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Well out of the common MP-Sessions Stefaan and I had another MP-Session yesterday. I flew from Montego Bay to Varadero and wait for Stefaan to join me. On the first flight I was already flying on-line hence the missing AI-aircrafts.
OK, we are ready for push back:


Ready to line up onto runway 07 for departure.


Turning left for ADSEL1 departure:




Climbing into the clouds:


Into the cruise we are passing Cayo Largo del Sur (MUCL).


It was hazy during the approach to Varadero:


Taxi in to the gate:


Now getting ready for the second flight to Grand Cayman, Owen Roberts Intl. airport.


Stefaan had joined me by now. Unfortunately he forgot to activate his add-on scenery for Varadero, but at least he was parked at the ramp


Taxiing to runway 06, flaps set to 5, D-TO1 49°, and the following v-speeds: v1 132, vr 138 and v2 141 knots.


Climb out on UCL1 departure:


After a nice short 44 minutes flight we arrived to Grand Cayman using the IAN (Integrated approach Navigation) during which the FMC calculates a simulated glide path to the runway. Mainly this is a VOR/DME approach, but with an artificial glide path...


The marshaller at work:


Stefaan is touching down, but will miss the exit and has to taxi down the runway to turn around on the turning pad...


Stefaan joined me on my right wing then.


My passengers have arrived with buses:




Boarding completed, the buses are leaving and soon we are ready to push back for the final flight.






After departure I overflew the airport one more time:


Stefaan is obviously flying a different departure.


Cruising at FL380 I will show you one more thing of the new iFly Feature Pack. The ND display says it all:


Then as Merida came into view for some reason my computer became unresponsive, which happens from time to time, but for the first time I got a blue screen and my computer re-booted. After setting everything up again I was overhead the airport for an ILS approach to runway 10. Stefaan used the time and landed in the meantime and taxied to the gate.


But after all I reached the gate and I talked Stefaan into position for a nice screenshot:


OK, this was a very nice change for the MP-Sessions we had recently. And it was much more relaxing to say the least.

Have a great week.

Wow, very impressive screenshots Christian !
Was a nice session in the big jetliners for a change, and since I flew in default FS9 I only took some screenshots;

Just before the DME arc at MWCR
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Christian on final in the distance...
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... and I'm coming in behind
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Leaving MWCR for Merida, MMMD
Christian on his take off roll
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And away we are
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... a bit of formation flying in the vertical..
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Pretty hazy on approach to Merida RW10
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See you back next time !

Hey Stefaan,

Very nice screenshots as well. I hope that we will get some very nice repaints for the iFly in the (near) future as well

Lets see what the next Saturday has to offer to us

Stefaan & CB, nice pictured, thanks for sharing!

Hi folks,

here we go again. Stefaan and I made another flight in the Caribbean. This time we would fly from Havana via Kingston to Santo Domingo (MUHA-MKJP-MDSD).

Here we are at the gates at Havana preparing for departure.


Some time later we were ready for departure and I have already lined up on runway 06. Stefan is close behind me.


After departure I had some problems to engage the autopilot. Later I discovered the autopilot disengage bar was down thus preventing the autopilot from getting engaged at all. I don't know how the bar came down as I never touched it at all. That was the reason why it didn't come to my mind in the very first stage. I was thinking of a fault in the programming of the FMC. Never mind, I somehow discovered it some time later...

Still climbing and we are already passing Cayo Largo del Sur once more.


After about 55 minutes into the flight I am passing Montego Bay, still in very good weather. During the whole flight Stefaan was over 60 miles behind me and we both don't know how this could have happened.


Established on the ILS for runway 12 at Kingston in a thunderstorm.


I have already arrived at the gate and now I am waiting for Stefaan.


And there he is. It was a very nice touchdown from what I could see




There he is parked at the gate.


After preparing the aircraft and feeding the FMC with the relevant data and also with a nice little dessert for the captain we were ready to go for the second leg to Santo Domingo. My marshaller is waving good bye.


I am about to enter runway 12 for departure in a few moments.


Bye, bye, Jamaica.


This time Stefaan was able to stay close to me and so I had to take action to get a wider spacing and so it happened that I told him the wrong STAR Instead of OKOSO1G I told him KODIX1G. He didn't realize it although his flightplan should have told him the correct STAR


A nice picture of the moon just visible over the horizon:


Already during the approach to Santo Domingo. To the right you already can see the airport.


Now on final to runway 17.


Now I am taxiing to the ramp, whilst Stefaan approaches as well.


Here we are at Santo Domingo. The gate I was approaching was closed, so I had to make another turn and come back again. And now I am parked almost at the middle of the apron. I haven't parked here before, so I wasn't aware of the closed gate


Now we definitely will have at least a two week break and after this it is almost time to continue the tour through Europe again. But there still could be two more Sessions in the Caribbean in July. So if you are interested to join us, just give us a call.

I hope you did enjoy the report. Have a great weekend and an even better week.

Great pictures guys - don't those 738s look nice together!

(07-01-2012, 11:09 AM)Gatwicksteve Wrote: [ -> ]Great pictures guys - don't those 738s look nice together!

Yes, they do! And wait when we get the iFly B738 repaint.

Very nice screenshots of again a very enjoyable session Christian !
Here just a few of mine;

Leaving Habana..
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Getting ready to leave MKJP, you're just ahead..
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Arrival at MDSD
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