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Barack Obama Event : Country reservations
EHM-1749 Hector:
Gentlemen, due to the nature of our passengers, I strongly suggest to land at KIAD. Its two 11500' assure the integrity of these persons not to mention ours too. KDCA is too dangerous specially at night. I am due to land at 2200 local time.
EHM-1001 Robert:
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwww !
The "Delta River Approach" http://www.airnav.com/depart?http://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0901/00443RR19.PDF RNAV 019 is fantastic from the cockpit :) You need to fly over Potomac river and targeting the memorial monument (just like the checker board at Hong Kong). Then shortly before that a steep right turn (just like at Hong Kong) above the Lincoln Memorial and then put her down and hard on the brakes because in winter 7000' is just enough ! I needed the whole length...
I could do it only for twice ! Not to mention there was not a free HEAVY spot on the airport. I am quickly unboarding the passengers and make a short flight to Dulles and let her resting before the sun completely goes down...
EHM-2097 Andrei:
Looks like I lost some fun here!
The flight said KDCA so I went there (possibly the secret services have changed the destination in the last minute - that is just 11h before anyone arrives :) ).
I checked too the procedures on airnav.com but nothing was out of the ordinary for KDCA, except the frustrating bit of the vectoring approach (without always having a "lost comm" version), vectoring that I had to invent myself...
I didn't check yet whether the 767 can take off at KDCA (and rather well packed with fuel, that is) but if it can, I will start from there in the return flight too.
Andrei
EHM-0948 Bruno:
Hi,
Hector, the airport to be considered must be KDCA. This is a ProPilot event, so expect some difficulties specially the non precision approach for runway 19.
... and also, that's why our presidents had choosen us to fly ;) The top-notch! ;D
Right now the runway in use is 19, so let's see how much of us can land there! :)
EHM-1749 Hector:
Here we are in KDCA. Were lucky to have a sligth breeze so could land using 01.
Bruno is also safe and enjoying Honolulu. We are freezing to death! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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