Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 22, 2012, 05:29:49 pm
I have created a dedicated album in the Gallery for posting your screenshots of the Tropical Traders Event. Please feel free to add to this gallery, and post your stories below as they unfold ...
http://www.fly-euroharmony.com/forum/index.php?action=media;sa=album;in=45 (http://www.fly-euroharmony.com/forum/index.php?action=media;sa=album;in=45)
Here's my contribution for Leg 1, WSSS-WIKL, I flew with Peter and David on IVAO earlier today:
After some start-up difficulties we managed to taxi to hp E1 rwy 20C (rwy 20L for those without 20C ;) )
The Leading Edge DC-3 I was flying on X-lane10, does not give much frontal view, when sitting on the ground..
From there we set off to WIKL, when immediately, I lost the IvAp connection, and could not reconnect. So I restarted the sim, and FL4, re-connected, and got away as quickly as I could (which takes some time anyway, because the LES DC-3 needs to be treated gently, and heat up slowly)
Once in the air, I did a play of catch-up, while P., and D. held back their horses, so I could join them again near JMB VOR.
We flew in sort-of-close formation after that, all the way to WIKL :)
With the airport in sight, for me, Peter was already well established on a right-hand downwind. I did a left-hand downwind (they are named after the turn direction), so I had to be careful not to make the two base legs come together ...
On final, with P. about to touch down; Better bleed some speed now...
I managed to touch down as Peter just turned off the runway; otherwise I would have had to go around.
Here's David on short final
And, of course, the group picture ;D ;D
I had a lot of fun guys! Thanks.
I just hope I get my Mumble working again on my FS PC, 'cause this talking through my phone ate up 80% of the battery power! Hahaha. Next time, I'll be sure to bring a power cable :)
Again: feel free to add to the story!
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on December 22, 2012, 06:28:11 pm
Thanks for your report of our first Tropic Trade Tour-leg! I enjoyed the flight as well as you did. In addition just two screenshots, one to prove at least that David and I did fly the DC-3 and a second picture that shows the small EHM-train. For the next time I hope that the the train will be a bit longer! So to all our pilots: join us for the second leg. Watch the next Doodle-announcement!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2589 David on December 23, 2012, 12:09:29 am
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on December 23, 2012, 02:18:43 pm
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 23, 2012, 08:58:38 pm
Off line, to spare me any IvAp issues ;)
After that, I'll format c: my FS PC, and start over from scratch. Not sure when I'll be ready to fly leg 2, because of it.
Will keep you posted (via laptop ;))
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 28, 2012, 04:14:22 pm
I have Windows, Office, and the 4 sims up and running by now. Harware is all recognised and configured. I bet I can have the IVAO software installed and running by the turn of the year, so the 2nd of Januari is my first availability to fly out of WIKL ... hope to see you all then (or Thursday or Friday, for that matter)! ;D
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on December 28, 2012, 08:07:40 pm
By the way EJ, is Mumble working too?
http://www.doodle.com/xd4ggeug9mimxnty (http://www.doodle.com/xd4ggeug9mimxnty) if you want to join us!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 28, 2012, 09:35:37 pm
Having some trouble getting X-Ivap to work; may have to revert to FSX (if I can get IvAp and TeamSpeak up and running).
BTW, IVAO has released a new IvAp version over Christmas; it might be worth checking out if it solves the issues of the latest release. I will install tomorrow or the day after.
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on December 31, 2012, 09:33:21 am
All systems go :)
I have planned a route
WIKL BR TKG BTO WI1C
which will take us to Rumpin in about two hours. Initial heading 127 degrees, until BR comes in range (which is only 50nm away from the beacon, while the first leg is 113nm long...)
BR: 357 kHz
TKG: 115 MHz
BTO: 115.8 MHz
Planned altitude:7500ft, due to terrain.
I suggest we give it a shot on Wednesday the 2nd, 1900Z. If needs be we can then always divert to Thursday, looking at the Doodle :)
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on December 31, 2012, 02:31:39 pm
For now I wish all of you a pleasant newyears eve and a healthy 2013 with lots of hours in the sky!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2589 David on January 01, 2013, 07:51:17 pm
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 02, 2013, 05:58:41 pm
Peter
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 02, 2013, 09:46:49 pm
Two pictures here below (the rest in the Gallery) should make it clear that we had a very pleasant, but cloudy, trip and after some difficulties (I had to make a goaround) safely landed.
Hope to see you guys next time and hopefully some others will follow!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 02, 2013, 10:05:04 pm
Where can I buy that? ::)
Thanks for a lovely flight. It was hard work to keep the planes up in the air, be we managed a great job together!
