RTW 2010 Practice 1 Thread

**smilo** · December 14th, 2009, 17:09

ete 30:00

**smilo** · December 14th, 2009, 17:11

Originally Posted by Dangerousdave26

Visibility at destination is .3 sm of vis...

Might need more than a knife.

Airport is technically closed to inbound traffic

Try and sneek it in if you want but in the race we would be looking else where.

where?

edit;
ah heck, I can crash anywhere!!!

**jkcook28** · December 14th, 2009, 17:14

Originally Posted by smilo

where?

edit;
ah heck, I can crash anywhere!!!

Since I made it in there (feel free to try if you want) you could divert to BGSF (for practice) as it has precision approaches.

**smilo** · December 14th, 2009, 17:18

practice would be very good.
I don't know where BGSF is
and precion is not my forte

**smilo** · December 14th, 2009, 17:22

soup's on!!!
and turbulance
ete 00:15+

tell Laura I love her

**smilo** · December 14th, 2009, 17:25

how is BGSS wx?

***PRB*** · December 14th, 2009, 17:29

Originally Posted by smilo

how is BGSS wx?

Wind 222 at 11 knots, visibility 10 miles.

**smilo** · December 14th, 2009, 17:31

thanks, heading for BGSS

***PRB*** · December 14th, 2009, 17:36

Recommend runway 32 if going to BGSS. Terrain "issues". (Big hill on the other end). There's only a small hill on the end of 32...

**jkcook28** · December 14th, 2009, 17:42

I HIGHLY recommend rwy 10 @ BGSF. Currently 6.2mi vis.
BGSS not good...

**smilo** · December 14th, 2009, 18:11

nice place you sent me.
that would be fun in daylight and clear.

after 5 or 6 attempts...
crashed
so it goes

I'll try again tomorrow
after work, if I can.

**smilo** · December 14th, 2009, 18:15

Originally Posted by jkcook28

BGSS not good..

really?
I can vouch for that.
believe it or not,
I've got a big, dumb a$$,
smile on my face.
honest
:salute:

**jkcook28** · December 14th, 2009, 19:00

Originally Posted by smilo

really?
I can vouch for that.

You asked, we answered. I've been scouting these airports downstream; few are good, most are bad, lay the awful weather and darkness on top and these are really tough.
IFR and ability to shoot precision approaches (if available) are almost mandatory. Scud running in this area will be continuous.

This, in the end, is probably way harder than Paul intended for a first practice session for it can shoot confidence dead; especially for new recruits. However, the real race will not produce this constant difficulty so expect the next practices to have some "normal" flying conditions.

Practice, practice, practice. One can only learn to fly in this by doing it.
Godspeed.

**Spookster67** · December 14th, 2009, 22:20

Looks like the next hop has to be BGSF, as it's the only one within 350nm range of BGKK. Let's hope for WX improvement...

Edit: correction - another possible route exists, via BGBW to BGKK.

Map of two route options

**Kowalski65** · December 15th, 2009, 02:23

I have the baton,BGMQ-BGSF,P38J
Hope the weather clears! Cant even see my Greenland scenery-4 Gb d/l for nowt!

**Kowalski65** · December 15th, 2009, 02:29

43 kn winds! Eeep! ETE 20(I hope)

**Kowalski65** · December 15th, 2009, 02:51

Baton free BGSF

Hairy landing-43 Kn tail winds became 43 Kn cross winds as I turned on final,seemed I was going faster sideways than forwards,but they relented just as i came over the numbers

Next question-how the heck do I upload the Duenna?There seems no "upload file" option,& I know for real that you have to do it ASAP

**Spookster67** · December 15th, 2009, 04:12

Originally Posted by Kowalski65

Next question-how the heck do I upload the Duenna?There seems no "upload file" option,& I know for real that you have to do it ASAP

If it is working properly, the Duenna will have saved 3 files on your hard drive. Two of them are small text files, and the third is a jpg image. They should be located in a folder here:

C:\Program Files\FS-Addons\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2009-12-15\
(your folder path may differ, but you get the idea)

Use the forum file upload function "manage attachments" to attach the jpg file, and the FlightLog text file. The system log file isn't required.

Good job on that landing at BGSF!

**Kowalski65** · December 15th, 2009, 04:22

Thanks Spookster.Im an idiot,didnt even think of looking in the "go advanced" bit of the posting options!

After BGKK,may I suggest BIPA,across the water to iceland,lit runway,& although having a few hills nearby,the approach is over water.

***Dangerousdave26*** · December 15th, 2009, 04:28

Yeah if you use the Quick Reply box to post it does not have the upload function. Normally you would use the "Post Reply" button.

Using the Quick Reply box is still a good way to do it because your first post should simply be

"The Baton is Free at [ICAO]"

Nothing else and posted as fast as you can.

You should post your Duennas and text log within an hour. We like to see that done within the next few minutes but the Rules allow an Hour.

Good job everyone this has been a Great Poor weather Exercise...

Somebody can turn it off any time.

**Flyin Bull** · December 15th, 2009, 04:48

I have baton BGSF to BGKK in DH Hornet

***PRB*** · December 15th, 2009, 04:54

You guys are doing great. jkcook28 is right – I picked this route with the idea that it would provide bad weather, which is good practice. It’s kind of hard to say now that the weather turned out worse than I expected, even though it did. My only fear is that some new pilots or even potential new pilots will have been or already have been discouraged. This is much tougher flying than we will see in the race. So as long as it doesn’t kill us, it will make us stronger!