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Feb 2012 Update

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:52:30 +0000

Just gonna let you know that the site has been updated

MP076 EGFA-EGGW

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:28:13 +0000

Hi guys.

After a short break we are back into the air over the United Kingdom. Again we would see some very nice airports enroute.

First as common we start with a map of the route today. And as common for the flights in the UK we go a little bit zig zag.

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Unfortunately only Pär and me were joining as Stefaan had jumped off the flight in the last minute due to not feeling well - I hope you are feeling better today, mate.
OK, here we are still at Aberporth. I have lined up on runway 08 and Pär is taxiing into position as well.

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After an uneventful takeoff and a first initial flight I am already on short final for Swansea's (EGFH) runway 22.

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Rather good weather at the moment over the water...

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Overhead at Bristol (EGGD). I will make my touch and go on runway 27.

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Touch and go is completed:

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Pär in his P-51 Mustang.

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Dark clouds around me and they are reaching own to the ground as well. Good that I will turn sharply to the left in a few moments.

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I only overflew Oaksey Park (EGTW). I couldn't find the runways and they are also a little short for my FW190...

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Next there was Duxford (EGSU). There is a nice scenery available on the net for FS9 and it really looks fantastic. I think I have to explore it a little bit more in detail in the future.
Arriving at Duxford:

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Final for runway 24.

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A lot of spectators are watching us.

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The scenery:

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Unfortunately we had to continue and soon we passed by at Stansted (EGSS).

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Pär flying near by:

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Turning over Clacton-on-Sea.

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Now arriving at London City (EGLC). Lower than usual - I don't want to crash my nice aircraft.

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Nice low departure between the buildings. That rocks!

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Passing by the Millennium Dome flying off flightplan...

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Greeting the Tower Bridge.

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Then it was about time to resume the original flightplan and so here I am on approach to Luton runway 26.

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Parked on a ramp with Pär already there waiting for me.

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I hope you enjoyed the report and hopefully you will join us again - or even for the first time. And in two weeks we will pass by at Gatwick (Steve you are invited to join )
Have a great week.

Test Flight MP Austria whit my favorite bird

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:30:39 +0000

Hi Guys,

I have done some testflights in Austria for our MP session using one of my favorite AC, a North American P-51 Mustang. Here are some pic. so you cane see how it looks in the winter flying over the Alps in Austria.

First a couple of pic how the cockpit looks like.

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Then just some nice scenerys pictures.

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See U in the Sky
Pär

North to South Leg 2

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:47:09 +0000

I had a lazy morning at Bettles (PABT) before setting off just after midday for Chena Marina (AK28) just outside of Fairbanks. The weather had started to clear (5 miles vis, scattered clouds) by the time I left...

Airborne from Bettles

Settling into the cruise at 6000 feet

Crossing the mighty Yukon river

This is how the approach to AK28 should look

But the low fog meant that it was impossible for me to see..

Fortunately the river Chena was in sight so I set up the approach just south of where the marina should be

Down on the Chena

I found a small beach to taxi out onto to wait out the fog and reposition to the Marina

To be continued.....

Steve

FTX Australia journey 02 - YPJT YBAS

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:16:45 +0000

The second leg of this journey comes in at about 1075 nm, so I decided to go for the Pilatus PC12 which gives a good cruise altitude and speed.

Overview of the trip:

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Getting ready to leave Jandakot

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... via runway 24R

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and in no time we were airborne

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Cruising at FL230, over Lake Goongarrie

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Ayers Rock

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... Finke Gorge National Park

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And after about 4 hours of flying we arrived at Alice Springs, the airport ahead..
We will land on RW17, bottom left of the screen.

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Turning downwind for runway 17...

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....turning base...

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....and on final...

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Upon arriving, I keep to the right to get to the small general aviation area

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Total block to block time: 4 hour 21 minutes

Flown using:
Microsoft Flight simulator X
Flight1 Pilatus PC12
Active Sky 2012 for weather
Scenery: FTX/Orbx AU + YPJT / YBAS

Help with default radio stack

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:30:28 +0000

Hi everybody,

I'm not sure how it's happened but I've lost all my default FSX radio stacks for the props (default C208, Goose, Maule, Baron, KingAir etc.)