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 04, 2013, 09:21:21 am
Peter
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 04, 2013, 06:29:02 pm
Peter
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 05, 2013, 02:24:19 pm
See you next monday,
Peter
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 07, 2013, 09:17:48 pm
Till next time!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 07, 2013, 09:49:24 pm
A small contribution from my side; this is what things looked like from X-Plane:
All pidtures can be viewed in the gallery:
url=http://www.fly-euroharmony.com/forum/index.php?action=media;sa=album;in=45 (http://url=http://www.fly-euroharmony.com/forum/index.php?action=media;sa=album;in=45)
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 09, 2013, 10:22:14 am
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 14, 2013, 02:21:16 pm
Came to the forum to tell you guys that this evening was not going to happen for me, and then I saw the Doodle with now 4 names on Wednesday evening! Great :D
P.S. Looks like the 19th (IVAO Crowded Skies) might work for me. Some things fell off the calendar; only uncertainty is that I may have to work that weekend.
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 14, 2013, 02:48:59 pm
I suggest we fly: WARJ -> DCT Malang (116.10 ABD)(342.00 ML)-> DCT Banyuwangi (395.00 BS) -> DCT WADD Bali (116.20 BLI)
Hope to meet you then, and... sorry EJ that at first I missed your message,; glad you could make yourself free!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 17, 2013, 10:05:46 am
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 18, 2013, 07:23:18 am
Peter took the lead in leaving WARJ (as more or less usual ;))
We started off with some overhead clouds on a relatively low altitude of some 6500 ft.
Nice crater off to the left.
Gian had an FS crash, early in the flight, so he re-started an flew in time compression mode to catch up again.
That's David there, on our left :)
Approaching WADD, we encountered some bad weather. Rain, thunder, gusty winds... at an AOT around freezing point not too happy an environment to be flying in.
A quick descend to 3500 ft gave some relief. Top right three switches (next to the red button): right-to-left: Prop anti-ice, wing anti-ice, fuel jettison. Guess what happened when I discovered that I was flying in freezing rain ...
Slipping to loose speed; Peter is pretty close, and I am still high on the approach, so I will gain speed as I dive for the runway. Rolling to the right, while applying left rudder will make you fly sideways and loose a lot of speed due to the enlarged frontal surface.
Landed safely; David and Gian to follow
4 x Smile! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 19, 2013, 12:20:23 am
I'll be back on Sunday evening, so monday and beyond is OK with me. But don't let me hold you from flying the leg on Saturday already.
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 19, 2013, 12:51:53 pm
Peter
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 21, 2013, 04:01:45 pm
Untill tomorrow,
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 23, 2013, 06:43:27 am
Peter had lost his Mumble connection here, but he's still connected to IVAO for saying cheese (yes, and wine, David ;)) on UNICOM ;)
Thank You , guys, for yet another great Tropical Traders adventure!
And David for leading us there ;D
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 23, 2013, 08:48:15 am
http://academy.ivaousa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&Itemid=131&limitstart=4 (http://academy.ivaousa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&Itemid=131&limitstart=4)
At a cost of higher bandwidth consumption, and higher CPU load ...
(promised I would look this up ;))
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 23, 2013, 10:13:22 am
Thanks again David for straighten out our path and EJ for the tip of the settings of formation flying. Hope to meet you on leg 6!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 23, 2013, 10:49:43 am
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 24, 2013, 04:33:38 pm
As usual I took some time to prepare the route. First of all - I'm the owner of just a VFR-chart of the BENELUX - I explored Skyvectors to set out the route and found out that WAAT is not recognized. No problem, that happens all the time, especially when it concernes small airfields. The second and to my opinion more reliable source is Ourairports.com! Makale airport (WAAT) is known... 4.4nm SSE of WAWT (Pongtiku airport). Zooming in on the mapview, no airfield, airstrip is found. Maybe Makale is ressorting under Pongtiku airport! The third source, Aviationtools, tells me different: WAAT and WAWT are two different airports, with different locations!
FSX shows only WAWT.
Problem?.... no problem at all! Just created an airstrip, platform and some local buildings and hangars! Makale airport excists from now on! Who said that the world isn't makeable. The question remains and perhaps will be answered when arriving to Makale airport, will Flightlogger except this destination or not. If not, Pongtiku is just 4.4nm further away and perhaps within F
lightloggers range?
