Granpappy's Clutch Cargo Data

[Granpappy]

Thank God the weather was good. I was lucky when I may the turn to Bocono. I would hate to do that in the fog. I'm going to have to work on my navigation for sure. I had set up 2000lbs of cargo and with crew and all total was 2745lbs

I use the old Sperry and NDB.

Taking off SVMC to SVBK.
Takeoff Weight: 26900
Fuel: 4824 lb
Payload: 2745



Arrived at SVBK.
Fuel Used: 2440 lb
Flight Time: 00:1:14
Maintenance Points: none

(Created by PRB)

[Granpappy]

Took some time to pull this one together.

Taking off Bocono (SVBK to Merida SVMD.
Takeoff Weight: 26,900
Fuel: 2412 lb
Payload: 4,845


Arrived at Destination Merida (SVMD).
Fuel Used: 408 lbs
Flight Time: 00:44:11
Maintenance Points: 1 (Single ceiling violation)

[Granpappy]

Night flight to SKBG. Used I use the old Sperry and NDB. Taking off SVMD to SKBG.
Takeoff Weight: 26,900
Fuel: 2424 lb
Payload: 6000


Arrived at Destination SKBG.
Fuel Used: 740 lb
Flight Time: 01:12:53
Maintenance Points: 1 (Single ceiling violation)

[Granpappy]

Taking off SKBG to SKBO.
Takeoff Weight: 28,165
Fuel: 3144 lbs
Payload: 6,000


Arrived at Destination SKBO.
Fuel Used: 764 lbs
Flight Time: 01:11:26
Maintenance Points: 1 (Single ceiling violation)

[Moses03]

Granpappy- do you have the duenna attachments to go with your flights? Nellie can get awful fussy about that. Thanks.

[Granpappy]

Moses03

Granpappy- do you have the duenna attachments to go with your flights? Nellie can get awful fussy about that. Thanks.


Said I do. I thought the info was automatically sent. Is there a question about the flights?

[Granpappy]

Taking off SKBO to SKMZ.
Takeoff Weight: 26,839
Fuel: 2424 lbs
Payload: 6,000


Arrived at Destination SKMZ.
Fuel Used: 604.4 lbs
Flight Time: 00:56:40
Maintenance Points: 1 (Single ceiling violation)
exceeded flap speed on landing. I fly with real engine, which if you don't pay attention things break.

[PRB]

Moses03

Granpappy- do you have the duenna attachments to go with your flights? Nellie can get awful fussy about that. Thanks.


Said I do. I thought the info was automatically sent. Is there a question about the flights?

GP, the FS-Duenna flight tracker can be found here. The download links can be found at the bottom of the page. Download and install the full version, Rev. 44. Then download and install Update Rev 131. It's what we have been using to record each flight. Your flights up to now are not disqualified, since this is about fun more than rules and such. But, you should look into it when you get a chance...

[Granpappy]

I did go back and downloaded the 131 program for Duenna. I thought I had before. We'll see on the next flight. If anyone wants to see my files just let me know.
Thanks

[PRB]

No worries, GP. Proceed accoring to plan. But do look at the threads of some of the other racers, and note the duenna files they are posting upon completing of each leg. The most important one is the text file that the duenna program generates. It contains the most data.

[salt_air]

No worries, GP. Proceed accoring to plan. But do look at the threads of some of the other racers, and note the duenna files they are posting upon completing of each leg. The most important one is the text file that the duenna program generates. It contains the most data.

I did go back and downloaded the 131 program for Duenna. I thought I had before. We'll see on the next flight. If anyone wants to see my files just let me know.
Thanks

Granpappy- do you have the duenna attachments to go with your flights? Nellie can get awful fussy about that. Thanks.

Hey guys,


I'd be happy to help out.

Granpappy ... hello! ... if you can get on teamspeak or we could trade typed chat, I'd happy to help you to nail up the posts that Paul and Moses are looking for.


Gimme a shout ... no worries ... PM will work fine.



