Around the World in DA42-VI HZ-MSA

I didn’t start this world tour to break records or create a dramatic story. The idea came from a YouTube series by Captain Mishal Al-Sudairi, who flew around the world in a DA42. The journey looked unique, realistic, and surprisingly uncommon — only 146 real-world pilots have completed a solo world flight.

I wanted to follow a similar route, fly the same aircraft, and even use the same livery he flew. But sometimes, being denied something can become a strong reason for positive change — and that’s exactly what happened to me. I didn’t know how to create a livery before. I had requested flightsim.to and reached out to many livery creators. Some replied with apologies due to the difficulty or lack of availability at the moment, others said they might do it but couldn’t promise anything, and some didn’t respond at all. What actually happened gave me the motivation to learn. By the grace of God, I learned a few things in Blender that helped me design the very first livery of my life. It’s not the best or the most complete, but it’s a work in progress: HZ-MSA Livery

This world tour was mainly about exploring new places, different weather, unfamiliar airports, and seeing how far I could go with simple tools and limited hardware.

I documented the journey with photos and tracking links for every flight via VATSIM. I had originally planned to publish pictures for all the flights, but Nigel on COWS Discord suggested that I post daily updates for each flight, so I did. Starting from the sixth flight, I began doing that: Check this