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C172 Around The World
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Flying with a Cessna 172 around the world in MSFS. Series of videos of the adventure which take form of short (5-10 minutes) videos.

Itinerary: https://www.lupomesky.cz/atw/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AroundTheWorld_C172
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C172 Around The World @c172aroundtheworld.bsky.social · May 8
Hello! #AroundTheWorld is my long term project, where I fly a simulated Cessna 172 all around the world and create video for each flight. Consider this form of Slow TV. See the profile for YT channel link and web with itinerary so far!
Around The World – Teaser
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Part 162 – 🇦🇺 Canberra to 🇦🇺 Flinders Island
Distance: 542 km, duration: 3 hours 10 minutes

In this flight we head south, but before reaching Tasmania, we make a stop at smaller island just off its coast, Flinders Island. Quite extreme landing.

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Around the World, part 162 – Canberra (YSCB) to Flinders Island (YFLI)
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January 11, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Part 161 – 🇦🇺 Sydney to 🇦🇺 Canberra
Distance: 225 km, duration: 1 hour 40 minutes

Short flight from Sydney to Australia's capital Canberra, during which military jet flies by twice.

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Around the World, part 161 – Sydney (YSBK) to Canberra (YSCB)
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January 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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My C172 was buzzed by a military jet while enroute from Sydney to Canberra! I completely missed that during the flight and only discovered it while editing. #AroundTheWorld #FlightSim
Screenshot from MS Flight Simulator 2024 showing a rear view of a Cessna 172 flying predawn over suburbs of Sydney. Silhouetted against the pink light of dawn is a military jet in ninety degree bank passing by.
January 10, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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Part 160 – Coffs Harbour to Sydney
Distance: 447 km, duration: 2 hours 40 minutes

After year and half of islands big and small we're on a continental landmass again. This begins the tour of Australia with 17 stops planned.

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Around the World, part 160 – Coffs Harbour (YCFS) to Sydney (YSBK)
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December 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Part 159 – 🇦🇺 Lord Howe Island to 🇦🇺 Coffs Harbour
Distance: 584 km, duration: 3 hours 20 minutes

With this flight we finally reach Australian mainland, landing in Coffs Harbour, a city in New South Wales.

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Around the World, part 159 – Lord Howe Island (YLHI) to Coffs Harbour (YCFS)
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December 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Here's recapitulation of the route through New Zealand.
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Map of New Zealand with route marked in red line that enters the map from northeasterly direction to Gisborne, Chatham Islands, Christchurch, Queenstown, Stewart Island, Milford Sound, Mount Cook, Westport, Wellington, Taupō, Whangārei and then leaving the map in northwesterly direction
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Part 158 – 🇦🇺 Norfolk Island to 🇦🇺 Lord Howe Island
Distance: 895 km, duration: 4 hours 40 minutes

Second island stop during the crossing to mainland Australia and for a long time the last tiny island we visit.

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Around the World, part 158 – Norfolk Island (YSNF) to Lord Howe Island (YLHI)
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December 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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One minute preview of a video compiled from my C172 circumnavigation project footage, consisting purely of sunrise takes. Currently I don't have enough material for full 5-6 video, but hopefully I'll get it eventually.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Part 157 – 🇳🇿 Whangārei to 🇦🇺 Norfolk Island
Distance: 960 km, duration: 5h15m

With this flight we leave New Zealand and start crossing over to Australia. To reach it we need to use two Australian islands, starting with Norfolk Is.

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Around the World, part 157 – Whangārei (NZWR) to Norfolk Island (YSNF)
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November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Part 156 – 🇳🇿 Taupō to 🇳🇿 Whangārei
Distance: 364 km, duration: 2 hours

After a month spent vacationing at Lake Taupō we finally get moving again, reaching the final stop in New Zealand, its northermost city, Whangārei.

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Around the World, part 156 – Taupō (NZAP) to Whangārei (NZWR)
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November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Part 155 – 🇳🇿 Wellington to 🇳🇿 Taupō
Distance: 308 km, duration: 2 hours 5 minutes

Windy conditions continue as we continue our circuit through New Zealand. This time we fly to its largest lake.

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Around the World, part 155 – Wellington (NZWN) to Taupō (NZAP)
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October 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Part 154 – 🇳🇿 Westport to 🇳🇿 Wellington
Distance: 272 km, duration: 1 hour 20 minutes

Extremely windy flight (over 60 kt of tailwind!) to New Zealand's capital Wellington.

