Old Flyin' Fool: London to Melbourn Sojourn

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Flying the Manfred Jahn C-47/DC-3 for FSX.
Using FSrealWX lite for the weather engine.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Starting first leg: EGUN to LIRA.
Leaving with a payload of 1214 lbs. Planned altitude: 8000 - 10,000 ft.
ETE: 5:05:00 -5:30:00.

[Willy]

Good Luck OFF!

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 1: EGUN to LIRU.


Flight Time: 05:00:00
Routine Ground Time: 00:00:00
Special Ground Time: 00:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

Below are the Flight Analysis screen shots I was asked to submit. I provided the start and finish and a complete route.
I have the ones that are in-between also. The last one is "Have One Red", my ride.

To the committee members: if you require any other sort of validation, please let me know.
I made screen shots of the FSrealWX lite window at the start, a point mid-way, and at the end of this flight leg.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

I started the first leg at 07:52 (all times UTC - simulator time), with full tanks (804 gals.) and 1214 pound payload. Gross weight was 23898 lbs.
Shut down occurred at 13:05. These times do not reflect the flight time I have and will report; simply the time at the start of the simulation and
at the close of the simulation.

Leg 2: LIRU to LGTT.
Fuel load: 600 gals. Payload: 1214 lbs. Gross wt.: 22674 lbs.
ETE: 3:30 - 4:00. Planned route: LIRU - CIA NDB - FRS NDB - TEA NDB - FOG NDB - BFL NDB - BRD NDB - KEK NDB - PRV NDB -KOR NDB - MGR NDB - ELF NDB - LGTT.
Planned altitude: 8000 - 10,000 ft. Planned start of leg 2: 14:30.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Landed LGTT. Some razor blade sweating on this one.

Leg 2: LIRU to LGTT
Flight Time: 03:21:00
Routine Ground Time: 00:45:00
Special Ground Time: 00:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

Start was at 14:18; T.O. at 14:37. Shut down at 18:07.
Fuel used: 363 gals.

Below are screen shots of the flight analysis window. The last one is a pic of the razor blade sweating that was coming up.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 3. Departure: LGTT Destination: OR1A
ETE: 5:45 - 6:10


Fuel: 704 gal./4224 lbs. Payload: 1214.
Gross wt.: 23298 lbs.


Local weather: LGAV 292020Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW020 SCT035 OVC070 15/10 Q1018 NOSIG


System time: 16:45
Forum time: 16:45
UTC time: 23:45

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Landed : OR1A.


System time:
Forum time:
UTC time:


ORBI 300500Z 07008KT 7000 BKN030 22/12 Q1014 NOSIG


Elapsed time and flight analysis screen-shots
to follow on next post.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 3: LGTT - OR1A


System time: 22:48
Forum time: 22:48
UTC: 05:48


Flight Time: 05:49:00
Routine Ground Time: 00:45:00
Special Ground Time: 00:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 4. Departure: OR1A Destination: OIBB
ETE: 2:45 - 3:10


Fuel: 400 gal./2400 lbs. Payload: 1214.
Gross wt.: 21474 lbs.




System time: 17:01
Forum time: 17:01
UTC time: 00:01

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Landed : OIBB.


System time: 19:23
Forum time: 19:23
UTC time: 02:23




Elapsed time and flight analysis screen-shots
to follow on next post.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 4: OR1A - OIBB


System time: 19:34
Forum time: 19:34
UTC: 02:34


Flight Time: 02:22
Routine Ground Time: 00:45:00
Special Ground Time: 00:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 5. Departure: OIBB Destination: OPSF
ETE: 5:20 - 5:50


Fuel: 704 gal./4224 lbs. Payload: 1214.
Gross wt.: 23298 lbs.




System time: 17:26
Forum time: 17:26
UTC time: 00:26

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Landed : OPSF


System time: 22:21
Forum time: 22:21
UTC time: 05:21




Elapsed time and flight analysis screen-shots
to follow on next post.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 5: OIBB - OPSF


System time: 22:32
Forum time: 22:32
UTC: 05:32


Flight Time: 04:54:00
Routine Ground Time: 00:45:00
Special Ground Time: 00:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 6. Departure: OPSF Destination: VIAL
ETE: 5:03 - 5:23


Fuel: 704 gal./4224 lbs. Payload: 1214.
Gross wt.: 23298 lbs.




System time: 16:06
Forum time: 16:6
UTC time: 00:06

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Landed : VIAL


System time: 20:29
Forum time: 20:29
UTC time: 04:29




Elapsed time and flight analysis screen-shots
to follow on next post.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 6: OPSF - VIAL


System time: 20:39
Forum time: 20:39
UTC: 04:39


Flight Time: 04:22:00
Routine Ground Time: 00:45:00
Special Ground Time: 00:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 7. Departure: VIAL Destination: VYYY
ETE: 5:40 - 6:00


Fuel: 700 gal./4200 lbs. Payload: 1214.
Gross wt.: 23274 lbs.




System time: 16:42
Forum time: 16:42
UTC time: 00:42

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Landed : VYYY


System time: 22:30
Forum time: 22:30
UTC time: 06:30




Elapsed time and flight analysis screen-shots
to follow on next post.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 7: VIAL - VYYY


System time: 22:45
Forum time: 22:45
UTC: 06:45


Flight Time: 5:49
Routine Ground Time: 00:45:00
Special Ground Time: 00:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

Mephitic fumes in the cranial cavities blocked the gray matter from setting the correct heading to the second
NDB waypoint which resulted in the erroneous southerly course at the start of the flight. Charts, calculators and
eyeballs eventually corrected the navigational error.

