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Archive => Hub Forums => Old Forum => LSZH Hub Forum => Topic started by: EHM-1465 Dominic on April 07, 2007, 12:25:20 am
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EuroCargo - it's not glamorous, you don't meet celebrities on the plane and there's precious little sun, sea and... sangria unlike other Divisions ;)
And that's exactly why I thought I'd do a Focus on Cargo this week, to let all you non-cargo pilots find out what you're missing ;D
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Cargo flights often bring the necessities of life to far-flung communities and are a vital lifeline. AND they're a great test of your IFR and night flying skills including many airports with few radio beacons and lots of mountains surrounding them, great for those foggy days!
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Here at Zurich we offer an unsurpassed range of EuroCargo flights to choose from to some big cities...
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and really remote islands...
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The facilities vary from full ILS approaches...
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...to purely visual ones - so why not challenge yourself to a different kind of flight?
If this has got you thinking then have a look at:-
http://www.zurich-airport.com/dokumente/see_your_cargo_at_Zurich.pdf
It's a really interesting brochure about real world cargo ops at Zurich, well worth a read ;)
Feel free to leave comments, thoughts or trip pics here !
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Hi Dominic,
Looks very interesting .. with me on Class 3 I look for some cargo trips too on the Shorts 360. And yes Cargo is a different kind of flight all together, its a critical mission generally involving sending of goods required to meet immediate requirements of food and other aids in case of some calamity etc.
Looking forward to flying some soon.
Vincent
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I did my first Cargo flight today. I had initially signed up to fly to LSPU but had to cancel that flight as I could not find the airport in FS2004:% and hence did not know where to go!!!
So I cancelled that flight and booked another one to LOWS and delivered a good amount of load there and returned back to my hub LSZH today.
Shorts s360 is a cool plane, a bit slow, but a good handler and can take off in a short run, good control on the plane. Look forward to be doing more Cargo flights .. :>
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You're right Vincent - the Shorts is a great little plane, ideal for those awkward airports with difficult approaches and short runways, just like many of those around the Alps ;)
I'm pleased this item has got you interested in EuroCargo, there's certainly a wide range of flights to keep you interested as you go up the ranks :P
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Dominic, how dare you! No pics of the A310!!
Just joking! The A310 is my favourite of the EuroCargo series, but the MD, and the Shorts are lovely planes. unfortunately, I kind of screwed up the panel on the Shorts, and haven't flown it for a very long time. After seeing those pictures, I think I'll give it another go!
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I've just finished 2 flights with the Airbus A310-300F and it's just one of the best planes I've ever flown. It is so powerful and it can take off on very short rwys. I love its handling. I'm so looking foward to fly it with the new livery! ;)