Cool 10 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Hi I can't resist to give this challenge a try ;-) I will use the L049 Constellation from A2A with old fashioned way of navigation with sextant shots over sees, using the sextant gauge originally developed by Dave Bitzer and Mark Beaumont, and ported to FSX by Kris Ogonowski (Kronzky) (ok in P3D). Here is the routing I plan to achieve if I can do it in due time.... Please login to display this image. EGLC AIP London [London City Airport], ENG, GB LYTV DAFIF Tivat, ME HEPS DAFIF Port Said, SHR, EG OMDB DAFIF Dubai [Intl], DU, AE VABB DAFIF Mumbai (Bombay) [Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl (Sahar Intl)], MH, IN VECC DAFIF Kolkata (Calcutta) [Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Intl (Dum Dum Airport)], WB, IN VHHH AIP Hong Kong [Intl - Chek Lap Kok], HK RJTF AIP Chofu, 13, JP UHPP AIP Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky [Yelizovo Airport], KAM, RU PADQ FAA Kodiak, AK, US KSFO FAA San Francisco [Intl], CA, US KHYS FAA Hays [Hays Regional], KS, US KLDJ FAA Linden, NJ, US LPFL DAFIF Flores Island [Santa Cruz], 20, PT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 Fist Leg London City EGLC to Tivat LYTV Briefing of the flight: VFR but VOR to VOR navigation at FL195 Callsign: AEL001 (Air Europe) on IVAO network Please login to display this image. Ok In the cockpit during flight preparation at London City Please login to display this image. Holding short before backtracking rwy27 Please login to display this image. after TO and right turn toward fist VOR Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. during cruise quite and no issue Please login to display this image. After landing in TIVAT Please login to display this image. to be continued... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Lets start the second flight from TIVAT to Port Said HEPS Airplane the Connie L049 VFR at FL235 Flight plan: Please login to display this image. VFR conditions all the way, so no difficulty expected... Soon after TO Please login to display this image. and on cruise Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. on descent to Port Said Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. and downwind to rwy 28 Please login to display this image. Turning base Please login to display this image. on final rwy28 Please login to display this image. and at the parking Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akanishta99 27 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 That's a beautiful bird! Nice setup too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Thanks Akanishta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedaew 47 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Nice bird !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Thanks Hedaew and very interesting to fly when performing all jobs (pilote, copilote, navigator and flight engineer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Waiting for the next step I changed my flight planning in order to remain more on the original route... By the way I will fly next from Port Said to Djibouti instead of Dubai Please login to display this image. So next leg on Tuesday from HEPS to HDAM VFR if weather permits FL235 as West direction 3200 US GL of Avgas (800 US GL in each tank) Time now to visit Suez canal then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Boarding for Djibouti our next destination today Please login to display this image. At holding point rwy28 Please login to display this image. and soon after TO, a nice view on Suez canal Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. on cruise Please login to display this image. and where we are right now on IVAO network: Please login to display this image. to be continued... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Still 200NM to go, Metar: 091400Z 08009KT 9999 FEW023 32/23 Q1007 Expect RWY 09 then for a visual approach.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Woouuuaaaahhhh, I have to tell you the arrival in Djibouti.... In fact everything went fine up to the last couple of miles.... In cruise at the end of the day Please login to display this image. Nice colors arriving Please login to display this image. and begining of Descent: PA is reduced to 16" and RPM 1600.. Cowl flaps nearly closed in order to avoid a too low cylinder temperature Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Time to reduce speed by increasing the drag (approach flaps and gear down) Please login to display this image. Then increase PA to around 30" and RPM 2500 to maintain 120kts while making a few S turn to loose some altitude when.... Engine 2 was on fire A quick glance to the cylinders temperature and I understood that I forgot to re-open the cowl flaps when I increased the power Then All engines was overheating.... Quick all cowl flaps fully open and while the passengers was scared manage to shut off the fire on engine2....OUF Still to compensate with a bit of right foot on rudder and we are on short final for rwy90 in Djibouti Here on the right indicator, you cans seen engine 2 RPM at 0... Please login to display this image. Ouf safe landing and passengers clapping... Please login to display this image. Happy to be still in the 80 days WT adventure which is really top challenging Please login to display this image. A maintenance on Engine 2 has to be perform before next leg to Bombay.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Engine 2 has been changed during the night thanks to the mecanics and we are ready for the next leg, the 4th one. our departure from Djibouti : Metar: 100500Z 11005KT 9999 SCT023 32/27 Q1012 Departure from 09. VFR but VOR to VOR until Salalh in Oman then sextant navigation oversee until Bombay We do expect clouds and 20kts headwind at FL235 Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Lets go now to prepare the aircraft for the flight and TO at 7h00z to be continued... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 lets start engine 4, 1, 2 and 3 Please login to display this image. taxi to holding point rwy09 Please login to display this image. after TO Please login to display this image. Temperature 32°C on ground 4000 US GAL +12 passengers + 5 crews => only 500ft/mn for our vertical speed today.... Please login to display this image. We will be soon on cruise at FL235 Please login to display this image. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 still on cruise and online IVAO Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 what a long flight Please login to display this image. The metar is not good: Wind 100° 4kt. Visibility 2200m. Light rain. Clouds scattered 1800ft, few 2500ft towering cumulus, overcast 8000ft. Temperature 27°C, dew point 26°C. QNH 1005hPa. No significant change Will prepare the ILS landing for rwy09 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 As expected, and confirmed by the WR, the approach will be delicate due to the weather conditions Please login to display this image. you can't see on a picture but it is very turbulent Please login to display this image. the landing lights illuminate the clouds around and some red appeared on the WR... Please login to display this image. then switch off the dome light to avoid the panel reflection on the windscreen Please login to display this image. Still 700ft to go and no sign of the runway... Please login to display this image. 550ft when we finally can see the lights of the runway.... thank you ILS Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. here we are in BOMBAY after 2044NM and 5h35 flight time Please login to display this image. we have now a good rest until the next flight not before next week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Report of the flight of 24 october from BOMBAY (VABB) to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International. Airport (VANP) 370NM on my way to Calcutta. The aircraft for today is the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress from A2A. The liverie is the F-BEEA Repaint by Mike Sweeney I choosed this repaint because it was the last B17 operated by the "Institut Geographique National " still flying until it crashed during the filming of the movie "Memphis Belle" Hopefully the 10 crew members escaped safely. the flight plan for today is very simple Please login to display this image. Let start the engines Please login to display this image. Just after TO in the fog Please login to display this image. Crusing Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. in the parking Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool 10 Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Report of the flight the 25th October Aircraft : Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress from A2A. The liverie is the F-BEEA Repaint by Mike Sweeney The Flight plan today is also very simple straight to the 90° heading up the see where we will follow the costline up to Calcutta Please login to display this image. Taxi to the runway Please login to display this image. during the flight Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Finally on ground the temperatoure is 40°C and the most difficult thing is to keep the cylinder temperatures in a safe range Please login to display this image. Here we are in Calcutta waiting for the next step Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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