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Tropical Traders Event; the whole story in pictures

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EHM-2387 Eric-Jan:
That reminds me ... next time I'll take some screenshots from outside too. To show off our very own Museum Fleet livery ;)

Thanks again, all. Hopefully we'll meet up again next week.

EHM-2758 Peter:
Leg 14 (CPG - AYKY) of the Tropic Traders Tour is scheduled for next Wednesday the 27th at 20:00hZ!

Suggested route HKN-TOK

Meet you all on Mumble!

Peter

EHM-2387 Eric-Jan:
Great!
Today would have been impossible, Tuesday probably problematic. Wednesday is a realistic opportunity for me, so I'll try to be there then. :)

EHM-1882 Gian:
 I'm in! Wednesday 27. No confusion this time  ;)
Hear you all then
Gian

EHM-2387 Eric-Jan:
DetailsStill low clouds in my real world weather ;)

After an aborted take off due to an engine fire (I had left the engines running too long, waiting to depart. And then when I opened up the throttles to the max, #2 engine caught fire) I was almost last. Gian returned to CGC to start FL, so he was actually last in the line at that moment.

DetailsClimbing through the clouds to go VFR on top. Not entirely legal   ::)

I soon found myself in CB with thunder (very lethal in reality, very high possibility of crashing, or an electrical failure in X-Plane). So I dove down to stay under the clouds at about 2000 ft. That also meant I had to follow the coastline in order to have a possible escape in case of another systems failure.

DetailsAnd yes: about half-way, my #2 engine quit on me again. With lots of rudder, and an airspeed of about 100 KIAS, I managed to make a pit stop at the nearest airport (which was surprisingly close by, and on my route :))

DetailsHaving restored my power source, I climbed to what would be the highest altitude needed, this leg, to avoid terrain: about 7000ft. Beautiful, mist covered mountains :)

DetailsDescending into AYKY, I needed to make a very low approach. Some 15 nm at 500 ft or less, otherwise I would be in blinding clouds... Very difficult to descern, but the other guys are out there in front of me - at AYKY already.

DetailsFinally re-united with my brothers in arms :)

One engine fire, one engine stall - what's the next leg going to bring?

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