Does any kind soul know where I can find them to re-install, or could someone pm or e-mail me with the relevant files for the gauges folder (basically it's the Bendix King files from the FSX gauges folder (I think!))
so I can have navaids!

Thank you

Steve

North to South epic!

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:39:47 +0000

I've taken Inspiration and started my "Americas" epic.

From the North of Alaska I'll be travelling to the Southern tip of South America. I'm going to stick close to Mountain ranges as far as possible (for the scenic fun of it!) and using a variety of aircraft - since the aim is to fly VFR I'll use mainly GA/vintage types as the fancy takes me. I'll fly in real world weather (which means I might have to wait for it to clear sometimes!)

So come along with me now on leg 1 of the voyage from Barrow, Alaska to Bettles, Alaska as this journey gets under way.

Overview of Barrow (PABR)

An unusual aviation hazard

Starting up the Goose in the cold and dark - it's 1000am in this shot!

Leaving Barrow behind

Goose enroute

Approaching the Brooks Range

Approaching Bettles (PABT) just before midday with the sun just a few degrees above the horizon

Bettles airfield in real world - I made my approach from the other end due to the strong Easterly wind

Downwind, gear and flaps down

Turning Final

Touchdown on the gravel strip

Fill her up please!

-70F to +93F - talk about extremes!

Hope you enjoyed the trip!

Steve

MP LEg 075 EGBS-EGFA

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:15:59 +0000

Yesterday we had another MP Session flying from Shobdon (EGSB) to Aberporth (EGFA). But since you know us, we don't fly there in a direct line. We like the zig zag routings.

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Here we are all at Shobdon ready to go.

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And soon after departure we arrived at Shawbury AB for our first touch and go.

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Pär is also around there...

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Later on we passed Birmingham:

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Before the MP Session took place I took the opportunity and did a small ground scenery based on pictures from GE from Bruntingthorpe. Unfortunately MS didn't place the runway according to its real position. So I had to take a picture without depicting the real runway.

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Five minutes later we performed our touch and goes at Leicester (EGBG)

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Passing over the VOR at Wittering with the airbase in the background.

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Then something very weird happened for me. I was passing Mildenhall AB (EGUN) and as I looked out I saw tis picture:

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I set up for an approach flying the downwind leg to the runway you can see here. Then a few moments later I think it was Stefaan who announced being on short final for runway 29 at Mildenhall. It appeared that I was already on approach to Lakenheath AB (EGUL). I missed Mildenhall.
Nevertheless here is another picture of Lakenheath. Maybe the 'Liberty Wing' seems to be out for another mission...

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Passing by at Crowfield (EGSO) trying to catch up with the guys.

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After a flying time of 1:24 I was passing RAF Wattisham (EGUW).

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A quick touch and go at Cambridge.

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In these dark textures some of the grass runways are very difficult to find. A VASI comes very handy in some cases like here in Sywell (EGBK):

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Climbing a little bit higher for the long leg to Aberporth. Pär in front of me.

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Here we are at Aberporth. I had to go around once as I heavily bounced on landing. As I came back for landing the second time Stefaan also was on approach - from the opposite direction. I thought I had some more time to land and leave the runway, but after landing my aircraft drifted a little bit to the right and with the engine blocking my view directly in front of me I couldn't see anything in front of me. Then suddenly Stefaan passed me on the left. I was really surprised! But it was fun.

Here we are parked after the Session.

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OK guys, I hope you had a little bit of fun. The next Session will either in two or three weeks, depends on participants.

Have fun...

New forum registrations disabled

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:03:58 +0000

Hi fellow pilots.

We have now disabled new forum registrations as we received too many new Spam registrations lately (around 30 the last 3 days).

If you are a new pilot of TCA and want to join the forum it most likely will be possible throughout the Admin Control Panel. this requires that you contact us through the forum e-mail address. But registration may take some time. In the meantime you can have a few drinks at the bar

TC0010/11 assignment

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:09:57 +0000

The new year kicks off with a flight from SVCS to St.Lucia (TLPL), then up the Grenadines to Guadeloupe/Le Raizet (TFFR), returning via Tobago.

