2017 Initial Practice

[Eamonn Watson 32]

Looks like you crashed on takeoff.. 

[jt_williams 291]

I am claiming the baton.   CYTZ to CYBC in the Majestic Dash 8 Q400 (Westjet).  

 

Weather at destination looks correct for this time of year.

 

Visibility 2.0 sm

Light Snow

Winds 270 @ 8

Temp -07C (19F)

[Ron Attwood 3,464]

Looks like you crashed on takeoff.. 

 

Several times! I had trouble with my brakes, they were arse about face and wouldn't behave. By the time I got them sorted the life had been sucked out of me.

I'm OK now though.

[jt_williams 291]

Crashed at touchdown. :mad:  Baton is back at CYTZ

 

[Eamonn Watson 32]

Ohh thats not good.

[jt_williams 291]

Going for it again. :smile:  I have the baton.  CYTZ to CYBC in the PMDG 737-800 NGX (Westjet). 

 

Baton Free @ CYBC

 

[jt_williams 291]

Tense approach in very poor visibility.  Could not see the runway at 1000 feet

 

 

 

Finally saw the runway lights at 200 feet

 

[spokes2112 179]

Nice one Jeff! #2 that is 

 

Coffee, a Cat & Cubic Inches in Cold Canada.

I have the baton CYBC --> CYYR (Goose Bay) in the ABC/MS F-8F Bearcat. FSRealWX Pro & Duenna Beta (testing only)

[Eamonn Watson 32]

Thats right to minimums Jeff, if you were on the ILS 10, DH was 200 AGL and you were right there in that last picture.

 

Although I see a slight tailwind, tisk tisk.

[spokes2112 179]

Baton is at Goose Bay

 

 

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A slight crossing tailwind at 5kts required a higher speed 2 pointer, favoring ILS 08 because of vis.

CYYR 131333Z 32007KT 2SM -SN BKN025 OVC040 M13/M15 A2966 RMK SN1SC4SC3 SLP049

 

 

[spokes2112 179]

A small recon flight to Black TIckle this morning to see the damage that the brothers did last year - The place is trashed! Blue Boeing bombs & empty beer cans all over the place!  Including a host of F-9F5 Panther parts strewn in the ocean by me during the first attempt.    The environmentalists are NOT going to like this.

 

The baton is back at Goose Bay after the recon.

 

 

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[jt_williams 291]

On to Greenland.  I have the baton CYYR-BGBW in the COTS L049 Constallation.

 

 

Baton Free @ Narsarsuaq.   Should have take a faster plane, busted the 2hr clock by 24 minutes

 

[spokes2112 179]

Jeff,
 
 Thanks for the "heads up" about the Greenland scenery... It feels like I'm there..
 
In real life, taken by Klaus (ferry pilot) while "Lady Lynn" was there.
  
 
 

 
And now the scenery -- NICE! 


Off to Iceland for a morning, coffee cruize. I have the baton BGBW --> BIKF in the FSND B727-200, using the new Duenna 151 & FSRealWX Pro.

[Eamonn Watson 32]

Note on the "New Duenna".. It was to fix a FS9 problem MadDog was having over at SOH, you should not see any difference at all.

[spokes2112 179]

Baton is free at BIKF, 3 Go Arounds, 40 minutes worth! 2:18 post to post.. :-(
Report & pirep to follow.. Who needs coffee when one has a flight like this.. Shaking in my boots!



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Heart is still pounding an hour and a half later!
- The WX was the worse I've ever seen in FS!
- The Sun was setting behind me giving an orange blanket to everything. Could see the city lights way before (if I even could) the runway lights. The city lights caused nothing but spacial disorientation, terrible references.
- The AP is only rated for CAT "notta" approaches. The GS hold is completely wacked, it would be stabilized throughout most of the approach then near the MM it would pitch up & lose it. The LOC hold was better, but still not right. It would hold real nice until just after the MM where it would start drifting to the left and never even try to correct. 15 knot straight on headwinds to boot.
- The fourth try (3rd GA) was done by hand upon the GS coming active.. It WAS going (had to) to get done regardless of green or red Duenna.

Taken from the saved flight & WX using FSJoin recorder.

Edited January 19, 2017 by spokes2112