ilgrillo 16 Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 Recap 04/10 TORINO (ITALY) - BRINDISI (ITALY) LIMF - LIBR (540.5nm) Fuel: lbs 2084,91; Payload: lbs 745 Taxiing 0823GMT; Dep Rwy 36: 0827GMT BOTH ENGINE BURNING! Landing on a filed 20nm from Forlì. LIPK (Forlì) - LIBR (Brindisi) Dep Rwy 30: 2251GMT; Arr Rwy 32: 0103GMT; Fuel burn: 1594,32 FT: 2h12m Total nm flown: 1035,9 Fuel lbs burned: 3635,71 Flight time: 6h12m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 Now, october 5th, heading for Creta, the engines are fully functional but with very dirty chassis. Lucille was unable to find the same kind of yellow to paint them again. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 Although we have the winds in favour, we cannot exceed 112 knots of speed. Maurice thinks that he managed to do his best with the spare parts he had. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 At Creta, Lucille found time to roughly repaint the engines airframe. Not the same sweet yellow. But it's ok. Recap Oct 5 BRINDISI (ITALY) - La Canea-Suda (CRETA) LIBR - LGSA (458.3nm) Fuel: lbs 1398,35; Payload; lbs 745 Dep Rwy 05: 0802GMT Arr Rwy 11: 1116GMT Fuel Burn: 990,34 FT: 3h14m Total nm flown: 1494,2 Fuel lbs burned: 4626,05 Flight time: 9h26m Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosoft Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51558 Posted October 5, 2017 Aerosoft Share Posted October 5, 2017 How the heck did you set fire to BOTH engines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 21 minutes ago, Mathijs Kok said: How the heck did you set fire to BOTH engines? I was away from cockpit, indeed. (Ok, not the best practice, but Lucille had pulled out something for the snack...) But I think that my T5 was too near to 700°C, maybe 680°C or some, for too much time. For the other two legs I stayed at 650°C and everything went fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 We are leaving Europe for Africa. Starting a long intra-leg over the Mediterranean. Hoping that engines will stay safe and sounds. Strong winds directly behind our backs. 28kts. (Lucy is tremendously nervous.) Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Finally, we can see the african coasts. (Lucille breathes a sigh of relief) (Maurice is pleased with his work on engines) Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Arriving at HEBA, Alexandria Glideslope synced. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 RECAP 06 Oct La Canea-Suda (CRETA) - Alexandria (EGYPT) LGSA - HEBA (428.4nm) Fuel: lbs 1415,74; Payload: lbs 755 Dep Rwy 11: 1143GMT Arr Rwy 32: 1421GMT Fuel burn: lbs 460,59 FT: 2h38m Total nm flown: 1922,6 Fuel lbs burned: 5086,64 Flight time: 12h04m (Alexandria, Egypt) Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 07 Oct Last leg of this part from London to Suez. 15°C at 6000ft. Sun and humid. Africa. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Last leg was very hard. Africa by night isn't the best client. And a sort of volumetric mist at low (very bad low) altitude prevented to see anything. We were scared. I found help in GPS, but I had to get to 400ft to see the runway, which did not have the ILS. Pfff! Recap 7 Oct Alexandria (EGYPT) - SUEZ (APT: El Tor, EGYPT) HEBA - HETR (302.8nm) Fuel: lbs 991,9 Dep Rwy 32: 1436GMT Arr Rwy 28: 1631GMT Fuel burn: lbs 755,79 FT: 1h55m Total nm flown: 2225,4 Fuel lbs burned: 5842,43 Flight time: 13h59m 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 October 10th. After two days of relax in Sharm El Sheikh, it's time to point to Saudi Arabia. Salt in the sea. Salt in the earth. (Lucille is tanned. Her freckles glitter like "hammadas" sanded by the wind.) (Maurice is white like... like Maurice) Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Wow! 35 knots from West! Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Long long leg, isn't it, Lucille? There isn't fuel at Pump Station 6, nh? Look at those gorgeous, huge, silos of oil! All raw! I think that Maurice will have to deal with the locals... Recap 10 Oct SUEZ (APT: El Tor, EGYPT) - Pump Station 6 (SAUDI ARABIA) HETR - OEPF (690.2nm) Fuel: lbs 2405,06 Dep Rwy 10: 0801GMT Arr Rwy 39: 1237GMT Fuel burn: lbs 1832,55 FT: 4h36m Total nm flown: 2915,6 Fuel lbs burned: 7674,98 Flight time: 18h35m 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...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 October 11th The locals sold us only 1600 pounds of fuel, while we needed 1800. I'm not so worried. We left 50 pounds of souvenir to be lighter, and I'm climbing at 0.5ft/min to reach the cruise of 15000 feet. The password for this leg is: economy. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Fuel was enough. Oil everywhere, even in the sea. Maurice found time to make a portrait of Lucille. Maurice sees her angry, evidently. Recap Oct 11 Pump Station 6 (SAUDI ARABIA) - AL DHAFRA (UNITE ARAB EMIRATES) OEPF - OMAM (541.2nm) Fuel: lbs 1599,79; Payload: lbs 633 Dep Rwy 35: 0707GMT Arr Rwy 31: 1121GMT Fuel burn: lbs 1129,05 FT: 4h14m Total nm flown: 3456,8 Fuel lbs burned: 8804,03 Flight time: 22h49m Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 A short leg, today. We landed in Oman. With an unusual fuel consumption. :/ Recap Oct 12 AL DHAFRA (UNITE ARAB EMIRATES) - MUSCAT (OMAN) OMAM - OOMS (210.3nm) Fuel: lbs 699,49; Payload: lbs 633 Dep Rwy 31: 1136GMT Arr Rwy 8L: 1314GMT Fuel burn: lbs 546,61 FT: 1h38m Total nm flown: 3667,1 Fuel lbs burned: 8804,03 Flight time: 24h27m 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...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 A long leg after a short one. Elastic trip. 652 nautical miles by the flight planner. Indian Ocean below us for 95% of the flight. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 We left Oman for the intra-leg oceanic overflight. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 I was concerned by the fuel consumption for this leg, but the winds behind us were a godsend. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 We reached India at dusk. After 5h and 23 min. We were cramming. 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...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 Recap Oct 13 Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 Finally at Mumbai. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Through the monsoon. First rain of the voyage. 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...
ilgrillo 16 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 Recap Oct 14 Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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