Malta to Lampedusa (LMML-LICD)

The challenge this time with this tour leg is a Z flight rule (start in VFR and finish in IFR) and as i dont like so much fly too much over the ocean with my little bird, I will have to quickly find the Fix point to start my IFR.

The mission is the following :

I would have fly close to the beauty of Malta, its nearby Islands and Beaches until to join the IFR flightplan and fly to Lampedusa.
Depart in Malta under VFR-Rules via Route GH, MF, SP, CT, GZO VOR, WP, DR to the WEST GATE.
Leave the WEST GATE and fly to the Island of Linosa.
After overflying the little Island, proceed to Waypoint LATNI and fly the DME-ARC of LATNI 1B followed by LOC Z RWY 26 approach.
If I experience tailwind, fly a GO-Around and follow the Standard Missed Approach Procedure.
Fly into the published Holding over Lampedusa and stay for 2 Holdings.
The next approach will be the VOR RWY 08 approch after which will be the landing.

First of all … try to get some plates of course ! RocketRoute is not too bad for that leg (Plates there)

I will fly in VFR to Linosa island and join the IFR for the SID over LATNI

How to find this little Linosa island in Sea ? In crossing two VOR for example with the QDM 261° GZO (66 NM) and QDR 207° LPD (25 NM) or the ADF of LPD.

The souvenirs from my PPL told me that the Distance (NM) to reach a VOR is D=1.23 x √ Altitude (in feet) as the longest distance for GZO is 66 NM I would catch the signal if I am above 3000′ by security that would be good as the minimum altitude at LATNI is FL65 !

So i would declare under Z flightrule a flightplan route as  GZO DCT LATNI/N0175F80 IFR LPD

I dont wanna fly too high today and for this distance it would not change too much so a FL80 is for me a good choice, even of the weather is not perfect, the summer is behind now. At least i would not switch on too much the heat system ;). By the way if the weather will not change i would land on Rwy 26 with a wind facing to me.