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buzzbee
June 12th, 2009, 20:43
Departing CYUL en route KLGA.

Takeoff Weight 89,222 lbs
Payload 19800 lbs.

buzzbee
June 12th, 2009, 22:16
Safe landing at KLGA - Still needs to work on descent planning. Once again we ended up about 6 miles from the airport at 10,000 feet or so. Not too good.

Flight Time 1:28 - Fuel Used 3027 lbs.

buzzbee
June 13th, 2009, 11:57
After a short stop over, Western Air is moving on in the night towards D.C. The crew was given a refresher class on the ramp on proper descent planning and making an efficient approach that does not require bleeding off excess altitude.

Payload:20,000 LBS
Fuel: 5,022 LBS

NIGHT FLIGHT in light Rain.

buzzbee
June 13th, 2009, 14:18
Western Air has a safe and successful hop over to D.C. from NYC

Flight time was 1:04 and fuel used was 2058 LBS

Descent planning was better, but landed a little long for the landing weight we were at and it took the rest of the runway to stop.

buzzbee
June 14th, 2009, 13:49
This morning Western Airlines will be demonstrating their longer range capabilities by flying direct from KDCA to KMIA.

Payload: 20000
Fuel: 13000

buzzbee
June 14th, 2009, 17:40
Not the best descent planning, but the crew was a little distracted.

Landing Weight 88102
Fuel Used 8117
Time 3:49

buzzbee
June 15th, 2009, 20:12
Western air en-route to Cuba. Management back west is really hoping we can bring some Cigars back

Departing KMIA for MUHA
Takeoff Weight is 90151 pounds
Payload 20000 pounds

buzzbee
June 15th, 2009, 21:46
Was a bit hazy and hard to find the runway. We were a ways off the center line, but still close enough to get in without going around

Landing Weight: 88190.8
Fuel Used 2196.7
Flight Time 1:09.08

buzzbee
June 16th, 2009, 09:06
There is an aborted leg showing up. Initially I took off without the duenna running, then I reset and took off with the Duenna and realized I had also reset my payload, so I aborted the leg and restarted with the correct payload.

Thanks!

MM
June 16th, 2009, 11:18
That's fine Buzz.

(We wrote the Rules to allow just for this sort of happenstance. Any sort of goof up on the initial takeoff is to be reported but has no effect on the pilot's log. The philosophy here it to keep it all lighthearted...as opposed to the RTWR which is meant to invoke precision and intense concentration.)

You have done exactly the right thing. Thanks for showing how it is meant to be done.

-Mike

buzzbee
June 16th, 2009, 19:58
Had a nice stay in Havana, but the brass has ordered us to push on and make as much progress as possible today.

Takeoff weight 89,201
Payload 20,000 lbs

buzzbee
June 16th, 2009, 22:44
that was a shorter runway with water at the end. Failed to manage the airspeed and floated down half the runway before I decided to go around. Next approach I was over the threshold just above the bottom of the white arc and had plenty of runway to spare.

Flight Time: 2:15.05
Landing weight: 85034.2 lbs
Fuel Used: -4139.4

salt_air
June 17th, 2009, 03:29
that was a shorter runway with water at the end. Failed to manage the airspeed and floated down half the runway before I decided to go around. Next approach I was over the threshold just above the bottom of the white arc and had plenty of runway to spare.

Flight Time: 2:15.05
Landing weight: 85034.2 lbs
Fuel Used: -4139.4

Pretty cool under pressure there buzz,,,,,

Thanks for shaking everybody up in Kingston as I'll be headed that way in a while and now the locals will be ready for the "salt_air show" when me and the Connie turn to final and hopefully land in one piece.

Happy flying!

buzzbee
June 17th, 2009, 19:23
Preparing for departure. We are carrying a couple of monkeys tonight and they are too excited for flight. We will delay departure for a few minutes while we see if we can get the monkeys to fall asleep

Management insists we carry a maximum payload event when considering the risk of landing heavy.

MKJP - TJIG



The flight is currently

takeoff weight 95,210
Payload : 20,000

RedGreen
June 18th, 2009, 04:14
It's been over eight hours now since you departed Kingston. Do I need to alert the authorities to start a search and rescue mission? :173go1:

Also, would it be a bad time to inform you that the National team is taking the day off today? :mixedsmi:

buzzbee
June 18th, 2009, 06:11
That was an interesting flight. The CAA is still investigating the cause. The captain may have been away from the controls when there was a loss of airspeed. The autopilot tried to keep the nose up, and teh airplane ended up in an unrecoverable stall and nosed down.