The aircraft I chose was the TCA Venezuela Embraer 190LR

Great view, hope they're enjoying the party on those yachts!

Established ILS TFFR

Not much of a terminal at SVCS, but it's home for this flight!

Steve

Jan 2012 Update

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:57:19 +0000

Crew,

Sorry for the delay, the site is updated

.

MP Leg074 EGNW-EGBS

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:00:15 +0000

Hi Guys,

Here are some pic. from yesterdays MP fligth between EGNW-Wickenby and EGBS-Shobdon (LOL, that AP I by misstake not find so I stoped at EGOD-Lianberd instead) Senior moment.

Start up at EGNW

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First T/G at EGXC-Coningsby Ab

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Watching Dave doing some arobatic trix with hes Dash7, flying up side down, that takes skill to do LOL

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T/G at EGSD-North Denes

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Next T/G at EGSH-Norwich

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EGYE-Barkston Hearth Ab

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Small AP at EGBD-Derby

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EGNR-Hawarden

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EGOV-Valley Ab

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FINAL STOP for me at EGOD-Lianbedr

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See U Guys next week, hopefully I will find the final destination then(LOL)

Pär

Multiplayer with X-Plane 10

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:36:29 +0000

Just in case, someone of you has also X-Plane 10 and wants to join our multiplayer Session on Saturdays (or use our fsd server at other timeslots), you can now connect to the primary tca fsd server also with xsquawkbox for X-Plane. Pretty untested, but at least you can see your plane on wow.prima.de/monitor.

ct

Now that's what I call style.....

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:00:03 +0000

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Top Class
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FTX Australia journey - YBLN YPJT

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:35 +0000

I plan on doing a cross country flight over the Australian continent using the wonderfull FTX/ORBX sceneries available (http://fullterrain.com/)

The whole trip will span over 4970 nautical miles going from Busselton in the SouthWest to Murray Island in the Northeast.
Map of the whole trip so far:...

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The first leg of this trip is from Busselton (YBLN) to Jandakot (YPJT) with a direct distance a little under 100 nm.

Fort this rather short trip I decided to take my Cessna 172N out of the hangar.

Leaving Busselton and taxiing to RW03 considering the wind conditions

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1 notch of flaps and powering up...

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and in no time we were airborne

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... making a left hand turn towards the coastline that we would follow during most of the flight while cruising at 1500 ft...

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...soon overflying the little coastal town 'Capel'

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and 'Clifton'

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... Closing in on the destination, over 'Kwinana Town Centre'

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Last part of the leg we followed autoroute 2 leading straight to Jandakot.

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Wind conditions favoured a RW12 (bottom screen) approach so I was setting up for a left downwind ...

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And going to final

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followed by a smooth approach and touchdown

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Hmmm... the Royal Aero Club looks like a nice place to hang out ;-)

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Total block to block time: 1 hour 14 minutes

Flown using:
Microsoft Flight simulator X
Carenado C172N
Active Sky 2012 for weather
Scenery: FTX/Orbx AU + YBLN / YPJT

TAA9906 KDFW-KJFK

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:49:20 +0000

Hi fellow pilots.

Tradewind Alaska has been chartered by the Dallas Cowboys Football Team to fly them to their final game against the New York Jets. Our flight was scheduled to depart quite early in the morning at 13:00Z which is 07:00 local time. Our flight number would be TAA9906 as common for the Dallas Cowboys.

What should I say, but catering and servicing the aircraft took a little bit longer than expected:

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A couple of minutes later than originally scheduled we were ready for push-back.

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At 13:09Z finally we started to push-back.

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Our marshaller is leaving and soon he will wave us 'good-bye'.

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Then we were finally able to taxi to runway 18L/Z. We would take off from the intersection with taxiway Zulu, which still would give us some very good stop way, although we had a very high assumed temperature set with flaps set to '5'.

