Ok, here I go, helicopter flight!
First, a short run, Catbai to Noibai. Hope it goes well!
Pat☺
Ok, here I go, helicopter flight!
First, a short run, Catbai to Noibai. Hope it goes well!
Pat☺
Well, I'll be dogged! I made it. SAFELY, no less. And they said it couldn't be done.
No autopilot, yet. Maintenance told me they'd have it up by morning (US Time)
I hope so, these birds are twitchy. SOMEthing to get the AFCS going needs to be done. The GySgt in Maintenance promised. Hope he weren't telling me a tale. I'm off for a beer, then to bed.
A long flight would be exhausting. I haven't looked, but I hope none are longer than about 300 nmi!
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Real World permitting, I'll get another flight ASAP! See y'all soon
Pat☺
Ok, here we go for today's flight: Noibai Intl (VVNB) to Dienbien Phu (VVDB). Little longer than the last, but not excessive...
Pat☺
Woofta! Helo's don't fly very high anyway, but throw in very hilly terrain, and very low (ground level is LOW) clouds, and even going a pokey 145 kts it can get a little exciting.
Made it safe, even with another 70kt wind at the airport when I was trying to land! I kept getting pushed all over. I'm sure glad helicopters are VTOL. I just hovered down slaunch-wise across the runway.
I'll let the ground crew come drag me to parking. An air-taxi under these conditions? NO WAY!
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See y'all after I get a few beers, and a lot of rest. That landing was tense!
Pat☺
Long leg! DienBien (VVDB) to Udon (VTUD)
Pat☺
Well shoot, heck, fudge, and DARN.
Pardon my French.
Computer crashed 30 min into the flight. I don't have time right now to try again, I'm afraid. DARN I say again!
I'll try again tomorrow evening. I have a Dr. appointment in the AM, so my day is shot. 45 min drive to town, and limited flight time makes it rough to try and do both. RL interferes again.
See y'all asap!
Pat☺
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