Witnesses say all engines were running. Too much airspeed built up, and the pilot must not have been able to pull out when the wings failed.

http://www.fsrtwrace.com/track/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=f3IJJMIKJWEWi4HnGmYpattIPp0

buzzbee
June 19th, 2009, 22:25
Trying again

Payload 20,000
Takeoff 95,210

buzzbee
June 20th, 2009, 01:12
Down safe at TJIG

Data to follow.

buzzbee
June 21st, 2009, 20:14
Here is the Duenna from my previous flight

Flight time 2:57.55
Fuel Used 8576.0 lbs

buzzbee
June 21st, 2009, 20:29
Management has decided that we are going to head down the west coast of South America in an effort to develop routes from the Western US to Western South America and Argentina.

Departing TJIG for TNCC

Takeoff Weight 93,241 lbs
Payload 20,000 lbs

buzzbee
June 22nd, 2009, 04:58
Good flight 2"07.54
Fuel used 3758.6

buzzbee
June 23rd, 2009, 18:19
The head stewardess was serving Gin and Tonics prior to our departure, so management has decided to take the shorter hop into Cartagena. There is some conflict about the airport destination. I only see SKCG in the flight planner and charts, but the race rules show SKVC which we can't find in our FS 9 charts so we are filing to SKCG.

Takeoff Weight 92100 lbs
Payload 20,000 lbs

MM
June 23rd, 2009, 19:03
Buzz, that looks right. A typo in the airport list.

buzzbee
June 24th, 2009, 04:16
Landed safely at SKCG

Fuel Used - 3731 lbs
Time - 1:59:10

buzzbee
June 25th, 2009, 19:23
departing SKCG to MPMG - Night Flight #3

Takeoff weight 89099
payload 20000

buzzbee
June 25th, 2009, 21:13
Down safe at MPMG - Almost landed at the wrong field, but made and extra turn around the area, double checked the charts and decided that nice long, well lit runway was not the one we wanted.

Flight time 1:45.39
Fuel used 2,977.7

At least the night legs are over with.

buzzbee
June 27th, 2009, 16:06
Forgot to post

buzzbee
June 27th, 2009, 16:07
Departing MPMG - SEGU

Takeoff weight 91162
Payload 20000

buzzbee
June 27th, 2009, 19:20
Safe landing at SEGU after some drama. For some reason the fuel system was a little strange and drained the right side tank completely. For a little while we were flying on #1 & 2 alone. Managed to get #3 started but never could get #4 to start and I was almost there and did not want to risk killing 2 good engines.

Flight time 3:08
Fuel Used 5622.5

buzzbee
June 28th, 2009, 10:38
Departing SEGU en route SPLP

Takeoff Weight 93202
Payload 20000

buzzbee
June 28th, 2009, 11:22
I had to abort my flight. Had some other issues to attend to around the house.

buzzbee
July 1st, 2009, 18:18
Takeoff Weight 93190
Payload 20000

buzzbee
July 1st, 2009, 21:21
Down safe in Lima. Nice flight down along the coast and the Andes mountains.

Time 2:56.09
Landing weight 87526

buzzbee
July 3rd, 2009, 14:48
I was unable to get back in after my last leg due to the incident.

Here are the files.

buzzbee
July 3rd, 2009, 15:02
This is a challenging mountain leg. Some of the management was arguing for a more daring direct route, but I was able to convince them that we needed to fly down the coast and climb before we turn inland.

Takeoff Weight: 93694
Payload 20000

buzzbee
July 3rd, 2009, 17:48
Required stop.

Flight Time 2:47
Fuel Used 5679 lbs

buzzbee
July 3rd, 2009, 18:00
Wildcard - SLLP - SCTI

Takeoff Weight - 99627
Payload - 20000

buzzbee
July 3rd, 2009, 18:14
Crash on Takeoff.

Was not getting full power (Beyond the fact that the airport is at 13000 feet) and stalled. Should have aborted before I was going too fast. Looks like there was a control issue with the throttle.

Reset and got off the ground successfully. Used the entire runway and had to keep the nose down.

buzzbee
July 4th, 2009, 12:58
Flight Time was 5:20
Fuel used was 11,440 pounds

We were a little heavy prior to landing but received permission to make a few fly by's and then toured the local area which allowed us to get down under max landing weight.

buzzbee
July 4th, 2009, 13:14
After a nice rest in Santiago Chile we begin our next to last leg. A short 400nm run over the Andes. Looks to be a bit of a challenge to get the altitude needed to cross the peaks.

Take off weight 91207
Payload 20000

buzzbee
July 5th, 2009, 14:55
Making the hop from Cordoba over to Buenos Aries

SACO - SAEZ

Takeoff Weight 90207
Payload 20000

buzzbee
July 5th, 2009, 16:28
Safe Landing at SAEZ

Flight Time 1:30.30
Fuel used 3331.4

MM
July 5th, 2009, 17:21
Congratulations Buzz for bringing the Western entry in so very well. Please, join us at the Alvear Bar.

buzzbee
July 16th, 2009, 08:13
I need to do some image editing and get some pics up too

buzzbee
September 19th, 2009, 07:28
Finally got the film developed.

http://picasaweb.google.com/buzzbee.teamavsim/EvitaWesternAirlines#slideshow/5383199239690489394