teson1's pacific vacation

Well, ya don't see these over The Slot every day! All the rest of the fighters are jealous now, of her good looks. Welcome to race teson1
 
AYTK AYKV

Left Rabaul for Kavieng, but not without a tour of the Rabaul caldera, quite a fascinating place, forming a fantastic harbour, but source of grief for the inhabitants. 1937 volcans Tavurvur and Vulcan erupted, killing 500 people, eruptions continuing till 1943, till after the japanese took the island in 1942.
American bombers are said to have bombed Tavurvur in hope of triggering an eruption that would dislodge the japanese.
1994-97 Tavurvur erupted again, burying Rabaul in ash.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?flight=8ds2Moj6lv0F8eYqp6PpRmkN4s
 
Leaving for CPG

While the beaches and the snorkeling are said to be pretty good around here, I think I'll press on.
 
AYKV CPG

Ouch... :kilroy:
Down in Cape Gloucester. And it seems in one piece. At last what's the Duenna is saying...

NOT a nice landing ! :kilroy:

I did come in very hot, and with a tight turn into the runway. Pretty much a greaser though. Congratulating myself... and then the plane did its own thing. Dropped the left wing and inexorably turned towards the escarpment to the right. And went over the edge. Just one thing to do - close the eyes and pray. Finally it came to standstill in a screeching sound of metal 20 ft belox the runway, and with the dust settled it did look in one piece. Will have to give it a thourough look over though.

Looks like the left gear may have collapsed, but most likely just a ground loop.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?flight=MyoPq9WwZ9hHHSYMewqhlStV0mo
 
CPG FIN 1/2

Arghh...

Well, the plane needed a look over.

But I should have been suspicious of the boy that presented himself as the local mechanic, and his "Yes Boss", "No problem Boss"...
At least taken the plane for a test flight.

That *** wired the right brake pedal to the elevator, and the left brake pedal to the ailerons ! :rocket:

Quite unexpected behaviour after braking upon touchdown... braking was the equivalent to pushing the stick forward. And with the expected result - nosed over. Argh... :banghead:

(I had just changed rudder pedal control from FS to FSUIPC yesterday. Despite having removed all axis entries for the rudder pedals in FS, FS reinserted the default controls with the results as described. Argh...)

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?flight=PLlmHXPBzvilX6xZIoybXjPTM
 
teson1, did you sneak into my hangar and borrow my pride and joy when I wasn't looking? :icon_lol:

You have an excellent taste in aircraft, sir. Fly her well and she will look after you.

Enjoy the rest of the trip. Good luck.

sandman
 
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