I hope this doesn't cause that much trouble as WATO did... or was it WRKO! :-\
Meet you again next Wednesday on Mumble!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 24, 2013, 07:30:40 pm
FS9: WAAT
FSX: WAWT
XP9: WAAT
XP10: WAAT
Airport name in all sims is Pongtiku, in the "city" of Pongtiku :)
(Same situation with WATO: only WRKO in FSX)
So there is no need for additional scenery packages; the airport exists in all sims, under different names, maybe. And Flight Logger, should be able to handle the ICAO aliasing correctly.
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 28, 2013, 12:00:30 pm
Feel free to join!
See you then guys!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2589 David on January 28, 2013, 09:19:03 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 28, 2013, 09:45:40 pm
http://www.fly-euroharmony.com/forum/index.php/topic,7244.0.html#new (http://www.fly-euroharmony.com/forum/index.php/topic,7244.0.html#new)
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on January 31, 2013, 09:45:09 am
Doodle for next leg: http://www.doodle.com/zwxse6fte46mchkr (http://www.doodle.com/zwxse6fte46mchkr)
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 31, 2013, 10:49:52 am
I had a real nice time! Too bad Gian's FL needed a re-install, and that his FSX crashed right after the moment he caught up with us. Better luck next leg, Gian!
Post by: EHM-1882 Gian on January 31, 2013, 11:18:07 am
Gian
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on February 03, 2013, 07:21:03 am
Wants to join? Please do, you're more than welcome!
Peter
Post by: EHM-1882 Gian on February 03, 2013, 09:08:49 am
Gian
Post by: EHM-1829 Trevor on February 03, 2013, 10:39:19 am
Will be there, looking forward to it. ;)
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on February 04, 2013, 07:24:56 pm
Better luck next time :)
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on February 05, 2013, 10:05:25 am
The Doodle-link for leg 8 (WAMG-WAMT): http://www.doodle.com/vcg2kwypktv7saur (http://www.doodle.com/vcg2kwypktv7saur)
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on February 06, 2013, 06:17:37 am
Way not as much fun as flying together with you guys!
Looking forward to the next leg already ;D
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on February 09, 2013, 12:36:37 pm
Even if you didn't sign up on the Doodle-link http://www.doodle.com/vcg2kwypktv7saur (http://www.doodle.com/vcg2kwypktv7saur) and if you're still interested in flying with us online, don't hesitate to join us! For those who would consider to fly, but don't like to be under Air Traffic Control: little to none change there's ATC in this part of the world at 19:00 houres Zulu = 03:00 AM local.
Peter
Post by: EHM-1882 Gian on February 09, 2013, 02:51:53 pm
Gian
Ehm-1882
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on February 11, 2013, 01:20:51 pm
See you all this evening!
Peter
Post by: EHM-1829 Trevor on February 11, 2013, 01:35:28 pm
Hi Folks
Will have to miss the party tonight due to back shift :(
Have a good flight, with no disconnections. ;D
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on February 11, 2013, 07:51:47 pm
(see attached weather map; red areas are thunderstorms)
:P
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on February 11, 2013, 09:38:17 pm
We finally did meet at the FSX airfield, after some floating and bushtracking of David and EJ.
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on February 12, 2013, 07:14:34 am
In real life I would not; I would even not have departed, as I could see the thunderstorm ahead already.
But at FL150, I was above the worst of the weather, and it looked like it would clear up further down the route.
But when descending back through the cloud layer (which, again, is not allowed when flying VFR), I hit a dense, dark grey layer with enormous amounts of rain and turbulence. I found myself at 90 degree bank angles, even upside-down at times :o
By the time I reached the bottom of the layer, I was in a 45 degree nose down position, doing 200 KIAS, at around 4000 feet, inverted!!! Push the yoke, throttle closed, level off. Then get up-side-up by doing a low level barrel roll ... :o :o
At the "bottom" of it all, I hit 500 ft, after which I climbed to altitudes ranging from 1200 ft to 600 ft to stay below that clouds (I got in those clouds again during the barrel roll procedure, which threw me right back down to the watery surface).
By then I had temporarily lost my Airspeed Indicator (due to icing?), and my VOR needle got stuck at 90 degrees, so I probably was out of range at this altitude and distance. Luckily, I had the NDB punched in already, and that gave a reading after a little while. So I could find my way to Ternate. Even though I started as the second one of the group, I landed last, because of my climbing to FL150, and my little course deviations ;) (I ended up coming out of the thunder clouds in a westerly direction, where the broad course of the leg was easterly ... )
Another thing we noticed was that a hasty take-off leads to errors that may have consequences ... When I initially levelled off at 9500ft, I took the time to check those things I tend to forget: gear up - OK, flaps up - OK, switches; landing lights - Ah, forgot to put them on - no need now any more, mental note to switch them on later, batteries - both on -OK, generators - oops, both off, better switch them on now; transponder on - OK.
Less than 5 minuter later, Peter said he had lost his radio - it turned out that he too had forgotten to switch on the generators :D
Meanwhile, David told me he could not see me on our website, doing the flight. Is FL recording? Ah, no! I started up XP10 at WAAT, because I had flown the last legs on FSX. So FL did not recognise me at the origin airport. I stopped FL (Flight=> New => ProPilot flight, without pressing the "lock flight" button) to reload at WAMG. And you guessed it; I never started FL again :-[
I think I'll re-fly the leg this evening, or maybe tomorrow evening, in order to have FL record it. Maybe I'll even give FSX a go for that, again, just to taste the difference.
Lesson learned:
Create, and USE, a check list.
It must be complete, yet usable.
The check list that came with the LES DC-3 is a 4-page one, which is difficult to read. Sure, it adds to the nostalgic feel, if the check list is in a font that resembles an old typewriter, printed on stained yellow paper with jagged edges. But if it is unpractical to use, it will sit on the desk as a stack of paper (as it is with me, for a couple of weeks already). Plus, of course, the checklist does not tell you to start FlightLogger, or switch on your IvAp transponder to mode C ;)
So that's my resolve for the next leg: create a TT tour specific check list...
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on February 12, 2013, 08:41:13 pm
Peter
Post by: EHM-1417 Tamas on February 16, 2013, 06:05:36 pm
Still under investigation. Pilot reports that the center tank tried to switch to the rear tank for the fuel system valves. In this case, however, the right engine shut down unexpectedly. Why suddenly collapsed, and so violently to the left of the machine, and then lost 6,000 feet altitude? Mystery. Fortunately, no serious injuries went their way. Aircraft currently in West Papua Manokwai Rendani airport located near the city investigate structural damage, and other problems in search.
Video available:
Euroharmony Tropical Traders Event legs 9. - Emergency in airborne. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYbjmJAXm4c#)
And before legs created few pictures:
Images of the sections in the order they are.
Legs 6.
Rattle, oil pump muck's voice is mad. In Indonesia, the mechanics were not the case heights. At last we landed éppségben. Tomorrow comes the next stage.
Legs 7.
Goodbye Tana Toraj Pongtiku. Jalaludinban I hope you finally get the machine to the new paint.
Legs 8.
Therefore fears, it falls to us in the tropical night, and we're not going to see it? - In Babullah Airport is an airport in Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia (IATA: TTE, ICAO: WAMT).
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on February 16, 2013, 07:17:44 pm
Some hair raising times there!
Good of you have taken your Drift HD or GoPro 3 "Black Edition" with you to record it all.
That way, we can all learn from your experience ;)
I always struggle with the fuel tank switches in the X-Plane 10 Leading Edge Simulation's DC-3, especially on the RH side. It always results in shutting the right engine down involuntarily, and restarting again when fuel flow is positive again. With my head dug deep down under in the cockpit, it's always a surprise when I resurface what attitude she has ;D
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on February 18, 2013, 03:39:49 pm
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on February 19, 2013, 08:23:12 pm
Shut down my NAS, so no Mumble at the moment.
Hoping to get things fixed in time to fly Thursday, otherwise it's back to text for you guys ... :(
Post by: EHM-2589 David on February 20, 2013, 10:50:41 am
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on February 20, 2013, 12:10:39 pm
Flightsim PC is still in protest, though. But I am determined to break this virus! :P
(some annoying ransomware keeps popping back up, blocking my computer from starting up further. I take out the culprit, but then it comes back again after two or three restarts. Have to go figure out what gets copied where to re-initiate the whole process. This could take some time, but it can also be solved in 5 minutes this evening. there's just no saying how it will turn out.)
Post by: EHM-2589 David on February 21, 2013, 03:43:46 pm
See you then guys at 2000 zulu :)
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on February 21, 2013, 09:42:51 pm
Virus removal tool still shows 84%...
I'll just leave it on overnight and go to bed early ;)
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on February 22, 2013, 08:59:02 am
For leg10 (WASR-WASK) Doodle here: http://www.doodle.com/eacbigh8xmczswnr (http://www.doodle.com/eacbigh8xmczswnr)
Peter
Post by: EHM-2589 David on February 22, 2013, 03:44:35 pm
See you guys for the 10th leg, next week ;)
Post by: EHM-2589 David on February 23, 2013, 10:47:02 pm
Quote
My first contribution with some shotsIs possible to replace my last post for this one ???
