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First successful J4100 test flight

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As some of you may be aware, I like to do test flights with my planes that involve setting the flaps and trim at the runway threshold (and never touching them again), taking off, flying downwind in the pattern, and then turning back for a final approach and landing. The undercarriage remains down throughout the flight. I like to be able to work out the thrust/power settings that are required to maintain a gentle climb out through the turn to left downwind, followed by level flight in the pattern, and then a controlled descent and landing. In other words, controlling ascent and descent entirely with the throttle. This is relatively easy with the Beechcraft Baron, but a lot more difficult with a much heavier, twin turboprop plane like the Jetstream 4100!Anyway, I just wanted to say that I have completed my first successful test flight in the J4100 using this method, and at an airfield with no lighting of any kind (not even PAPI). I estimated the descent rate on final approach by "feel" alone (concentrating on the runway, and making small power adjustments to stay on target to the runway threshold). Quite difficult in a plane as large as this.The airfield that I used is a disused military airbase called RAF Colerne, and the main runway is 4600 feet long by 150 feet wide. I touched down slightly further from the runway threshold than I would have liked, but I managed to stop the plane before it departed the asphalt at the other end (without using reverse propellor pitch). This airfield is part of VFR Airfields Volume 2 (by Gary Summons), and the lack of lighting makes it rather difficult to see on my PC, because it blends in so well with the VFR Generation X Version 2 (England and Wales) photographic scenery that I use.So, nothing that will impress the expert pilots out there, but I was well chuffed! :(EDIT: I fully intend to study the tutorial at some point, and learn how to fly this plane properly. In fact, it will be the first time that I have ever attempted to do this in a flight simulator.

Christopher Low

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme

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