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EHM-2036 Javier:
Hi, Luis:
Nice work there! How I wish I could fly this event. I feel so envious now after seeing your presentation...
EHM-2387 Eric-Jan:
Now that we start heading south: charts for a.o. Mali, Chad, and enroute charts can be found here:
http://www.ais-asecna.org/en/index.htm
Undoubtedly, there are more sources for charts, but I just happened to stumble upon this one, and I did not want to withhold it from you.
EHM-0654 Murray:
Anyone that's not completed the first leg yet, and likes to fly with real-world weather (like I do, ASA in my case) there were some big storms near the coast on my run down just now; cruising at FL190 and having to contend with heavy turb due to the thunderheads.
Looking forward to Saturday and Leg 2 though :)
EHM-0654 Murray:
Leg two real-world weather report for those of you setting off today, there's a fairly strong (50kts+) wind at FL190 brg 240 or thereabouts and it's got moderate turbulance in it. Cloud cover hasn't been at all bad the entire leg and there's no precipitation.
For those running ASA already (Active Sky Advanced) I've submitted a WXPIREP about the turb (there now being 3 WXPIREPs mentioning turb in the locality). It's worth noting that FSX's Flight Planner has sent me a really strange route, but it does mean I'm now inbound to DATM from TMS (over 250nm!) which basically means it's a straight-on 50kts+ headwind :)
Good luck everyone yet to fly this leg.
EHM-2387 Eric-Jan:
Mmmmm...
flew leg 2 yesterday (sunday 11th), and had some bad turbulence at FL190 indeed.
I managed to collect 400+500=900 PP "points" because of it.
All because of escessive G-forces! This while my landing was a smooth-as-silk one, according to X-Pax with 130 ft/min. vertical speed. I usually bump on the tarmac with 500 to 1000 ft/min. (I still am learning how to fly...;D)
The bright side is: I got my landing lights and baro settings right this time, so there is progress!
See y'all for leg 3. I am planning to do that on tuesday, take-off around 19:00(Z). Anyone care to join?
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