KLAX to PHNL

[alan CXA651]

Hi.
Today i intend to fly at 28000ft max from KLAX to PHNL
Engines 1/2 excellent 22.4 hrs
engines 3/4 4 excellent/3 good 22.5hrs
LOADED
Fuel = full all tanks , in case of diversions/failure of an engine
PAX = 71
supplies = 878lbs
cargo = 1955lbs
total mtow = 147211lbs (according to real aircraft stats mtow = 148000 lbs, but this a2a version mtow = 147000 lbs
WILL CHECK MTOW when lined up for T/O.
MTOW when lined up for T/O = 146880 lbs

Skyvector route:- FSX (differencies)
VTU6 (departure route) SUDDO (waypoint) same as VTU6 departure
DINTY (waypoint)
DUETS (waypoint)
DADIE (waypoint) DONER (waypoint)
------------------- DOPPS (waypoint)
DIALO (waypoint)
DUSAC (waypoint) DEROK (waypoint)
DRAYK (waypoint) DANKA (waypoint)
------------------- DUFFE (waypoint)
DENNS (waypoint)
ONOVY (waypoint)
WAPPO (waypoint)
ALAFU (waypoint)
OGG (vor)
MKK (vor)
CKH (vor)
regards alan.

[alan CXA651]

Hi.
Update , presently cruiseing at 28000ft winds prior to flight for enroute weather , predicted 20knot headwinds between 24000/28000ft , 33 knot headwinds at 33000ft , what winds am i getting , well sofar 36knts headwinds.
regards alan.

[n421nj]

Keep us posted, try to snap a few screen shots.

[alan CXA651]

Hi.
Screen shots are out of the equation , as i do not have an accout on the internet , to post them to , i know how to take a screenshot , but as far as i remember on forums you should only put a link to the pic.
regards alan.

[alan CXA651]

Hi.
Good job i filled these fuel tanks , now i have 44knts headwinds , twice the enroute weather predictions.
regards alan.

[alan CXA651]

Hi.
About halfway now with winds of 68knts headwind , with these winds it is as well i filled the tanks full prior to trip , just wondering how much stronger these headwinds will get ,oil transfered for the first time , fuel ctr empty inboards about 4400lbs outboards 10425lbs , lunch now being served , hope there is no turbulance , its smoothe at this time.
Distance covered sofar 1144nm , total trip miles is in excess of 2000nm.
regards alan.

[Jacques]

Looking at the forecast winds near your altitude you are in for more pain before they start to ease off! Much better winds at much lower altitudes, though.

[alan CXA651]

Hi Jacques.
I am presently 900nm from PHNL at 28000ft headwinds of 66knts , just trying to figureout just when to start decent , when i was at 29000ft hdg towards EGLL on that flight i started my slow decent at the coast of scotland , at 300ft min , that took entire length of uk to get to an alt of 5000ft as i started a circuit for EGLL 27rR at 15 nm out from airport , so i think i am not far of starting a decent here going by that flight.
regards alan.

[alan CXA651]

Hi.
just past waypoint ONOVY , hdg to waypoint WAPPO decending to 7000ft , had to put fasten seat belt signs on a few times due to unforcast turbulance , one such caused exclamation sounds , as i was decending at 300ft min , and VSI suddenly shot from that to plus 200 ft min climb , luckily the seatbelt sign was on for that one , but might get slated because of the weather , will find out after shutdown.
Regards alan.

[alan CXA651]

Hi.
High headwinds all the way from KLAX to PHNL, weather at PHNL not giveing a good approach , it ment runway 26L had to be used , with a 40 deg crosswind , the beam is offset and points to 26R , then at last minute you turn sharp left to lineup with 26L , turbulance comeing from nearby mountains not helping also entry to the ils beam is at 3000ft , so your decent rate is 500/700 ft min , untill final turn , this then can sometimes be as much as 1500ft min to get on the runway .
I had a few heavy turbulance moments , that where not forcast , one i had seat belts on liuckily when aircraft shot from 300ft min dec to 200ft min climb , not good for pax .
oil at start
56/24/24/24/24
oil at dest
15.7/12/13/12/12.5
oil used
86.8 gal
ADI used
67/61 percent
Fuel at start
10620/9120/7260/9120/10620 lbs
fuel on shutdown
5911/1944/0/1941/5974 lbs
total fuel used
30970 lbs
eng condition prior flight
engs 1/2/4 excellent
eng 3 good
eng condition after shutdown
engs 1/2 excellent eng 1 = 32.8hrs eng 2 = 32.9hrs
eng 3 fair 32.9hrs
eng 4 good 32.9 hrs
airframe 43.4hrs
career notes
no bad pax comments surprisingly considering turbulance
personal notes
kissed the ground on that landing (new it was good , just did not know what the comment would be.)

video of approach/landing at PHNL runway 26L
https://www.twitch.tv/cxa651/v/99696007
regards alan.

