✈️ Flight Log: Leg 3 – CYOW (Ottawa, Canada) ➡️ BIKF (Keflavík, Iceland)

“Operation: Please Don’t Freeze the Chicken”
Block Time: 5.8 hours, 1 heated argument about Björk, 3 crew naps in violation of protocol
Cargo Manifest:

• 16 geothermal heat pumps labeled “Definitely Plug-And-Play”
• 5 pallets of motivational pamphlets titled “So You’ve Been Invaded by a Cargo Jet”
• A suspicious crate emitting harp music (Camila swears it’s “the winds of diplomacy”)
• The chicken, now with a name tag: Wattles McFreedom

Diplomatic Purpose:
To provide “symbolic energy cooperation” with Iceland, even though no one in Reykjavík actually asked for it. Also, unofficial goal: reset the crew’s body clocks using daylight that never ends.

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Crew Notes

• Adelyn:
  Spent the entire preflight muttering about NAT tracks, ETOPS alternates, and “the dangers of a dancing FO over the Atlantic.” Resorted to deep breathing exercises while Eleanor tried to teach the HF radio to harmonize.
• Eleanor:
  Midflight, choreographed a full ballet titled “Ice and Avgas” using only her tray table, a coffee stirrer, and a tragic backstory she made up for a passing cirrus cloud. She now refers to the FMC as “François.”
• Noah:
  Referred to Iceland as “Europe’s Canada.” Accidentally joined an Icelandic knitting group Discord mid-cruise. Five members are now deeply invested in his emotional development. One sent mittens.

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Passenger Vibe Check

• Dr. Moretti:
  Held a pressurized seminar called “Altitude Anxiety & You.” Half the plane attended. Raj snuck in snacks and charged a service fee.
• Raj:
  Launched a startup during climb called “GeyserDAO”—a decentralized steam-sharing platform. Eleanor called it “a literal hot mess.”
• Colonel Hawke:
  Tried to declare the North Atlantic an active combat zone “just in case.” Wore aviator sunglasses the whole way and narrated the crossing like a Ken Burns documentary.
• Yuki:
  Carved a puffin out of packing foam and declared it “performance diplomacy.” It is now part of the Reykjavik City Hall foyer, unofficially.
• Camila:
  Filmed a short film titled “Mist of the Mid-Atlantic: A Cargo Tragedy.” Adelyn appears in one scene sighing audibly at 38,000 feet.

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Flight Highlights

• Eleanor attempted to yodel over HF radio to “connect with Nordic aviation spirits.”
• A fuel crossfeed error became the inspiration for her next spoken word piece.
• Noah discovered the contrail shadow and declared it “mildly philosophical.”
• Wattles McFreedom escaped briefly during descent. Raj blamed Canada.

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Mission Summary

• Success Metrics:
  • Landed at BIKF during what locals call “brisk daylight” and Eleanor calls “stage lighting.”
  • Cargo offloaded successfully after a minor translation issue involving the Icelandic word for “scalding.”
• Diplomatic Outcome:
  • Iceland accepted the cargo and requested future communications go through their “bureau for confusing guests.”
  • Eleanor was asked to leave the geothermal museum after attempting an interpretive dance in the hot spring simulator.
• Crew Rating:
  • Adelyn: 6/10 – jet-lagged, proud, plotting revenge via SOP enforcement
  • Eleanor: 10/10 – taught a puffin handler to salsa
  • Noah: 7/10 – now known online as “Baby Polar Viking” to at least four Icelandic grandmothers

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Debrief

Raj tried fermented shark and cried “for the brand.” Camila narrated the customs process in Old Norse, no one asked her to. Adelyn slept for 11 minutes and declared it “the best vacation she’s ever had.” Eleanor left an autographed plastic icicle on the ATIS console. Noah was gifted hand-knit socks that may be cursed. Wattles McFreedom laid an egg. This is now considered a sign.

Next Stop: EIDW – Dublin, Ireland
Objective: Land in the homeland of literary greatness, avoid starting a band, and make sure Eleanor doesn’t try to Riverdance in the cargo hold.

Shall we go full Celtic chaos?