[MM]

Mephitic fumes indeed. :cool:

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 8. Departure: VYYY Destination: WSSLETE: 5:45 - 6:05


Fuel: 704 gal./4224 lbs. Payload: 1214.
Gross wt.: 23298 lbs.




System time: 16:37
Forum time: 16:37
UTC time: 00:37

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Landed : WSSL


System time: 22:35
Forum time: 22:35
UTC time: 06:35




Elapsed time and flight analysis screen-shots
to follow on next post.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 8: VYYY - WSSL


System time: 22:46
Forum time: 22:46
UTC: 06:46


Flight Time: 5:57:00
Routine Ground Time: 00:45:00
Special Ground Time: 00:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 9. Departure: WSSL Destination: WIHH
ETE: 3:05 - 3:25


Fuel: 404 gal./4224 lbs. Payload: 1214.
Gross wt.: 21498 lbs.




System time: 16:28
Forum time: 16:28
UTC time: 00:28

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Landed : WIHH


System time: 19:30
Forum time: 19:30
UTC time: 03:30




Elapsed time and flight analysis screen-shots
to follow on next post.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 9: WSSL - WIHH


System time: 19:40
Forum time: 19:40
UTC: 03:40


Flight Time: 3:00:00
Routine Ground Time: 00:45:00
Special Ground Time: 00:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 10. Departure: WIHH Destination: YPDN
ETE: 8:25 - 8:40 This is going to be the longest leg (approx. 1498 nm).


Fuel: 804 gal./4824 lbs. Payload: 1214.
Gross wt.: 23898 lbs. Est. fuel burn: 791 gals.


Will land at WATT if adverse winds aloft encountered.




System time: 15:10
Forum time: 15:10
UTC time: 23:10

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Landed : YPDN


System time: 22:35
Forum time: 22:35
UTC time: 07:35




Elapsed time and flight analysis screen-shots
to follow on next post.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 10: WIHH - YPDN


System time: 23:45
Forum time: 23:45
UTC: 07:45


Flight Time: 8:24:00
Routine Ground Time: 00:45:00
Special Ground Time: 00:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00


Made it - by the skin on the teeth.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 11. Departure: YPDN Destination: YBCN
ETE: 6:35 - 6:50


Fuel: 804 gal./4824 lbs. Payload: 1214.
Gross wt.: 23898 lbs.


System time: 16:09
Forum time: 16:09
UTC time: 00:09

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Landed : YBCV


System time: 22:35
Forum time: 22:35
UTC time: 06:35




Elapsed time and flight analysis screen-shots
to follow on next post.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 11: YPDN - YBCV


System time: 22:45
Forum time: 22:45
UTC: 06:45


Flight Time: 6:26:00
Routine Ground Time: 00:45:00
Special Ground Time: 00:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00

I noticed that my departure posting has a typo error. The destination should have been YBCV, not YBCN.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 12. Departure: YBCV Destination: YMEN
ETE: 3:50 - 4:05


Fuel: 500 gal./3000 lbs. Payload: 1214.
Gross wt.: 22075 lbs.


System time: 15:35
Forum time: 15:35
UTC time: 23:35

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Landed : YMEN


System time: 19:16
Forum time: 19:16
UTC time: 03:16




Elapsed time and flight analysis screen-shots
to follow on next post.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Leg 12: YBCV - YMEN


System time: 19:27
Forum time: 19:27
UTC: 03:27


Flight Time: 3:40:00
Routine Ground Time: 00:45:00
Special Ground Time: 00:00:00
Penalty Time: 00:00:00


finis.

[robert41]

Congrats OFF. You are the first to Melbourne. :applause:

[rwhsim]

Excellent flying Sir, and happy to see the "other" DC3 distinguish itself.

(An aside; last night had a few moments to finally install Ted Wolfgang's amazing sound set into my Manfred Jahn DC3. I have a neighbor who has several Harley Davidson's, and regularly treats me to the sound of those "thumpers" starting up and taking ages to warm-up, so it seems. I think that he was somewhat confused last night by the sweet sounds emanating from my home. Yes Sir that's, the sweet sound of Pratt and Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radials - you have competition!)

Well Done!

[MM]

Excellent run. Congratulations!

[Ron Attwood]

Marvellous! As I said elsewhere, I have nothing but admiration for all of you London -Melbourners.

[Old Flyin' Fool]

Thanks to all of you for your kind words.
I hope everyone has as much fun flying the course as I did.
Some of you appear to be having much more of an adventure (in one form or another) during your "travels."
Have fun.
OFF

[JimmyRFR]

Congratulations on your run! Good on you for being the first to cross the line!

[Moses03]

Well done Sir!:very_drunk:

[Willy]

Excellently Done! :ernaehrung004:

[ratty]

Well done!

[spokes2112]

Congrats on getting there first! Well done. :applause: 1st one there gets the "Bar-B" going. :a1089: LOL. A lot of pilots have been living off of C rations for the past 2 weeks and would like a good steak.

[Craig Taylor]

Congrats on getting there first! Well done. :applause: 1st one there gets the "Bar-B" going. :a1089: LOL. A lot of pilots have been living off of C rations for the past 2 weeks and would like a good steak.

Wasn't that part of his payload? :biggrin-new: Well done, OFF! :ernaehrung004:

[jt_dub]

Congrats on first arrival. Well Done.

[Ron Attwood]

And the brass band played it's heart out! Yay! :encouragement: