Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 05, 2011, 11:37:43 pm
Find the Doodle here to join:
http://www.doodle.com/xpxsnb7vk5fnyfnh (http://www.doodle.com/xpxsnb7vk5fnyfnh)
Post by: EHM-2589 David on December 06, 2011, 11:39:27 am
Post by: EHM-1997 Alexander on December 06, 2011, 02:51:01 pm
Part of my frustrations yesterday were that on each reload I ended up on the runway and there were no ramps on the bgl so I had to manually taxi to the rough location of a ramp.
Post by: EHM-2155 Mariano on December 07, 2011, 02:27:14 pm
FS9 has no route connecting these two places, I flew the thing on direct-GPS mode, which is not realistic but what else could I do.. ;D
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 07, 2011, 04:22:21 pm
UUDD SID WT BD4T GEKLA CTR26 DAKLO IN2T SF R480 RP R487 LANIL G358 MN DCT USPP
which I got from http://rfinder.asalink.net/free/ (http://rfinder.asalink.net/free/). I did not check with MCDU if this is a valid route at this time, but I think it's close enough ;)
If you have FS Commander, you can paste this route string, and generate an FS flightplan from it (and a bunch more other goodies)
If you don't have it, you should get it ;D
I know it can be a pain to try and get it into FS9 ...
Anyway, you are more than welcome to join the party!
Just follow the Doodle link, fill in your name, and indicate your "availability". As simple as that :D
I will pick a date / time, and post that here.
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 09, 2011, 12:12:41 pm
Please fill in when you would like to fly the leg here:
http://www.doodle.com/xpxsnb7vk5fnyfnh (http://www.doodle.com/xpxsnb7vk5fnyfnh)
Post by: EHM-2155 Mariano on December 09, 2011, 02:07:08 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 11, 2011, 11:33:57 am
It's not firm yet, as no-one but David has entered any availability yet... (and Mariano has all his tick marks green by default ;) ), but that's what I am thinking of right now.
Tomorrow, I can fly my next leg of the Pirates of the Crarribean tour, plus some Twotter tests, so I won't be bored anyway.
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 12, 2011, 04:08:01 pm
From the Doodle, I read 3 available at Sunday 18 December, 2000Z, and 3 available at Monday 19th at 2000Z.
I say let's do leg 03 on that Sunday, and leg 04 on that Monday. That way, we'll be up to speed again on Monday, while still Flying IVAO crowded skies :)
Also, other people that had some issues before, might be able to solve them, and catch up and join ... ???
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 17, 2011, 09:15:49 am
Post by: EHM-2381 Ted on December 17, 2011, 04:59:59 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 18, 2011, 03:43:35 pm
@everybody: current @ UUDD:
UUDD 181500Z 14011MPS 1100 R14R/P1500 R14L/P1500N SHSN BKN013CB M03/M04 Q1005 64490593 14490593 TEMPO 0800 FZRA +SHSN
Remember to set your de-icing to "on" ;) ;D
IVAO Crowded Skies: 1311 connections @ 1542Z.
Maybe this evening even more ... ?
UUDD_TWR, and USPP_TWR are staffed at the moment.
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 19, 2011, 09:23:33 am
If no-one else will fly leg 4 this evening, I will fly leg 4 with David on Wednesday.
Please leave a reply here ... I will check back here at around 1700Z to see what's going on.
Post by: EHM-2589 David on December 19, 2011, 02:09:58 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 19, 2011, 03:30:42 pm
C.U. @ 2000Z :D
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 19, 2011, 04:50:49 pm
Panic @ work. I have to come in. No flight for me tonight :( :(
Post by: EHM-2589 David on December 19, 2011, 07:41:06 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 20, 2011, 06:18:51 am
I hope I'll be free during X-mas ... Can't say when I'll be flying anytime soon ...
Lucky leg 3 is in the pocket; leg 4 needs to be done before next year, and in principle I have the days between X-mas and Newyearsday off (I hope that still holds...)
Post by: EHM-2589 David on December 20, 2011, 11:21:59 am
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 27, 2011, 06:42:46 am
Hoping that Gian and Alexander got a chance to fly leg3 today... :)
Post by: EHM-1997 Alexander on December 27, 2011, 06:47:55 am
Post by: EHM-2589 David on December 27, 2011, 10:13:34 am
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 27, 2011, 06:20:27 pm
So, Robert: you want to join? And can you (bot0h fly tomorrow, the 28th 2000Z?
Post by: EHM-2589 David on December 27, 2011, 08:11:13 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 28, 2011, 09:43:32 am
Perhaps we can prepare for leg 4 as well, since they are both short ones. It's time to catch up with the others a little...
Post by: EHM-2589 David on December 28, 2011, 12:01:27 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 28, 2011, 03:05:27 pm
Route for leg 3 is simple:
USPP (0.0nm) -DCT-> MH (133.9nm) -STAR-> USSS (192.0nm)
If we continue on to USTR...
USSS SID AR G358 MANEB A300 TALIK DCT USTR,
good for 161nm.
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 29, 2011, 10:03:45 am
We'll be flying USSS-USTR Monday, the 2nd of Januari 2012, from 2000Z.
Everybody is welcome to join, the more the marrier! :D
Contrary to the route I posted before, I think we should file
USSS SOPUS A927 GIBUL USTR
that way we'll have ourselves some decent SIDs and STARs.
See http://aviadocs.net/aip/html/eng.htm (http://aviadocs.net/aip/html/eng.htm) for charts ;)
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 01, 2012, 06:31:12 pm
Post by: EHM-2589 David on January 02, 2012, 08:20:26 am
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 03, 2012, 07:40:28 am
We all had some internet/IVAO server/IvAp connection issues for a bit. So when it came down to taxiing, David was "lost" for a minute.
But all three of us got airborne in the end, and, with a couple of disruptions, ended up in USTR together.
After a SUPOL1A departure from 08L, a sort stretch to GIBOL, and descend already. Cruise level was about 6500m (FL210-ish), because there was no more time to climb!
I chose the NDB03 approach, because the METAR said wind from 090. Only 3 to 7 kts, so that was the most straight-in approach with a headwind component. But actually, when low and close to the runway, it appeared that I had a 15 kt tailwind! On my approach, I was a bit high. Trying to loose speed and altitude, I swerved left and right a bit too much to end up on the runway, so in the end I opted to go-around. With the other guys on my tail, I was now number 3 to land, and after a near-perfect holding pattern as published, I had a very smooth (-99fpm) landing. A bit far down the runway, perhaps, but here was runway length plenty for this nimble little jet.
All gathered at the apron of USTR, it was time for the traditional group picture. SMILE!
We (David and myself) will fly the next leg, leg06, USTR-UNOO, on Monday January 9th, 2000Z.
So if you want to be in the next group picture ...
Post by: EHM-2589 David on January 06, 2012, 09:57:20 am
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 08, 2012, 08:55:31 pm
USTR DCT ISKET A305 OL B236 BUNET DCT UNOO
A simple, more or less straight line of some 300nm. A relatively short hop again. Should be done in about an hour :)
Startup is planned for 2000Z, so all of you join us, if you can!
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 10, 2012, 09:06:48 am
Not much wind to take into account, but very low temperatures, and some fog at UNOO (minus 20 deg C, vis. 3 km). I had set the time to actual time - 12 hours, so I would have daylight for these pictures.
Bruce had a bit of an identity crisis at the start:
but he managed to be an Antonov 148 as we grouped at the holding point :P
on to rwy 21, IS1A departure
During the flight, we had some formation flying moments ;)
and some nice clouds ...
Sooner than I expected, we were at TOD already. Actually, I fully missed TOD, and started descend way too late.
So I did a holding pattern ove RM, plus an extended one while descending to IILS07 intercepting altitude
My friends had already safely parked their planes on the ramp as I flew on foggy finals
3nm out, and still no runway... You just have to rely on instruments here.
The group picture on the destination apron is getting to be a tradition ;D
A very nice flight, thank you gentlemen!
Next week, another leg in this continuing story of the Trans Siberia Event
-You can be in the next report too ... ;) -
Post by: EHM-2131 Bruce on January 10, 2012, 10:13:58 am
Post by: EHM-2589 David on January 10, 2012, 12:31:10 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 15, 2012, 03:22:16 pm
UNOO LUSOV ABESA B944 GOLIM UNNT
Good for some 350 nm, so I'm planning FL250 (to help my descend planning a bit, if I'm late again ;))
See you then, D.!
And I hope Bruce will be able to join in as well.
Anybody else can join too, you know. You don't need to be flying the Event, or PP, just show up (on IVAO) and flapper along ;)
Post by: EHM-2589 David on January 15, 2012, 10:30:04 pm
Post by: EHM-2131 Bruce on January 16, 2012, 03:28:48 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 16, 2012, 07:59:38 pm
I have baby sitting duty until my wife gets home from work, and apparently that is going to be very late today...
So I do have a little time to type this on my laptop, but I cannot "lock myself up" in the study (where my FS PC is).
You fly the leg already, and I will fly whenever I can. Don't know exactly when that will be yet...
I hope you see this in a reasonable time ...
