PRB's MacRobertson Machinations

[Willy]

With the FS9 version, it does help keep the aircraft from going hard to port on take off. But you have to be above 20kias for it start taking effect.

[PRB]

Rgr Willy, I noticed that too. Maybe that's the ground steering thing in the contact points?

Arrived at OPSF. It was figgy there too.

Flight Time: 02:12:54
Routine Ground Time: 0:45:00
Special Ground Time: 0:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

[PRB]

Think I can make it all the way to Allahabad on the next leg?

Me neither, but lets see...

[PRB]

The answer was not long coming. It's "uh, no". Diverting VIJO.

Look, no more desert.

[Willy]

Rgr Willy, I noticed that too. Maybe that's the ground steering thing in the contact points?

It's still working once the tail gets up in the air. And the ground steering on it is atrocious. If it wasn't for differential braking, I would probably have to slew it instead of taxiing.

[PRB]

Rgr Willy. In flight mine behaves strange. If I apply full left rudder the nose swings slightly right and drops. If I apply full right rudder, the nose swings slightly left and rises. That's it.

Arrived at Jodhpur Air Base. Dang! No NDB station, and no visibility. And big scary thunder storms. Once over the city I had to climb above 5000 feet to escape the permafig, find the airport, get close to it, and drop like a stone. That last part is easy in the Gee Bee...

Flight Time: 02:38:10
Routine Ground Time: 01:34:02
Special Ground Time: 0:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

[PRB]

Going to Allallalabad.

[PRB]

VIAL

Flight Time: 02:02:52
Routine Ground Time: 0:45:00
Special Ground Time: 0:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

[robert41]

Welcome to Allahabad. Drinks are on me.

[PRB]

Thanks Robert! We'll see what sort of trouble we can get into in this town!

[PRB]

Enough partying in Alalalabad. Back to work. Off to VECC

[PRB]

The crossing of the Son River. Or Sone River. Apparently one of the largest tributaries of the mighty Ganges. I hope it's the Sone river, lets put it that way. If it isn't I'm probably in Brazil.

[srgalahad]

Take your time

There's already one of the Brothers Gibb and a Sick Horse Key leaking oil all over the ramp at WMKA. I think a few of the local Malay tribesmen are collecting the drippings to sell to some of the pirate ships hereabouts.

[PRB]

Rgr on the other disco plane. Made it to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. VECC. Say that five times real fast. Made my second landing with nary a bounce. Something must be wrong. I think I wore out the leaf springs or something. Gotta see if they have NAPA store in this town. Have to fix this problem. Can't fly all the way to Australia with worn out bouncy springs in the main gear assembly.

[PRB]

Couldn't find a NAPA store. Oh well. So we're headed out across the shark filled waters of the Bay of Bengals, to Yangon, V Why Why Why. Shouldn't that be tigers? Tiger sharks I suppose.

[PRB]

Down safe at VYYYYYY.

[PRB]

Headed for VTBD...

[PRB]

Made it to Bangkok.

Flight Time: 001:22:28
Routine Ground Time: 0:45:00
Special Ground Time: 0:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

[Moses03]

Rush! Big fan here.

[PRB]

New fan here. I'd heard of them during the 80s and 90s, but wasn't paying attention. Watched a show on the Paladia Channel about them last year and was amazed, then downloaded all their stuff.

[PRB]

Go'in South. To Alor Star.

[PRB]

At 5000 feet. Pretty day over the Gulf of Thailand.

[PRB]

Hope the motor doesn't stop motering. Only got one...

[PRB]

There go the islands of the Chumphon Archipelago. There's an ADF station on one of them. Showed up when it was supposed to, which is nice.

[PRB]

Passing abeam Hat Yai airport (VTSS). Last check point before our destination.