Dr. House meets Smokey The Bear

FB...

I didn't check your flight time numbers but does that 1:58:11 include penalty times for the busted altitudes in legs 1, 4, 8, 9, & 10?
"A Ten (10) Minute penalty is applied to any leg that exceeds the listed Max Enroute Altitude as shown on the Duenna."
** I just shoved the numbers into my spreadsheet and got 1:54:53 (flight time, not Duenna time) -- plus 0:50:00 would be 2:44:53
As may be noted, deviance of <10 ft was ignored to compensate for instrument error:kilroy:

Teaser for all:
Test was done in FS9, a/c was RTW2008-approved, time was under 1:15:00

Go ahead.. call me names!

Rob
 
A few thoughts from the torture master....

MM,
"Those who like interesting flying may want to set their autogen-tree-setting as high as is reasonable--to increase the beauty of the fall foliage that "adorns" each field's final approach." ... and each tree subsequently adorned with aluminum tinsel?? Mike, did you recently invest heavily in a helicopter logging & aircraft salvage firm in the northwest?? :d

Tako, good to see you take on the challenge (RTW is only a few short months away)...
"I finally developed a technique where I 'crabbed' in sideways at barely above stall speed and just above the ground and when I was over the runway I shut the throttle and dropped the last 10 feet or so!" Much as we discovered how to land the default Comet without a fatal groundloop (deadstick & gear up) - necessity is the mother of invention!

Dave, you're right... "This is not standard RTWR material. It is more like a..." maniacal Extra Bonus Points Mission (like the Antarctic?). So we investigate the go/no-go choices? Risk vs Reward?

FB, I love the Pioneer!!

which brings to mind Pilatus Porters, OV-10's (PRB, talk to MM about salvage) maybe PAD Single TurboOtters with reverse? There are some fairly fast helicopters and altitude shouldn't be an issue (53 years ago Cessna made one that was certified to hover at 11,000 ft. "[FONT=arial, impact,helvetica]The plaque inscription is as follows: "SEPTEMBER 15, 1955 PIKES PEAK 14,110 FT. CESSNA CH-1 HELICOPTER. First successful landing and take-off ever accomplished by any aircraft from this peak was on September 15, 1955. The aircraft was a Cessna CH-1 helicopter..."

Maybe crash-worthy aircraft will work...?? but you have to get out of where you just got in...

For those who'd like it, attached is the small Excel spreadsheet I use to record and calculate the times (normal deal - download, rename removing the .txt, open) - just plug minutes & seconds into the appropriate cells. Final total reconverts to H/m/s and shows the average speed for each leg.

Rob
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srgalahad said:
Tako, good to see you take on the challenge (RTW is only a few short months away)...
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I was totally drawn into last year's race and followed it daily via all the reports and the online tracking site (cheering for SOH of course! ;) ) Even my wife got hooked and she was following it on her computer too.

Unfortunately I couldn't take part last year as I was knee deep in testing the then top secret A2A 377 and didn't have any spare time for racing. By the looks of what is in the pipeline for the next few months the '09 race may be a no go for me too, at least as a participant.
 
Must read the rules:banghead::banghead::banghead: Had my RTW head on and thought altitude cap was 10,000 feet. scrub my first run, gonna give it a whirl with the proper altitudes.:redf:
 
Vicious mountain run

Here are my times through the mountain course.
Vicious


Baton Times:

KMYL - 0U0 7:27
0U0 - ID86 5:56
ID86 - 02ID 5:51
02ID - 13ID 6:18
13ID - 0U1 4:48
0U1 - U72 9:55
U72 - ID67 4:28
ID67 - ID41 7:02
ID41 - 24K 5:26
24K – KMYL 5:17

Total: 1:02:28
 
Hey Vicious sweet run their :jump: yesterday was a great day for flying there.

Buzz two things

Which Bear Cat are you using?

Do you think it can do the whole event on one tank of gas :icon_lol:

Nice video

Maybe for fun i will try it tonight. Then I can eliminate anther aircaft I can't land. :d
 
srgalahad said:
Well, that was certainly a novel circle-to-land approach :costumes:

I'm glad to see someone it trying it in the Beercat. With the dive-brake and power it might just be a contender!
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Need I remind you of the nose down pictures of me in the Bear Cat. It may be a contender but should short lived with me.
 
Vicious said:
Here are my times through the mountain course.
Vicious


Baton Times:

KMYL - 0U0 7:27
0U0 - ID86 5:56
ID86 - 02ID 5:51
02ID - 13ID 6:18 +10:00 for the 9195Ft. excursion tho
13ID - 0U1 4:48
0U1 - U72 9:55
U72 - ID67 4:28
ID67 - ID41 7:02
ID41 - 24K 5:26
24K – KMYL 5:17

Total: 1:02:28
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So really 1:12:28, but....
Without the penalty...
You beat my time of 1:09:29 .. and the aircraft was..... Veneaviones Rockwell Turbo Commander 690 (winglet) in NOAA paint.

Good Flying!! :ernae:

Rob
 
I can't get to U72 under 8500' with my terrain mesh without going to hell and gone in an end run coming BACK from the following stop at ID67. Me and Dave are working a clandestine practice again tonight. Did I say that out loud?
I'm working 2 planes that can challenge Vicious' speed but one is fuel challenged and the other is most unforgiving of sloppy pattern handling. And their both piston-powered...:d

(we don't need no steenking turboprops :costumes:)

:kilroy::kilroy::kilroy:
 
Yeah and we got the Auto Gen Slider

FULL RIGHT

Which means some of these strips are very challenging. Dive in yank on the stick and hope you don't go splat. :costumes:
 
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