RTW 2015 Practice 1

srgalahad said:
BIKF TO EGPH
Wingman for Milton

WOP P-51H
FS9 online
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I am 4-5 minutes behind but will attempt to catch up.
I'm flying stock 737-400 also.
What is up with this aircraft?
Top speed is supposed to be mach .82 yet mine is governed at .79/345 KIAS.
If I hit 346 KIAS it overspeeds and I have to restart.
 
Still getting the hang of this.

Gotta go into the RTW-Duenna and see how to print out like you all.

Being restarted back at Keflevik for "overspeed" at mach .79 in an aircraft capable of .82 didn't help.

Strong learning curve on flying commercial aircraft sims ...

I may have to stay in the props legs.
 
Okay,
Do we head south to hit the African continent now?

How about I try my hand from Edinburgh to Stuttgart enroute to Cairo?

625 NM.
 
Devildog73 said:
Okay,
Do we head south to hit the African continent now?

How about I try my hand from Edinburgh to Stuttgart enroute to Cairo?

625 NM.
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Yes, to Nairobi, Kenya

Let's try to keep our legs shorter (maybe less than 400 miles) so more can fly. The practice we need is in take offs and landings, and watching speeds on climbout and descent.
 
Devildog73 said:
Still getting the hang of this.

Gotta go into the RTW-Duenna and see how to print out like you all.

Being restarted back at Keflevik for "overspeed" at mach .79 in an aircraft capable of .82 didn't help.

Strong learning curve on flying commercial aircraft sims ...

I may have to stay in the props legs.
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If you look at the autopilot with the F7F, at the IAS gauge, notice the red and white needle. This is the over speed indicator. It changes with altitude. Get close to it, but not on it. Most jets have this with their IAS gauges.
 
Devildog73 said:
Still getting the hang of this.

Gotta go into the RTW-Duenna and see how to print out like you all.

Being restarted back at Keflevik for "overspeed" at mach .79 in an aircraft capable of .82 didn't help.

Strong learning curve on flying commercial aircraft sims ...

I may have to stay in the props legs.
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Yes, for jets, you must be very careful on takeoff and climb-out not to exceed IAS (below FL180) or Mach limits above. You can actually crash by exceeding either at any altitude.
Jets will over-speed quickly when you reduce fuel and passengers. No need to use 100% throttle on takeoff. Keep speeds to under 250 until you activate your FS/AT/AP.
 
My research indicates circumnavigation records hitting each continent all went through London, Cairo, Sydney and Singapore.

75 NM north of Stuttgart descending through 11,000 for 5,000 and final approach into a snowing EDDS.
 
The baton is back at EGPH and free.

Throughout my flight I had to keep hitting my "B" key to reset the altimeter.

On final it did it no less than 5 times as I was IFR runway 25, just transitioned to 2,000 feet from 5,000.

Not only have I flown that approach several times in FS9 and FSX, I have done it in real life.

There is nothing to hit inside the outer marker at 2,000 Feet. Runway elevation is 1181.

IFR indicated a good approach and glide slope maintaining 150 KIAS, gear down, just transitioning to full flaps, <1.0 mile from touchdown.


I'm your props guy in this race. Jets are just not cutting it for me.
 
Ah, we're in Scotland. Seems like a good opportunity for a visit to England, and my local airfield at Sheffield. :biggrin-new:

I have the baton EGPH to EGSY, C172 (Microsoft).
 
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