Bry`s Winston Churchill C-54B CCAA

Departing SVBK-SVMD Winds not great but visibility excellent for this run

Take off weight 57385 lbs

Fuel 1369.4 lbs

Payload 12500 lbs

Crew 340 lbs
 
Departing SVMD-SKBG . Heading for Colombia :jump:

Take off weight 58297 lbs

Fuel 2281.6 lbs

Payload 12500 lbs

Crew 340 lbs
 
Continuing on to the Capital . SKBG-SKBO

Take off weight 58298 lbs

Fuel 2282.4 lbs

Payload 12500 lbs

Crew 340 lbs
 
Departing SKBO-SKMZ Eldorado Intl to La Nubia

Take off weight 57613 lbs

Fuel 1597 lbs

Payload 12500 lbs

Crew 340 lbs​
 
Departing SKMZ-SKPI La Nubia to Pitalito


Take off weight 58754 lbs

Fuel 2738 lbs

Payload 12500 lbs

Crew 340 lbs​
 
Arrival at SKPI . I am a lucky git on this leg . I set my descent up and went afk for a few moments and rushed back when I remembered in horror I didn`t back the throttles off :isadizzy: On rushing back I saw 223 indicated and slammed the throttles back , checked duenna and saw 3 secs of overspeed :icon_lol: Lucky boy

Fuel used 1666 lbs
Flight time 01:00:36
Cargo 12500
Maintenance 0

Total fuel used 7057 lbs
Total flight time 04:08:55
Total Cargo 75000 lbs
Total Maintenance 0

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?flight=RwjB3nbgeHxjsNZUUO7TJbcdY
 
Very impressive spike on the speed on the duenna tracking. Glad you caught it in time. These DC-4's will pick up the speed on descent. Got to remember to thottle back before you start down. Not like the warbirds.
 
jt_dub said:
These DC-4's will pick up the speed on descent. Got to remember to thottle back before you start down. Not like the warbirds.
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Yup I'm finding the same thing in my DC-4. Got to stay well ahead of the bird in terms of thinking on descent otherwise you arrive way too hot. That was the cause of my demise on the first leg. Just couldn't slow it down after the final dive into the FSX hole!

I am starting to think Jen's got his FDE a bit off as it doesn't bleed much speed even with full flaps and gear down. I may have to play with it after the event to see if I can increase the flap drag a bit.
 
Tako_Kichi said:
Yup I'm finding the same thing in my DC-4. Got to stay well ahead of the bird in terms of thinking on descent otherwise you arrive way too hot. That was the cause of my demise on the first leg. Just couldn't slow it down after the final dive into the FSX hole!

I am starting to think Jen's got his FDE a bit off as it doesn't bleed much speed even with full flaps and gear down. I may have to play with it after the event to see if I can increase the flap drag a bit.
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Cheers Larry , she certainly is hard to slow down . Here`s what I do :

Terrain permitting : from TOD I dive on a "closed Throttle" when I remember ;) keeping the KIAS at about 200 ( this is about 2000fpm )until about 2000 ft above rwy alt and approx 10-15 miles out ( a bit of a guessing game in these conditions ) then level out and let the speed bleed to about 170 , then engage flaps 5 , speed quickly drops to about 150 , then lower gear , and at 140 full flaps . this bleeds off the speed quickly to about 85 then you need quite a bit of throttle to maintain altitude and is very responsive in descent off the throttle . Of course most of the airfields are not well located for this but has worked well for me so far . Its a lot of fun to watch you and Jeff and studying each others progress on the duenna tracker :) It`s great flying in this area in these conditions with basic nav aids , Three cheers to the committee
 
Departing SKPS-SEQU Quito , Equador . Another new country and culture awaits

Take off weight 58070 lbs

Fuel 2054 lbs

Payload 12500 lbs

Crew 340 lbs
 
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