rosariomanzo 545 Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Hi! I'm Flying this tour, originally organized by IVAO Italian Division. Most of Italy will be covered, with some excursions in the near countries. Here is the map: I'll be using the BAe Jetstream 41 with FS2Crew for this tour. Traing to stay in the ARAIG spirit, routes will be all CFMU approved, and charts will be current ones available on www.charts.aero. 'Nuff said, let's start. LEG 1: Oristano Fenosu, LIER - Palermo Punta Raisi, LICJ Route: DCT RAMEN/N0250F170 IFR M732 CAR M871 KAPIL Allowed altitude: FL115 to FL175 Inclusive Dispatcher comments: FILE A Z FLIGHT PLAN /// AT RAMEN ANY EVEN LEVEL BETWEEN FL110 AND FL190 INCLUSIVE We will file a Z flightplan, as LIER hasn't instrumental procedures. So we will climb initially to FL155 under VFR rules. At RAMEN intersection, we will climb FL170 and start the IFR part of our flightplan following the M732 low level route to Carbonara VOR. Then, M871 to KAPIL, where we will start the approach to Palermo via the KAPIL2C STAR. Here is our route log: FLT REL IFR LIER-14/LICJ-02 MACH A/C JETSTREAM JS41 FUEL TIME CORR TOGWT LDGWT AVG W/C TAXI 000100 0010 . . . . 020098 018888 P000 DEST LICJ 001210 0053 . . . . ELEV. 65 FT RESV 000800 0037 . . . . ALTN 000000 0000 . . . . ALTN DIST 0 HOLD 000000 0000 . . . . EXTRA 000000 0000 . . . . ZFW 018088 PAYLOAD 003441 TTL AT TO 002010 0130 . . . . DIST 0242 REQD 002110 0140 . . . . ETD CLB BIAS 0.0% CRZ BIAS 0.0% DSC BIAS 0.0% DEP BIAS 0 MIN 0 DIST 0 FUEL, ARR BIAS 0 MIN 50 FUEL LIER DCT RAMEN/N0350F170 IFR M732 CAR M871 KAPIL LICJ/0053 M/H FL WIND ATC TO NM AWY M/C TAS G/S ZT ACTME ETA ATA ACBO ABO REM AREM N3948.2/E0856.3 110 CLB 000000 LIRR RAMEN 015 DCT 110 185 185 00/04 00/04 .../... 0001/... 0018/... N3906.6/E0930.4 146 CLB 000000 LIRR CAR 115.10 049 DCT 146 249 249 00/12 00/17 .../... 0004/... 0015/... N3902.3/E0946.2 108 170 000000 LIRR NEVOT 013 M871 108 299 299 00/02 00/19 .../... 0004/... 0015/... N3842.2/E1056.9 108 170 000000 LIRR ADAMI 059 M871 108 299 299 00/11 00/31 .../... 0007/... 0012/... N3821.3/E1207.5 108 170 000000 LIRR KAPIL 059 M871 108 299 299 00/11 00/43 .../... 0009/... 0010/... N3810.9/E1305.9 100 DSC 000000 LIRR LICJ 047 DCT 100 266 266 00/10 00/53 .../... 0012/... 0008/... Here we are, boarding passengers in this little airport in Sardinia Island: Our loadsheet, we have 14 souls on board.: Both engines up and running, too busy with checklists to take some more shots : On a steady climb over Sardinia Island: Checking our route progress, here we are reaching Carbonara VOR, near Cagliari: After a nice cruise, we are starting our descent to destination: After the STAR, we will perform an ILS approach for runway 25. The route segments have been entered and the flight path is perfectly drawn on my little screen: Established on localizer: The checklist flow fast in this part of the flight, so no shots of the final approach. Anyway, it has been a smooth Landing. Time to complete our checklists and get ready for another leg: Thanks for watching! Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Ros, Looks like a great route and a fun series. Thank for posting. John Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted October 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Thank you, John! I've got some more spare time tonight, and the previous leg has been a great fun. Why not continue the journey? Let's go to Tunisia. LEG 2: Palermo Punta Raisi, LICJ - Bordj El Amri, DTTI As for LIER, Oristano, I had to design myself the airport. Both LIER and DTTI have simply one runway in stock FSX. Sadly, no charts are available, but a sharp Google Maps ortophoto has been enough to get an airport layout as close as possible to the real one. Route: TRP L869 TUPAL/N0250F160 L869 CBN M738 DIDON M978 TUC/N0230F145 VFR Allowed altitude: FL110 to FL190 Inclusive Dispatcher comments: FILE A Y FLIGHT PLAN /// AT TUPAL ON UL869 CHANGE FROM ODD TO EVEN LEVELS So, this time, we will depart under IFR rules, and will change to VFR at TUC VOR. No published procedures at DTTI. More, we will start with an odd flight level (Italy has North/South semicircular rules) and change to an even flight level after TUPAL intersection. The FSBuild dedicated profile is quite exact and gives me the right numbers to calculate fuel quantities and much more: FLT REL IFR LICJ-02/DTTI-13 MACH A/C JETSTREAM JS41 FUEL TIME CORR TOGWT LDGWT AVG W/C TAXI 000100 0010 . . . . 