MaddogK's journey to El Dorado

MaddogK

MaddogK

Sim Junkie
After a lost battle with a bottle of Tequila and a couple Dominican cigars, and a quick refresher course in HTM document creation compiling an event checklist for Gregoriu Alexandru's neat little kneeboard widget I believe I'm ready to start the engines on this beautiful old C-82 packet I so rarely get to fly.


Taking Off: SVMC-SVBK
Takeoff Weight: 43,818
Fuel: 2,500
Payload: 14,500
Crew: 340
 
OK, now that dinner is being absorbed and wife is glued to NJ trash TV I have time to try this again, same as above.


Taking Off: SVMC-SVBK
Takeoff Weight: 43,818
Fuel: 2,500
Payload: 14,500
Crew: 340
 
After a rather uneventful flight realized the A/P didn't fully disengage. Luckily it only cost me a few minutes of time and some fuel for a go-round.

Arrived SVBK
Fuel Used 1404.7 lbs
Flight time 00:45:28 (baton time)
Cargo delivered 14,500 lbs
 
Apparently I forgot to turn Duenna tracking back on after testing, situation has been remedied. Hop 2 commencing.

Taking Off: SVBK-SVMD
Takeoff Weight: 43,441
Fuel: 2,071.3
Payload: 14,500
Crew: 340
 
Arrived SVMD
Fuel Used 719.2 lbs
Flight time 00:24.52
Cargo delivered 14,500 lbs
Maintenance points 0
 
After an ugly turn to final and losing sight of the runway in weather turning bad, Have arrived at destination:

Arrived SVBG
Fuel Used 1658.7 lbs
Flight time 00:52.46
Cargo delivered 14,500 lbs
Maintenance points 0
 
Sorry about the type on that last hop- cut&paste sometimes isn't very friendly. Am leaving a bit heavy tonight, getting tired of sweating my fuel calcs being rather tight.

Hop 4

Taking Off: SKBG-SKBO
Takeoff Weight: 44,442
Fuel: 3,072.0
Payload: 14,500
Crew: 340
 
Arrived SKBO
Fuel Used 1666.3 lbs
Flight time 00:50.47
Cargo delivered 14,500 lbs
Maintenance points 0
 
"Say goodbye, the citys heroes sing, bird on a wing
Feel, feel so free through the life upon the rooftop haze,
All the cheating and broken days.
So through it all I see there's nothing left for me.

So I will stay, I'll not be back, eldorado.
I will be free of the world, eldorado."
- ELO Eldorado

Hop 5

Taking Off: SKBO-SKMZ
Takeoff Weight: 44,442
Fuel: 3,072.0
Payload: 14,500
Crew: 340
 
Arrived SKMZ
Fuel Used 953.7 lbs
Flight time 00:30.29
Cargo delivered 14,500 lbs
Maintenance points 0
 
Arrived SKPI
Fuel Used 2069.3 lbs
Flight time 1:02:48
Cargo delivered 14,500 lbs
Maintenance points 0

That's enough for me- nerves kaputski.
Scattered showers appeared at takeoff, got worse the further south I flew. Heavy turbulence right below the cloudbase, made holding an ADF course difficult. Missed the river but saw the runway thru a hole in the clouds that immediately disappeared under ground clouds as I turned toward it. I was lucky AS updated as I lined up as the sky cleared for about 1 second- just long enough to confirm the airport was actually there. Managed a screenshot as the runway became visible again.
 
The heavy turbulence and not being able to see the ground always makes me sea sick.

Even though I am sitting in my living room and not actually there. :icon_lol:
 
Dangerousdave26 said:
The heavy turbulence and not being able to see the ground always makes me sea sick.

Even though I am sitting in my living room and not actually there. :icon_lol:
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Aye, would've felt safer if I hadn't pulled the RALT display from my mini-panel, but had to keep with the authenticity of the event. Also missing wind gauge and fuel computer but so far fuel weight hasn't been an issue, and granite clouds have yet to find me.
;)
 
Arrived SKPS
Fuel Used 929.1 lbs
Flight time 00:30.22
Cargo delivered 14,500 lbs
Maintenance points 0
 
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