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EasyEd

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Hey All,

Time to get the modern plane underway. I just launched 15 mins ago and am at cruise altitude flying EGUN - LRBS. Lets see how this goes!

-Ed-

An edit: I know it'll be tough competing with all you two engine guys but I'll see what I can do - other one engine guys can relate I'm sure. :)
 
Hey All,

Down and safe LRBS

I'm thinking I didn't have the best strategy in mind. Had to slow way down at the end just to get to the destination - had less than 1% in the tank at the end. I think it cost me a bit of time. Have to do some math on that one.

Kodaks

1) Leaving EGUN
2) The PC-12 in climb
3) The English Channel ahead
4) Over the Transylvanian Alps
5) Is it ALWAYS foggy at LRBS? I think so.
6) Parked and needing a brewski.

-Ed-

PS Willy I pedaled hard but think I was 7 or 8 kts slower than I should have been however I did have small headwinds most of the way and was low on petrol at the end and hunting for the airport in the fog.
 
I didn't mention it, towards the end of my flight into OIBB I was running almost on fumes. I misjudged how much fuel I needed to have and then had strong headwinds to boot. My next flight, I took off with full tanks. Just pedaled harder to get there then.
 
Hey All,

Down and safe ORBS.

Nice flight.

Note the winds on this flight versus the last - near the same yet much faster trip this time. Have to look into how the wind info in duenna is collected and what it might mean.

Kodaks

1) Leaving LRBS
2) The Danube in SE Romania
3) Heading for Turkey
4) Day time moon over Turkey
5) That big lake before Baghdad
6) On approach - a bit high but no problemo for a PC-12
7) Oops got a bit close wanting a Kodak beside a military transport - luckily I'd already stopped duenna. Now to get out here before the MPs start lookin around for evidence! :bump:

-Ed-
 
Hey All,

Launched ORBS - OPNK a few mins ago am at cruise and now can catch up on posting. Hope the tailwind holds out so I can get there!

An edit: An hour in and I been thinking about my destination OPNK a 2000 ft dirt strip - no problem for a PC-12 but I'm wondering about daylight - I'm guessing no lights so I'm gonna go 35 odd nm farther to a 12000+ ft strip OPQT as I'm guessing a strip that long may well be lit - just in case!

-Ed-
 
Hey All,

I crashed.

I left the computer after setting the altimeter for about 1200 ft above airport altitude throttling back and letting it descend at 2000 (I think) ft/min. The log shows the plane descended was leveling and crashed into a ridge 8 nm short of the runway away. I think I needed another 700 or so ft of altitude to clear the ridge. I was not at the computer to pickup the radar altimeter coming to life to showing the ground rising as I was in another room discussing with my wife what to do with my son who has a temperature of 103.5 - ER time or not? We decided aspirin and another hour or so and look again. Had I been at the computer I think I could have saved the plane as it does have a radar altimeter but I have no way of knowing that. Of course it was dark but it was also clear. I suppose I should have paused the computer but thought I'd be back in time. I think I did hear the decision height message. Anyway I guess it's a crash. What are my options? Real bummer as it was a nice long pretty fast leg. Now to go check my son again.

-Ed-
 
I sure hope something such as this is classified as a "Real Life Interruption"....

(pssssst Ed.... I think you are covered in the Races Rules § 8. ¶ (b) and just need to refly w/no penalty)
 
Hey All,

Down and safe OPQT

Nice FAST flight - that 306 kts max GS was in level cruise! I even had 5% fuel left at the end although I backed off the throttle a bit just to be safe - I think I could have run the leg full out. Helps to have a practice run although I'd a been real happy landing last night's effort meaning I wouldn't have had to worry about my son. He's fine this AM.

Kodaks

1) Leaving Baghdad
2) Mountainous Iran - hope not to see any Iranian F14s intercepting me!
3) Some big lake in mid-Iran
4) Half in Afghanistan half in Iran
5) Endless desert in Afghanistan
6) I can see where this is a tough airport in the dark - remember that for the RTW!
7) Steep into this one - glad it's over 12,000 ft
8) Parked and planning to leave muy pronto - want some more of that tailwind!

-Ed-
 
Hey All,

Down and safe VIAL - checkpoint 2.

Another nice FAST flight. Legs 2,3 and 4 have really helped make up for that SLOW first leg. Would sure like that one back! Nice flight nice tailwind - was concerned when I flew into fog at 13,000 and was hoping it wasn't foggy at VIAL - it wasn't easy landing. Now what to do another leg in the PC-12 and call her good for awhile or switch to the ME-108 sitting under a tarp at ORBS now. Be hard to go that slow again but sooner or later I gotta do er. Hmmm...

Kodaks

1) Leaving Quetta - that ridge in the background is the one I didn't have a chance to avoid last night.
2) A river in eastern Pakistan - switching to India type landscapes
3) Hope this fog doesn't extend all the way top the ground
4) Approach to VIAL
5) Parked for gas before I either park er or fly one more leg

-Ed-
 
Hey All,

Launched VIAL - VYCI

-Ed-

EDIT: 45 or so mins short of my destination I was cruising at 17,600 over the Bay of Bengal and the weather changed and suddenly I was at about 19,200. BUSTED I'll have to refly. Should have saved the duenna but I shut duenna off. Had about a 13kt tailwind the whole way too - bummed - almost 2.5 hours invested.
 
Hey All,

Down and safe VYCI

Had to pick up my daughter from her work before posting.

Not flying in 2 weeks I all but forgot how! Came down too early and was on the deck 13 miles away and was on the wrong side of the flightline to the airport as the last picture shows. Cost me some time probably 3 or 4 or more mins and really contributed to almost wasting a tailwind. Also when I landed and stopped I was waiting for duenna to stop automatically before I realized - cost me a bit more. Nice flight otherwise.

Don't know why I didn't get a map on the duenna - puzzling!

Kodaks

1) Leaving VIAL
2) My copilot - she loves the Flight1 PC-12 almost as much as I do! :mixedsmi:
3) Indian ocean ahead
4) Nothin but water out here
5) Cocos Islands in the distance
6) On the ground VYCI
7) My approach to VYCI

-Ed-
 
Hey All,

Gonna try to get a leg in on a weeknight. Will have to leave the computer completely unattended for probably about 30 mins or so. May have to abort but will post.

Rolling VYCI - WSSL

-Ed-
 
Hey All,

FS just QUIT! in my hurry to get going I simply started going - FS had been running continously since Saturday (and now it's Monday) with no restart of FS or reboot of the computer. I didn't want to take the time so FS must have overloaded.

OH Well I know weeknights just don't work for 3 - 4 hour legs - I only have weekends and those are usually interrupted. Must be nice to be retired or...

Maybe I can try tomorrow.

-Ed-
 
Hey All,

Gonna try again to get a leg in on a weeknight. Will have to leave the computer completely unattended for probably about 30 mins or so. May have to abort but will post.

Rolling VYCI - WSSL

-Ed-
 
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