Post by: EHM-2589 David on January 16, 2012, 08:04:26 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 16, 2012, 08:13:26 pm
UNOO 161914Z 05005MPS 4500 IC BR SCT009 M24/M27 Q1039 TEMPO SCT007 07450350 RMK OBST PT OBSC QFE771
Minus 24 C! Brrrrr!!!
Anybody know what the OBST PT OBSC remark means?
Post by: EHM-2131 Bruce on January 17, 2012, 12:02:32 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 17, 2012, 12:36:02 pm
In the Russian AIP (http://aviadocs.net/aip/html/eng.htm (http://aviadocs.net/aip/html/eng.htm)), GEN 2.2 says OBST = Obstacle. I interpreted OBSC as obscured. Maybe PT means partly, or an indication of some obstacle. Can't find an obstacle "PT", though.
Obstacle chart shows an obstacle at ~4600 m from rwy07, so with visibility at 4500, that is probably what the METAR is trying to warn about.
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 20, 2012, 11:46:46 am
Now, before trying the next leg from the couch in front of the TV, next to the wife, I tried to fly the An-148 with the arrow keys on that tiny 10" widescreen.
Lucky those Antonovs have a sturdy landing gear! My attempt looked a bit like this real life footage:
http://trinixy.ru/66697-pristegivajjte_remni_na_samoletakh_rossijjskikh_avialinijj_15_mb.html (http://trinixy.ru/66697-pristegivajjte_remni_na_samoletakh_rossijjskikh_avialinijj_15_mb.html)
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 23, 2012, 07:07:42 pm
UNNT EB BUKAM KESED AMOTI A309 NZ A300 RANET UNKL
I know, a bit last minute, due to the site being offline yesterday and earlier today...
Post by: EHM-2589 David on January 23, 2012, 07:35:56 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 24, 2012, 07:52:19 pm
No, this is not a near head-on collision ;P
Half way through last leg of the Trans Siberia event, looking to my right rear, I see David's contrails following me.
Typical setup, with GPS, IvAp, Chat window, TCAS, panel view and outside view, all together;)
Busy screen!
Next Monday, we'll try to catch up with the others by flying 2 legs in one evening (that is going to be a late one for me, but what the heck :) )
Will post routes here during the weekend.
Post by: EHM-2589 David on January 27, 2012, 04:54:24 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 27, 2012, 08:50:49 pm
We will leave at 2000Z sharp, because we have quite some distance to cover.
Leg1, UNKL - UIII:
UNKL BALUT ATREG R497 RO A310 BD UIII
Leg 2, UIII - UIUU
UIII GOLOS A810 KUDAR A806 UNARA OSTUN UIUU
Only thing is: OSTUN is not in the default FS9 scenery (it is in FSX; not sure about X-plane), so we'll have to wing it, as far as STARs are concerned ;)
It even means that it is not recognised by my Laptop FSC install, because I had that one run against the FS9 database. Will see soon if my regular PC install of FSC will recognise OSTUN...
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 29, 2012, 08:48:40 am
We would be very happy to see any of you (or anybody else who'd like to fly along) join us tomorrow at 2000Z for a flight to Irkutsk, and maybe even Mukhino after that. ... :D
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 30, 2012, 07:55:30 pm
That means Flogger won't log. And that again, means it's just an F. !!
re-downloading / re-installing. Running a bit late ...
Take off without me if you feel like it; I will catch up
Post by: EHM-2589 David on January 30, 2012, 07:58:42 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 30, 2012, 08:05:06 pm
Don't see you, though, D. ...
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 30, 2012, 08:06:03 pm
Post by: EHM-2589 David on January 30, 2012, 10:57:43 pm
Incident Report:
the right tank developed a major fuel leak resulting in total fuel loss. The pilot was able to land the aircraft safely.
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 31, 2012, 06:57:01 am
No wonder you had to go around once! Not only was there the steep descend with almost no visibility, but also an imbalance in your fuel distribution.
Lucky you did not run out of fuel. Better get that repaired before that long leg ...
Post by: EHM-1997 Alexander on January 31, 2012, 09:13:39 am
Post by: EHM-2589 David on January 31, 2012, 01:05:27 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 31, 2012, 08:12:47 pm
Unfortunately, I arrived a touch late, and we had a 50 knots wind, straight on the nose, all the way to Irkutsk. That's why we did not fly the next, short, leg already. It was already 23:30 (LT) when signing off at UIII, and my alarm is set for 05:30 (LT), so the night was short enough already...
So next week, a short hop: UIII-UIUU :D
Post by: EHM-2589 David on February 06, 2012, 07:38:30 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on February 06, 2012, 07:44:15 pm
Post by: EHM-2589 David on February 06, 2012, 08:02:27 pm
Post by: EHM-2589 David on February 06, 2012, 08:15:58 pm