2019 RTWR Initial Practice Thread

[spokes2112 179]

No.. It is not like riding a bike.
More like falling off of one.
Post your practice flights here, no particular route as of yet.
Fly what you like, route as wanted.
Concentrate on posting procedures.
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Without further "a do" -
I have the baton, KMKC to CYTZ in the Wings of Power I P-51H, FSRealWXPro

[spokes2112 179]

Baton free at CYTZ Billy Bishop..
A little lesson.. Never go browsing the internet while duenna is active! Over Peoria, IL I was just browsing around and then looked at the GPS on the other screen - gyro spinning wildly! FS didn't have focus, no sound. Fuel good, and selected good. Turned out to be carb heat - caught myself in icing conditions in this polar (grrrr cold!) vortex, falling straight down in a "flattish" spin at over 6,000 fpm!



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OOOPS! 😞

Date / Time(UTC);    Latitude;         Longitude;         Altitude;      GS; ERROR / WARNING
2019-01-30 02:19:46; N39° 07' 10.523"; W094° 35' 38.028";    766.1;   129.7; (No Error) Aircraft flying state changed [ON GROUND: False, STALL: False, G-FORCE: 1.04, VS: 8.5]
2019-01-30 02:54:15; N40° 54' 18.716"; W089° 33' 53.253"; 28,915.9;   196.4; (No Error) Aircraft entered stalled state [ON GROUND: False, STALL: True, G-FORCE: 0.87, VS: -1,175.7]
2019-01-30 02:54:22; N40° 54' 26.174"; W089° 33' 26.699"; 28,555.6;   188.7; (No Error) Aircraft exited stalled state [ON GROUND: False, STALL: False, G-FORCE: 0.90, VS: -6,005.5]
2019-01-30 02:54:22; N40° 54' 26.240"; W089° 33' 26.362"; 28,546.0;   189.2; (No Error) Aircraft entered stalled state [ON GROUND: False, STALL: True, G-FORCE: 0.96, VS: -6,137.7]
2019-01-30 02:54:23; N40° 54' 26.658"; W089° 33' 23.897"; 28,472.6;   193.1; (No Error) Aircraft exited stalled state [ON GROUND: False, STALL: False, G-FORCE: 1.09, VS: -7,035.8]
2019-01-30 02:55:24; N40° 53' 17.636"; W089° 29' 27.483"; 24,755.3;   185.2; (No Error) Aircraft entered stalled state [ON GROUND: False, STALL: True, G-FORCE: 0.99, VS: -303.0]
2019-01-30 02:55:35; N40° 53' 35.447"; W089° 28' 49.146"; 24,050.8;   178.2; (No Error) Aircraft exited stalled state [ON GROUND: False, STALL: False, G-FORCE: 1.17, VS: -8,203.1]
2019-01-30 03:58:59; N43° 37' 50.597"; W079° 23' 26.989";    258.3;    54.1; (No Error) Aircraft flying state changed [ON GROUND: True, STALL: False, G-FORCE: 1.27, VS: -285.3]

[spokes2112 179]

I have the baton, CYTZ --> KCMX flying the Shupe / Madison F-7F Tigerkitty, FSRealWXPro

[spokes2112 179]

OPERATION "LAKE EFFECT SNOW" - A resounding success! Oil temp & CHT never once got close to operating temps -- BRRRRR it's ^%$%*#^ cold!
Baton free @ KCMX Houghton, MI

 

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Departure at CYTZ Billy Bishop, the forecast looks good!

The "Mighty Mac" at 21,000 feet - Mackinac Bridge

Approaching KCMX Houghton, MI - Jackpot!

[jt_williams 291]

Looking for some COLD in the Polar Vortex.

I have the baton.  KCMX-KMSP in the Aircraft Factory P-51H

 

[jt_williams 291]

Baton Free KMSP.

 

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I think I found the COLD,  Check out the Density Altitude at KMSP in the GTN

 

 

 

[spokes2112 179]

I have the baton, KMSP to KHSP, in the Section8 F-86 Sabre, FSRealWXPro (newest Duenna, "dash" 130)
KHSP = Ingalls Field in Hot Springs, VA... Wishful thinking? I can bet it is frozen 😉 

[spokes2112 179]

That sucked... Ran out of fuel 1.5 nm from runway ILS 25. 😞 Enroute decided to do a long descent as the winds favored it. The engine is a thirsty devil at lower levels and well, parts are littered all over the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest. Will give this one a retry with the morning coffee --- OUT! hehe



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[spokes2112 179]

Giving it another try - really need to get to those hot springs!
I have the baton, KMSP to KHSP, in the Section8 F-86 Sabre, FSRealWXPro

Interesting stats on Ingalls Field, a busy place -
Aircraft Based on Field:    3
Annual Military Operations:    1152
Annual GA Local Operations:    748
Annual GA Itinerant Operations:    8079
No commercial operations

[spokes2112 179]

Ready for the hot springs 😉
Baton free at KHSP -- needed 1 go around, just wasn't right the first time, 😞 still faster than last night

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BOOYAH!! - smooth...


A quaint little place to visit...

Need some dancing music cuz I caught the polar vortex and rode it!

 

[DarkCharizma 10]

Way too much snow here in hot springs! Heading straight south!

I have the baton KHSP - KHBI in the F7F!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1640870050

[DarkCharizma 10]

Baton is free at KHBI!

Yellow due to probable Duenna bug

[somiller 694]

I have the Baton at KHBI - KHCS

[somiller 694]

Baton is free at KHCS

I didn't post docs for two reasons:

1.) didn't have "flight tracking" enabled, so I got nothing I could link to for a post on the forum; 2.) see below

Flight Errors:
Date / Time(UTC);       Latitude;               Longitude;               Altitude;   GS;     ERROR / WARNING
2019-02-01 03:38:33; N35° 39' 13.584"; W079° 53' 42.616";    678.5;   146.8; (No Error) Aircraft flying state changed [ON GROUND: False, STALL: False, G-FORCE: 1.01, VS: 5.4]
2019-02-01 03:58:56; N33° 12' 43.627"; W080° 03' 03.406"; 16,955.4;   498.0; 90 Second Overspeed Limit Exceeded
2019-02-01 04:02:36; N32° 54' 36.097"; W080° 02' 45.115";     50.4;   109.0; (No Error) Aircraft flying state changed [ON GROUND: True, STALL: False, G-FORCE: 1.97, VS: -254.5]

Error is reported as a ground speed limit? Hardly seems a realistic metric, as GS has no direct effect on aircraft physics. I see in the log that airspeed hit M.842, and on a reflight it peaked at M.84 with no error, so maybe it's M# that's critical?

[somiller 694]

Appears as though Duenna has no facility to validate real-world weather...is weather a variable that we are leaving it up to the pilot to declare weather engine, and then on good faith, accept that it is actually being used? FWIW it makes no never-mind to me, as I'll be using AS4, and it will be set to current date and time for my flights.