I went even further one day and flew Hong Kong to Kiev heading eastbound non-stop. Total flight time was 24 hours 16 minutes.

Have done OMDB to OMSJ. Took 4 and a 1/2 minutes. Aux tanks fitted. I was bloo$$dy knackerd afterwards I can tell you. :Hypnotized:

If winds cooperate, I can do KCLT - YPPH...you land on fumes, but I've done it!

In the real world, have flown Johannesburg to Atlanta on a B777 at 17.5 hours. With boarding and deboarding, easily over 18 hours on board. The massive time zone change also hits the uninitiated flyers hard. Currently one of the longest scheduled flights in the world (there are only a couple that are longer). The schedule operated daily.

In the real world, have flown Johannesburg to Atlanta on a B777 at 17.5 hours. With boarding and deboarding, easily over 18 hours on board. The massive time zone change also hits the uninitiated flyers hard. Currently one of the longest scheduled flights in the world (there are only a couple that are longer). The schedule operated daily.

 

I have done this flight in the PMDG 777 probably six times now and it has reached the point where I detest this flight. Essentially water and unnamed oceanic control points all the way. Just finished FAOR-KATL at 1400Z today and that's probably the last time I will do it. I pity the crew or passengers who have to fly the real thing.

I flew VHHH-SCEL right over the south pole in the PMDG 777. Empty and with max fuel, certainly not within ETOPS, but it was simply an experiment. A very exhausting experiment.  :Hypnotized:

Took me a little over 21 hours because of winds. Still arrived with over an hour of fuel. 

 

Image of the post-flight track here:

 

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(too big to post  ^_^ )

I flew VHHH-SCEL right over the south pole in the PMDG 777.

Where did you get the route from? How did the forecasted winds compare to the actual winds. Probably not as well covered as the North Atlantic.

Where did you get the route from? How did the forecasted winds compare to the actual winds. Probably not as well covered as the North Atlantic.

 

Route generated using PFPX. HIGHLY recommended. Winds aloft were actually pretty accurate. The whole route was covered through FS Global Real Weather. Average winds and temps were 284 @ 58kts (FL340) -48C. I crosschecked the winds with SkyVector and they looked accurate. I'm sure because of a lack of weather stations in that part of the world, the surface winds would be completely wrong. Actual landing fuel was only 3,000lbs off from what the EFOB was in HK. 

I flew VHHH-SCEL right over the south pole in the PMDG 777.

 

 

I finished that flight this morning. I planned it using PFPX but I don't think it came close to the South Pole. It only went as far south as 54W31.  It took 21.4 hours and was a thoroughly un-enjoyable flight.

 

 

I have flown KCHO, KIAD, KLAX and then to Sydney and then to Canberra. Total time from door step to hotel pillow; 36 hours. Total flight time: 23 hours. I can't imagine doing that in one flight.

 

Was that back in the days of the Colgan 340s, or closer to now with the CommutAir Dashes?

I sometimes fly EDDF-NTAA and back :biggrin:

Was that back in the days of the Colgan 340s, or closer to now with the CommutAir Dashes?

 

On the most recent trips the first flight of the day out of Sydney was a 737. If you missed that, which I did pretty much 99% of the time, you then were straddled with a DASH something or other. Keep in mind that my first trip to Canberra was in circa 1983 or there about, and my last was in 2011.

I don't think it came close to the South Pole.

Yeah, certainly some embellishment on my part. Flying over the antarctic is certainly closer than I will ever come to the South Pole. 

 

I did warn you, not a fun trip

In the real world, have flown Johannesburg to Atlanta on a B777 at 17.5 hours. With boarding and deboarding, easily over 18 hours on board. The massive time zone change also hits the uninitiated flyers hard. Currently one of the longest scheduled flights in the world (there are only a couple that are longer). The schedule operated daily.

I did this one back in '11 connecting with KATL-KLAS. Never again! For roughly similar cost one could fly via EU with overnight stop (much better for one's health).

thinking about long flights makes me reminisce about the erstwhile Delta standby pass...those were the days!

(hmmm...new thread?)

BTW, recently did my first long haul (10hrs) EFHK-KLAS on Vatsim without CTD  :-D