Lisbon-Dakar 2007 :: Leg 4 &5:: GMMW-GMMZ

[EHM-1657 Jay]

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Screenshots to follow soon, I am experiencing some technical difficulties. Won't be long

Leg 4

One quick shot after take off.....



One crossing this magnificent mountain range ....



This one was the last one I could salvage after the little technical difficulty I had



see ya next leg boys !!

[EHM-0948 Bruno]

Go Sousa, go!

Go Helder Rodrigues, Go Ruben Faria!

Go Elisabete Jacinto Go!

[EHM-1821 Javier]

Nice pictures, Jay, i hope your technical difficulties wont effect your participation in the event

Some of mine from Leg 4....

Luis parking beside me while i was preparing my flight


Rotate! Luis parked at the airport


Cruise


Miko landing, returning him the favour :]


Engine Shutdown alongside Miko


And Leg 5...

Climb


Cruise


Wierd clouds:s kinda looks like a mushroom cloud, eh? :]


Finals, Trevor at the airport


Parked alongside Trevor, Wingtip to wingtip;D

[EHM-1947 Miko]

So you are allready in GMMZ Ouarzazate (wonder how it is pronounced) - I hope I will have the time to fly the leg in the evening.

Thanks for the screenshots, Javier - my landing looks like a landing with three red - but it is the scenery that makes the wheels sink (otherwise I had won 1.000 points :] and had to stay in Errachidia in the Bar for some days)

On the leg yesterday from GMMW to GMFK there happened a funny thing: You remember the CTR-Controller who suddenly appeared and guided us to the airport - he seemed to be rather experienced - but before intercepting the ILS he vectored me over a mountain and told me to descend to 6000 ft.

The Mountain itself was about 5950 ft high - it came nearer and nearer and I did not know what to do - I hoped that PP lets the crash detection off in the air - but at the end there fortunatley were some inches between the Beech and the trees. The squirrels looked very upset and shook their heads.

Maybe its because the default scenery I use is not so accurate? Don't know - I am still in the team :]

[EHM-1883 Matt]

Here's my pics of the 4th leg!

I love the texture of the flat areas!


all flat...


While I was looking at all that flat land, when I looked forward, I saw this...


finding my way around these hills. Reminds me of the Autumn in the Alps tour!


Funny approach into GMFK


Trying to get onto short finals


short finals


Engines off! 0 pp score, and another hour to my logbook!

[EHM-0948 Bruno]

Hi,

Today we got our first crash information. Unfortunately the fault was from that controller who told him to descend too much on that zone. The same thing happened to Miko, but he got more lucky.

Even if it's not the pilots direct fault because he was following orders, he should had advised the controller for that.

And, accordingly to European Flight rules, "the pilot can always override the controllers decision if the controller jepperdizes the airplane" somehow.

So, remember guys that there is no spare airplane allowed for this event. That's why the adrenalin is so high when we come to landing But that's why these events were created for ..

Regards and keep up the excelent flights!

[EHM-1695 Hélio]

the guy driving into the hills was me...:$:$

Malaga had a strange taste this time... But i had some fault, wll, maybe more than some... I didn't have the chrts, the cloud was nice and i just saw the moutain  when i hit...

But no problem... I'm again on the race, but non officialy, just like sousa on the WW. ;D;D

Right now gatting near africa...

[EHM-1657 Jay]

I am sorry to hear that you are "out" Helio, better luck next time mate !

[EHM-1617 Iain]

Here are my pics of Leg 4, just about to start leg 5...

[EHM-1657 Jay]

Very nice shots there !!

[EHM-1714 João]

Originally posted by EHM-0948 Bruno
Hi,

Today we got our first crash information. Unfortunately the fault was from that controller who told him to descend too much on that zone. The same thing happened to Miko, but he got more lucky.
 

I had the same problem when flying to Malaga! The approach controller told me several times to descent to an altitude below the minimum sector altitude. I advised him he was wrong but I guess he didn't understand or just didn't care. Fortunately I had visual conditions with the terrain and that was the reason I did descent according to his instructions.
Ah, another thing... he told me to fly the minimum approach speed because of an A320 10nm ahead!... Well, I bet the 737 that was following me had some fun trying not to stall. As usual I ended up accelerating regardless of the controller instruction. It was either that or cause a fellow pilot some unnecessary difficulties. I really don't know how it is allowed for people so badly skilled to control the approach position on IVAO.

Cheers,
João