DLH404 at the gate EDDF
Departure weather at EDDF was wind 320/09kts with clouds few at 3'500 and scattered at 4'000. Using a BIBTI1F departure off runway 25R. Traffic was very busy here this late afternoon, man I love my WOAI in FS9! Really brings the sim to life.
Ready to go runway 25R at EDDF
With 300 passengers and a ZFW of just over 500'000lbs, add on the 200'000lbs of fuel and we were set to go on our eight hour journey to the west. We would be using NAT track B today, taking us a bit further north than normal due to some CB activity over the Atlantic on the southern tracks.
Good by Europe, heading out over the Atlantic
Crossing the Atlantic we had the normal trans Atlantic gang of traffic crossing with us. An Air Canada 767 heading to CYYZ (he left EDDF at the same time as us), AAL, United, Emirates, SAS and even Evergreen Cargo. The first half of the crossing seen head winds in the 100kt range with lots of cloud cover and the odd CB. While the second half was much better with less than 50kt winds for most of the trip and no clouds at all until we were 600 miles or so out from Canadian shores.
DLH404 0ver the Atlantic
Once over Canadian soil we turned south west towards Kennebunkport (ENE VOR), Boston (BOC VOR) and over Providence Rhode Island (PVD VOR). Then we started our way down into KJFK just after the PVD VOR. Weather at KJFK was wind 150/10kts with clouds 3'200 broken and 1'500 scattered. We used the PARCH1 arrival to a Canarsie VOR approach to runway 13L/R .
Near BOS and PVD
The arrival was a mess for me as I did not turn tight enough (and visibility was near minimums). I planned on a 13R landing but because of my sloppy turn I ended up shooting for 13L and came down hard and over heated the brakes on landing!
Canarsie 13L/R approach KJFK
I think Captain Wolfle would have a few words with me if this was the real deal. This was also one long ass haul for me, 8Hrs and 26Mins gate to gate.
DLH404 at KJFK
The head winds ate into my reserve fuel too and I ended up on the ground with only 14'000lbs left in the tanks. So add the hot brakes to that mess and call the flight something to not be impressed with (love my grammar?). It was still fun even though I flew like shit. On the long hauls I always get preoccupied with dinner, walking dogs, answering the phone and so on. So much for keeping your head in the cockpit....
4 comments:
Good trip report, Al; I've found myself using time acceleration on the long trips lately and just picking up ATC when I get close to my destination. I've been gone from the sim for the last few weeks due to vacation and other real life tasks, but am looking forward to some good sim routes very soon. Picked up FT Athens yet?
Yes I did pick it up (FT LGAV). Love it! Mind you the FS9 version photo real ground stick out like a sore thumb with the default textures there.
Been flying the NGX of late too, have to give the IFly 737 a try in FS9 soon too. It all came at once mind you! So I was happy to get a few flights in already this month.
Hope you had a great vacation!
So typical of long hauls, doing various stuff around the house...
Time compression should be used, it would add plenty of flight opportunites too, like we mentioned.
The Canarsie approach looking really hot, btw
Hmmm time compression sure does open many more new routes with the shorter flight time devoted for sure. Besides the more I think about it Pitts may be on to something!
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