Pat's 2016 SEA Race thread

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Here's my little tour of SEA in the Alpha F-111, with FSRealWX lite.
Our first leg: Tansonnat (VVTS) to Nha Trang (VVNT). Annnd awaaaaaay we go!

 

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Made it! Another minor miracle of modern technology. I know it wasn't my pilot skill!

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It went so well, I may try another!
Pat☺

 

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What the heck, let's go for my second leg!
Heading from Nha Trang (VVNT) to Phucat (VVPC), as always, FSRealWX lite.

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And again, a beautiful flight. I am still certain it's the technology, not me, but maybe...nah, it's the tech!
More to come soon! Stay tuned
Pat☺

 

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And on to 3rd leg: Phu Cat (VVPC) to Danang (VVDN)

 

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Down at Danang (VVDN). Duenna to follow, then off to the DOOM Club (Danang Open Officer's Mess. It's their mess, let them clean it up!)

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Great flight, except the friggen xwind on landing. 15kts can be tough...

See y'all for the next one!
Pat☺

 

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And off from a nice overnight at Danang (VVDN), heading for Catbi (VVCI). FSRealWX lite giving a decent day to fly! Looks like a good flight, out over the water, low and fast!

Pat☺

 

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Ummmmm...
What I get for trying to get a SH screencap...
I wound up swimming for it. Hope to heck to SAR bird gets here soon!

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Pat☺

 

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Ok, let's try again. Danang (VVDN), to Catbi (VVCI). FSRealWX Lite.
Idiot pilot. I filled out the ID10T form, dried off, and climbed into the back-up plane...
Pat☺

 

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Whew! THIS time I used the AP to keep my tail dry, and didn't have to see the SAR crew. Again. I still feel like an idiot, though...
Sorry, I got a bit busy at the end, so no landing pictures. Maybe next time.

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Make another run tonight. Hope it goes better!
Pat☺

 

[PRB]

Lucky you were so close to land when you encountered your ... mishap. Coast Guard picked you up, but charged you for the lost beer time.

 

[Willy]

Don't forget the time the Navy spent looking for ya too!

 

[Ron Attwood]

Lovely straight lines. I just can't master straight lines.

 

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Thanks to all for the great comments! I appreciate them all.
My thanks to the CG and Navy too. I appreciate their hard work, and hope like heck I never see them again

And now, on to tonight's flight:
Catbi (VVCI) to Noibai (VVNB), with FSRealWX Lite providing, as usual!

 

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Boy was that a short flight! Barely time to get up up speed, then slow down. Busy!

Down safe at Hanoi Intl. Or Noibai if you prefer...

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We'll see if I make another, or a practice chopper flight...
Pat☺

 

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Today's little flight will be interesting. Noibai (VVNB) to Dienbien (VVDB). Dienbien Phu is in a valley, without an ILS, just a VOR and NDB. The practice flight was a real adventure, trying to find the bloody runway without running into a hill...
At least it's over-land all the way. No more water landings for me! (I hope!)
Off we go!

 

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WHEW!
Made it safely. Sort of. Not my prettiest landing, diving through layers of cloud, while trying to slow down, get the gear out, flaps down, it got a little dicey, as they say. At least I found the runway this time!
At least it looks like I did better than the last couple of DC-3's that tried to get in here...

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Soon, the next flight. For now, a BREAK!
Pat☺

 

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This flight is an easy one: Dienbien Phu (VVDB) to Udon, Thailand (VTUD).
Heeeeere we go!
Pat☺

 

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Made it! Another dive for the deck, but I made it! If I weren't in a race I would have gone around, but sometimes ya just gotta go for it! 6kt xwind didn't help either. I HATE crosswinds.

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Well, at M0.99, never dull moment!
By the way, the Dueanna says the ending airport is VTED, but I double checked my actual position on the runway, and it IS VTUD. Why the error, I am not sure. Maybe a DB error some place? I don't know. I DO know I am at the correct airport, whatever the Duenna says.
Anyone else run into this problem, please post, especially if you know why. Thanks all.
I'm going for a brew. TC till tomorrow, all!
Pat☺

Just a note: I even looked at the Map in the SIm, there is NO VTED on it. Has there been a change in the real world since FSX-SE came out? It looks like The Duenna get's it's airport info from ourairports.com, so the info maybe updated, but in the Sim shows as VTUD due to out-of-date databases? Just letting y'all know. I did hit the right target...

 

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Carrying on, this time from the Duenna confusing Udon (VTUD) to Nakhon Phanom (VTUW). I hope neither me nor the Duenna get too confused this time!
Pat☺

 

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Well my my. I actually got a crash! And a sort-of a half a crash: I oversped the gears. SO: 1 abort, 1 crash to my credit (or debit, if you prefer).
Duennas:

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I kinda posted them backwards, with the crash first and the overspeed of the gear second. They actually occurred the other way round, but I figure I eat the times no matter what, so...
The crash was a strong, gusty crosswind, blew me over during rollout. I AM going to try again, though, so...
Pat☺