See you guys for the 10th leg, next week
Thanks :)
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on February 26, 2013, 07:22:11 am
See you tomorrow evening!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on February 26, 2013, 07:50:36 am
(still not entirely in the clear, but at least there's nothing foul starting up anymore, I only get an error message that one dll is missing - which was the wrong-doer, so that's a good thing)
Post by: EHM-0654 Murray on February 26, 2013, 10:36:33 am
(still not entirely in the clear, but at least there's nothing foul starting up anymore, I only get an error message that one dll is missing - which was the wrong-doer, so that's a good thing)
OT for the thread, but you got my PM? Did that help at all?
Post by: EHM-1882 Gian on February 26, 2013, 12:21:50 pm
Unfortunately, I will not be able to join the group on Wednesday (got visitors from abroad:)... I'll try to fly either tonight or Thursday.
Happy landings
Gian
EHM-1882
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on February 26, 2013, 03:28:03 pm
I'll try leg 09 this evening; Maybe we'll meet online, Gian (but not on the same flight, then)
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on February 27, 2013, 07:43:54 pm
I'll catch up over the weekend, since it does not look like going-to-the-camping weather ;)
Then I'll be up to speed with you guys next week.
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on February 27, 2013, 09:35:47 pm
Hope till next time!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2589 David on February 28, 2013, 02:50:54 pm
Peter in base and me in approach
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on February 28, 2013, 10:13:12 pm
Peter
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on March 03, 2013, 03:27:57 pm
Untill then,
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on March 03, 2013, 05:43:29 pm
Post by: EHM-2589 David on March 03, 2013, 10:18:23 pm
Post by: EHM-2131 Bruce on March 04, 2013, 03:42:44 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on March 04, 2013, 04:14:37 pm
http://www.fly-euroharmony.com/forum/index.php/topic,7321.msg55076.html#new (http://www.fly-euroharmony.com/forum/index.php/topic,7321.msg55076.html#new)
says there have been some website/forum issues. That has made it necessary to restore a backup.
As per Dominic's reply to this one:
http://www.fly-euroharmony.com/forum/index.php/topic,7322.msg55083.html#new (http://www.fly-euroharmony.com/forum/index.php/topic,7322.msg55083.html#new)
I'll re-send my saved PIREP (it did not want to file right away, so I saved it ::)) and be back at WASK again after that.
Bruce, you can try the same: locate your WASK-WAJW flight in FL4 (File - Open - *.ehm, with a name that consists of the date, time, and your EHM ID of the particular flight; somewhere in My Documents/Flightlogger4/temp), and re-file.
As this is a PP event, there are no other options than to re-file the PIREP, or re-fly the leg, so I hope the re-filing part works for you...
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on March 04, 2013, 08:15:02 pm
Lucky for me, it's the shortest leg around. I'm afraid Bruce will have to re-do the longest one ... >:(
Post by: EHM-2131 Bruce on March 05, 2013, 10:06:18 am
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on March 05, 2013, 11:06:21 am
But even if you close FL, the ehm file will be in the folder I indicated. So (unless something went very, very wrong with FL) it's always possible to open the flight again later. It then only requires that you know when the flight was started, because that's the file name format.
Post by: EHM-2589 David on March 05, 2013, 05:09:04 pm
See you then guys :)
Post by: EHM-1882 Gian on March 06, 2013, 05:20:23 am
Sorry folks for my sudden quit yesterday night after landing. I can't explain why my plane suddenly re accelerated and crashed >:(. I was so upset that I spent my PC straight away without even saying goodbye! I am currently (05.00 Z) flying the leg again. Hope to see you for next one!
Gian
EHM-188en
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on March 06, 2013, 07:05:48 am
When I woke up, you guys were already over half-way there (I saw you on Web-Eye). So I just went to bed, and will try again this evening, or over the weekend.
I've been working overtime for the last week-and-a-half, and will continue to do so at least until April 1st (might stretch to mid-April, if needed). And I am now faced with the fact that I am not 20 years old any more ;D.
