Vicious Vautour Running on the Rim

[Vicious]

Getting ready to head out on the race course. I'll be rolling in a few.

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[Vicious]

Heading to a little field in Indonesia. Not much navigation or room for rollout, so it should be interesting.

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[Vicious]

A nice flight to start the race. Good winds most of the way, and had no problem picking out the runway from the mist.

Flight Time: 1:07:37
Total time: 1:07:37

Fuel used: 16,084.2
Total fuel: 16,084.2

Bonus time:
WRRW (Indonesia) 30 min

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[Vicious]

Here's a pic showing how little runway I had left on landing. I don't think I can make it into a much smaller strip consistently.

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[salt_air]

I've heard of a shake down cruise.....

By golly I believe we'd have to call that one a shake UP cruise...

Outta the gates like gangbusters Vicious!

Good show,,,,keep 'um rollin.

[Vicious]

Heading out on my second leg. This will be my first night flight. The weather's looking nice for most of the flight and I've got lots of runway to land on this time, so all should be well.

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[Vicious]

Not the best speed for this run, but I couldn't run at ideal altitudes due to winds aloft. This was the first of my 3 night legs.

Flight Time: 1:29:31
Total time: 2:37:08

Fuel used: 13,085.1
Total fuel: 29,169.3

Bonus time:
WRRW (Indonesia) 30 min

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[Vicious]

This is my second night flight, this time to Singapore. It looks a bit bumpy at low alt but I should have good speed on this leg.

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[Vicious]

A bumpy yet uneventful flight. Good speed down low, but it was somewhat limited by the turbulence constantly turning me off course. This was also my second night landing.

Flight Time: 0:51:25
Total time: 3:27:33

Fuel used: 15,798.9
Total fuel: 44,968.2

Bonus time:
WRRW (Indonesia) 30 min
WSSS (Singapore) 30 min

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[Vicious]

A short hop to a short strip. Less than 4,000 ft of runway to land on! I'm behind on time so I'm taking every risk I can, and this leg should give me a few minutes back. Assuming I don't turn into a big pile of rubble on the approach.

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[Vicious]

The weather turned horrible towards the end of the run, and it was unbearably bumpy, but I made it. Now the challenge will be taking off with a full fuel load.

Flight Time: 0:11:20
Total time: 3:38:53

Fuel used: 3,100.5
Total fuel: 48,068.7

Bonus time:
WRRW (Indonesia) 30 min
WSSS (Singapore) 30 min
WMBT (Malaysia) 30 min

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[Vicious]

This should be a nice little flight up to VVTS, assuming I can get off the ground. I'm taking a full load of gas and really don't have enough runway for the load. If you've ever seen the video of a Russian transport taking off while heavily loaded you'll have some idea of what I'm talking about.

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[Vicious]

No real problem taking off from WMBT. I had a slight headwind and was able to start my takeoff roll in the grass to give myself more room. Nice weather along the route with a slight tailwind.

Flight Time: 0:52:52
Total time: 4:31:45 (without bonus time)

Fuel used: 14,638.8
Total fuel: 62,707.5

Bonus time:
WRRW (Indonesia) 30 min
WSSS (Singapore) 30 min
WMBT (Malaysia) 30 min
VVTS (South Vietnam) 30 min

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[Vicious]

A quick run into Cambodia. I'm not sure if the real aircraft could have landed on a dirt strip, but maybe it was a tough bird. It makes for a bumpy landing, but it should be fun.

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[Vicious]

A nice, fast, short hop. No problems with the dirt, aside from needing a good cleaning.

Flight Time: 0:12:09
Total time: 4:43:54 (without bonus time)

Fuel used: 3,588.7
Total fuel: 66,296.2

Bonus time:
WRRW (Indonesia) 30 min
WSSS (Singapore) 30 min
WMBT (Malaysia) 30 min
VVTS (South Vietnam) 30 min
VDMK (Cambodia) 30 min

[Vicious]

I'm heading to North Vietnam for a quick stop before heading towards HK.

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[Vicious]

Nice short flight with good winds most of the way.

Flight Time: 0:52:17
Total time: 5:36:11 (without bonus time)

Fuel used: 15,475.4
Total fuel: 81,771.6

Bonus time:
WRRW (Indonesia) 30 min
WSSS (Singapore) 30 min
WMBT (Malaysia) 30 min
VVTS (South Vietnam) 30 min
VDMK (Cambodia) 30 min
VVCI (North Vietnam) 30 min

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[Vicious]

Heading over to Macau for another bonus.

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[Vicious]

Nice and easy flight. The pic shows me coming in high, hot and dirty, which you can do with so much runway.

Flight Time: 0:40:46
Total time: 6:16:57 (without bonus time)

Fuel used: 12,865.9
Total fuel: 94,637.5

Bonus time:
WRRW (Indonesia) 30 min
WSSS (Singapore) 30 min
WMBT (Malaysia) 30 min
VVTS (South Vietnam) 30 min
VDMK (Cambodia) 30 min
VVCI (North Vietnam) 30 min
VMMC (Macau) 30 min


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[Vicious]

Going to make the quick hop to Hong Kong.

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[Vicious]

Wish they were all this easy.

Flight Time: 0:05:15
Total time: 6:22:12 (without bonus time)

Fuel used: 1,286.3
Total fuel: 95,923.8

Bonus time:
WRRW (Indonesia) 30 min
WSSS (Singapore) 30 min
WMBT (Malaysia) 30 min
VVTS (South Vietnam) 30 min
VDMK (Cambodia) 30 min
VVCI (North Vietnam) 30 min
VMMC (Macau) 30 min
VHHX (Hong Kong) 30 min

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[Vicious]

Hopefully a short fligth to a short field. The runway is a bit short for this hop, but I made it down in this field length before, so I'll hopefullly be successful again. If this work out, I should save a few minutes off the route JC used.

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[Vicious]

The landing was a bit rough, coming in at stall speed over the numbers, but the ground crew said everything looks great. It's a tough bird, and coming in with only a light fuel load helps considerably.

Flight Time: 0:40:52
Total time: 7:04:04 (without bonus time)

Fuel used: 1,286.3
Total fuel: 108,022.1

Bonus time:
WRRW (Indonesia) 30 min
WSSS (Singapore) 30 min
WMBT (Malaysia) 30 min
VVTS (South Vietnam) 30 min
VDMK (Cambodia) 30 min
VVCI (North Vietnam) 30 min
VMMC (Macau) 30 min
VHHX (Hong Kong) 30 min
RCMT (Formosa) 30 min

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[Vicious]

Heading across the water to Jeongsek.

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[Vicious]

Nice flight!

Flight Time: 0:57:35
Total time: 8:01:39 (without bonus time)

Fuel used: 14,095.3
Total fuel: 122,117.4

Bonus time:
WRRW (Indonesia) 30 min
WSSS (Singapore) 30 min
WMBT (Malaysia) 30 min
VVTS (South Vietnam) 30 min
VDMK (Cambodia) 30 min
VVCI (North Vietnam) 30 min
VMMC (Macau) 30 min
VHHX (Hong Kong) 30 min
RCMT (Formosa) 30 min
RKPD (South Korea) 30 min

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