Team AVSIM / Modern GA / Grumman Goose

[Great Ozzie]

Making the leap...

I have the Baton, Mildenhall AB to Ferihegy, Budapest (EGUN-LHBP)

Using Active Sky Advanced Weather Engine

[Great Ozzie]

Well... for some reason after leveling off at 6000' I "crashed". The autopilot was on from shortly after take-off and I was watching the airspeed (about halfway into the yellow arc and essentially no turbulence). Not sure why this occurred as Duenna shows no overspeed.

Baton Time 23:30:01

[Great Ozzie]

Trying Again...

I have the Baton Mildenhall AB to Ferihegy (EGUN-LHBP)

Using Active Sky Advanced Weather Engine

[Vicious]

Hey Rob,

Do you have a planned route for the Goose or are we each just going to wing it?

[Great Ozzie]

Hi Tom,

Can you logon Buzz's Teamspeak (it's up and running)? Thanks... There's a semi-plan :

[Great Ozzie]

Baton released at Ferihegy (LHBP)

[Great Ozzie]

Taking the Baton from Ferihegy, Budapest to Etimesgut AB, Ankara (LHBP-LTAD)

[Dangerousdave26]

Rob

That happened to me in the last RTWR

The Default FSX Goose does not like to be flown on the edge. It will over stress in flight very easily.

Dave

[Great Ozzie]

Have safely Released the Baton at Etimesgut AB, Ankara (LTAD)

[Bry Rosier]

Heading down to Baghdad ORBI

[Bry Rosier]

Nice gentle flight taking care at wind shifts Landed safely RWY 15R . 1st Checkpoint reached .

piccies :- Goose having a "Turkish Bath" before departure from LTAD

Heading off to Baghdad and Arriving at Baghdad

[Great Ozzie]

Rob

That happened to me in the last RTWR

The Default FSX Goose does not like to be flown on the edge. It will over stress in flight very easily.

Dave

Hi Dave...
Are you referring to slightly exceeding Vne (or I guess too bumping up against Vne)? In testing, I found it very easy to overspeed (crash) the Goose when descending below 5000' or so...

But the identical flight minutes after that crashed one, I (Max KIAS) was actually faster, and the 2nd on the 18th, Max KIAS nearly identical to the crashed speed. All roughly middle of the yellow arc.

I'm thinking it had more to do with a supposed Baton Time of 23hrs 30min. (Also, there was "fluke" during my pre-flight with ASA and FSX that I ignored before that doomed flight, which I won't if it ever occurs again).

[Great Ozzie]

Taking the Baton from Baghdad Intl. to Samungli, Quetta (ORBI-OPQT)

[Great Ozzie]

Have safely Released the Baton at Samungli, Quetta (OPQT) despite a wicked 22.54"/763mb pressure setting.

[Great Ozzie]

Taking the Baton from Samungli, Quetta to Allahabad Bamrauli (OPQT-VIAL)

Flight Departure delayed due to Icing (really! on the evaporator of my "air cooler" )

[Great Ozzie]

Safely Released the Baton at Allahabad Bamrauli (VIAL)

With visibility 1sm in Haze, the SirGalahad "NDB Approach-On-A-Napkin" was nice to have.

[Great Ozzie]

Two pics enroute to Allahabad / VIAL

● Indian Sunrise... lots of haze below.
● Final to Rwy 12 VIAL off the made-up NDB Approach... VASI and Rwy Threshold lights are barely visible.

● A Goose Racing to Greet the Sun (over Romania?).

● Landing Quetta (OPQT) Altimeter is off just 3100+ feet. And I am not quite comfortable with the PAPI at this point either.

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

Rob that cooling system - you been watching WAY TOO MUCH RedGreen!

-Ed-

[Dangerousdave26]

Hi Dave...
Are you referring to slightly exceeding Vne (or I guess too bumping up against Vne)? In testing, I found it very easy to overspeed (crash) the Goose when descending below 5000' or so...

But the identical flight minutes after that crashed one, I (Max KIAS) was actually faster, and the 2nd on the 18th, Max KIAS nearly identical to the crashed speed. All roughly middle of the yellow arc.

I'm thinking it had more to do with a supposed Baton Time of 23hrs 30min. (Also, there was "fluke" during my pre-flight with ASA and FSX that I ignored before that doomed flight, which I won't if it ever occurs again).

Actually for me is was an aircraft overstressed in level flight.

Situation was a flight in Alaska I was running it wide open (in classic RTWR style) and it got very bumpy before the start of the descent. I hit one too many little bounces and it over stressed.

It probably would not have done that if I was not riding the limits for so long.

[Great Ozzie]

Taking the Baton from Allahabad Bamrauli to Coco Island (VIAL-VYCI)

Either what you said Dave, or my gut feeling about flying the Goose in the yellow arc (or both : ) has me backing off to treat the top of the green/beginning of the yellow arc as red line. I tell myself if turbine engines were hung on it, Vne would be the top of the green arc anyway... so what's a few knots to keep the thing in one piece.

[Great Ozzie]

Safely Released the Baton at Coco Island (VYCI)

[Vicious]

Good goin Rob. Sorry I haven't been able to help out, but I've been busy over the last few weeks. Maybe I'll have more time the next race...(Wishful thinking).

[Great Ozzie]

Taking the Baton from Coco Island to Seletar, Singapore (VYCI-WSSL)

[Great Ozzie]

Safely Released the Baton at Seletar, Singapore (WSSL)

[Great Ozzie]

Taking the Baton from Seletar, Singapore to Sultan Hasanuddin Intl, Makassar, South Sulawesi (WSSL-WAAA)