F1 Flight Series

[TeaLeaf]

Well it's a short gap for this next hop but a relatively short flight from EBLG to Linate LIML which has a shortish runway at 2442m.  It's a mere 21km from the Monza circuit so should do me nicely.

LNO8R LNO UN852 GTQ UQ343 BEGAR UL15 RIPUS UN850 ODINA ODIN1D

[TeaLeaf]

I haven't posted up my EBLG to LIML screenshots yet, but will do shortly.   The flight was done Friday before the race though, so I got there in time, albeit to then have a regional jet turn onto the runway and line up facing me when I was wheels down and in reverse thrust! :doh:

In the meantime, the next flight is a little bit bigger as we head from Monza to Singapore.      So LIML to WSSS is the required flight and I'll be using this route:

TOVS5C LOGDI T293 LURUT M859 CHI M167 BASOG Z122 LABIN DCT NISVA Q13 UDROS UM859 KARDE UN644 ROLIN N644 LAGAS M747 SULEL N449 DUKAN B449 RANAH L750 ZB G201 BINDO L750 TIGER L333 JJP J1 KKJ L759 PUT B579 VPL W531 VIH A464 ARAMA LELI3B

Total flight distance is about 5683.9nm, so you might need to break it down into two hops as the the full 72,727kg of cargo and the required fuel might put you over the max TOW or be beyond your max range.  The 747-400ERF has a max range of 5,700nm with a full load, so with slightly less than a full load I should be ok and *just* get there!

[sulky_uk]

As the Mrs was  sleeping this avo, I thought i would do the LIML to WSSS flight, thank the stars for the PMDG auto time, 12 hours into 2 and a half. took off, Vnav, Lnav and left it to pause TOD and came back 2 hours later for it to waiting. No issues/failures with realism on, although the centre tanks were drained and threw me a pump warning on finals, only 61000kg of fuel left, started with 150000kg, but low freight as i wasn't sure how much i would use, so brought all the carbon fiber bits, you can bring the engines TL.


Sitting at LIML



left turn out of LIML



errr cant be that low it says 62K



bit slippy, couldnt get the ils to lock either, had the right ils and press approach and loc, nowt, so manual it is



still made centre line



and all over till next time

[TeaLeaf]

My flight is currently in progress.   I took off earlier this morning and am currently cruising at FL300, which is the first cruise altitude on the planned step climb up to a final FL390 cruise for the last part of the route (once I have burnt off enough fuel to get up there that is!).   I used ALL of the runway and flaps 20 to get off the ground at LIML, it's a very full load and the best part of 12 hours in the air to get there in one go.   Time accel is ON.  Pictures to follow.

[TeaLeaf]

And disappointment.   PFPX crashed halfway through the flight and 10 minutes inot the descent, some 50 minutes from landing P3D crashed too.   And guess which idiot had forgotten to register FSUIPC when he installed P3Dv4?  Yeah me, so I could not reload the flight part way through to a checkpoint just prior to the crash.   Grrr.   :frusty:

[sulky_uk]

crap times .... nuff said really

[TeaLeaf]

With regret I have to announce that I did not make the flight to Malaysia in time.   Although if I had done, I would have dropped the Ferrari engines into pit lane  from about 2,000ft to accurately reproduce pre-race conditions for their engines! :norty:

I'll be doing the flight to Malaysia this week, then going right on from Malaysia to Nagoya’s Centrair (Central Japan International Airport) airport which is the closest to Suzuka.      It's slightly smaller than Tokyo’s Narita airport, but is closer and easily big enough for cargo with runway length of 11,483 ft.

[TeaLeaf]

Catching up on some flight photos time.

My pictures from Spa to to Monza:


Climbing out of Spa, onwards to Monza.


I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with 'Alps'.


On final to Monza.  All systems Green, nothing to worry about.  Should be easy from here.


***, some muppet in ATC just gave that plane clearance to line up and take off whilst I am rolling out...........! :frusty:

[TeaLeaf]

Onwards to Singapore!

Lined up at Monza and almost ready to depart.


Weather is closing in, will be nice to be above the clouds soon and back in sunshine!


I love lightning at night!


Not quite centre line, but close enough!

[sulky_uk]

good shots, i need to catch up as well, going to try x plane

[TeaLeaf]

Japan here we come!

Climbing out onto the SID.


Banking over the coastline and heading north to Japan.


Japan's  has volcanoes you say?   The somewhat 'active' mountain ranges on Japan's southern island come into view.


On the downwind leg over the Mie Prefecture, overlooking the city of Nagoya.  The Suzuka track is just on the very left of the picture, below the twin inlets which are the ports of Kuwana and Yatomi.
 

Will that annoying Cessan clear the runway in time or is it TOGA time?


It was TOGA time unfortunately, but we went around, entered the approach again and landed safely. (annoying cessna in background!)

[TeaLeaf]

Long flight for the next trip - Japan to Austin, TX.

Estimated flight time: 14hrs 25 min.

RJNA KCC1ER KCC Y88 DAIGO Y889 OATIS OTR3 PUTER A590 PASRO DCT POWAL DCT CHIKI 53N170W 53N160W 54N150W 53N140W DCT MANJO DCT UDMAP TR13 TOU DCT PDT DCT OGD DCT HBU J206 ALS DCT TXO DCT LBB DCT LLO KALLA3 KAUS