Kasper 14 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 After a short Easter holiday it was time to get cracking. We were already falling behind schedule and flying some exotic propliner was probably not what was called for this time. Besides: I promised Micke that I would be flying a regular airliner this time. I decided to use the A320-214 for this trip. It has excellent short field performance and can fly the 896 Nm in a little over 2 hours. I accepted the dispatcher’s route and fuel load calculations and made my way to the plane. At 05:17 local time we were ready to take off. This way we could have the baton at the next destination early in the day in order to minimize any further delays. We pushed the throttles all the way forward while hanging on the brakes and with maximum available thrust we released the brakes.With a full load of passengers and some cargo, but luckily a fairly light load of fuel we managed to take off and clear the trees at the end of the runway. I was very happy that we decide on the A320-214, I would not have liked to try this in another type of jetliner. Once airborne we could relax and let the electric jet do its work. We rapidly climbed to our cruise altitude of 38000 ft. and sped along at Mach 0.80. While cruising we had the chance to enjoy a beautiful sunrise which ensured good light for approach and landing. With good weather forecasts there was not a lot that could go wrong. The view from the cockpit was something to behold as we flew along the coast line of Indonesia. After a little over 2 hours flying time we reached our destination island and it was time to start the descent. With a descent rate of 2000 ft. / min. we lost altitude quickly and when I lined up for the manual landing we were low and slow: exactly what we needed to make a full stop on this short runway. In the end we came to a full stop with room to spare thanks to the amazingly powerful automatic brakes on the electric jet. Since there is no room to park her on the stand we will be waiting at the end of the runway. The airport authorities are threatening to impound the jet however so we can’t stay for too long – Joe would probably not like the credit card bill for her. Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Great job Kasper! I'll be there as soon as I can to get the baton. Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Great PIREP Kasper. Loved the sunrise shot, those early rays of light can be so beautiful! Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,487 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Nice work Kasper and thanks to your early arrival almost gained us a day! Loved the PIREP and the detail of the flight plan Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Superb shots there Kasper! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,285 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Nice work Kasper, that's the way to cut down on some flying time. Love your version of the A320, it's a beauty. Wonder how they are going to calculate your landing fee there. Link to post Share on other sites
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