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EHM-1612 Paolo:
Thx Hector for your explanation! Unfortunately at the present time I don't have too much time to practice, but I hope I'll be able to manage that sperry AP soon.
Sure is that I'm going to fly the next leg offline and trying to avoid opened doors :]
Hopefully I'll be able to finish the flight without penalties ;)
Thanks again,
Paolo

EHM-1749 Hector:
I feel lucky for the Ju52 having the Sperry since I sort of know it well. I have been using it since May when I started the around the world flight in a Lockheed L10E Electra similar to the one Amelia Earhart flew in her attempt in 1937. At the beginning it was hard but after you become familiar with the plane it is much easier. Still the one installed in the Electra does´n keep the altitude so I have to keep an eye on it for the entire flight which sometimes is over 9 hours being the hardest one the last from Honolulu to Oakland with 16.
Actually I am stuck at Diego Garcia Islands waiting for the F1 Tour finishes.
The Sperry version in the Ju52 does maintain both heading and altitude as explained above but the aircraft must be fairly trimmed at both pitch and yaw axes. This first flight was very short for us to really fly the aircraft up to her fulliest extent. Let´s wait for the longer ones so we can appreciate the real fun of flying.
Just for the real thing I will always fly VFR direct. No airways, no intersections, no SIDs, no STARS, no ILS, no DME and altitudes not over 5000 wherever it is safe.
See you guys in the air!
BTW, I was supposed to be using a DC-2 in the MTL but as per Murray it was a C172. I saw everyone at Gatwick and Calais as DC-3 or C-47. Would appreciate some hint here.
Hector

EHM-0654 Murray:
I chose DC-3 because it's of a similar size/shape (and it's in the MTL :))

EHM-1500 Jim:
Ah yes, well spotted Murray !! I must also confess i had to accelerate time a bit (did it off line) as the wife was getting a bit annoyed as she had just finished cooking tea when i took off!
Good to be back in the air though and love these old school planes - much more stimulating then the autopilot/FMCs we all get so used to.
Bring on the next leg....

Jim

EHM-2033 Miguel:
Just made my second leg all the way to Paris and made a quick video with a simple edit of the landing.. Hope you enjoy the video as much as I am enjoying this event!

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