019756 018888 P000 DEST DTTI 000868 0043 . . . . ELEV. 108 FT RESV 000800 0044 . . . . ALTN 000000 0000 . . . . ALTN DIST 0 HOLD 000000 0000 . . . . EXTRA 000000 0000 . . . . ZFW 018088 PAYLOAD 003441 TTL AT TO 001668 0127 . . . . DIST 0190 REQD 001768 0137 . . . . ETD CLB BIAS 0.0% CRZ BIAS 0.0% DSC BIAS 0.0% DEP BIAS 0 MIN 0 DIST 0 FUEL, ARR BIAS 0 MIN 50 FUEL LICJ TRP L869 TUPAL/N0250F160 L869 CBN M738 DIDON M978 TUC/N0230F145 VFR DTTI/0043 M/H FL WIND ATC TO NM AWY M/C TAS G/S ZT ACTME ETA ATA ACBO ABO REM AREM N3753.7/E1230.7 236 CLB 000000 LIRR TRP 108.80 033 DCT 236 200 200 00/10 00/10 .../... 0002/... 0013/... N3739.9/E1210.8 226 180 000000 LIRR LOPKO 021 L869 226 297 297 00/04 00/14 .../... 0003/... 0013/... N3732.2/E1159.7 226 180 000000 LIRR MEGAN 012 L869 226 297 297 00/02 00/16 .../... 0004/... 0012/... N3711.3/E1130.0 226 180 000000 LIRR TUPAL 032 L869 226 297 297 00/06 00/23 .../... 0005/... 0011/... N3653.7/E1105.2 226 180 000000 .... CBN 112.70 026 L869 226 297 297 00/05 00/28 .../... 0006/... 0010/... N3642.4/E1101.8 191 180 000000 .... DIDON 012 M738 191 297 297 00/02 00/30 .../... 0006/... 0010/... N3646.5/E1039.1 280 DSC 000000 .... ADRIL 019 M978 280 300 300 00/03 00/34 .../... 0007/... 0009/... N3651.0/E1013.8 280 DSC 000000 .... TUC 116.50 021 M978 280 276 276 00/04 00/39 .../... 0007/... 0008/... N3643.2/E0956.6 238 DSC 000000 .... DTTI 016 DCT 238 237 237 00/04 00/43 .../... 0008/... 0008/... Everything is flowing nicely, let's start left engine first: Leaving Italy for a while: Cruising at FL170, northern Africa coasts ahead: At Tupal, changing to even flight level, FL160 is preselected on AP: Reaching TOD: Over Tunisi, quite a big city: We have VMC, field in sight, joining standard left traffic pattern: On final, this Aircraft is quite handsome to fly manually: Shutdown checklist complete. Thanks for watching! Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 A relatively short hop back to Italy, to an Island which is sadly 'in the news' these days. LEG 3: Bordj El Amri, DTTI - Lampedusa, LICD Route: DCT TUC/N0230F190 IFR M978 DOBIX M740 LESMI Allowed altitude: FL115 to FL175 Inclusive Dispatcher notes: FILE A Z FLIGHT PLAN /// AT TUC FL170 OR FL190 ONLY FLT REL IFR DTTI-13/LICD-08 MACH A/C JETSTREAM JS41 FUEL TIME CORR TOGWT LDGWT AVG W/C TAXI 000100 0010 . . . . 020162 019238 P000 DEST LICD 000924 0040 . . . . ELEV. 66 FT RESV 000800 0037 . . . . ALTN 000000 0000 . . . . ALTN DIST 0 HOLD 000000 0000 . . . . EXTRA 000000 0000 . . . . ZFW 018438 PAYLOAD 003791 TTL AT TO 001724 0117 . . . . DIST 0174 REQD 001824 0127 . . . . ETD CLB BIAS 0.0% CRZ BIAS 0.0% DSC BIAS 0.0% DEP BIAS 0 MIN 0 DIST 0 FUEL, ARR BIAS 0 MIN 50 FUEL DTTI DCT TUC/N0300F170 IFR M978 DOBIX M740 LESMI LICD/0040 M/H FL WIND ATC TO NM AWY M/C TAS G/S ZT ACTME ETA ATA ACBO ABO REM AREM N3651.0/E1013.8 059 CLB 000000 .... TUC 116.50 016 DCT 059 185 185 00/05 00/05 .../... 0001/... 0015/... N3630.0/E1207.6 100 CLB 000000 .... DOBIX 094 DCT 100 274 274 00/21 00/26 .../... 0006/... 0010/... N3554.2/E1225.7 155 DSC 000000 .... VERAK 039 M740 155 288 288 00/07 00/34 .../... 0008/... 0009/... N3543.9/E1230.9 155 DSC 000000 .... LESMI 011 M740 155 276 276 00/02 00/36 .../... 0008/... 0008/... N3529.8/E1237.0 158 DSC 000000 .... LICD 015 DCT 158 237 237 00/03 00/40 .../... 0009/... 0008/... We have repainted our Aircraft, the factory colors were not so trendy! Passengers are on board, before start check: FMS, radios and speeds are all set: My column! Climbing to the mediterranean sea: Better to keep the weather radar on today: Ice detected: Placidly cruising at FL170: Lampedusa Island is ahead: We will perform a VOR approach to runway 08. Everything is set, we are descending to 3.000': Joining the outbound leg: VOR radial inbound captured, 2.000' as per approach chart: Shutting down the Aircraft: Thanks for watching! Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Man, you're burning those legs up in a hurry. John Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Just because it's weekend time and my wife is out Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,284 Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Enjoying catching up on your flights, I was away this weekend. Great varied selection of shots of what can only be described as a working mans aircraft. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Jeez I just spotted this thread - great read while I am at work Is this the PMDG Jetstream? Great shots - I love the one over the city with all those buildings absolutely fantastic shot! May I ask what scenery you are using? Is it FTXG with some photoscenery? Cheers and keep up the great work/posts Jim Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted October 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Thanks friends. Jim, it's the PMDG Jetsream. The scenery is FTX Global with some modified airports. Lampedusa island is photoreal. Glad you liked the shots Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Nice - That plane always used to CTD when I used it so i got rid - other PMDG planes no problems just that one. It was nice and shiny though with plenty of features. Good stuff mate Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted October 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Yep, it's a nice aircraft, but a bit heavy on the system. It gives a great flight experience, and fs2crew makes it even better. Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 LEG 4: Lampedusa, LICD - Lametia Terme, LICA Route: DEXOL M980 GZO N982 NELDA L137 RCA Allowed altitude: FL160 to FL180 Inclusive Our route log: FLT REL IFR LICD-08/LICA-10 MACH A/C Jetstream JS41 FUEL TIME CORR TOGWT LDGWT AVG W/CTAXI 000000 0000 . . . . 021589 020335 P000DEST LICA 001254 0103 . . . . ELEV. 39 FTRESV 000816 0045 . . . .ALTN 000380 0020 . . . . ALTN LICC DIST 102HOLD 000000 0000 . . . .EXTRA 000000 0000 . . . . ZFW 019138 PAYLOAD 004491TTL AT TO 002451 0208 . . . . DIST 0290REQD 002451 0208 . . . . ETD CLB BIAS 0.0% CRZ BIAS 0.0% DSC BIAS 0.0%DEP BIAS 0 min 0 dist 0 fuel, ARR BIAS 0 min 50 fuel LICD DEXOL M980 GZO N982 NELDA L137 RCA LICA/0103 M/H FL WIND ATCTO NM AWY M/C TAS G/S ZT ACTME ETA ATA ACBO ABO REM AREM N3558.0/E1313.0 043 CLB 000000 ....DEXOL 041 DCT 043 200 200 00/12 00/12 .../... 0003/... 0021/... N3559.4/E1332.3 082 180 000000 ....DORAT 016 M980 082 297 297 00/03 00/15 .../... 0003/... 0020/... N3602.2/E1412.3 082 180 000000 ....GZO 115.70 032 M980 082 297 297 00/06 00/22 .../... 0005/... 0019/... N3630.0/E1418.6 008 180 000000 ....DIRKA 028 N982 008 297 297 00/05 00/27 .../... 0006/... 0018/... N3651.7/E1423.5 008 180 000000 LIRRNELDA 022 N982 008 297 297 00/04 00/32 .../... 0006/... 0017/... N3727.3/E1458.1 035 180 000000 LIRRNOTRI 045 L137 035 297 297 00/09 00/41 .../... 0008/... 0015/... N3746.3/E1518.7 038 180 000000 LIRRDIVAR 025 L137 038 297 297 00/05 00/46 .../... 0009/... 0014/... N3804.5/E1538.7 038 180 000000 LIRRRCA 111.00 024 L137 038 297 297 00/04 00/51 .../... 0010/... 0014/... N3854.5/E1614.5 026 DSC 000000 LIRRLICA 057 DCT 026 271 271 00/12 01/03 .../... 0012/... 0011/... So we'll fly a full IFR route this time. Wind is from east, and we can expect DEXOL 6A standard departure. No empty seats today! I love the lights check Right engine is safely spinning: Leaving the little Lampedusa Island: Reaching Gozo, we have Malta on the right hand: Turning left after GZO VOR, we can barely notice Mount Etna in the distance. Quite a visual reference! The South coast of Sicily: Mount Etna, fortunately sleeping behind some soft clouds: Starting our descent to MEL, FL100, we are almost above Messina Strait: Temporarily switching to V/L view to setup the radial 094° inbound for final approach to LICA, runway 10: And the approach is quite Tricky today: Joining radial 094 inbound: On short final: Runway vacated, time for some cabine annouce: Unboarding, see you next flight, thanks for watching! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,284 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Good flight and I like the light test too, it's like Christmas time. Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted October 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 LEG 5: Lametia Terme, LICA - Foggia Gino Lisa, LIBF Route: GIROV M729 AGNIS Q58 VARAL P748 VEGAN T237 DOGUS Allowed altitude: FL120 to FL180 Inclusive Today's route is a particular one. Due to airways restrictions, we will have to fly northbound and then eastbound to reach the adriatic coast. A short route anyway. Here is the route log: FLT REL IFR LICA-10/LIBF-15 MACH A/C Jetstream JS41 FUEL TIME CORR TOGWT LDGWT AVG W/C TAXI 000100 0010 . . . . 020873 019938 P000 DEST LIBF 000935 0046 . . . . ELEV. 267 FT RESV 000800 0044 . . . . ALTN 000000 0000 . . . . ALTN DIST 0 HOLD 000000 0000 . . . . EXTRA 000000 0000 . . . . ZFW 019138 PAYLOAD 004491 TTL AT TO 001735 0130 . . . . DIST 0206 REQD 001835 0140 . . . . ETD CLB BIAS 0.0% CRZ BIAS 0.0% DSC BIAS 0.0% DEP BIAS 0 min 0 dist 0 fuel, ARR BIAS 0 min 50 fuel LICA GIROV M729 AGNIS Q58 VARAL P748 VEGAN T237 DOGUS LIBF/0046 M/H FL WIND ATC TO NM AWY M/C TAS G/S ZT ACTME ETA ATA ACBO ABO REM AREM N3912.7/E1540.5 301 CLB 000000 LIRR GIROV 032 DCT 301 200 200 00/10 00/10 .../... 0002/... 0014/... N3948.4/E1445.0 307 180 000000 LIRR AGNIS 056 M729 307 297 297 00/11 00/21 .../... 0004/... 0012/... N4000.8/E1438.4 335 180 000000 LIRR VARAL 013 Q58 335 297 297 00/02 00/24 .../... 0005/... 0011/... N4008.8/E1450.0 045 180 000000 LIRR POLIT 012 P748 045 297 297 00/02 00/26 .../... 0005/... 0011/... N4036.2/E1528.1 044 180 000000 .... VEGAN 040 P748 044 297 297 00/08 00/34 .../... 0007/... 0010/... N4101.2/E1542.1 020 DSC 000000 .... DOGUS 027 T237 020 300 300 00/05 00/39 .../... 0008/... 0009/... N4125.9/E1532.0 339 DSC 000000 .... LIBF 026 DCT 339 255 255 00/06 00/46 .../... 0009/... 0008/... Now boarding, please take your seats. Watching the numbers while starting left engine: Though in full autumn, it's quite warm outside. One of the fine things of Southern Italy. With Traffic X, I've been able to import my IVAO Virtual Airline models and liveries. Filling in some accurate flight plans, it's nice to see some friends while Flying offline, too. Passing by a company A320. Climbing out: I love to follow published procedure simply using HDG: Italy is quite small and you can embrace wide portions of land with a sight from above. Looks like a view to a geographic map. We are now leaving the coasts of Calabria over Tyrrhenian Sea. The familiar shape of Mount Etna is visible Beyond Messina Strait. After cutting Italy west to east, we are now reaching Foggia. While the administrative region is called Puglia, this wide portion of land is also known as "Tavoliere delle Puglie". You can translate "Tavoliere" as "flat like a table", and you can guess why: Same place, looking North, the landscape is pretty different, with the mountains of Italian Apennines, running from North to South like a national "backbone": VOR 33 procedure, runway in sight, AP disconnected: On final, this runway is pretty short: I have redisegned Foggia Airport with the new taxiway. Great part of the apron is being worked on, so I put some fences to secure the construction zone: Thanks for watching! Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Lovely pix and tour. I can feel the warm southern Italian sun. . Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted October 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Thanks Geoff Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,284 Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Ugg...Will the construction ever end! Thanks for the flight. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Catching up again - wonderful pics and commentary - you are really rattling through these legs mate Great work Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Thank you guys! Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Time to go for another short flight. LEG 6: Foggia Gino Lisa, LIBF - Brindisi Casale, LIBR Route: DOGUS L995 ROBOT Allowed altitude: FL110 to FL190 Inclusive The route log: FLT REL IFR LIBF-15/LIBR-05 MACH A/C JETSTREAM JS41 FUEL TIME CORR TOGWT LDGWT AVG W/C TAXI 000100 0010 . . . . 020647 019938 P000 DEST LIBR 000709 0030 . . . . ELEV. 46 FT RESV 000800 0037 . . . . ALTN 000000 0000 . . . . ALTN DIST 0 HOLD 000000 0000 . . . . EXTRA 000000 0000 . . . . ZFW 019138 PAYLOAD 004491 TTL AT TO 001509 0107 . . . . DIST 0130 REQD 001609 0117 . . . . ETD CLB BIAS 0.0% CRZ BIAS 0.0% DSC BIAS 0.0% DEP BIAS 0 MIN 0 DIST 0 FUEL, ARR BIAS 0 MIN 50 FUEL LIBF DOGUS L995 ROBOT LIBR/0030 M/H FL WIND ATC TO NM AWY M/C TAS G/S ZT ACTME ETA ATA ACBO ABO REM AREM N4101.2/E1542.1 159 CLB 000000 .... DOGUS 026 DCT 159 185 185 00/08 00/08 .../... 0002/... 0012/... N4057.1/E1606.4 099 170 000000 .... TOPNO 019 L995 099 299 299 00/03 00/12 .../... 0003/... 0011/... N4049.1/E1652.2 099 170 000000 .... LUXIL 036 L995 099 299 299 00/07 00/19 .../... 0004/... 0010/... N4042.5/E1728.1 100 DSC 000000 .... ROBOT 028 L995 100 276 276 00/06 00/25 .../... 0006/... 0009/... N4039.6/E1756.8 094 DSC 000000 .... LIBR 022 DCT 094 255 255 00/05 00/30 .../... 0007/... 0008/... Now boarding: Loadsheet and FMS data: Last checklist items before taxi: The assigned SID is pretty simple today: Cleared for takeoff: Climbing at 170 Kts: Between those mountains in the distance is the little city where I work during the week, Potenza: The wide and flat Tavoliere delle Puglie: And now the memories are back. This is Brindisi, where my flight simulation passion started. How? My father was a ship captain, and you can see the Harbor is quite near the airport. When I was about 13, I spent whole days on the ship deck watching the aircraft on final approach. Some time later, I asked my mom to purchase a copy of FS4, with a collection of italian sceneries and aircrafts. It was a now dismissed company, Simula Flightware. On final, I can see a little child watching us from a ship deck! Thanks for Flying with me today! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,284 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Thanks for letting me fly with you. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Great tour so far, Ros. Enjoying it. John Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Grazie for the postcards. Oh Italy! Beautiful country, the art, the architecture, the food, the wine, the women people. Brindisi was a staging point on the Imperial route to Australia where passengers arrived by train from Rome, stayed in hotels overnight and boarded flying boats to Alexandria in the morning. Palermo to Brindisi is one of my favourite routes. Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted November 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Thanks Geoff for the interesting info about Imperial route. Maybe an idea for the next tour? Glad you guys are enjoying the tour as I do. See you soon! Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Keep them coming Rosario. I have flown that route UK to Australia in a Constellation and in modern liners. Link to post Share on other sites
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