My normal method, when I create a flight at the gate on ground air/elect, is to save the flight in the same turn-around configuration at the other end.  Then at the other end, I start up with whatever fluids are remaining and continue on the either the return leg or onward.

 

I've picked up on Flightaware's flight page, upper right, they have a link to the inbound flight.  Using that link, you can follow the airplane through it's duties over the course of a few to many days.  Then build the daisey-chain to start at the first location and use same times, gates and routes.  It's a way to add interest.  This works well with the NGX too.  I've built some long chains for SWA all in one day. That's a real challenge.

Hats off to you guys who can fly those ober long routes real time. I guess that's why I prefer NGX. T7 is a fun bird though.

Real times does not mean necessarily being all time in front of the computer, at least for me -_-

I am enjoying the hell out of this bird, I just came off a two week vacation, since there was a lot of work that needed to be done at home we didn't go anywhere. my plan was to fly all these legs over the break and I sure did.  These are just great circle distances and time estimates, but i logged some serious time on the T7.  All my landings were manully flown from around 10K on down, except KSAN and KBFI.  In KSAN there was a solid overcast once i crossed the mountains so I let the auto pilot take me down till I broke through at 3k feet.  At KBFI, I was anticipating a south landing based on the prevailing winds, but when I got close enough to pick up ATIS, i found out KBFI and KSEA were both landing north, and I was too high, so i had to go into an aggressive descent profile, once I got down to the point where I intercepted the GS, i took over and manually drove her in.  I was really proud to the get 'stable approach" call at 1000 feet on this landing.  Love the T7, thnx PMDG!!!

 

Richard Bansa

 

 

From                                        To     Distance                                             Time           KORD (41°58'46"N 87°54'27"W)   DGAA (5°36'19"N 0°10'00"W)              87.2°  (E) 90.8°  (E)            5848 mi 10:22     DGAA (5°36'19"N 0°10'00"W )      KORD (41°58'46"N 87°54'27"W       ) 311.7°  (NW) 315.3°  (NW)  5848 mi 10:22     KORD (41°58'46"N 87°54'27"W)   SBGL (22°48'32"S 43°14'37"W)       138.1°    (SE) 141.7°  (SE)    5293 mi 9:23     SBGL (22°48'32"S 43°14'37"W)    KLAS (36°04'48"N 115°09'08"W)     309.6°    (NW) 332.2°  (NW)   6199 mi 11:00     KLAS (36°04'48"N 115°09'08"W)   LFPG (49°00'35"N 2°32'52"E)          36.3°     (NE) 24.5°  (NE)       5442 mi 9:39     LFPG (49°00'35"N 2°32'52"E)       TNCM (18°02'27"N 63°06'32"W)       264.0°  (W) 263.7°  (W)         4191 mi 7:26     TNCM (18°02'27"N 63°06'32"W)    KSAN (32°44'01"N 117°11'23"W)       297.9°  (NW) 312.1°  (NW)  3491 mi 6:11     KSAN (32°44'01"N 117°11'23"W)   KDAL (32°50'50"N 96°51'06"W)        84.1°     (E) 72.3°  (E)            1182 mi 2:06     KDAL (32°50'50"N 96°51'06"W)     JRO (3°25'46"S 37°04'28"E)             65.4°     (NE) 61.8°  (NE)       8843 mi 15:41     JRO (3°25'46"S 37°04'28"E)         KHOU (29°38'44"N 95°16'44"W)        305.6°  (NW) 305.8°  (NW)     8843 mi 15:41     KHOU (29°38'44"N 95°16'44"W)    KSEA (47°27'00"N 122°18'42"W)      318.0°  (NW) 315.2°  (NW)     1894 mi 3:21  

 

                                                                                                                                        Total:       57074 mi 101:13:00

 

sorry I just can't get the formatting right.

 

 

sorry I just can't get the formatting right.

 

Try using the code feature " < > " as it is shown in the Reply to this Topic toolbar.

 

Never tried taking the 777 into KSAN San Diego, after coming in over the buildings barely clearing the guy standing on top having a smoke break the runway seems much shorter than it really is.

 

 

I don't care that much about liveries as I fly exclusively from the VC

Some livery come with accurate equipment and cockpit config, though. So I always fly livery accurate flight if I can.

I always fly a livery but I've wondered if the house paint gives any noticeable performance improvements. Anyone?

I always fly a livery but I've wondered if the house paint gives any noticeable performance improvements. Anyone?

 

I highly doubt it. Once it's loaded, it's loaded. Compared to the GB worth of scenery being loaded, and objects being rendered, the aircraft livery is pretty negligible.

Some livery come with accurate equipment and cockpit config, though. So I always fly livery accurate flight if I can.

 

True. And I respect most of them, at least the ones which effect the performances, like the fixed derates options chosen or not by some companies. For instance, Air France has them but not Emirates.

Hi Dan - thnx for the tip, was running out to catch a train yesterday so I missed it, but will keep it in mind for the future.  I was inspired to take the T7 into KSAN after seeing a British Airways 747-400 go in there back in 1998. I was in San Diego honeymooning w/ my wife and while driving by the airport I watched a Speedbird flight drop in  - it was pretty cool.  All the times I've flown there in the 737 I've used the RNAV into Rnwy 9 with a step down approach, this time with the T7 I flew the localizer approach - the parking garage is always scary though!!

 

Richard Bansa

I've picked up on Flightaware's flight page, upper right, they have a link to the inbound flight. Using that link, you can follow the airplane through it's duties over the course of a few to many days. Then build the daisey-chain to start at the first location and use same times, gates and routes. It's a way to add interest. This works well with the NGX too. I've built some long chains for SWA all in one day. That's a real challenge.

Dan, can you post a screen shot showing where that option is on the upper right. I just pulled a Southwest flight and can't find the option to see where that aircraft came from.

 

Sean Campbell

Dan, can you post a screen shot showing where that option is on the upper right. I just pulled a Southwest flight and can't find the option to see where that aircraft came from.

 

Sean Campbell

 

It'll be right under the call sign if FlightAware has the information to track it (which I believe is based on the tail number). Different airlines file in different ways, so that is probably why you're not seeing it for SWA.

The 777 is a stunning aircraft and atm enjoying flying the 77F with FexEx v. Nothing comes close to a PMDG for large aircraft. 

Dan, can you post a screen shot showing where that option is on the upper right. I just pulled a Southwest flight and can't find the option to see where that aircraft came from.

 

Sean Campbell

Like Kyle said, second small font line under large font flight identification upper right, link says (Track Inbound Flight) if exists.  I've used it with SWA flights, but not all flights will have it.

 

I had a screen shot cropped and ready to post but remembered that AVSIM procedures involved using a photo hosting site and I'm not prone go through all that extra advertising just for a screen shot.

 

 

I had a screen shot cropped and ready to post but remembered that AVSIM procedures involved using a photo hosting site and I'm not prone go through all that extra advertising just for a screen shot.

 

haha - if you have a google account (gmail, etc), then you can upload it to Picasaweb/Google+. That's what I do.

 

 

 

 

 

"...but Google mines your data!"

Yeah, compared to the FAA requiring my address and medical to be public record (well, more thanks to Congress on that one, but hey), and the OPM allowing more than enough of my sensitive personal data to be leaked, Google is the least of my worries. Plus, if you can pull coherent metrics out of my search, web use, and email, more power to you...