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>SNIP >
> It took me 2:20 hrs to reach FL410, however it seems to be a bit high
for
> initial cruise. Climbing speed was 140 KIAS/M0.44, using 320 kgs of fuel
to
> reach FL410 (sorry, I'm thinking metric here ;-) )
> Longitudinal oscillations started at FL370. After around 10 hrs flying
time
> I climbed to FL450 and stayed there for the remainder of the flight.
Cruise
> mach 0.48 for the first 40 hrs at FL450, thereafter M0.50 for the
remainder
> of the flight.
>
> Maybe this FS2004 model is a bit too optimistic ;-) if you look at the
> following values:
>
> I took a routing of 22'000 NM crossing the Equator twice, the
southernmost
> point being Cairns/Australia.
> I used the "old" fuel load of around 6500 kgs of fuel, landed after 72
hrs
> with "real weather" enabled to have at least kind of a realistic
tailwind
> component and had roughly 800 kgs of fuel left. (that would have been
> another 13 hrs at FL450)
>
> If it were that easy..!!!!
> --
> Oskar
> (retired captain)
> Remember, in the great scheme of things, we're all small potatoes...
>
>
I´m on it too
)
Not knowing the real route, when i took off, I chose a 3 legs direct GPS.
1st
leg: Salina - Kuwait City 2nd leg: Kuwait city - Darvin Australia (You
need to
cross the Equator at least once, if you want to claim to have been around
the
world!). And the 3rd leg: Darvin - Salina.
Crossing the Scandinavians at night time, gave me a awesome lokking
aurora, nice
touch!! And over Ukraine i got the next surprice: All the clear sky you
could
wish for, and then whith out a warning, a blizard??? Made a update on the
weather, but after another 5 min., more snow from the clear sky?????
I´m still 1700 NM from Darwin, and making ready for the final leg, whith
50%
fuel left, so I think i might make it home ;o)
I´m traweling between FL390 and 450, to keep the wind behind me, and climb
rates
at no more than 100ft/min up and 200ft/min down, ajusting the speed
between
120 - 140Knts to keep the fuel los around or under 20 GAL/h.
I´m looking forward to the landing, and hoping that there will be just a
little
challenge there? Take off and flying has, so far, not been even close to
what i
expected / hoped for, or maybe i should try keeping awake for 3 days whith
only
milkshakes at hand?
The plane i as steady as a rock, unless there is a sudden change in wind
direction, then it´s a rolercoaster ride for a few minutes.
If the sim version is any where close to the real thing, i dont see the
challenge, but i do miss one thing: some light on the panels in the 3D
cocpit,
it´s getting pretty dark in there at night time
/
Tommy (a danish sim pilot wannabe) MSFS 2K Pro + MSFS 2K4
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