Cubana Clutching for Cargo – “Estrella de Oriente”
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Taking off SPVI-SPLP.
Takeoff Weight: 57,925
Fuel: 1,899
Payload: 12,850 (12,500 + 350)
Stalled on Takeoff.
Maintenance Points Claimed 2 (Crash on takeoff)
(Need a ruling from the officials here. My actual flight time was one minute one second, techinically beyond the one minute threshold. Do I have to take 4 points?)
Takeoff Weight: 57,925
Fuel: 1,899
Payload: 12,850 (12,500 + 350)
Stalled on Takeoff.
Maintenance Points Claimed 2 (Crash on takeoff)
(Need a ruling from the officials here. My actual flight time was one minute one second, techinically beyond the one minute threshold. Do I have to take 4 points?)
Arrgh. My first takeoff from Vicco was to the south. I noticed the woods in that direction but did not think they would be a factor. Full thottle takeoff and the rise in speed was agonizingly slow. The props could not bite into the thin air as I used more and more of the runway. I rotated at 78knts and achieved a positive rate of close to 500fpm, Gear up and my speed started to rise to 85+knts, then I pulled up one notch of flaps and things started to go wrong. STALL...... CRASH.
Second takeoff attempt, I dumped fuel and tookoff to the north where there were no obstacles and I could do a nice slow climb. That worked but it still required very deliberate and gentle manouvering till I attained sufficient airspeed. The flight into Lima was over quickly and landed in lovely afternoon light.
Fuel used 507 lbs
Flight time 00:32:16
Cargo 12500
Maintenance 0
Total fuel used 14608 lbs
Total flight time 10:27:56
Total Cargo 200000 lbs (400 Units)
Total Maintenance 6 (2 from crash on takeoff reported on prior post)
Airports serviced 16
Second takeoff attempt, I dumped fuel and tookoff to the north where there were no obstacles and I could do a nice slow climb. That worked but it still required very deliberate and gentle manouvering till I attained sufficient airspeed. The flight into Lima was over quickly and landed in lovely afternoon light.
Fuel used 507 lbs
Flight time 00:32:16
Cargo 12500
Maintenance 0
Total fuel used 14608 lbs
Total flight time 10:27:56
Total Cargo 200000 lbs (400 Units)
Total Maintenance 6 (2 from crash on takeoff reported on prior post)
Airports serviced 16
Crashed en-route. Could not climb above 9000 ft. Have no idea why. Diverted south towards Pisco try to gain altitude. No luck. Turned back towards Lima in Auto and went to check rules for diversions / incomplete leg when duenna popped up with crash.
Maintenance Points 4 (crashed en-route)
Maintenance Points 4 (crashed en-route)
MM
Charter Member
Unable to climb? Check for concrete blocks hidden under the floorboards? Goats' eating through the control cables?
(Actually, this sounds to be a difficult problem to solve. Presumably the throttle and air mixture were right. Was there a freakish low pressure system over the Andes?)
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Regarding the crash on takeoff out of Vicco. The flight time was 1:01. The rules say 1:00 for the takeoff run. Part of the problem is the longer takeoff run at altitude--which was not properly anticipated. In any case, this does really look to be a takeoff crash and thus have earned a "2 point" penalty.
In the highly competitive RTWR, this would likely be a four-point penalty--because rules are rules. For our fun event, take two points as this incident fits the intent of the lesser penalty.
BTW. As per the rules for the CCAA, pilots may make any number of intermediate stops as long as they carry the cargo the full way, authenticate the intermediate legs and count the time, fuel and maintenance for those legs.
(Actually, this sounds to be a difficult problem to solve. Presumably the throttle and air mixture were right. Was there a freakish low pressure system over the Andes?)
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Regarding the crash on takeoff out of Vicco. The flight time was 1:01. The rules say 1:00 for the takeoff run. Part of the problem is the longer takeoff run at altitude--which was not properly anticipated. In any case, this does really look to be a takeoff crash and thus have earned a "2 point" penalty.
In the highly competitive RTWR, this would likely be a four-point penalty--because rules are rules. For our fun event, take two points as this incident fits the intent of the lesser penalty.
BTW. As per the rules for the CCAA, pilots may make any number of intermediate stops as long as they carry the cargo the full way, authenticate the intermediate legs and count the time, fuel and maintenance for those legs.
Ok, I found the problem. Before I started my last leg I had downloaded and installed the latest upgrade to the A2A Boeing 337. I did a quick test flight with it but I unticked the automixture setting. When I resumed the CCAA I was climbing out without automixture set. Dumb mistake.
Taking off SPLP-SPHO. (second attempt)
Takeoff Weight: 59,449
Fuel: 3,424
Payload: 12,850 (12,500 + 350)
Taking off SPLP-SPHO. (second attempt)
Takeoff Weight: 59,449
Fuel: 3,424
Payload: 12,850 (12,500 + 350)
Bry Rosier
Charter Member 2014
Raining on takeoff, cloudy enroute. A cloud was sitting on the end of runway so I almost missed it. Did a successful missed approach and cirlced to land to the north.
Fuel used 1481 lbs
Flight time 00:32:16
Cargo 12500
Maintenance 0
Total fuel used 16089 lbs
Total flight time 11:25:55
Total Cargo 21250 lbs (425 Units)
Total Maintenance 10 (4 from crash reported on prior post)
Airports serviced 17
Fuel used 1481 lbs
Flight time 00:32:16
Cargo 12500
Maintenance 0
Total fuel used 16089 lbs
Total flight time 11:25:55
Total Cargo 21250 lbs (425 Units)
Total Maintenance 10 (4 from crash reported on prior post)
Airports serviced 17
OT but after you have handed all the workload over to me I hope you don't get totally sick and tired of listening to my voice as I run through all the checks and call-outs!
Nice afternoon flight across the lake, then into LaPaz
Fuel used 863 lbs
Flight time 00:34:42
Cargo 12500
Maintenance 0
Total fuel used 19284 lbs
Total flight time 13:39:11
Total Cargo 250000 lbs (500 Units)
Total Maintenance 10
Airports serviced 20
Off to celebrate the 4th with the locals.
Fuel used 863 lbs
Flight time 00:34:42
Cargo 12500
Maintenance 0
Total fuel used 19284 lbs
Total flight time 13:39:11
Total Cargo 250000 lbs (500 Units)
Total Maintenance 10
Airports serviced 20
Off to celebrate the 4th with the locals.