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Nov 17^th, 2009 at 5:15am

Stewy44 Offline
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G'day guys,

I thought it might be interesting to hear where you fly when you get a free minute. I can only squeeze in a short hop during the week, but extend out on weekends or do a couple of legs...

Post your journey, aircraft and a brief sentence about the flight!

My last flight:
Talinn, Estonia to Vilnius, Lithuania, airBaltic 737, great conditions, 1NM vis over Vilnius, nice approach over western Belarus!

« Last Edit: Nov 17^th, 2009 at 6:03pm by Stewy44 »

FS9 - the only way you can fly a 747 while drinking beer

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Reply #1 - Nov 17^th, 2009 at 7:33am

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Good idea for a thread, Stewy44, hope lots of people join in!

Just finished a 're-enactment' of the DH88 Comet's epic flight in the 1934 MacRobertson England-Australia Air Race. Route was from Mildenhall, England via Baghdad, Allahabad, Singapore, Darwin, Charleville (Queensland), to Melbourne. I Just started putting on the odd video, hope this one (of the first leg) works.

http://www.simteevee.com/watch.php?mdid=1248&t=De+Havilland+Comet+Grosvenor+Hous...

The trip left me lost in admiration for the two guys, Scott and Campbell Black. I kept track of time and date, made a point of allowing an hour for refuelling between parking and taxiing out, and used the 'real weather' for October 1934 (which seemed to be just about right, including lots of cloud).

My time (by the clock, including adverse time-changes) was 71 hours. Believe it or not, Scott and Campbell Black's time was ALSO 71 hours!

They were working on 'elapsed time,' of course - so I can say that I 'beat' them by 8 hours in terms of 'clock time.' But, of course, I did it in comfort, over several nights, with full 'navigation aids,' fully-equipped airports, and even my home-designed autopilot to do most of the flying.

They were risking their necks, flying nonstop, they had weather trouble AND engine trouble on the way, they could only navigate by map-reading and dead reckoning and - above all - they were risking their lives every mile of the way!

Left me convinced that that flight of theirs was one of the greatest aviation achievements ever.........

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Reply #2 - Nov 17^th, 2009 at 7:42am

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Hereford. England. EGBS.

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My flights every day of the week mostly involve me and my little baby Cessna 150 Aerobat, hopping from one local Airstrip to another around the State of California, keeping a careful eye on the weather, admiring all the scenery at low level, and popping into the various FBO's en-route for a cup of tea and a snack, and meeting Folks for a chat l.... Kiss

Kiss

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..that's my idea of an enjoyable "Flight Sim Experience"... Wink

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I leave all the mind-numbing, soul destroying; "Round the World" flights at extremely high altitudes, in heavy Passenger Jets full of screaming/fighting Passengers, to you Blokes!... Wink

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Grin

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My Flight World is full of peace and tranquillity, lulled by the gentle hum of my Continental/Lycoming, 4-Cylinder motor up at the pointy-end, whilst listening to the Local Radio Stations on my Radio, and singing to myself... Kiss

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...there you go Chums...been doing that daily, on the MS Flight Sims for the past 10+ years, (since Looking Glasses's Flight Unlimited II!).... Smiley

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Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004...FS Navigator...and a very pretty little Cessna 150... Wink

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Reply #3 - Nov 17^th, 2009 at 8:36am

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Have lately been doing challenges from the book "Official Strategies & Secrets, for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004, A Century of Flight". Last challenge was the VFR Approach and Landing Challenge. Flying the DC3, from King Salmon (PAKN) to Dillingham (PADL) Two mile visibilty in winter. Was difficult to see the Dillingham airstrip due to the snow. Saved at three miles out from Dillingham and tried three times before making a good landing. Roll Eyes

Roll Eyes

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Reply #4 - Nov 17^th, 2009 at 9:11am

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My latest flight was from EGLL to LOWW with Austrian Airlines A320. We had a tailwind around 100 kts on sunday... wich we had a flighttime of 1u40 min, 10min earlier than expected...

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Reply #5 - Nov 17^th, 2009 at 9:53am

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Reply #6 - Nov 17^th, 2009 at 10:31am

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My last flight in FS9...? That was over three and a half years ago.... Grin

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But i've been so busy lately, I havn't had much time for FS. Last couple months i've been doing short-medium cross country flights in single-twin engine props. My last long trip was my flight around the world in the Spartan Executive that I did towards the end of summer. Check my signature for a map of the route I took.

Maybe I'll try to 'race' around the world for time in a Lockheed Vega, or the Dehaviland Comet.

But I just love long trips like that in old vintage aircraft using a Map, navaids, and a whole lotta luck... Grin

Grin

COMPLETED: If Anyone Cares, Here's A Map Of My Current FSX Flight Around The World

My Reality Check Bounced

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Reply #7 - Nov 17^th, 2009 at 10:36am

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Madsville

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Been pottering around in New Zealand, Canada and Hungary on test flights, mostly in single-props. Oh and launching heavies off the roof into Central Park Grin

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Reply #8 - Nov 17^th, 2009 at 6:42pm

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My last big one was a Mediterranean circular, starting and ending in Barcelona, using the stock Mooney Bravo, stopping at least twice in every country

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Reply #9 - Nov 17^th, 2009 at 6:56pm

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I don't make long flights. I spend most of my FS time tampering with instrument panels (like updating some older panels with newer instruments, etc.). Over the past couple of days I spent a lot of time trying to swap the Comet's (the jet airliner, not the two-engine prop Comet that comes with FS2004) autopilot for the Lear's. Got a lot of help here at CalClassic and Garry Russell's site, CBFS.

As to the flights themselves, I spend a lot of time shooting instrument approaches. For example, I take off from an airport. As soon as I'm off the ground, I do the published missed approach procedure, then execute the approach. Clears the cobwebs out of the brain (I hope!).

Art

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Reply #10 - Nov 17^th, 2009 at 7:07pm

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Did KATL-LIRF yesterday... real wx, had 110 on the tail over Europe. Level-D 767, Delta Airlines. Watched some TV over the Atlantic Wink

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Also did some formation flying the other day with the Iris F-15 around Elmendorf. Trying to get some good clips for a video using recorder and fraps.

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Reply #11 - Nov 18^th, 2009 at 1:17pm

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Reply #12 - Nov 18^th, 2009 at 1:19pm

SeanTK Ex Member

KBOS - KABE.

Might do KBOS to KGLA this evening.

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Reply #13 - Nov 20^th, 2009 at 5:11pm

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Reply #14 - Nov 21^st, 2009 at 12:21am

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LAX to Auckand in the updated Posky Qantas 747SP paint.

Next flight: Air New Zealand 747SP (fictional) from Auckland to Tokyo.

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