Barack Obama Event : Country reservations

[EHM-0948 Bruno]

Dear pilots,

We have the following reservations:

Bruno Falcão, 0948, NZAA
Patrick, 1855, ESSA
Trevor, 1829, EGLL
Christophe, 1945, LFPG
Darren, 2186, RJTT
Sven, 2244, EDDT
Franz, 1800, LOWW
Robert, 1001, LHBP
Ragnar, 0975, EKCH
Ricardo, 1922, ZBAA
Domingos, 2190, LPPT
Ben, 1971, YPAD
Andres, 2389, SKBO
Martin, 2380, UUEE
Dorin, 1212, LROP
Andrei, 2097, LBSF
Rico, 0641, EHAM
Andy, 2369, MROC
Hector, 1749, SBGR

Airplanes, and respective flights are loaded! You will receive your emails on Friday night only!.

Welcome to the Barack Obama Event, pilots!

The other ones that still didn't joined the even, still can do it until friday.
If you want to depart from another country than the ones described on the event page, you can. Just tell it to Javier.

Regards and good luck! Remember, no spare airplanes!

[EHM-1001 Robert]

It seems I will not transfer the Hungarian delegation to Washington, as our leading politicians and the prime-minister will be in Moscow for the whole weekend on the great "gas-argument". Anyway I can still deliver the president with some business-man to the USA

[EHM-1212 Dorin]

There is a little inadvertence regarding the arrival airport. In the events page, the arrival airport is KIAD (Dulles) while in the Flight Logger the arrival airport is KDCA (Reagan). After all,  where we have to land with the President ?

[EHM-2097 Andrei]

Well, I suppose it's easier now to do as the flight logger says, these are the flights set in the database. And it seems that the same applies for everyone, so let's head for KDCA! (in fact, I am already )

Andrei

[EHM-1001 Robert]

Doh, already in the air Landing at Dulles, because the limos will waiting there ... not to mention I do not think I could takeoff from there with a full 747.

[EHM-RUWU-TILLEY]

Hi, newbie doing first pro-pilot event. How do I lock flight in pro-pilot.  I can see my flight and its reserved for me but how do I lock it.   Hope you can Help.

[EHM-2097 Andrei]

Hi Andy,

The procedure is (as you may have discovered by yourself) to go into the PP section of the site, "Lock Flight" tab. There you select the airport, MROC in your case, then you should see one line with your aircraft, highlighted in green and marked with your name.

To lock a flight you should click ON THE TAIL NUMBER. This opens a popup with all the flights you can do (in our case, only one to KDCA). Click on it and you have your flight locked!

If during any one of there steps you received an error or refusal message, please specify it in order to get more help. Or specify where you encountered any behaviour different from the one described above.

If nothing seems wrong but you still cannot lock the flight, I can only think of one reason - which you won't like... It looks like your rank (CC) does not allow the selected aircraft (B763) and this can cause trouble.

However I am not sure this is the problem, I would like anyone who can to confirm or infirm it.

Andrei

[EHM-RUWU-TILLEY]

Thanks for your help, after selecting tail No which is green. The next option box does not have any flights in it to select from.  Andy.T

[EHM-0948 Bruno]

Yes, the airport is Reagan and not Dulles...

[EHM-1001 Robert]

Okay, changing it in FMC, and reporting the change to security personnel. 7000' runway is enough for landing but critical for takeoff, so I will rather fly the plane afterwards to Dulles and prepare the return flight from there.

The 7000' runway has the "impossible river approach" can be seen in FS videos. I will try to do it with the 747 too... lets see what is the end.

[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!

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!

[EHM-1001 Robert]

My est. weight for return flight will be 730 kLBs which is exactly the limit for a 747 on a 7000 feet runway. I will not play with life of my politicians, my life... and my PP points I takeoff instead from Dulles.

[EHM-0948 Bruno]

Robert the departure airport is Reagan, so I would suggest you depart from there please.

Mates, do one thing: Load your airplane with the estimated fuel, and try to depart from Reagan outside ProPilot. If you check you can, then please use Reagan.

It's important to stay with PP rules ... but if you airplane cannot take-off, than you can use KIAD and write that on the obs of your flight.

I am going to depart from Reagan with my MD-11 and I need to depart with 80% fuel for Honolulu. I will do a take-off test.

In the mean time, here are my pictures from the VOR-DME approach for runway 19:

Starting approach on BONDS intersection, follwing the chart for RNAV approach RWY 19


Looking at window and thinking "What if this go wrong?"


Starting approach turn, the fun is raising!


Outside view


Passing to visual, autopilot off


On final


On ground!

[EHM-2097 Andrei]

Originally posted by EHM-1001 Robert
My est. weight for return flight will be 730 kLBs which is exactly the limit for a 747 on a 7000 feet runway. I will not play with life of my politicians, my life... and my PP points I takeoff instead from Dulles.

I see your point here Robert but do not forget Bruno is flying someone else's president , which may explain a difference in your point of views.
I assume things would also be different if most pilots here used to vote for the opposition

Andrei

[EHM-0948 Bruno]

I must say this airport has one of the best approaches I ever saw, only beaten by LPMA

We will add this destination to our Business division, for the next timetable.

[EHM-1001 Robert]

Nics pictures there I see you were a bit over the glideslope too. That was my problem for the first trying but I made a go-around instead.

The cold weather will help the engines, although the icy surface will not (wheel brakes were quite ineffective...). Anyway I will try a loaded take-off offline and we will see Mr. Pres. rulez

[EHM-0948 Bruno]

Hi Robert,

Well on my case I made a go around too .. If you notice the clock on the ND it shows 14:41 then 14:55
The last two images were of the second try.

Regards,

[EHM-1001 Robert]

According to maps, we should not slide so much over the monument. I targeted it too... but the river traction should have followed (crossing bridge by bridge) with a very steep turn before final.

[EHM-1749 Hector]

The VOR APP RYW 19 would be ok on day time or with high ceiling because the ground references are visible. In my case I was at dark (2200 hrs local) and could land on ILS RWY01 because the wind was 160/08 so the tailwind component was about 6kts. But in case it were beyond this limit, I was ready to go to KIAD or the Andrews AFB where the president guests normally land due to security reasons.
Today I tried at daytime LLZ-19 (LDA-ROSSLYN) approach and had also to go around the first time. It's not an easy task. That's why in real life KDCA only accepts Medium Size ACFTs (B752).

[EHM-1001 Robert]

I tried the takeoff and I am not happy. I succeeded but the beast lift-off from the threshold. I took her up at 160 kts which is not ideal. Anyway I will try it under PP at the weekend and we'll see.

[EHM-2244 Sven]

Hi guys,

how are you doing?

I can't lock my flight home ;-(
Did I do something wrong?


Thanks and cheers

Sven