Dill52’s Air Cargo-Hauling Adventures and Extravaganza

Dil52 said:
14. SPJE-SPJB
SPJB 01/07/2011 21:43:23 UTC
Fuel Used:
Flight Time:
Maintenance Points: 4 Crashed on Go around attempt. Totally dark
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Yikes.:icon_eek: I can't believe you attempted this one in the dark. I don't think there are any lighs and the dead end canyon is a killer. Looks like Pampe Grande has claimed it's third victim.
 
jt_dub said:
Yikes.:icon_eek: I can't believe you attempted this one in the dark. I don't think there are any lighs and the dead end canyon is a killer. Looks like Pampe Grande has claimed it's third victim.
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Is that a challenge? Dirt runway, no lights...

I accept!

Actually there are "lights"... a town on one side of that pit and a tiny house on the ridge that can help serve to line one up with the runway.
 
Hi Jeff and Ozzie,

Yep, I put another one into the side of a mountain.

That's not the half of it. What a terrible night in the Peruvian Andes!
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What story it is! When I get more time I'll give the details and pictures, but for now here's the crux of it.

It was a comedy of errors from the start.
Actually we didn’t crash At Pampe Grande we crashed at Anta (SPHZ). That was a typo on my part.

First of all the Sperry gyros were non-op. After leaving Jaen we turned it on and it started making gentle S turns and would oscillate until the S turns became steep turns. We had to turn it off and hand fly. Back in days, of learning to fly, I used to think it was cool to fly a whole plan that way, but hand flying missions like these are no longer on my cool list. :)

After wasting more than of half hour of precious daylight looking for Pampe Grande we ended up landing in a field 1 ½ miles from it. I’ve since started at SPJB and am not surprised.The field actually camouflages itself right into the scenery. Once you know where it is you can’t miss it.
That was the successful flight.

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We added fuel, dumped some cargo to take off from the field and made the unsuccessful attempt to reach Anta, Peru. We'd spotted it, was executing a tear drop to return, and hit the mountain.
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PS I've loaded up Plan G in FS9 and FSX, but haven't had time to do much with it.
Thanks for the head's up on that program.
It'll work a lot better from planning purposes than the methods I'm using at present.
 
15. SPJB-SPHZ
Taking off SPJE 02/07/2011 18:00: UTC
Takeoff Weight: 21250 lbs
Fuel: 1150 lbs
Payload: 4000 lbs.
 
16. SPHZ-SPNC
Taking off SPJE 02/07/2011 19:4900:00 UTC
Takeoff Weight: 21250 lbs
Fuel: 691 lbs
Payload: 4000 lbs.
 
15. SPNC-SPVI
Taking off SPJE 02/07/2011 20:04:00 UTC
Takeoff Weight: 20668 lbs
Fuel: 520 lbs
Payload: 4000 lbs.
 
16. SPVI-SPLP
Taking off SPJE 02/07/2011 21:26:45 UTC
Takeoff Weight: 22593 lbs
Fuel: 1440 lbs
Payload: 5000 lbs.
 
thanks salt


16. SPLP-SPHO
Taking off SPLP 02/07/2011 02:06:00 UTC
Takeoff Weight: 22590.8 lbs
Fuel: 1445.8 lbs
Payload: 5000 lbs.
 
Base to Dil...come in Dil. You okay? The duenna tracker page is showing a crash or two.

SAR on standby.
 
Yep Moses.

Send SAR home, we walked away from three

We're collecting the scrap, tryin to salvage some parts and give another go in the AM (daylight)

We were just finishing the third unsuccessful flight.

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three crashes no success. e up, we'll fly it at first light. the morning


03/07/2011 02:55:08
FS Time: 03/07/2011 21:48:05
Aircraft gross weight: 22060.3 lbs (-526.0 lbs)
Fuel weight: 915.3 lbs (-526.0 lbs)
Location: S 12* 35.027' / W 75* 48.430'
Airport: 0.0nm
Valid: CRASHED -4





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-12 merit points total tonight :)
 
We keep getting shot down by a UFO's...it's uncanny!

I'm learning a lot here at least. It's different country than Alaska!
I should know that from soaring days that once we locate the field we need to descend in a circle.....no procedure truns in the Andes.
The ridge lift off of these mountains here is awesome at times.
The thermals caused by snow patches can sudenly elevate the Gooney 500' at a 2000'/min rate..... as can suck you down just as fast on the lee side of the hill.

If you learn from your mistakes I should have a Doctor's degree in how to survive crashes

Perhaps I'll just go back to crop dusting...........
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The harware is cheaper!
 
16. SPLP-SPHO
Taking off SPLP 02/07/2011 12:20:00 UTC
Takeoff Weight: 22590.8 lbs
Fuel: 1445.8 lbs
Payload: 5000 lbs.

 
17. SPHO-SPZO
Taking off SPZO 02/07/2011 13:00:00 UTC
Takeoff Weight: 21748 lbs
Fuel: 600 lbs
Payload: 5000 lbs.
 
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