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1959 Caribbean Atlantic Airlines: The Route of the Trade Winds

A Michel Lagneau historic route presented as a clear cockpit briefing, ready to help you prepare the simulator, follow each stopover and enjoy the journey.

Period1959AuthorMichel LagneauReading3 min
8Waypoints~ 1 466 kmDistance3Segments

Interactive route, leg by leg, with animated playback.

Real route map

Approximate track based on the article waypoints and available aeronautical coordinates.

01Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo02Virgin Islands and St Martin03Return to San Juan
Coordinates: OurAirports + historical points
Pre-flight briefing

1959 Caribbean Atlantic Airlines: The Route of the Trade Winds

01

Understand the mission

Start with the historic context: it sets the atmosphere, aircraft choice and overall logic of the journey.

02

Prepare the simulator

Check scenery, recommended aircraft, fuel and weather before launching the first leg.

03

Follow the legs

Use the airport codes, flying times and route notes to build your navigation leg by leg.

04

Enjoy the journey

Let the route shape the experience: adjust lighting, document waypoints and take time to rediscover the story.

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Settle into the cockpit, prepare your aircraft and follow the journey as a proper historic crossing.

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Caribair, the route of the trade winds

Caribbean Atlantic Airlines, later Caribair, linked Caribbean islands with a perfect simulator slogan: The Route of the Trade Winds. Michel Lagneau turns it into a short, colourful and very maritime loop.

Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, Ponce, St Croix, St Martin and St Thomas make an ideal DC-3 route, with quick branches and many approaches over water.

Period1959

Caribair in the tourist Caribbean.

RegionPuerto Rico and nearby islands

A short and luminous loop.

AircraftDouglas DC-3

Perfect for the regional pace.

NavigationIslands and trade winds

Weather gives the flight its character.

Understanding the flight

The interest is density: in little distance, you change island, coast, wind and atmosphere.

The plan can be flown as a morning of commercial rotations or as a slower island discovery.

Before departure

  • Choose a DC-3 or classic regional twin.
  • Keep lively Caribbean weather, with wind and possible showers.
  • Prepare visual island arrivals.
  • Do not climb too high: the beauty is in the coasts and shallow waters.

Suggested route

Navigation steps

  1. Puerto Rico and Santo DomingoTJSJ → MDHE → TJMZ → TJPS
  2. Virgin Islands and St MartinTJPS → TISX → TNCM → TIST
  3. Return to San JuanTIST → TJSJ

Experience tips

Fly low and clean: the approaches are the real show.

Perfect weather makes the plan flat. A few trade winds change everything.

Copyright Michel Lagneau 2015