Team SAS / SAS / DC-6B CB-17 / Europe

[svenks]

Go, Jock, Go!!!!

/Sven

[svenks]

Vicious - I need to know: Does that thing you hold in the picture actually fly?????

/Sven

[JockHA]

Keep up the good work Jock! I just finished myself. I'll keep the drinks cold for ya.

I surely need that drink.
Sahara is loooong and dryyyy.
I nearly missed one of the few NDB's (they are only midle range),
most of the time I fly without any NDB signal.
On my way from NDB FR to NDB ZT.

[JockHA]

Go, Jock, Go!!!!

/Sven

Thanks Sven.

[JockHA]

Had make a turn around the airport before I could land.
Had nearly landed on a taxiway.

Landing Weight Duenna: 87162,8 lbs
Fuel Used Duenna 8406,0 lbs

Flight time Duenna = 03:51:00

[Vicious]

Sven,

Yep, the jet I'm holding actually flies, or at least used to. It's 9 feet long, with a 6 foot wingspan and weighs about 32 lbs. We stopped performing with them just before the micro turbines came out, so this one is ducted fan powered so it would only do about 150 mph. Today's models are usually speed limited to 200. I still have one of these (we built seven total) hanging in my garagae over my car. It's a nice reminder of good times.

[Vicious]

Here's a few pics of the Eagle in flight.

[svenks]

Hi viciuos

Wow, that's neat!
Thanks for sharing - and the pics!

BRGDS
Sven

[JockHA]

Perfect flight, but I forgot the Duenna.
Sorry Sven, we have have to redo.

[svenks]

Hey, great that you're taking us to the jump-off point for South America.
I'm planning to take us to SBRF monday around 1500Z.

BRGDS
Sven

[svenks]

Hi guys
Well, as you can see, we've suffered a setback...What you can't see is that we have suffered two!

My gaming rig has become increasingly unstable, so much that I've have taken the rather drastic step of installing Windows7 in a new partition. So I have spent the last 2 days installing and setting up FSX on this new installation - and it seems to work now. I'm not sure on multi-player, it may be W7's firewall, but I'm unable to connect to Buzz' FSHOST.

Other than that, I think I'm ready to give it a go later today!

BRGDS
Sven

[MM]

Good luck with it Sven.

[svenks]

Take 2, windows 7 - new setup!
Wish me luck!

PL=21160, FUEL=6497, GW=90858

BRGDS
Sven

[svenks]

I TOLD you to wish me luck!
About to pass SLO (last waypoint before Dakar) - SLAM!
FSX not responding!!!!!

Man, I'm so mad!
That rig is going in for repair!!!

Brgds
Sven

[Vicious]

Bummer to hear Sven. I haven't had much luck with FSX either so I reinstalled FS2004 for the race. Hope the repairs get you flying again soon.

[svenks]

Take 3.

This time it's war!
Underclocked PC, FS2004 on XP!

PL=19160, Fuel=6600, GW=88955, MLW=88200

BRGDS Sven

[svenks]

Whew - Dakar at last!
And goodbye to FSX!!!!!!!

LW=84195, Fuel=1834

[JockHA]

Well done Sven.

Now we are ready for the transatlantic crossing.

I do not have time until the week-end.

[svenks]

This is the big one, especially on a PC bound for repair

Also, I might have to abort/divert due to real life issues!

Anyway, PL=14160, Fuel=17999, GW=95395 (just short of MTOW 95500).

/Sven

[JockHA]

I know there is no flying wing but anyway.

Payload 22,000lbs
TOW = 103,732 lbs (MTOW= 107,000 lbs)
FOB = 18522 lbs

[svenks]

This is the big one, especially on a PC bound for repair

Also, I might have to abort/divert due to real life issues!

Anyway, PL=14160, Fuel=17999, GW=95395 (just short of MTOW 95500).

/Sven

And it proved to big for my cranky PC - sudden reboot after about 4 hours!
Jock is taking over, and I hop you will let his leg count in my stead!

--- off to get drunk ---

BRGDS
Sven

[MM]

Gosh, horrible luck Sven.

Now pacing the floor waiting for Jock's arrival...

[JockHA]

I just got the NDD Calcanhar at Southamerica's NE point. I missed the island Fernando De Noronha.
Maybe it was at the time when the captain was in the pantry doing the dishwashing.

Now heading 190 dgr down the coast.

[JockHA]

Approaching the coast.

Now navigating on the NDB's.
Thats a good feeling.

[JockHA]

Started the descent