The takeoff report:
TAKE-OFF KDFW/DFW RWY 18L/Z TORA 10961FT
N763TA BOEING 767-300 ER CF6-80C2B7F
DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL

TEMP +3C ALT 30.00 WIND 200/03 (02KT HW)

------------------ CONDITIONS -------------------
** FLAPS 5 ** TO1 ** DRY **
** AIR COND ON ** ANTI ICE OFF **

ASSUMED TAKE-OFF WEIGHT 127092 KG

------------------ FULL THRUST -------------------
+3C 180763 CLIMB 127-134 134 143 6231FT 103.1%

---------------- REDUCED THRUST -----------------
+62C 132989 CLIMB 136-139 139 143 3213FT 93.6%
+63C 131649 CLIMB 136-139 139 143 3103FT 93.4%
+64C 130309 CLIMB 136-139 139 143 2973FT 93.3%
+65C 128969 CLIMB 137-138 139 143 2841FT 93.2%
//+66C 127630 CLIMB 137 140 143 2708FT 93.0%
+67C NOT AUTH
+68C NOT AUTH

***************************************************
DO NOT EXCEED MAX STRUCT TAKE-OFF WGHT OF 185066 KG
***************************************************

------------------ ENGINE OUT -------------------
RT TO 'FUZ' 115.7 (313 INBD,LT)

---------------------- END -----------------------

Lining up onto runway 18L:

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At 13:17 we were airborne and climbing out via SOLDO2 departure to El Dorado.

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The sun is starting to show up on the horizon.

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Turning over the DFW area.

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The sun is still coming up. Already New Year in some regions of the world.

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Cruise at FL370:

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47 minutes into the flight still at FL370 (and we won't climb higher).

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Over one hour later we are close to FKN VOR.

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We are already on our arrival route and descending towards New York, still not knowing which runway to expect.

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After we received the ATIS from Kennedy it became clear that we could expect runway 04R.

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Passing CARMN right now:

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Now we are about to intercept the localizer for runway 04R.

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Runway ahead.

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Taxiing in via taxiway 'F'.

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Ah, we are not alone. There are some aircrafts of the 'mother company'.

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On blocks at 16:07Z as we touched down at exactly 16:00Z.

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The flight lasted a little bit longer than calculated by dispatch, but that was not a problem. In the end the Dallas Cowboys arrived at Kennedy after a very calm flight. Now they only need to win the game to give us a good ending of the regularly pro-football season.