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Around the World, part 154 – Westport (NZWS) to Wellington (NZWN)
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October 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Part 153 – 🇳🇿 Mount Cook to 🇳🇿 Westport
Distance: 255 km, duration: 1 hour 45 minutes

Extremely tense and challenging flight to small coastal town of Westport. The weather was quite extreme at Mt. Cook Airport.

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Around the World, part 153 – Mount Cook (NZMC) to Westport (NZWS)
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October 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Part 152 – 🇳🇿 Milford Sound to 🇳🇿 Mount Cook
Distance: 203 km, duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

Today we fly to another scenic airport at the foot of Mount Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand.

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Around the World, part 152 – Milford Sound (NZMF) to Mount Cook (NZMC)
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October 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Part 151 – 🇳🇿 Stewart Island to 🇳🇿 Milford Sound
Distance: 248 km, duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Today we fly to one of the most scenic airports in the world, Milford Sound, in the Fiordland NP.

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Around the World, part 151 – Stewart Island (NZRC) to Milford Sound (NZMF)
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October 21, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Part 150 – 🇳🇿 Queenstown to 🇳🇿 Stewart Island
Distance: 215 km, duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

Today we fly across South Alps to to Stewart Island just off the coast of the southern end of the South Island.

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Around the World, part 150 – Queenstown (NZQN) to Stewart Island (NZRC)
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October 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Part 149 – 🇳🇿 Christchurch to 🇳🇿 Queenstown
Distance: 337 km, duration: 1 hour 50 minutes

New Zealand has some of the world's most scenic airports, and today's destination, Queenstown, is one of them.

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Around the World, part 149 – Christchurch (NZWL) to Queenstown (NZQN)
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October 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Part 148 – 🇳🇿 Chatham Islands to 🇳🇿 Christchurch
Distance: 896 km, duration: 4 hours 50 minutes

Today we fly back to New Zealand proper, landing at a small general aviation airport on the outskirts of Christchurch.

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Around the World, part 148 – Chatham Islands (NZCI) to Christchurch (NZWL)
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October 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Part 147 – 🇳🇿 Gisborne to 🇳🇿 Chatham Islands
Distance: 737 km, duration: 3 hours 50 minutes

Today we fly to New Zealand's Chatham Islands and it's a wild ride as the weather is really terrible.

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Around the World, part 147 – Gisborne (NZGS) to Chatham Islands (NZCI)
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October 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Part 146 – 🇳🇿 Raoul Island to 🇳🇿 Gisborne
Distance: 1113 km, duration: 6 hours 30 minutes

This is the second part of crossing over to New Zealand. After dangerous takeoff from Raoul Island we fly to town of Gisborne.

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Around the World, part 146 – Raoul Island (NZRN) to Gisborne (NZGS)
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October 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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We've completed the tour of the pacific islands, so it's time to recapitulate the route. #AroundTheWorld
Route map through the pacific islands, starting on New Guinea then proceeding as far as Gambier islands, then westward to New Caledonie and then eastward again ending in south Tonga
October 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Part 145 – 🇹🇴 Nukuʻalofa to 🇳🇿 Raoul Island
Distance: 933 km, duration: 5 hours 20 minutes

Today we make a daring flight to Kermadec Islands with a challenging landing on tiny airstrip at Raoul Island.

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Around the World, part 145 – Nukuʻalofa (NFTF) to Raoul Island (NZRN)
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October 15, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Part 144 – 🇫🇯 Ono-i-Lau to 🇹🇴 Nukuʻalofa
Distance: 379 km, duration: 2 hours 5 minutes

Today we return to Tonga, landing at its capital at the island of Efate. This is our final destination in the pacific islands proper.

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Around the World, part 144 – Ono-i-Lau (NFOL) to Nukuʻalofa (NFTF)
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October 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Part 143 – 🇫🇯 Nadi to 🇫🇯 Ono-i-Lau
Distance: 551 km, duration: 2 hours 40 minutes

Today we fly to the last Fijian destination, the tiny island of Ono-i-Lau.

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Around the World, part 143 – Nadi (NFFN) to Ono-i-Lau (NFOL)
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October 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Part 142 – 🇻🇺 Tanna to 🇫🇯 Nadi
Distance: 886 km, duration: 5 hours 20 minutes

Today we continue to loop eastward, reentering Fiji and landing at its largest airport in Nadi on the island of Viti Levu.

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Around the World, part 142 – Tanna (NVVW) to Nadi (NFFN)
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October 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM