 Diamond Star (DA40) -30 ft/m 39 nm 00:18 View
12JAN24 0204Z MPFS MPMG Rp Flight Design CTLS (FDCT) -85 ft/m 37 nm 00:08 View
11JAN24 0251Z MPFS MPMG Aaron Priest Smaug Nimbus RT -74 ft/m 60 nm 00:21 View
27DEC23 0311Z MPFS MPMG Tim Davern aka Mr Mix Tea Cessna 414 Chancellor (C414) -45 ft/m 62 nm 00:20 View
12JUL23 0836Z MPFS MPMG ropiemasta Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -95 ft/m 38 nm 00:13 View
30MAY23 1305Z MPFS MPMG Mailregge Cirrus SR-22 (SR22) -38 ft/m 40 nm 00:15 View
05APR23 0621Z MPFS MPMG Lolmanzee1 Icon A-5 (A5) -15 ft/m 34 nm 00:27 View
04APR23 0007Z MPFS MPMG Nerd_Droid Cessna Caravan (C208) -62 ft/m 39 nm 00:15 View
18MAR23 1700Z MPFS MPMG DefiantPrawn Airbus Helicopters-Kawasaki H-145 (EC45) -9 ft/m 38 nm 00:21 View
04MAR23 2220Z MPFS MPMG CoupeX Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (ST75) -48 ft/m 35 nm 00:18 View
08JAN23 0750Z MPFS MPMG ohmyfavourite Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -97 ft/m 35 nm 00:10 View
29DEC22 2129Z MPFS MPMG Havenmonarch Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -25 ft/m 34 nm 00:17 View
01NOV22 1555Z MPFS MPMG Sven Lenkewitz Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -15 ft/m 70 nm 00:21 View
10OCT22 2157Z MPFS MPMG ResetXPDR Boeing FA-18E Super Hornet (F18S) -88 ft/m 35 nm 00:04 View
09OCT22 0604Z MPFS MPMG bleeman TL ULTRALIGHT Sting (TL20) -95 ft/m 34 nm 00:20 View
07OCT22 1642Z MPFS MPMG Percell Perry Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -99 ft/m 42 nm 00:23 View
06OCT22 0222Z MPFS MPMG FingerGames Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -47 ft/m 35 nm 00:18 View

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