Learning As I Go

[r601020]

Day #1


Goodbye West Virginia


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Evaluation:

[n421nj]

That's the best way to do it.

[Skycat]

I did a similar journey in the Spitfire and that's how I learned to fly it. I started at my local airport and flew to the Pacific Coast, and from there I followed the periphery of the continental United States. It took me about a year to complete as an 'on again, off again' project. Here is my album of screenshots from my Spitfire adventure if you are interested.

[r601020]

Here is my album of screenshots from my Spitfire adventure if you are interested.

Thanks John, that's pretty neat.

My learning journey is a morning coffee on the Spitfire dashboard.

[r601020]

Day #5

Orlando (KORL) to Bahamas (MYGF)





Space Oddity
https://youtu.be/-oQO-kGU2lA

[Lewis - A2A]

Hey thats pretty neat. Thanks for sharing.

cheers,
Lewis

[r601020]

That's the best way to do it.

As an experiment, I took off at 39% throttle, and excluding landing, the entire flight (200 nautical miles) was at 39% throttle. I did not save any fuel doing so, nor engine oil. And because it was such a long slow climb to 20,000ft, almost the entire flight was consumed achieving that. I actually used more oxygen than I would've otherwise, so it defeated the purpose of economy.

To do: Learn tower language, or enough to understand what !@#$ runway I'm supposed to be landing on.

Tower: "Experimental, you are not authorized to land! Exit runway!"

[robert41]

I get to know the airports before even flying to them. Runway layout, local terrain, current weather, ect.
For the default ATC, I got use to this flying smaller GA aircraft way back in the FS9 days. Now, I mostly only use it if I have some AI flying.
Like you say, learning as I go.

[Lewis - A2A]

Although its for the C182 simulation and aimed at IFR, this site can come in handy still;
http://uncertifiedpilot.com/prepar3d-bl ... essna-182/

thanks,
Lewis

[r601020]

I'm a little slow, but I finally figured out what the tower means by "downwind" and "right of runway".



morning coffee . . bonjour Haiti

[r601020]

Day #9

Landing in Puerto Rico

https://youtu.be/n8cKvTK2D0I

[r601020]

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Morning coffee . . landing mainland South America in Venezuela.

Have almost figured out how to use the compass and directional gyro, but still much to learn.

[r601020]

Flight Notes:



Correction: (previous runway at elevation 19ft)
Actual Runway Elevation: 1417
*Flaps at 2417

To learn:
I understand setting Compass for course setting, but using Directional Gyro, I always seem off course by about 10 degrees to the flight path I should actually be on.

[r601020]

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Last landing in Ecuador before Peru
https://youtu.be/uFUjGZBcbIc

Tower: Experimental, La Toma Tower. Enter left traffic runway 6. Altimeter 2992.
Me: Tower, Experimental. Runway elevation 3926. Ammunition not loaded, lucky you.

[r601020]

Changed the oil from "summer" back to "normal" in Lima, Peru.

Loaded Active Sky Next (7 day trial), and immediately noticed clouds were where they were supposed to be, i.e, many airports in Peru were above 9,000ft, and cloud base was below that, and because I'm new to FSX, was unable to change it. Also noted that on ascent, -8 rudder trim was necessary, where before it wasn't, likely due to more realistic ocean (Pacific) coastal wind. Noted very realistic turbulence where there should be, ie., down drafts beneath a cloud, crosswinds on takeoffs, etc.

Note to change a setting in Active Sky Next that causes (or can cause) Spitfire cockpit to fog, on descent while approaching landing, regardless that ventilation is 100% and pilot heater are on. Disable "Wing Fade Effect".

Overall, a much improved experience regarding weather and its affects on flight.

Have entered Chile (without a visa), and then onward to Antarctica.