THE SIGHT & THE SOUND 11-2/13 : Hemus Air TU-134A LZ-TUP inflight documentary from Sofia to Oslo

This trip is something special. After completing an exciting YAK-40 rotation from Sofia to Leipzig, and five flights onboard Bakan Bulgarian Airlines AN-24, I decided to do a day's tour from Sofia to Oslo return, 7 (seven) hours flying paradise on board of an old - a very old - TU-134A, ex Balkan, ex Bulgarian Government. Thursday, June 8, 2000 was a beautiful sunny day and this flight to Oslo was a long flight - for TU-134 standards - . Struggling 3.5 hours against strong headwinds claimed its toll on my video tape recording, which turned out to be longer than two hours. The decision, whether or whether not to delete all the "boring" window scenes was easy. I decided to keep all scenes, everything was simply perfect on this beautiful day. You may skip all scenes, which seem to be irrelevant. However, flying long distance involves fatigue. I would like to present you the inside and inflight feeling of flying a TU-134 for more than three hours, (almost) uncut. This is my "Uncut Special" for you, the esteemed viewer. This one hour video covers the second part of two of this wonderful experience onboard Hemus Air TU-134. Enjoy the Sights & Sounds of "my" Classic Aviation. Thanks for watching. Flight details Flight : DU 809 Date : Thursday, June 8, 2000 Aircraft : TU-134A Registration : LZ-TUP Former registrations : LZ-TUP (Balkan Bulgarian Airlines) 050 (Bulgaria Air Force) LZ-TUP (Balkan Bulgarian Airlines) LZ D 050 (Bulgarian Government) Later registrations : LZ-ACS (Transair, Georgia) Built : 1971 From : Sofia (SOF) To : Oslo (OSL) Take off : 10.33 h (0733 UTC) Touch down : 12.58 h (1058 UTC) Flying time : 3 hours 25 minutes Flying distance : 2.247 km Altitude : 10.600 m Speed : 800 km/h Captain : Velichkov, Zdravko (Executive Director of Sofia Airport) Captain : Vasilev, Valentin (in memoriam) Flight Engineer : Georgiev, Georgi Navigator : Shopov, Hristo Cabin Crew : Jivkova, Lili Cabin Crew : Kanova, Miryana