12th Leg: OYTZ to OOMA (then OY74)

Take-off from Taiz (Yemen) with the idea of flying SE and then NE, going up the Gulf of Aden. The destination of this flight is the aiport of Masirah Island, a military airport in Oman, facing the Arabian Sea. It turned out things went differently however...

Taxiing at Taiz:

Immediately after take-off, the first part of the leg consists in flying almost due East, toward the airport of Aden on the coast:

So far so good, I am flying over hills and green areas:

But then I notice that the performances aren't the usual ones: the left engine of the Twin Star has a reduced fuel flow. Nothing wrong in terms of engine temperature, but it is providing less power and burning less fuel compared to the other engine.

I do not particulary like this area, it is mostly desert and I am at the beginning of a rather long leg, so I decide to abort the flight and land at the first available airport, which is a very small airstrip labelled OY74. Approaching the runaway:

And checking then what's wrong after landing. It turned out a cylinder wasn't working properly. Time to repair things and keep going. I will simply fly the rest of the leg toward OOMA later on...