Let's get this party started. Departing Santa Ana for Auki in the Jug. Should be interesting, based on the radio traffic I've been hearing.
Let's get this party started. Departing Santa Ana for Auki in the Jug. Should be interesting, based on the radio traffic I've been hearing.
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
Made it safely to Auki.
FlightLog_15-04-06.TXT
The weather was pretty entertaining, as others had reported, and lived up to its reputation. Got tossed around quite a bit and observed frequent cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning. Wasn't so sure I wouldn't see cloud-to-plane! Fortunately it seemed to break up a bit as I neared Auki, and the landing was routine.
Overall the ship held up pretty well. Only slight signs of detonation damage. The mechs gave me a dirty look as I climbed down from the cockpit, and want to look her over before they let me climb back in. I'll have to buy them a round or two when they get finished, as they will probably have their hands full keeping me in this race.
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
After a short break we're off AGGA - AGGF. Sadly the NDB shown on the map on Skyvector is not replicated in FSX. Fortunately it's a short hop.
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
Arrived safely at AGGF. Was awfully busy on the trip over with the intermittent rain squalls and turbulence, so no en-route pics. I did manage to grab one at the end of the flight, though.
FlightLog_18-22-36.TXT
Greetings from Maringe Lagoon!
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
Let's give this another go - AGGF to AGGV
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
Safely arrived at AGGV - whew! At least that little excursion did't cost me too much. I'll be flogging the turbo to make the time up.
Here's the pertinent information:
FlightLog_20-30-09.TXT
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
Armed with the knowledge of how I screwed up last attempt, I'm off to Munda again in Sylvia III.
Update: Made it! The weather was only half-bad this time - ceiling around 4000', half-raining, half lightning. Very bouncy!
FlightLog_18-29-59.TXT
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
AGGM to AGGE. On to Ballalae.
Arrived safely at AGGE.
FlightLog_17-27-05.TXT
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
Heading off to Buka
AGGE to AYBK
Update: Arrived safely at AYBK. When will this dreadful weather clear up?!?!
FlightLog_18-28-03.TXT
And here we are at "sunny Buka." I'm not getting out until they clear some space in one of those hangars!
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
AYBK to MKO. Scattered clouds at 15000' at Buka, but the weather guessers (ASN) can't seem to find Malekonon in their systems. Lord knows what I'll find there (if I find it!).
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
Arrived safely at MKO. The weather was mostly cooperative.
FlightLog_12-23-38.TXT
Some snaps from the leg. Got them in reverse order.
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
MKO to AYTK. On to Rabaul.
Update: Arrived safely at AYTK. Weather here is very nice for a change!
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
Flying AYTK to JCB.
Aborted leg after realizing that ASN wasn't running. Restarting.
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
I appear to have arrived safely at JCB, but I experienced some strange messages from the Duenna. When I took off I observed a dialog box that said something like "Cant' start flight: server" and on landing one that said something about not being an active flight. However, I did get successful outputs locally on landing at JCB. I'm providing the system log just in case interested parties want to see it.
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
JCB to GSP. With some trepidation, and hopefully some favorable winds, I'm going to try to make it to Gusap on internal fuel only.
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
Well, in a fit of capriciousness, FSX decided it was tired and wanted to go to bed early. I think I was probably within 30 miles of GSP when it froze up, just starting my descent. I knew I was toast when FS-Duenna lost connection.
Here's a shot of the dreaded cream screen.
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
Sympathies. That screen just makes one's spine tingle with dread.
--M
-Mike
Wow, had to come from Page 2 to revive my thread. Trying it again from Jaquinot Bay to Gusap (JCB to GSP).
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
Landed safely at GSP but it looks like I got the dreaded "refuel" error on this flight.
FlightLog_16-16-16.TXT
All in all a very enjoyable flight.
Craig "CB" Taylor
Team AVSIM RTWR
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