RTW 2015 Practice 1

**Spookster67** · January 29th, 2015, 14:12

Baton is free at BIKF

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/logs/a9...EBW6Zo68Bw.txt

**Milton Shupe** · January 29th, 2015, 15:01

I have the baton, BIKF - EGPH in the default 737-400

***srgalahad*** · January 29th, 2015, 15:08

BIKF TO EGPH
Wingman for Milton

WOP P-51H
FS9 online

**Devildog73** · January 29th, 2015, 15:12

Originally Posted by srgalahad

BIKF TO EGPH
Wingman for Milton

WOP P-51H
FS9 online

I am 4-5 minutes behind but will attempt to catch up.
I'm flying stock 737-400 also.
What is up with this aircraft?
Top speed is supposed to be mach .82 yet mine is governed at .79/345 KIAS.
If I hit 346 KIAS it overspeeds and I have to restart.

**Milton Shupe** · January 29th, 2015, 16:13

30 mins ETE

**Milton Shupe** · January 29th, 2015, 16:52

Baton free at EGPH

***srgalahad*** · January 29th, 2015, 17:08

Wingman is down at EGPH

1:57:02 Close!

**Devildog73** · January 29th, 2015, 17:31

Still getting the hang of this.

Gotta go into the RTW-Duenna and see how to print out like you all.

Being restarted back at Keflevik for "overspeed" at mach .79 in an aircraft capable of .82 didn't help.

Strong learning curve on flying commercial aircraft sims ...

I may have to stay in the props legs.

**Devildog73** · January 29th, 2015, 17:35

Okay,
Do we head south to hit the African continent now?

How about I try my hand from Edinburgh to Stuttgart enroute to Cairo?

625 NM.

**Milton Shupe** · January 29th, 2015, 17:57

Originally Posted by Devildog73

Okay,
Do we head south to hit the African continent now?

How about I try my hand from Edinburgh to Stuttgart enroute to Cairo?

625 NM.

Yes, to Nairobi, Kenya

Let's try to keep our legs shorter (maybe less than 400 miles) so more can fly. The practice we need is in take offs and landings, and watching speeds on climbout and descent.

**Devildog73** · January 29th, 2015, 17:58

I have the baton at EGPH to EDDS.

Airbus 320

**robert41** · January 29th, 2015, 18:02

Originally Posted by Devildog73

Still getting the hang of this.

Gotta go into the RTW-Duenna and see how to print out like you all.

Being restarted back at Keflevik for "overspeed" at mach .79 in an aircraft capable of .82 didn't help.

Strong learning curve on flying commercial aircraft sims ...

I may have to stay in the props legs.

If you look at the autopilot with the F7F, at the IAS gauge, notice the red and white needle. This is the over speed indicator. It changes with altitude. Get close to it, but not on it. Most jets have this with their IAS gauges.

**Milton Shupe** · January 29th, 2015, 18:03

Originally Posted by Devildog73

Still getting the hang of this.

Gotta go into the RTW-Duenna and see how to print out like you all.

Being restarted back at Keflevik for "overspeed" at mach .79 in an aircraft capable of .82 didn't help.

Strong learning curve on flying commercial aircraft sims ...

I may have to stay in the props legs.

Yes, for jets, you must be very careful on takeoff and climb-out not to exceed IAS (below FL180) or Mach limits above. You can actually crash by exceeding either at any altitude.
Jets will over-speed quickly when you reduce fuel and passengers. No need to use 100% throttle on takeoff. Keep speeds to under 250 until you activate your FS/AT/AP.

**Devildog73** · January 29th, 2015, 19:21

My research indicates circumnavigation records hitting each continent all went through London, Cairo, Sydney and Singapore.

75 NM north of Stuttgart descending through 11,000 for 5,000 and final approach into a snowing EDDS.

**Devildog73** · January 29th, 2015, 20:21

The baton is back at EGPH and free.

Throughout my flight I had to keep hitting my "B" key to reset the altimeter.

On final it did it no less than 5 times as I was IFR runway 25, just transitioned to 2,000 feet from 5,000.

Not only have I flown that approach several times in FS9 and FSX, I have done it in real life.

There is nothing to hit inside the outer marker at 2,000 Feet. Runway elevation is 1181.

IFR indicated a good approach and glide slope maintaining 150 KIAS, gear down, just transitioning to full flaps, <1.0 mile from touchdown.

I'm your props guy in this race. Jets are just not cutting it for me.

**Spookster67** · January 29th, 2015, 23:19

Ah, we're in Scotland. Seems like a good opportunity for a visit to England, and my local airfield at Sheffield.

I have the baton EGPH to EGSY, C172 (Microsoft).

**Spookster67** · January 30th, 2015, 02:52

Baton is free at EGSY.

With no time limit, I turned it into a scenic tour of the north of England.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/logs/eo...TgX49fpu2Y.txt

**Kowalski65** · January 30th, 2015, 03:52

I have the baton EGSY-EHAM SOH F7F

**Kowalski65** · January 30th, 2015, 04:32

Baton is free at EHAM

**Spookster67** · January 30th, 2015, 07:00

I have the baton, EHAM to LDSP, Sea Fury FB11 (FS).

**Kowalski65** · January 30th, 2015, 07:19

Beat me to the baton

I will fly a belated wing in the f8

**Spookster67** · January 30th, 2015, 08:09

Originally Posted by Kowalski65

Beat me to the baton

I will fly a belated wing in the f8

I was looking to see whether you'd flown past me yet, but I guess you must be flying offline.

I'm ETA 35 minutes, just crossing the Austrian/Italian border.