RTW 2010 Practice 1 Thread

[PRB]

Ok, I'll start the practice thread. Ready, set, go!

[Milton Shupe]

“I have the baton, at UIBB in Howard 500, going to UIII”.

[Milton Shupe]

Baton down at safe at UIII

[menekod28]

von Wrectoften, taking off from UIII for the frozen wastes of UIAA, in a skyunlimited p-51b...

[menekod28]

Attachment 22213

Attachment 22214Have landed at UIAA, baton is free

[PRB]

I have the baton, UIAA --> UELL, P-38L.

[PRB]

One thing that is important to do is keep the rest of the team apprasied of your progress as you fly your leg. Provide regular updates, with "ETE", or time until you land. This is very helpful to the next pilot, preparing to grab the baton for the next leg. Since it is not required to fly online in multi-player, the next pilot has only this thread for updates on your progress.

Have reached cruising altitude of 25,000. ETE 1:06.

[PRB]

Have a pretty good tail wind at 25,000. No northern lights yet. ETE 0:50.

[PRB]

ETE 0:30.

Flying online tip: Re-assign all single-key commands to some combination that you are unlikely to press while typing in the multi-player chat box, because often you think the chatbox has the keyboard focus, but it doesn't, the sim does, and you end up dropping the gear, activating time compression, and slew mode. Very frustrating, and worse, duenna will invalidate the leg.

[PRB]

ETE 0:20. 60 knot tail wind, whoohoo! 420 KTS GS!

[Dangerousdave26]

Weather report

Winds on the ground 0 kts at 193 degrees.

Which prompts me to ask why if FS has 0 kts of wind does it show a direction.

Visibility 60nm

Terrain very flatish in the default mesh.

Runway has lights

Runway 8 is your best approach

Should be a cake walk.

[PRB]

Thanks, Dave!

ETE 0:10. Last post before landing.

[Dangerousdave26]

Weather shift

Now .6 sm of vis

Good LucK

[PRB]

Baton free at UELL

[Dangerousdave26]

Now thats some flying

I could not see Paul until about 1.6 miles out. :salute:

[PRB]

Thanks, Dave! I couldn't see the airport until about 2 miles!

[Moses03]

Have baton UELL-UEEE in the Do 335.

[jkcook28]

Go Moses!

I'm sitting there now and it's:
wind 270/1
viz .8mi
just starting to get light
elev 324ft
rwy 5R/23L 10,900ft good lights; 23L has appr. strobes

[Moses03]

Thanks JC. Bit gloomy eh?

At altitude. ete :45+

[Moses03]

ETE: 20+. Doing 422 KTS GS with nice tailwind. Hint of dawn in the distance.

[Moses03]

Baton is free at UEEE.

Big thanks to JC for weather updates and terrain spotting.:salute:

[jkcook28]

Don't be bashful guys, the wx stinks, come on in and fly in the goo! Plenty to go around.

Good show Moses!

[PRB]

Well done, everyone! Like JC said, don't by shy! Looks like the next leg is a semi-no-brainer (UHMM), given the scarcity of airports out here in East Whodathunkit, Siberia! 620 NM.

[jkcook28]

It's a balmy -21F with a whopping 6.2mi vis at UHMM. What more could you ask for a Dec day in Siberia?

[jkcook28]

And don't forget wingmen are available too. If you don't feel comfortable yet as baton carrier, jump in as a wingman to get the feel of it. We have been known to crash; perhaps too often.