Test flight FMEE to LFPO in a 747SP

[edetroit 933]

Shots from a test flight from Reunion Island to Paris Orly (approx 10hrs 45mins) before I commit the flight to video.

Departing FMEE

Delco Carousel INS for navigation

Under that cloud is Mount Kilimanjaro .....just about make out a bit of snow.

Arriving in Paris via the MELUN VOR

Waiting for the glideslope on Rwy 26

Fuel Panel set for landing

Fully established.

Here comes stubby.

Home again after 10hr 45mins ...nothing a bottle of bordeaux and a duck parmentier won't fix. :)

[NWATech 95]

Edna, yeah buddy! 

[edetroit 933]

7 minutes ago, NWATech said:

Edna, yeah buddy! 

 

Haha, Thanks Jay, I hope you are well buddy!

[HLJames 2,568]

Beautiful lighting.gorgeous sky theme...great shots of the big bird!

HLJAMES

[Steve Dra 7,579]

Excellent shots, 'pit, and paint!

But....where is the rest of your 747?

[edetroit 933]

10 hours ago, HLJames said:

Beautiful lighting.gorgeous sky theme...great shots of the big bird!

HLJAMES

Thank you HL.

4 hours ago, Steve Dra said:

Excellent shots, 'pit, and paint!

But....where is the rest of your 747?

Thank you Steve, When I'm in the pit she feels like any other 742...but with a little more power. I don't notice the missing fuselage section. :)

[Guest Mik75]

Beautiful set of shots! I always liked the SP! 

I recently bought the new Viking Aviation cockpit video, featuring the SP of Iran Air, beautiful stuff!

[claudiofalcao 74]

Nice job Ed!

Five stars!

[edetroit 933]

5 hours ago, Mik75 said:

I recently bought the new Viking Aviation cockpit video, featuring the SP of Iran Air, beautiful stuff!

I did the same. I thought it was excellent and I gleaned a lot of info from it for my panel.... for example single apu.

 

[Guest Mik75]

15 minutes ago, edetroit said:

I did the same. I thought it was excellent and I gleaned a lot of info from it for my panel.... for example single apu.

In the meantime, they all got stored. 
But it´s great to see these beautiful machines in action, flown by great and knowledgeable crews!

 

[JAT 185]

Beautiful.

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