Martyn 9 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Sorry for the slight delay, things have been very busy at work/home! :tattle: Anyway, here is my leg. Including a very dramatic and unplanned ending: All hatches/doors open, preparing the aircraft for its journey The slightly hazy view from the tower GPU connected, chocks inserted Engine start, Greenpeace would love this aircraft! Monitoring the engines during the start Holding short of the active, making sure the VORs are tuned Up, up and away! The power and short field performance of the C-130 never ceases to amaze me 123 miles until the next VOR, settling into the cruise Superb modeling by CaptainSim Lovely and spacious, must be a pleasure to fly Rear door open, side doors open, catching some summer sunshine! Step descents, slowing down to 150kts Completely unplanned, my two starboard engines cut out. Unfortunately I have neither the knowledge or time to identify the case and have to plan for an emergency landing Props feathered. Fortunately this happened approaching the destination airport! Flight Engineers view on approach Kept it high for as long as I could, now descending a fair old rate towards the threshold. Maintaining 100kts + A rather nice touchdown, a tribute to the Hercules' tough design Uh oh, a fire! Emergency hatches on the roof are opened, as well as the hatch above the starboard landing gear Link to post Share on other sites
reef 3 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Hey Martyn. Seems the c-130 is a popular choice, looks mighty fine in that skin though, very nicely weathered. You certainly like your interior shots. Nice job getting her down with 2 out on one wing, must have pulled heavy to the right. Nice post :tattle: steve Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,493 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 :clap: Well done Martyn, thanks for making it the century, 100 flights! :dance2: :dance: :clap: The things we do for the challenge. :yes: Superb shots and thanks for getting us safely to Zaragoza, one question, will JF release the FSX version? Hope to see more of you around. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Martyn, Well done! A favorite AC of mine - I use the FS9 version often. I've never tried to handle it on three engines, much less two. Nice work. John Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 And for my next trick.......! Seriously, well done Martyn - pulled that landing right out of the bag. I, too, will be interested in the FSX version. Thanks for making the ATWC Century! Cheers - Dai. :yes: Link to post Share on other sites
nicholas1125 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Well, since I'm taking the next leg to Nice guess I won't be using THAT C-130. Walking around the base I found an old Boeing 707 in a hangar. Think I'll check it out and give that one a go. Great pics and enjoyed the commentary! Link to post Share on other sites
dgor 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Martyn, A fantastic post and a really great aircraft. Well done for getting her down safely! You're right; Greenpeace would love that aircraft - the engines even smoke when they aren't turning :dance2: :yes: Dave Link to post Share on other sites
wisemanp 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Very good leg Martyn. And well done everyone on getting the challenge to 100 Legs!! :yes: Link to post Share on other sites
TapA321 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Fantastic shots, Martyn. I really enjoyed this post. Sorry this reply is late. I am replying to all the fantastic legs completed while I have been absent! Kind Regards, George : Tap Link to post Share on other sites
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