From Morning Calm to Eternal Blue Sky

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Secret IF Aircraft Leak

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Origin: Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN/RKSI)
Destination: Chinggis Khaan International Airport (UBN/ ZMCK)
Airline: Korean Air
Aircraft: A220-300 obligatory @AvioesEJogos summon
Flight Time: 2 hours, 41 minutes
Cruise Altitude: FL340
Server: Expert

Pushing back and getting our engines started for our departure from Seoul, the capitol and largest city of South Korea, also known as the “Land of the Morning Calm,” a term coined by Percival Lowell in his book about the Korean Empire, “Chosön, the Land of the Morning Calm,” published in 1888.

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We started our takeoff roll, but at about 80 knots, the pilot realized they may (or may not) have forgot to load up enough fuel…

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Our second attempt went much better, and we got great views of the stunning layout of ICN.

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North Korea looks actually kinda nice… Not that I’d want to visit, but it looks pretty enough

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About to cross over China’s east coast, near the sprawling port city of Yantai.

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As we cruise across China’s countryside, lunch is served. On today’s business class menu is a delicious stir fried beef in a spicy hot sauce.

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The seatbelt sign comes back on as we cross the Gobi Desert, which stretches all the way from Gansu Province of China up into Mongolia.

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Turning base on our arrival into Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia is known as the Land of Eternal Blue Skies, as it has over 300 sunny days a year.

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Parked next to @Captain_Oblivious at Chinggis Khaan International Airport

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Amazing pictures Mort!

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Thank you! Mongolia is really underrated. I’d highly suggest checking it out in IF (if you haven’t already) at some point.

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Will do 👍

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The government would like to know your location.

Nice pictures @Mort, I don’t fly in Asia much mainly because I fly using real time and most of the time it’s dark there so there’s not much to see. Although I am thinking of doing long hauls back to Japan though so I can explore more of Japan.

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voted for pic 9 (no bias :) ). do you think you departed ICN before or after me? I didn’t notice anyone else headed for Mongolia until 30 min from touchdown

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Amazing shots @Mort ! I’ve just realized that I need to fly to Mongolia thanks to you!

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lovely pics!

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Was the “Morning Calm” in the title intentional or an accident?

I actually just realized that you decided to call that based on what Korea was called in a book, but one of KAL’s mileage programs is also called Morning Calm. Also did you take off from the wrong terminal…?

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Intentional. South Korea is also known as the Land of Morning Calm.

I’m guessing it’s related.

I don’t think so?

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Brace yourself

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Which terminal did you depart from? I’m really nitpicky about these things haha

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I get it - I’m like that with MSP. Looks like I used T1

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KAL uses T2 usually, but yeah, concerns me more than ithers anyways. Good pics!

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Same with me in Miami, if I see a non American plane at concourse D we’re gonna have some problems

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nice pics, @Mort!!

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And one of our ranks in KEVA

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