Following the FSAcars report:
[2011/12/31 13:06:00]
Flight IATA:TA9906
Pilot Number:2984
Company ICAO:TAA
Aircraft Type:B763
PAX:140
Aircraft Registration:N763TA
Departing Airport: KDFW
Destination Airport: KJFK
Alternate Airport:KEWR
Online: No
Route:(FPL-TAA9906-IN
-B763/H-SDGHIJRTUVWXYZ/S
-KDFW1300
-N0459F370 ELD DCT KM27M DCT CARPT DCT GSO DCT FKN DCT SAWED J121
SIE
-KJFK0231 KEWR
-EET/KZFW0030
REG/N763TA SEL/JQBL OPR/TRADEWIND ALASKA DOF/111231 RVR/75
RMK/ACAS II TCAS II EQPT NAV/RNP10
-E/0429 P/148 J/L
-A/BLUE YELLOW GREY
C/BREUER)
Flight Level:FL370
Detect pilot in Cockpit between each 0 and 0 minutes
13:06 Zero fuel Weight: 105893 Kg, Fuel Weight: 22072 Kg
13:09 Parking Brakes off
13:09 Com1 Freq=121.65
13:15 Com1 Freq=134.90
13:17 VR= 150 Knots
13:17 V2= 156 Knots
13:17 Take-off
13:17 Take off Weight: 127326 Kg
13:17 Wind: 195º @ 003 Knots Heading: 180º
13:17 POS N32º 53´ 33´´ W097º 03´ 02´´
13:17 N11 93 N12 93
13:17 Gear Up: 157 Knots
13:17 Flaps:2 at 157 Knots
13:18 Flaps:1 at 219 Knots
13:19 Flaps:0 at 226 Knots
13:23 Com1 Freq=132.85
13:30 TOC
13:30 Fuel Weight: 18925 Kg
13:32 Wind:283º@034 Knots Heading: 087º Ground Speed: 497 Knots Altitude 37116 ft
13:47 Wind:294º@039 Knots Heading: 078º Ground Speed: 496 Knots Altitude 37155 ft
14:02 Wind:292º@046 Knots Heading: 069º Ground Speed: 500 Knots Altitude 37155 ft
14:17 Wind:297º@058 Knots Heading: 068º Ground Speed: 505 Knots Altitude 37211 ft
14:32 Wind:292º@055 Knots Heading: 072º Ground Speed: 511 Knots Altitude 37204 ft
14:47 Wind:267º@077 Knots Heading: 075º Ground Speed: 545 Knots Altitude 37135 ft
15:02 Wind:263º@082 Knots Heading: 077º Ground Speed: 559 Knots Altitude 37080 ft
15:17 Wind:254º@074 Knots Heading: 074º Ground Speed: 550 Knots Altitude 37057 ft
15:32 Wind:239º@071 Knots Heading: 026º Ground Speed: 536 Knots Altitude 36988 ft
15:40 TOD
15:40 Fuel Weight: 10074 Kg
15:42 Com1 Freq=128.72
15:46 Com1 Freq=128.30
15:47 Wind:221º@062 Knots Heading: 040º Ground Speed: 472 Knots Altitude 16824 ft
15:51 Com1 Freq=123.90
15:52 Flaps:1 at 244 Knots
15:52 Flaps:2 at 222 Knots
15:53 Flaps:3 at 179 Knots
15:56 Flaps:4 at 167 Knots
15:57 Gear Down: 168 Knots
15:57 Flaps:5 at 157 Knots
15:57 Flaps:6 at 156 Knots
15:59 TouchDown:Rate -88 ft/min Speed: 123 Knots
16:00 Land
16:00 Wind:051º@000 Knots
16:00 Heading: 030º
16:00 Flight Duration: 02:43
16:00 Landing Weight: 115073 Kg
16:00 POS N40º 38´ 04´´ W073º 45´ 47´´
16:00 Com1 Freq=121.65
16:07 Parking brakes on
16:07 Block to Block Duration: 02:58
16:07 Final Fuel: 8723 Kg
16:07 Spent Fuel: 13349 Kg
16:07 Flight Length: 1329 NM
16:07 TOD Land Length: 111 NM

Now it is time to wish everyone out there a Happy New Year 2012. Keep flying with us!

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Poor Rudolph

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:19:13 +0000

Crew,

Have a great Christmas and a Fantastic New year:

http://www.youtube.com/v/50vE47DGEy4

.

Merry Christmas

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:02:50 +0000

Hello Guys,
This is just to wish you all a Merry Christmas

MP Leg073 EGNH-EGNW

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:10:22 +0000

Well, finally after some weeks break we were up in the air again flying from Blackpool to Wickenby. But first I will show you a map of the route today. We will travel approximately 400 NM and I think cross country gets a new meaning.

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Blackpool runway 31, ready for departure. Stefaan is waiting for me to depart, whilst Dave used runway 28 which is was longer and therefore better suited for his aircraft.

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The weather was not the best with low clouds and lot of turbulences and some time into the flight, as I crossed Wallasey VOR, snow!

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Touch and go at Manchester (EGCC).

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Stefaan at Manchester:

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15 minutes later I was crossing Leeds Bradford airport.

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Linton-On-Ouse AB (EGXU).

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I couldn't resist to make a touch and go at RAF Leeming (EGXE).

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Missing the touch and go at Brough (EGNB).

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OK, turning to final

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Passing Stefaan underneath near Full Sutton (UK05)

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Flying along with Stefaan near Church Fenton AB (EGXG).

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Sheffield:

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Completing the touch and go at Gamston (EGNE).

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So here we are now finally at our destination at Wickenby. Dave had to drop out as he got visitors, but Carsten joined us for some time, but had no 'radio contact' to us.
I had to go around twice until I finally was able to land at Wickenby, which has not the longest runways in the world and the weather was also not a great help with rather low visibility.

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OK, next flight is scheduled on January 7, 2012. Therefore I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Cost Index

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:06:04 +0000

Here you can find some useful information on which airline uses which cost Index on their flights. I don't know how accurate or actual this list might be, but it looks rather considerable.
Cost Index