Rob O. / Cathay Pacific / Boeing 377 / Pacific Route

Safely landed at Easter Island! :chile: :mixedsmi:

Landing Weight: 121,033 lbs
Fuel Used: 18,164 lbs
Flight Time: 04:10:58

Penalties: 0

(Total Fuel 18,715 - ADI & Oil 551)

What a Tailwind btw! Upwards of 85kts!
 
Safely landed at Los Cerrillos (SCTI)! :chile: :jump:

Landing Weight: 120,375 lbs
Fuel Used: 25,737 lbs
Flight Time: 05:53:03

Penalties: 0

(Total Fuel 26,416 - ADI & Oil 679)

Absolutely Incredible! :applause:

Our Navigator, having performed impeccably until now, has earned the nickname “Dog Leg” after last night’s “near-fiasco.” Winds at FL250 were 100+ kts. Capt. Sydney’s timing to visit the flight deck was also “impeccable” as he walked in just seconds before the ADF needle swung to life… Good thing all the kids were in bed. We were all shook up, as it seems our “Nav-Man” was way off on the time to station also. “I don’t know what happened, and I don’t want to know…” I heard him say later. Fortunately we got our heads back into the game by the time we crossed over Isla Robinson Crusoe and landed without incident.
 
Glad to see you made it across the Pacific Capt. That is one nice track you left behind you, and that Robinson Crusoe Island is not big by any means. Congratulations!
 
Thanks Sir Mike,

It would have been just peachy if I hadn't ended up 50nm south of my intended track. :icon_eek: I still haven't figured out "what went wrong" but it appears my correction at my first (psuedo) waypoint was incorrect... but that doesn't explain not hitting my station on time. :banghead: Looking forward to this change of pace and being spoiled by having 2 intermediary NDBs enroute. :p

Btw, CG on your being first to blaze a path across the Pacific. Nicely done. :applause:


Thanks Jeff, :ernae:

It was the winds... I knew they'd give out from the 100kt predicted to about 40kts over Isla Robinson, but *when* was one thing that helped keep me awake. At one point I actually thought about dumping fuel :icon_eek: or atleast bumping up the Torque setting :p: (actually i use MAP :bump: )
 
Well... we almost departed for SAEZ last night to make the Embassy Dinner but decided it was better to cross the Andes in the daylight for the spectacular view. We were prepping for departure this morning, when we received a call from our man at Ezeiza. Seems the wx is near zero-zero due to fog; the only way he was able to land was using an experimental ILS. We are relegated (for various reasons) to using the NDB approach. So... we are going to have to stick it out here until the wx at SAEZ improves to the NDB Rwy 10 minimums (MDA of 460’ and 1600m / 1mi visibility).
 
Cathay Pacific B377 Departing Los Cerrillos - Santiago de Chile (SCTI) :chile: For
Ezeiza Intl (SAEZ) :argentina:

TOW: 131.600
Payload: 35,840

(Accusim ON)
 
Safely landed at Ezeiza Intl Ministro Pistanini (SAEZ) :argentina: :icon_eek:

Landing Weight: 121.294 lbs
Fuel Used: 9.864 lbs
Flight Time: 02:19:54

Penalties: 0

(Total Fuel 10.228 lbs - ADI & Oil 364 lbs )
(Totals to Follow)

:ernae: To Everyone & especially our Hosts & Race Committee!

Btw... as I was departing the aircraft, I saw a (gorgeous) woman... while looking at me... lean towards her friends and say something like, "Es muy hombre!" Anyone know what that means? :bump:
 
Required Australian Route Commercial Centers:

Noumea Tontouta (NWWW) | Suva Nausori (NFNA) | Pago Pago (NSTU)
Tahiti Faaa (NTAA) | Easter Island (SCIP)
Santiago de Chile Los Cerrillos (SCTI)

Additional Commercial Centers:
Rarotonga (NCRG) | Hao (NTTO)

Night Flights:
YBBN-NWWW | NWWW-NFNA | NFNA-NSTU

Routing: (Direct Distances, no wildcard)
YBBN - NWWW** (783nm)
NWWW - NFNA** (738nm)
NFNA - NSTU** (656nm)
NSTU - NCRG* (748nm)
NCRG - NTAA** (616nm)
NTAA - NTTO* (495nm)
NTTO - NTGJ (455nm)
NTGJ - SCIP** (1402nm)
SCIP - SCTI** (2029nm)
SCTI - SAEZ (609nm)

Oil Load (All Flights): 1215 lbs.
ADI Load (All Flights): 492 lbs.

Total Route Miles (Direct): 8,531NM
Total Flight Time: 27:11:24 (Edited)

Total Fuel Used (Assumed): 127.549 lbs
Total ADI & Oil Used: 4.542 lbs
Total Fuel Used (Actual): 123.008 lbs

Average Payload: 35.447
(Accusim ON, Turbos Auto)
 
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