RTWR 2014 Practice #2 "Longyear Express"

**jeroen79** · January 14th, 2014, 16:42

50 minutes out

**jeroen79** · January 14th, 2014, 17:04

30 minutes:

**jeroen79** · January 14th, 2014, 17:40

Baton is free at ZLXY

FlightLog_03-40-21.TXT

***falcon409*** · January 14th, 2014, 17:56

I have the Baton. ZLXY to ZMBR in the Hornet.

***falcon409*** · January 14th, 2014, 18:58

This will be another dud. Hornet has a range of 3000nm...this leg was 600nm. with 275nm to go, I have 27% fuel remaining after having started with full tanks. Most likely I'll be setting down in some Mongolian Nomad Village at some point very soon. This is why I don't fly in these races, lol.

***falcon409*** · January 14th, 2014, 19:27

Baton is back at ZLXY.

***srgalahad*** · January 15th, 2014, 06:03

I have the baton ZLXY - ZMBR

JBK Douglas DC-6

***falcon409*** · January 15th, 2014, 06:10

I have the Baton. ZLXY to ZMBR in the F7-F Tigercat.

***falcon409*** · January 15th, 2014, 06:41

Baton is back at ZLXY.

***srgalahad*** · January 15th, 2014, 07:46

35 minutes to go

***srgalahad*** · January 15th, 2014, 08:29

The baton is free at ZMBR

The Bulagtai Resort doesn't seem to be very hospitable.. no lights, no resort, not even a shuttle bus.
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**Spookster67** · January 15th, 2014, 13:29

I have the baton, ZMBR to ZMMN, stock B737.

**Spookster67** · January 15th, 2014, 14:35

Crashed into mountains having undertaken a go-around. Another failed attempt at a dark runway with no ILS or VASI

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Baton back at ZMBR.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...Yzd1QvA7wloAkk

**jeroen79** · January 15th, 2014, 15:33

Regarding the route:
The last legs are more or less on a direct route (great circle) to Svalbard but that route goes over the northern part of Novaya Zemlya (625 nm from Svalbard) and northern Siberia.
If I am correct there are no airfields there in FS.
Shouldn't we turn the route more towards the North Cape/Kola peninsula and go to Svalbard from there?

http://skyvector.com/?ll=58.79553226...1465:A.EN.ENSB
http://skyvector.com/?ll=58.79553226...6407:A.EN.ENSB

***PRB*** · January 15th, 2014, 15:59

Looks right to me.

***falcon409*** · January 15th, 2014, 16:25

I have the Baton. ZMBR to UIII in the P-38J Lightning.

***PRB*** · January 15th, 2014, 16:30

Originally Posted by falcon409

This will be another dud. Hornet has a range of 3000nm...this leg was 600nm. with 275nm to go, I have 27% fuel remaining after having started with full tanks. Most likely I'll be setting down in some Mongolian Nomad Village at some point very soon. This is why I don't fly in these races, lol.

Hey falcon. with regard the Hornet. If you're talking about the Alphasim one, she can make 600+ NM legs, but you have to go high, above it's critical altitude of 28,000. You'll loose some speed, but heck, in that ship who cares if you loose a 50 knots? 30,000+ is where you want to be for 600+ mile legs.

***falcon409*** · January 15th, 2014, 17:08

Originally Posted by PRB

Hey falcon. with regard the Hornet. If you're talking about the Alphasim one, she can make 600+ NM legs, but you have to go high, above it's critical altitude of 28,000. You'll loose some speed, but heck, in that ship who cares if you loose a 50 knots? 30,000+ is where you want to be for 600+ mile legs.

I was flying the freeware version. Nice airplane, full tanks, at 30,000 and it didn't come close to making the 600nm leg.

***falcon409*** · January 15th, 2014, 17:35

34 minutes to go...195nm

**Milton Shupe** · January 15th, 2014, 17:35

Falcon,

You need to pull back your props to 2800 RPM for max power and better fuel economy.

***Dangerousdave26*** · January 15th, 2014, 18:06

Originally Posted by Milton Shupe

Falcon,

You need to pull back your props to 2800 RPM for max power and better fuel economy.

2750 rpm is optimum

To stretch a leg I will go to 32,000 then it should do 680+ depending on wind. Remember you only need enough fuel to have 2 or 3% in the tank @ 20 nm out from the airport. Once you start descent you should be able to ideal the throttles needing only minor power until landing. You need less fuel if you have more guts.