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***Trans - Canada Adventure Leg 20*** COMPLETED!!! (Read 433 times)

Jan 12^th, 2004 at 1:45pm

Cherokee_6 Offline
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With a great deal of mixed emotions I set my flight plan for the last leg of my adventure.

???

Embarrassed

Cry

I dialed in the settings for Calgary and loaded up the Baron. Although I was very excited to get home, I was also very saddened to realize this was the last part of a wonderful learning experience.

***Check out the number totals at the bottom too!***

Flight Details for this leg...

The completed route map!

Well....I loaded up the Baron and got the engines warmed up. It was a foggy, rainy, cold day in Courtenay.

Rifleman was kind enough to come and see me off! He took this nice snapshot! Nice.....

As I got up to cruise level and kicked on the AP, I just enjoyed the view! The nice Rocky Mountains quickly came into view. By the surrounding mountains, I knew i was getting close to home!!

After cresting the last mountain and heading into the foothills...I finally flew over Calgary! I never realized how much I missed home until I saw the city again...Welcome Home!

Well, then the excite set in! There was no way I was just going to land as normal and shut down...
After confirming with the Tower, I was permitted to put on a little "Honey, I'm Home!" show!

So the first pass was just low, slow, gear down, pass with the smoke on!

The next pass was a couple high speed, steep banks! YEEE-HAAA!!

And for the finale...a high speed barrel roll!

Then it was time to land and go greet my friends and family that i have not seen in a very long time!
Got her lined for final...gears down..

Flaring just above the pavement...(alot of pressure on t his landing as all my friends and family were watching!)

Finally got her parked, secured and shutdown for the final time! Quickly opened the door and ran out to say hi! Got soooo many stories to tell.... Grin

Grin

So....after a long, exciting, terrifying yet incredibly enjoyable adventure...here are the details!

Total Legs: 20
Total Distance: 8142.5 NM's
Total Actual Flying Hours: 43hrs 48min

Thanks everyone who watched and commented on this trip! I was a total blast and I think that everyone should at least try it!

Thanks again....

Cherokee

p.s. Thanks Tipster!

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Reply #1 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 2:15pm

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*sniff*

Cry

Embarrassed

one of the best storys here on simv has come to an end...how sad! but it was very entertaining and always a pleasure to read/look at.
alright,take a break and think of a new trip,now maybe RTW? Wink

Wink

p.s: umm...this reminds me of my "to the north pole and back" trip...euh...next leg is (hopefully) coming soon (maybe this week/weekend),if i have the time i'll post two or three legs at once.

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Reply #2 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 2:18pm

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Pat yourself on the back. Was the best story I have read on this site!

Kudos and welcome home!

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Reply #3 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 2:43pm

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well done! but one question: did you really fly the whole distance yourself? did you use the autopilot and did you set the simulation rate a bit higher? if not, how many hours did you fly during your 20 trips? Wink

Wink

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Reply #4 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 2:58pm

Cherokee_6 Offline
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Thanks Everyone for your kind comments!! I have no idea what I am going to next! I had a couple ideas in mind but they don't seem so great now....I plan to take a break and just do some local flying and carefully plan out my next adventure. Grin

Grin

Quote:

well done! but one question: did you really fly the whole distance yourself? did you use the autopilot and did you set the simulation rate a bit higher? if not, how many hours did you fly during your 20 trips? Wink

Wink

Yes I really did fly the whole thing myself! I would use AP only after takeoff and climbing to cruising altitude. I would not use AP or ILS for landing. Landings were all done 100% manually.
As for setting the simulation rate a bit higher...out of all the legs flown...I only used it once. I was flying along and my pc crashed and I had not saved the flight, so to catch up where I was I sped it up. But other then that...it was all done in real time!

Thanks again!

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Reply #5 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 3:00pm

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Well done my friend! Happy to see you're home, sad its the end of your trip.

I sincerly hope you might change your mind and take off again! On route to all those exciting places, lying there to be explored.

Enjoy yout welcome home party! Cheesy

Cheesy

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Reply #6 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 3:21pm

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Well done Cherokee, I've really enjoyed it, thanks Wink

Wink

Can't wait to see what your next adventure is going to be lol Grin

Grin

Cheesy

Wink

Jonathan 8)

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Reply #7 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 5:05pm

Sock Offline
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Glad to see you and the baron made it home in one peice.

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I plan to take a break and just do some local flying and carefully plan out my next adventure.

Planing, thats for losers! Wink

Wink

Just take off and see where it takes you, thats what I do. Thats why all my flights are VFR.

On your next adventure, maybe you should take a trip to the warther region of the western hemisphere. Just fly down though though the US and Mexico to South America! Could be interesting. But no flight plans!! VFR ONLY!! Grin

Grin

Sock

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Reply #8 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 6:57pm

Cherokee_6 Offline
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Thanks again guys! Grin

Grin

Quote:

Planing, thats for losers! Just take off and see where it takes you, thats what I do. Thats why all my flights are VFR.

On your next adventure, maybe you should take a trip to the warther region of the western hemisphere. Just fly down though though the US and Mexico to South America! Could be interesting. But no flight plans!! VFR ONLY!!

...I will plan a little bit better next time so it does not almost end up costing me my life! Grin

Grin

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Reply #9 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 9:24pm

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My flight is set for next year it will be a huge 123 leg flight

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Reply #10 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 10:31pm

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My flight is set for next year it will be a huge 123 leg flight

Why on earth plan something ahead for just some simple FS flying?...let alone ONE YEAR?
geez... Roll Eyes

Roll Eyes

What's holding you back now?

Anyway, Cherokee...one thing I can't really grasp...
A 'Nucks fan in Calgary? Talk about an out cast Grin

Grin

Habs rules (And Näslund, too!)

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Reply #11 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 10:50pm

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I am going for a record flight I have wanted to do this flight for a long time departure time is set for Saturday at 10:00AM and I am going to fly to every airport in the US and Canad hence the 123 leg flight

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Reply #12 - Jan 13^th, 2004 at 2:20am

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Well done Cherokee!

Excellent job Wink

Wink

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Reply #13 - Jan 13^th, 2004 at 8:56am

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Methinks Cherokee should go for a Around the Americas trip. He already has northern NA complete (Canada) now he just has to fly down to the tip of SA and back up Cheesy

Cheesy

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Reply #14 - Jan 13^th, 2004 at 10:31am

Cherokee_6 Offline
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Thanks once again guys!

Quote:

Anyway, Cherokee...one thing I can't really grasp...
A 'Nucks fan in Calgary? Talk about an out cast Grin

Grin

Habs rules (And Näslund, too!)

Well Nexus...let me put it to you this way...
I went to a Flames vs. Canucks game a little while ago and believe it or not, there were an equal ammount if not MORE Canucks fans in the crowd!
I was raised in B.C. so I have always been a Canucks fan... Grin

Grin

Cheesy

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Cheesy

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