Leg 40 Washington to Ocala

[The red barron 41]

Hi well here I am again as Longbeared couldn't do the leg. I have liked this section as I have got three yes three flights in! :biggrin:

Anyway the flight, It was an uneventful flight in to Orlando int except for the fact that I nearly had engine failure due to lack of fuel! Photo bucket has now done the up loading so I will now stop this chit chat and get on with the show, so fasten your safety belts clench your buttocks it going to be a bumby ride!

Now I know that a 747 to a bit big for a 800 mile flight but I got it last weekend and I wanted to show it off to you. It does have a missing texture but I am going to do a reinstall later (if I have time as my trip reports take me about an hour)

Here we are at the gate loading the plane which you can discover what it is at the bottom of my post.

With everything loaded (I hope!) we push back with enough passengers to fill a 757 but a plane change happened and I was told you can fly this or go across the Atlantic, I chose this flight as it was carrying the ATWC Baton which I have held! (see Mutley's FSC pics I am the on holding the baton)

As we taxi to the active with the pre take-off checks in full swing.

the Flight deck of the 747, as I said there is a missing texture if you can see it but it's quite big (I will reinstall the thing after this)

As the mighty Queen of the skies lifts off again.

Say hi to Obama if he's in.

these are the only climb pics I took but I am sure that I took more then these two. :wacky:

Anyway I will have another look later but first some flight information.

Now as I cruise I like to take a look at what the AI is doing and I found these so I took a picture...

Same plane but about a minuet later.

Then this two

anyway more of our normal cruise

First Floridian contact"

Top of Decent

being told visual for this flight.

The airport is there, just there

final turn prior to landing

gear down please Bill (co-pilot)

Last minuet before we land

Touchdown in one piece :blush:

ssssssssllllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg down

taxi to the gate

unloading now for flight two

Flight two I didn't take as mant pics as the first flight and I don't know why :nea:

Here is our little Dc-3

receiving take off clearance

POWER!!

up up and away!

the flight deck of our Dc-3 after take off

now that we are cruising I shall give you the flight information.

the next few are me cruising.

another AI inspection

any who we now come in for landing

gear and flaps down

Does John live there?

Now then the end of section 4 is soon

AND

the last landing of section 4 was a beautiful landing nice and sooft

Taxi to gate

C&D section 4 is done! :dance2: :ap: :yes:

ADDED BY MUT

Well done to every body who flew you were great!

I look forward to section 5 and the Baton is ready for who ever it is that gets first flight (might be me)

Thanks Joe for letting fly even if I have crashed! and again well done to all who made this possible and who made it work, with out you there would be no ATWC.

Finally what I use

Jf/CLS 747 200/300 series

Traffic x

Vista

FSX

and Saitek pro flight yoke system(with quadrant)

C&C as ever :smile:

TRB out! :smile:

[hurricanemk1c 195]

Great flight! Just watch DC-3 take-off, raise the tail and smoothly lift off!!!

[wisemanp 0]

Great leg there TRB! By far your best yet in my opinion

I loved the contrast between two of the greatest workhorses of the skies too.

Did anyone see John at the fence?

[B77W 0]

Great work!

Good to see some classics...

I recommend you drop the a/c tag for your a/c - it looks a bit... :blush:

Roll on the next stage!

[mutley 4,498]

:blush:

Superb flights TRB, great shots and commentary, classic ATWC

Thanks again for taking up the baton at very short notice and delivering an excellent post!

Some great name dropping too Barak, John!!

Please see the CCC for discussion about the next section.

Cheers

[rob16584 42]

Thanks for getting us there safely TRB, well done!

[The red barron 41]

for comments guys I do appreciate them. Hurricane I don't fly Dc-3's that much so. And I only pulled out the 747 as it was a new add-onn and I thought that it should be seen in style.l

[ddavid 149]

Now then, young Edward - that was an impressive leg - Well Done, Sir!

Wish I could handle the 747 - bit big for me and too many systems to get wrong....

Loved the Dizzie - now that's more like it, eh?!?

Thanks for the ride.

Cheers - Dai.

[allardjd 1,853]

TRB,

 

Nice job, young man! It's good to see the old baton come back to it's birthplace, even if only briefly. Thanks for taking such good care of it.

 

John