So to prevent disappointment, I will not promise to fly with you guys in the next weeks, I'll just show up whenever it's "convenient" for me. Of course, I'll aim for the "Doodle date", since it is far more fun to fly together, but just no more promises ;)
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on March 06, 2013, 09:31:23 am
The Doodlelink for leg 12: http://www.doodle.com/hnm3np267mfw5r7z (http://www.doodle.com/hnm3np267mfw5r7z)
Peter
Post by: EHM-2589 David on March 06, 2013, 08:40:58 pm
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on March 10, 2013, 06:56:36 pm
Peter
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on March 12, 2013, 02:37:02 pm
Meet you on Mumble this evening at 20:00 h ZuluTime!
Peter
Post by: EHM-1882 Gian on March 12, 2013, 03:14:05 pm
See you all
Gian
EHM-1882
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on March 13, 2013, 10:01:30 am
I did not make any screenshots this time (X-Plane is not so screenshot friendly as FSX :( ). I'll try to think of that for the next flight.
Meanwhile, I upgraded to X-Plane 10.20, which also contains the 64 bit version. I will be trying to install all the necessary plugins (XPUIPC, X-IvAp), and hope to fly on all 64 bits next time.
Twice the bits, twice the powerrrr! You won't be able to keep up with me, for sure, David ;)
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on March 13, 2013, 10:05:44 am
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on March 13, 2013, 11:28:26 am
Post by: EHM-2589 David on March 13, 2013, 01:27:51 pm
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on March 17, 2013, 06:02:45 pm
Meet you on Mumble!
Peter
Post by: EHM-1882 Gian on March 18, 2013, 04:22:05 pm
See you to-morrow ;)
Gian
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on March 19, 2013, 10:25:03 am
It all started with a bit of a delay due to all of us having Flight Logger issues discussed in another thread. After solving them, we (Peter, David, and myself) took off at around 2030Z. At that time, Gian came to join us from his flight from Atlanta to Bermuda, so we were with 4 already. Having to catch up, he used some accelerated time to Concorde his way to join the herd.
[Limit reached]Climbing out, there were some patches of ground fog, but no significant weather.
[Limit reached]En route, approaching GA, still climbing to avoid the terrain.
[Limit reached]Upon approaching Cape Gloucester, some clouds appeared, with a cloud base initially at some 3000 ft. Later, near our destination, the ceiling dropped to 1100 ft. Or at least in my (XP10) environment. In XP10, runways are more difficult to discern than in FS9/FSX, and flying low does not help then! Luckily, Trevor had by then found his way to CPG / CGC, so his flashing beacon lights could serve as an initial guidance :)
[Limit reached]Creating my own dust storm at the dirt strip of Cape Gloucester ;D As you can see, there are some differences in scenery between the sims.
[Limit reached]After filing my PIREP, I tried to join the rest of the crew for a group picture moment. As they were all sitting in (or actually "over") the sea in my scenery, I had to go very close to the edge of the water. And, of course, I fell inn (lost my #1 prop in doing so).
[Limit reached]Amazing how much buoyancy a DC-3 has, in X-Plane ;)
Floating off into the sunset.
[Limit reached]At around half-way the trip, I lost both engines. Probably I overloaded them trying to catch up with Peter and David, at high altitude. Not a fuel issue, this time. Temperatures appeared to remain in the green, until the engines stopped.By then CHT gauges indicated 0. Either the gauges broke down, or some electrical failure had occurred, or the cylinder heads were actually really cold. Cannot determine that any more. But flying in mountainous terrain, without propulsion, that's not a preferred situation. AYGA was the nearest field, so I tried an emergency landing there. I did not have the gliding range, though (I kept her pretty neatly at best glide speed). But, lucky for me, the terrain in the vicinity of the airport was relatively flattened. A last minute gear-down, and full flaps to bleed off all possible speed, I gently touched down in a grass patty some 3 nm short of the airfield. Flightlogger found that I had landed (not at destination), not crashed, so I must have done it right. ;) After some quick repairs, I was soon ready to depart again. I would take the direct rout to CGC, deviating only to avoid the mountains. I ended up just ahead of Peter and David, while Gian had already Concorded past me to land as #1.
So, with the FL issues, the emergency landing, and the excursion on to the water, all in all quite an adventure. And that on a regular Monday evening ...
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on March 19, 2013, 10:41:53 am
Here's the Doodle-link for leg 14 of the TTT from CGC (CPG) to AYKY: http://www.doodle.com/7srw864h2i49a832 (http://www.doodle.com/7srw864h2i49a832)
and, of course, my screenshot contribution can be found in the Gallery: http://www.fly-euroharmony.com/forum/index.php?action=media;sa=album;in=45 (http://www.fly-euroharmony.com/forum/index.php?action=media;sa=album;in=45)
See you all next week perhaps?
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on March 19, 2013, 11:32:30 am
I was PanicAir do Brasil. That explains a lot! ;)
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on March 19, 2013, 04:50:28 pm
Must be a slip of the pen... ehhh keyboard. You probably meant Panair Do Brasil and what's a 'panic'-air situation, if you compare it to what these pilots have to endure who fly across Colombia!
Just watch this video: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/riskingitall/2011/05/201151112305049621.html (http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/riskingitall/2011/05/201151112305049621.html)
Al Jazeera hitched a ride on one of the 30 DC3's that fly across Colombia regularly. It proved to be a risky trip; over the Amazonian rainforest, the plane was caught in a violent storm. Amid turbulence, without visibility and no radio contact, it took the captain enormous effort to steer the metal bird above the clouds.
"It's dangerous," Captain Raul told Al Jazeera. "The slightest problem and the plane will just fall out of the sky."
The DC3's serve a number of Indian villages in the Amazon, and they are often the only means of transportation connecting the jungle towns to the outside world. Raul transports villagers, furniture, mattresses and animals in his plane.
No one seems to know the exact age of the plane Raul is flying. "During the war the flight data wasn't recorded. It only began when we started taking passengers and freight, when civil aviation began," the captain told Al Jazeera. "I think it was updated in 1962."
Yet the ancient model seems to miraculously land and take off in the harsh conditions of the Amazonian. For Raul, no control towers, minimal fuel reserves, and a slippery landing strip instead of a runway are daily business.
Read Al Jazeera's full report from Colombia on their website. Above, watch the full episode of Risking It All.
Enjoy,
Peter
Post by: EHM-2589 David on March 19, 2013, 09:02:35 pm
[Limit reached][Limit reached][Limit reached][Limit reached][Limit reached]See you next week :)
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on March 20, 2013, 07:35:20 am
Thanks again, all. Hopefully we'll meet up again next week.
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on March 25, 2013, 10:19:55 am
Suggested route HKN-TOK
Meet you all on Mumble!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on March 25, 2013, 02:02:42 pm
Today would have been impossible, Tuesday probably problematic. Wednesday is a realistic opportunity for me, so I'll try to be there then. :)
Post by: EHM-1882 Gian on March 25, 2013, 02:38:50 pm
Hear you all then
Gian
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on March 28, 2013, 11:28:41 am
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.
[Limit reached]Climbing 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.
[Limit reached]And 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 :))
[Limit reached]Having 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 :)
[Limit reached]Descending 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.
[Limit reached]Finally re-united with my brothers in arms :)
One engine fire, one engine stall - what's the next leg going to bring?
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on March 28, 2013, 11:36:34 am
Peter
Post by: EHM-2589 David on March 28, 2013, 03:11:09 pm
[Limit reached][Limit reached][Limit reached][Limit reached]See you next week :)
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on March 31, 2013, 07:02:34 pm
Meet you on Mumble at 20:00 hZ!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on April 01, 2013, 10:38:48 am
Peter
Post by: EHM-2589 David on April 01, 2013, 02:21:16 pm
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on April 01, 2013, 03:51:35 pm
Peter
Post by: EHM-1882 Gian on April 02, 2013, 06:44:24 am
Gian
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on April 02, 2013, 07:06:05 am
Post by: EHM-2589 David on April 02, 2013, 07:20:07 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on April 03, 2013, 09:02:23 am
[Limit reached]Cruising along some beautiful volcanic landscapes
[Limit reached]It appeared that in X-Plane 10, the destination airport, AYGC (Choiseul Bay), is a grass strip in the middle of the water. Unfortunately, the grass strip is "above" the water, and does not hold a DC-3 :)
The landing ruined my flaps, and the parking break released the anchor, while I kept afloat. That's the advantage of an airplane that also comes modeled as a floats version ;)
[Limit reached]From a higher viewpoint, the grass would still be visible ...
[Limit reached]... but from ground level, I'm just driving on water, with my airplane ??? ::)
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on April 03, 2013, 01:52:33 pm
My screenshots however show that the virtual world almost can meet with the real world.
The Doodle-link for leg16 of the Tropic Traders Tour: http://www.doodle.com/83stubu8nzv6ti3g (http://www.doodle.com/83stubu8nzv6ti3g)
Like last time times in British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Peter
Post by: EHM-2589 David on April 03, 2013, 04:11:07 pm
[Limit reached][Limit reached][Limit reached][Limit reached]
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on April 07, 2013, 07:26:56 pm
Meet you then!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2589 David on April 10, 2013, 10:02:46 am
Just took off and the early morning sunshine around Solomon Islands ;D
[Limit reached]Just landed rwy18 @ Auki Airport
[Limit reached]EHM2758 (Peter) Final rwy18 with crosswind ;) and final approach EHM2387 (Eric-Jan)
[Limit reached]final rwy18 EHM2387 (Eric-Jan)
[Limit reached]then the submarine or the bulldozer (E-j) :D
[Limit reached]Finnally on the ground (E-j) ;D
[Limit reached]Thanks for this leg and see you next week and hope to continue with you Peter the other legs too :)
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on April 10, 2013, 10:14:59 am
The Doodle-link for leg 17: http://www.doodle.com/xxrh4azpv8a39t39 (http://www.doodle.com/xxrh4azpv8a39t39)
See you next week!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on April 14, 2013, 09:03:37 am
It doesn't happen often, but unfortunately not all the Doodle-entries correspondent. So if there's any change, Gian, of adjusting your possibilities....?
Meet you on Mumble!
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on April 15, 2013, 07:40:14 am
Previous flight, we discussed escape hatches in the DC-3 (due to my unfortunate eject after pressing the wrong button while wanting to take a screenshot ::))
Here's the escape hatch in the PH-PBA (former Prins Bernhard DC-3, now operated by DDA, Dutch Dacota Association):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eham-spotter/8648875787/# (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eham-spotter/8648875787/#)
See the two red handles?
Post by: EHM-1882 Gian on April 15, 2013, 09:13:12 am
Unfunately, I will not be able to meet you on Wednesday at the usual time. I maybe available at around 10-10.30 (CE time) only, and sitting at the arrival airport just to see you on final ;) !
All the best
Gian
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on April 18, 2013, 09:39:37 am
The Doodle-link for leg 18 (AGGL-NVSS): http://www.doodle.com/qducsike7zb7yste (http://www.doodle.com/qducsike7zb7yste)
Peter
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on April 22, 2013, 08:50:57 am
Meet you on Mumble!
Peter
Post by: EHM-1882 Gian on April 22, 2013, 03:03:10 pm
Gian
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on April 23, 2013, 08:40:37 pm
too late, too tired ...
off to bed to crash for the night.
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on April 24, 2013, 09:24:32 am
While the others flew at 4500ft in a clear blue sky, I encountered some thunderstorms and had to stay low at 1500ft. I'm still very curious how the weather is provided in FS and how realistic that is? I use Activesky2012, IVAO's weather engine shutdown.
Here's the Doodle-link for leg 19: http://www.doodle.com/5pdmgid4tuaqe8ay. (http://www.doodle.com/5pdmgid4tuaqe8ay.)
As you probably know, I won't be present. So I hope that someone else takes care of the scheduling.
Have a very nice flight and hope to meet you on Mumble after the 12th of May.
Peter
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on May 01, 2013, 05:14:12 pm
Now that we have a new king, and I am more or less sober again, I feel I should give it a try.
As leg 19 is pretty long (470 nm), I intend to take of at around 20:30 Dutch time, which I believe is 1830Z now (with daylight saving time, and all)
Anyone care to join me?
Post by: EHM-1882 Gian on May 01, 2013, 09:00:29 pm
Gian
Post by: EHM-2589 David on May 01, 2013, 11:29:17 pm
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on May 06, 2013, 09:45:53 am
Bad news too ... It means I probably won't be able to finish the TT event. Or at least not on line, because internet connection at the camping (through my iPhone as hotspot) really does not allow for online flying.
Will try to do the remaining few flights on my laptop with the new flight logger, and new FSUIPC (just tested that, and it all works), and only use the internet connection for filing the PIREP. That is: if I get around to flying at all, of course.
This week I'll have a couple of days off (so I'll go to the camping), next week I'll be in Frankfurt for work, and the week after I'll be on my "real" spring Holiday.
Somewhere in between, by the way, I'll be part of a scientific experiment, using a full-motion military flight simulator ... http://www.desdemona.eu/ (http://www.desdemona.eu/)
But more on that later ;)
Post by: EHM-2758 Peter on May 10, 2013, 05:06:55 pm
From my holiday address in the south of France, I'll try to get the World Traders Tour pilots together again for the next leg, which is, I think, leg. 21. So if we want to fly together online sometime next week, here's the Doodle link: http://www.doodle.com/7mu3zf4567sz3sck (http://www.doodle.com/7mu3zf4567sz3sck)
Greetings from a sunny Cote d'Azur and hope to meet you on Mumble!
Peter