Archive > Ask EuroHarmony

FLogger Stopover System

(1/2) > >>

EHM-1671 Ben:
Hi everyone,

I had a possible suggestion for the EHM Management. I've just been looking through the FLogger timetable, and I'm a little concerned as to some of the Class 7 flights. There is, for example, a EuroCargo flight (C480) that departs NZAA (Auckland, New Zealand) and arrives in ESSA. I find this EXTREMELY unrealistic since ESSA is geographically just a few hundred nautical miles from exactly the other side of the world from New Zealand (England or Spain, I forget which). There is no plane capable of carrying out such an extensive flight non-stop.

I would love to make a long haul flight such as this, with a stopover. This isn't possible right now, since after takeoff any contact between the plane's gear and the runway is considered landing, and then the FLogger lists this as landing, and when the engines shut down the FLogger ends. So, this is just a suggestion, but would the MTs possibly be able to add a stopover option to the next FLogger, or maybe add a stopover option to some of the flights?

Take Care!

EHM-E4S:
How about a button that you press, which sends a message saying that this is just for fuel etc. such as if a 747 is doing a flight from london to sydney, it might have to stop in nepal for fuel, so you get clearance to land, you press the button so it knows that the next landing is fake. Then you do the same before take-off?

EHM-1760 Sven:

--- Quote ---Originally posted by Roger_Wilco
and when the engines shut down the FLogger ends.
--- End quote ---


hmm...

I think you have to shut down the engine before pumping new fuel on board. At least is it done that way at airports.


--- Quote ---Originally posted by EHM-E4S
such as if a 747 is doing a flight from london to sydney, it might have to stop in nepal for fuel

--- End quote ---


As far as I know is no passenger allowed to be on board an aircraft during refuelling. So before the 747 can get new fuel all 400 passengers have to leave the aircraft and they have to enter it again after the refuelling. This is a very long procedure.

And a non stop flight from London to Sydney is not to long for a intercontinetal aircraft 777 for example.



picture from flugsimulation.com

But Ben you are right normaly no cargo flight goes non stop from ESSA to NZAA. Specialy cargo aircrafts don't fly so long distances. As far as I know Lufthansa Cargo let their aircrafts fly around the world with many stopovers.

a fictitious example:

Germany - Senegal - Brazil - USA (Dalles) - USA (Alasaka) - Japan - Singapore -  India - United Arab Emirates - Germany

EHM-E4S:
ok, but i was just making an example.

EHM-1671 Ben:
But it would be a god idea, I think, to have the stopover option included in the next FLogger... maybe the EuroBusiness division can fly longer (since the 777ER has a longer range).

Even if there was a plane that could fly non stop from London to Auckland, I very much doubt that there would be many passengers willing to make a 24 hour non stop flight! ;D But that's beside the point!

What do the senior management think about this?

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page