Cheers,

[Granpappy]

Thanks for the help. I'll check and get the info needed for TS2. All I have is the IP's for DC3 Airways.

[Granpappy]

Great flight. Had thunder storms all around me.

Taking off SKMZ to SKPI.
Takeoff Weight: 27,925
Fuel: 2904 lbs
Payload: 6,000


Arrived at Destination SKPI.

Fuel Used: 1099 lbs
Flight Time: 01:45:29
Maintenance Points: 1 (Single ceiling violation)Attachment 41772

[Granpappy]

Attachment 41869I'm including the Duenna flies for the last flight. I thought this came automatically.I don't know for sure so sorry for the redundancy.

[PRB]

Looks like you got the duenna sorted out! Thanks, GP! And thanks salt_air for the help!

[Granpappy]

Attachment 42129Taking off SKPI to SKPS.
Takeoff Weight: 26,960
Fuel: 1939.20 lbs
Payload: 6,000


Arrived at Destination SKPS.
Fuel Used: 505.90 lbs
Flight Time: 00:48:46
Maintenance Points: 1 (Single ceiling violation)

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[Granpappy]

What a great flight. This was a nail biter, Photo's to show approach to SEQU.

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[MM]

Wow! Those Kodaks tell a harrowing tale. Great flight.

[Granpappy]

Nice flight

Taking off SEQU to SERB.
Takeoff Weight: 27,445
Fuel: 2424 lbs
Payload: 6,000


Arrived at Destination SERB.
Fuel Used: 434 lbs
Flight Time: 00:49:06
Maintenance Points: 1 (Single ceiling violation)

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[Great Ozzie]

Maintenance Points: 1 (Single ceiling violation)Attachment 42733

Hi Granpappy,

I saw your "maint. violation" and since I have no concern about curiosity (hasn't killed me yet) I looked at your duenna pic to see your highest was 14,096'.

Checked the verification txt too...

You are clear the hard ceiling is 15,000'? (at least the area you are in) Or am I missing something here?

-Rob


Oh sorry... I see now... was from a flight on the first page...

didn't realize that was your "total"...

...ehem.... nevermind! :-)

[Granpappy]

Yep, Rob it was an over sight on my part. I for some reason thought the max of 15,000 was on the first flight. After checking I saw it was on all flights North of Peru and after that goes to 17,500. The livestock in the back really hates 15,000 feet anyway.

Larry AKA Granpappy

[Granpappy]

I got so involved with navigating a updraft took me over 15,000.

When, if you haven't already flown to Camilo remember to increase your mixture from auto lean to some thicker fuel. I didn't and my engines started to run ruff almost stopped. The field elevation is pretty low compared to the other fields.

Taking off SERB to SETM.
Takeoff Weight: 27,925
Fuel: 2904 lbs
Payload: 6,000


Arrived at Destination SETM.
Fuel Used: 746.16 lbs
Flight Time: 01:13:00
Maintenance Points: 1 (15,077 feet)


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[MM]

Granpappy, if you're flying with a Sperry (or similar vintage autopilot) you might look at the detailed rules for "momentary" altitude violations.
--M

[Granpappy]

We make a special concession to encourage those who wish to fly with a vintage autopilot. If you are flying with a vintage Sperry or Lear autopilot, or any one without a "set target altitude" fea-ture, you need to leave a larger margin of error as the aircraft can drift upwards. If you fly with such equipment for the entire route, we will allow two (2) "momentary" altitude violations with-out cost.6

Not sure if this makes a difference or not, but the first 2 violations were my fault. That is due to ignorance. This last flight was a momentary oops. In order to clear a 13,800 foot peak I decided to climb to 14,800 feet. Before I new it I was just over 15,000 feet. I use the default Sperry that comes with the MAAM C47. I like the old stuff. I will abide by what you decided.

Larry AKA Granpappy
DCA1484

[MM]

Larry, just keep track of your "momentary violations" of this sort. At the end of the event, just note which ones were of this type...and Miss Nellie will gladly grant you two bits of amnesty.
--M