RTW 2015 Practice 2

**robert41** · February 8th, 2015, 13:04

I have baton LHPA to LHBP. ABC/SOH F8F. FSX real weather.

**robert41** · February 8th, 2015, 13:19

Baton is free at LHBP.

**Milton Shupe** · February 8th, 2015, 15:35

I have the baton, LHBP - UKLI in the F7F-3

**Milton Shupe** · February 8th, 2015, 15:52

30 mins ETE; also on MPlayer for anyone who wishes to join in

**Milton Shupe** · February 8th, 2015, 15:55

Head winds just shifted to tail winds ... 75 kias GS faster

That wind change was temporary, back to slow ....

Discovered I had 1 notch of flaps deployed during most of climb, and forgot to use WEP. :-/

Such is life for a busy racing enthusiast. :-)

**Milton Shupe** · February 8th, 2015, 16:20

Baton is free at UKLI

**robert41** · February 8th, 2015, 16:34

I have baton UKLI to LUKK. RR/SOH Hornet. FSX real wx.

**robert41** · February 8th, 2015, 17:09

Baton free at LUKK.

***PRB*** · February 8th, 2015, 17:13

Have baton, LUKK - LRBC, RR Sea Hornet, Default FSX Real WX.

***PRB*** · February 8th, 2015, 17:35

Baton free at LRBC.

***P51FAN*** · February 8th, 2015, 21:50

Originally Posted by Milton Shupe

Discovered I had 1 notch of flaps deployed during most of climb

Unless the runway is short, I leave the flaps up for takeoff with both the F7F & F8F. Leaves one less thing to forget.

However, the gear is a different story.

Originally Posted by Moses03

Per the rules we should be stating what weather engine we are using just to get into the habit.

I thought we were required to use the default FS real world weather.

***Moses03*** · February 9th, 2015, 04:03

Derry-

2015 General Rules Updated for 2015

• Addon weather engines are now permitted. Because we include P3D pilots, and P3D does not have a default Real Weather engine, we allow all pilots to select an alternative if they wish. Only a limited number of designated alternatives are permitted. Pilots must now declare their weather engine before the start of the race—and stick with the same one throughout. Teams publish a list for transparency purposes. And everyone must fly in dynamic Real Weather that is at least as challenging as the MSFS default weather engine. (See Rule 6.E.iii.)

**Kowalski65** · February 9th, 2015, 07:02

Ihave the baton lrbc-lbpd in SOH F7F,default FSX weather engine

**Kowalski65** · February 9th, 2015, 07:52

Baton is free at LBPD

Fun landing! Pitch black,pouring rain.

**robert41** · February 9th, 2015, 07:53

I have baton LBPD to LWOH. Milton F7F.

**Kowalski65** · February 9th, 2015, 07:57

Dont forget Greece!!!LWOH is in FYR Macedonia,we will have to dounble back

LGTS was on my plan
Theres also LGKA(in the moiuuntains so maybe not a good idea) & LGAX(not so much of a diversion)

**robert41** · February 9th, 2015, 08:06

Whops. Diverting to LGTS.

**robert41** · February 9th, 2015, 08:23

Baton free at LGTS.

**Kowalski65** · February 9th, 2015, 13:03

I have the baton LGTS-LWOH in SOH F7F

**Kowalski65** · February 9th, 2015, 13:29

Baton is down & free at LWOH

Slight pucker moment when I realised I had set AP ALT hold for 1000 feet BELOW the airport!!!

***PRB*** · February 9th, 2015, 14:47

Have baton, LWOH - LAGJ, AH-64 Apache, Alphasim.

***PRB*** · February 9th, 2015, 15:19

In retrospect, flying a helicopter through the mountains at night to an unlighted airport was probably not a good idea. I got all the ay to the airport without bumping into anything hard. Everything was fine up until the moment that I flipped over. I blame it on Brian Williams. He was my gunner and he said "clear left!" but there was a large gopher hole there, apparently...

Baton back at LWOH.