Simviation Forum - SA Tour - Hop 13: Our biggest challenge yet!

Dec 9^th, 2007 at 8:20am

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Hop 13 -

Tour Time: 19:30 GMT,
Sunday 9th December 2007.

Server IP: 85.10.244.109

Props ONLY to be used on this flight, and no aerobatics! Maximum speed, 150 Knots.

This week our little Barons face their biggest challenge yet... to make it across the Andes! Shocked

Hope to see you there!

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Reply #1 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 9:53am

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Blimey...!

Just look at those dark brown bits on the relief map..!!!

That means that the "hills" are VERY HIGH UP!... Shocked

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Looks like my trusty Beech Baron is going to get it's work cut-out to safely navigate the "dark brown bits".. Shocked

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Putting some very high octane fuel into my tanks for the test... Wink

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Paul...G-BPLF... Cool

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FS Nav Flight Plan filed...

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High altitude, warm underwear donned... Wink

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Oxygen Mask tested... Wink

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Reply #2 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 11:44am

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Ooh, I love big dark brown bits. Chocolate, certain parts of Lady Crashalot......... Anywho, the Baron is fully fuelled and every extra weight is thrown overboard, so it's only me and my sixpack of Heineken.

Crash Wink

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Reply #3 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 12:51pm

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I'll be there. Grin

. Would it be okay to do my pitts demo at the last airport? I tried to show it to YMMB yesterday but I had to go before he got there.

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Reply #4 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 1:21pm

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I'll hopefully be there, food notwithstanding!, in my Baron, could take some doing!!!!. It must be high, for Fs to set my cruise altitude as 21,500ft

When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return – Leonardo da Vinci.

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Reply #5 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 1:44pm

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Am I going to be the only one flying the caravan Grin

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Reply #6 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 1:44pm

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Starting here

end up here

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Reply #7 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 1:57pm

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For me, SPPA is a bleedin' DEEP HOLE in the ground!... Shocked

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..so it looks like I will have to "Slew" out of it!.. Cry

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(No way it can be flown out of....except by one of those "Helicopter" thingies!).

Paul...G-BPLF...Beech Baron 58.... Cool

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FS Global and VOZ... Wink

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Reply #8 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 2:10pm

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Just tried it with the baron and no problem to fly out. Just take a long run from way back and apply full throttle on the parkbrake to built up some pressure.....

Crash Wink

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Reply #9 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 2:15pm

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I may meet you at the half way point, due to other commitments, what time do you reckon you will get there? Overflying???

cheers guys

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Reply #10 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 3:30pm

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Nooooo. Server crash. Angry

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Reply #11 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 3:33pm

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MrJake2002 wrote on Dec 9^th, 2007 at 3:30pm:

Nooooo. Server crash. Angry

Yep....

...arse... Cry

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Paul....was nearly there too... Cry

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Server Re-connected...finished the Trip... Smiley

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Reply #12 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 3:48pm

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When does it start? 3:30 central time right?

Edit: Yup. I'm -6 GMT. I probably won't be there due to my science fair experiment Cry

Good luck with the server and have a nice flight.

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Reply #13 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 3:59pm

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I never noticed a server crash. Just saw MrJake and Paul go offline. Paul came back after two minutes....

Crash Wink

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Reply #14 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 4:02pm

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I had to pull out as my engines gave up the ghost, and wouldnt restart, no matter what i tried, simply must have been the Alt, as i had plenty enough fuel and all the controls were correct, no abnormal readings. How odd

When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return – Leonardo da Vinci.

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Reply #15 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 4:12pm

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I never noticed a server crash. Just saw MrJake and Paul go offline. Paul came back after two minutes....

Crash Wink

Bugger... I tried getting back on but I couldn't. Sad

Ah well, I finished the flight by myself so we'll carry on as normal next week.

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Reply #16 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 4:16pm

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FsNovice wrote on Dec 9^th, 2007 at 4:02pm:

I had to pull out as my engines gave up the ghost, and wouldnt restart, no matter what i tried, simply must have been the Alt, as i had plenty enough fuel and all the controls were correct, no abnormal readings. How odd

My default Baron managed it nicely, with careful use of the engine controls...Throttle, Prop, Mixture, and Engine Cowls, and keeping a wary eye on all the instruments.....as one does...LOL... Wink

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Better luck next time... Wink

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Paul...G-BPLF... Cool

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Bit of a shame about the Server connection failure....(Site Maintenance?)....LOL... Grin

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The Server IP went missing off the Connection Window for a while... Huh

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I notice the absence of fellow fliers on my Radar Screen!

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Reply #17 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 4:32pm

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I'm told it started at 1:30 central time but my converter says it starts at 3:30 central...which one is right? I'm confused Embarrassed

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Reply #18 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 4:46pm

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Wii wrote on Dec 9^th, 2007 at 4:32pm:

I'm told it started at 1:30 central time but my converter says it starts at 3:30 central...which one is right? I'm confused Embarrassed

I would have thought it would have been 1:30 PM Central Time....(7:30 PM GMT - 6)...?

You can always keep this window open to check who is on line ...>>>>

http://cockpit.netfrag.org:8090/

Paul...G-BPLF...in GMT Land... Cool

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Reply #19 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 5:01pm

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Oh wait...D'oh! I need to go back to first grade...it DID show up as 1:30pm central, I just totally forgot to subtract twelve from it. Instead I subtracted 10. I'm tired Embarrassed

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Reply #20 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 9:00pm

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I didn't have enough power to get over the mountain in my skyhawk. I couldn't restart the caravan's engines in time so i switched to the skyhawk and did an autostart. It was a good but incomplete flight.

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Reply #21 - Dec 15^th, 2007 at 7:12pm