[dgturc83]

Just curious on how you decided to land at 26L? This runway is usually used for take-offs from 8R. Landings are then done on 8L. The windsock made it look as if you had a tail wind.

Not sure why the crew member grunted at your landing. It looked pretty smooth to me!

[alan CXA651]

Hi.
As i got close to PHNL i was getting the ATIS , it was giveing wind as 300/5 nearest to 300 is runway 26 with a 40deg crosswind , so i had a choice a visual approach following base of mountains , to runway 26R and have the turbulance from them as well as the crosswind landing , or use runway 26L that has an offset ILS beam , and be further away from mountains , so any turbulance from them would be less of an impact , but i would still have the 40deg crosswind , at one point it was looking like i might get runway 4R which you join the ILS at 1500ft , but wind changed in favour of runway 26 when i was 30 nm away , the wind at this airport can swing around so quickly , it makes your runway choice very hard , so you need constant weather updates , till you are committed to one runway , and starting your decent , unfortunatly for me , when i got to the airport , wind was in favour of runways 26L/R.
As for the landing , i knew it was good , but untill i shut everything down , and looked at the comments in career , i did not know how good , according to that i greased the landing , so my best landing todate , both on guppy and pax versions , pity no career mode in the guppy , hope they change that on an update , after the connie comes out.
regards alan.

[alan CXA651]

Hi.
Just done this flight again today , ASN played silly beggers yet again , as i started my decent from 28000ft for PHNL , i tuned into atis of 122.02 , first weather report sounded reasonable giving 10nm vis lowest cloud at 2500 scattered crosswind of 50 deg at 3knots for runway 04R ILS which as an entry alt of 1500ft , as i was decending there was thuinderstorms about , kept an eye on wind as it got to moderate turbulance i put the seatbelt/no smoking signs on , just as well as during my entire decent the winds where giveing moderate to light chop , the weather report changed 3 times , each time cloud base got lower , vis went from 10nm to 3nm then 5 nm wind on final approach was calm , but ASN definately somehow played silly beggers with both the auto pilot and as i discovered as i went to move mixture levers , they would not move , then i spotted the reason , ASN somehow caused the mixture lock to be put on , this is something i have never done , as for the auto pilot i was trying to line up on the centerline beam with autopilot before i fully dropped the flaps and got the gear down , but when i selected right turn , it turned left , had to disconnect auto pilot before i intended to , landing got a round of applause , also got a compliment from the co pilot , so must have been a good one.
airframe was 107.1 hrs now 116.4hrs
engines
1 9.8 hrs excellent before flight now 19.1 hrs still excellent
2 9.8 hrs excellent before flight now 19.1 hrs still excellent
3 58.8 hrs good before flight now 68.1 hrs still good
4 24.2 hrs excellent before flight now 33.5 hrs still excellent
ADI before flight 492 lbs after shutdown 188 lbs
OIL before flight 1216 lbs/152 gal after shutdown 571 lbs/71.4 gal = 645lbs/80.6gal used
FUEL before flight 46315 lbs after shutdown 17295 lbs tanks l/r 6811/1880/0/1873/6731
MTOW at t/o 147113 on shutdown 117144
PAYLOAD 15230 lbs
PAX 71
SUPPLIES 900lbs
CARGO 2260lbs
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MY CAREER
tot flts 9
tot time 74h44min
grd dist 21748sm
air dist 23069 sm
pass miles 1497702
salery $12200
you are a captain
you have earned respect
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last flight
time in flt 8h25min
grd/air dist 2552/2618sm
fuel cost $1185
maint cost $1072
cost per mile $0.86
pass comment
the air on that plane was so fresh
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personal notes
kissed the ground on that landing
work is good
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regards alan.