Pushing back from Gate B47 KDEN
After a two hour stop over and coming in from KDFW (click HERE for leg one) we were set to go to Seattle. Wind has shifted as a front is making it's way through, 010/06kts with clouds 8'000 broken and cb's in the area. Still a warm 31C and expecting lots of chop on the way out. Using the YELLO.6 departure off runway 35L.
I actually got lost on my way to 35L and as long as it took me to find my way around the massive KDEN airport I could have driven to Seattle. That aside one BIG mistake I made was using a de-rated thrust for my take off. A mile high and hot weather I used up all 12'000ft of runway to get our 331'000lbs of 767 off the ground and into that hot thin air.
YIKES!
The ride out for the first hour was bumpy as I expected due to the frontal boundary we had to cross and dodging in and out of build up's. We sat in at our cruise altitude of FL360 and had a nice Chili dinner with coffee and chocolate chip cookies for dessert. Read a bit of the news paper and checked the forecast for KSEA.
View of Barr Lake as we fly over Denver
Arrival weather for KSEA was looking good with wind 191/14kts and clouds 6'000 broken and 5'000 few in a much cooler 21C. Some showers reported in the area but conditions were great for our arrival. Using the CHINS.6 for 16C, we would get a great view of Mount Rainer on our way in.
Mt. Rainer off to our left
Seattle is one of my favorite places to fly in the sim. I took a trip there in real life back in the spring of 2008 and was smitten by the area. The views are nothing short of spectacular. And sim flying is no different as the approach to any of the runway 16's take you right near the city and over Boeing Field (KBFI).
Final for 16C KSEA
My landing on 16C was terrible, I guess I was looking around too much even after flicking off the auto pilot. No matter what, it was great to fly into Seattle again, even if I only got here in the sim. A short taxi trip to the N terminal and count me in at 2 hours 46 minutes gate to gate.
N Terminal at KSEA
You may have noticed the screen grabs above are now 16:9 as I have a new monitor running at 1920X1080. I got a great deal on a 32 inch LG 32LK450, it replaced my older Samsung 2433 monitor that did 1920X1200. I miss the extra 120 pixels but the massive size of the LG more than makes up for it. Not to mention I am running a three monitor setup now too.
To check out some real life images I took around the N terminal at KSEA click HERE.
5 comments:
Great trip report! As a former Denver-area pilot, I'm well aware of density altitude and takeoff effects.
Hey Pitts! Yeah, as I rolled on down that runway I was thinking "uh-oh"....barely got her off, I just decided not to look out the window.
Got the box version of the IFly NG coming for FS9 in the mail. Anything I should know?
Regarding the iFly, you're going to love it. It's really pretty amazing when fully patched. Just make sure that your controller is calibrated and completely neutral before trying to engage the autopilot, or frustration will ensue. I've been using it with FS2Crew lately, which is also fantastic.
Hairy take-off indeed! I had my own share of close calls with that derated thrust too...
Excellent screen shots as always, captured at the best moments of the flight.
Nice move with the new monitor, I bet you watch TV with that too.
It is strictly a flight sim monitor!
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