mutley 4,495 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Hi Gang, Just writing this update from the hot seat, we are presently FL320 Mach 0.78 over the Tasman Sea, 1025 no, 1024 miles to go, more later. :biggrin: Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,495 Posted September 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Welcome back to Tamworth. Aidan and I spent a few hours in down-town Tamworth sharing stories of flights past and flights planned. No expense spared as you can see! We decided to head back to base in the company car, our driver pulled out all the stops to get us back quickly. We didn't even stop for a drive thru! The BAE flying school were playing host and we were taking advantage of their accommodation. I stopped off at the CT to file my plans, even though I was not sure what my aircraft would be! I guessed it would be some small size jetliner. Leaving Aidan in the pool for a midnight dip, I retired to my bunk for an early start. Aidan carried on all night, so I hear! Our flight today is to Auckland on the North Island of NZ, I was quite excited as I have never been to Kiwi-Land before and heard it was a very picturesque place with lots of sheep? Having looked in all the usual places I could not find any bespoke scenery for the airport so FSX default will be our host! The recent shocking news of the earthquake and plane crash was playing heavy on my mind so I sort of wanted to dedicate this flight to all Kiwi's without sounding too pretentious. Here is our aircraft of the day, my original steed had been hijacked by Marcel for his ATWC flight, my replacement, the MD 80, was snapped up by Aidan, of all the aircraft in all the world...... So last minute calls to our German office secured an A320 IAE but no relevant livery. Luckily for me, JanKees came up trumps with this livery which will be on general release next week. Phew! All I have to do now is fly this beast so spent an hour looking at the pictures in the many handbooks. Checking all the baggage on board, baton, snacks, drinks, Sharon Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Great shots there Joe! As for the Airbus' computer, it needs virus-checking - prepare for 8 hours of hell! Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Great flight Mut.. Are those 10 points redeemable at JF?? :biggrin: I do belive it was creedence clearwater revival that did Bad moon rising... pardon the possible typo.. A great looking A320 by the way.. the VC is a big step up from the JF/CLS one... Link to post Share on other sites
CSoul 182 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Mmm, that A320 is still light and nimble. Imagine letting the autopilot fly a beast like the A340-600 down the glideslope. I did it once, for the first time, into La Mercy (King Shaka) airport, and my goodness, I was thinking "How is this thing ever going to stop!" But great shots, really great. Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Credance Clearwater Revival? " Don't go out tonight etc...." Dang nabbit, there, Stu - done beat me to it, darn ya! And what about the flight, then? Well, one day I'm going to find a fault in the Boss's post - but not this time.... Top notch, Old Boy! Brilliant screen shots, excellent narrative - and, most importantly, you've brought Sharon along. How did you know she was going to be needed on the Rarotonga leg, eh? :biggrin: And what's the slap for - I haven't done anything - yet..... Cheers - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
needles 1,011 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 :biggrin: Ab Fab' shots Mut', how do we follow those screenshots? I love the car. How do you do that? The A320 is a beauty. I really must get myself together and get into jet flying. See me here soon. Well done mate. Needles Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 "Guys shouting numbers"!!! :biggrin: This is one of the funniest flight reports I have ever read. Thanks for sharing, boss. Link to post Share on other sites
Aidan 1 Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Nice post Joe, was good to catch up with you at KFC! The A320 looks good, would you recomened it? VC + Model are fantastic, but no Sids or Stars =/ Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,495 Posted September 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Hi Aidan, It's difficult to say if I recommend it to everyone, I am no tubeliner pilot, more a bush pilot! But anyone wanting to get into the less complicated side of jet liners this is perfect. I will leave it to Jack to give it a knowledgeable report, his review will be in a few weeks. As for SID's and STARs, I used FS Commander to generate a FSX flightplan with a STAR which is read by the FMC. As far as I know there are no S&S in it's database? Not sure, I had never flown this model before so didn't manage to read all the spec before my flight was due. I am pleased with it and will probably use it many more times to come. Needles, if you want a copy of the Dodge Charger let me know and I will send it to you. Cheers Joe Link to post Share on other sites
needles 1,011 Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Hi Aidan,Needles, if you want a copy of the Dodge Charger let me know and I will send it to you. Cheers Joe HI Joe, How does it work? Is it classed as another aircraft?? Wouldn't say no mate. Cheers PS. Off the grid from this Friday until Saturday next week. Hols with Wifey down in the Kingdom of Fife. (inc' Leuchars Air Show) Will report back when I get back home. Regards Brian Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,495 Posted September 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Hi Brian, Check your mail, all will become clear :biggrin: Have a great time away... time to party lads!! Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 That was a thoroughly enjoyable ATWC PIREP! :biggrin: I tend to stick with Boeing and CRJ and have not flown an Airbus in like 2 years, but that one sure is a beauty. One question though, and forgive my ignorance, but who is Sharon again? Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,495 Posted September 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 One question though, and forgive my ignorance, but who is Sharon again? :???: Rich, Sharon is one of the crew who sometimes will be a flight attendant, sometimes a co-pilot, just about anything you need! but she tends to be drawn to stripes on epaulettes so sometimes goes AWOL for weeks on end but eventually comes back. We have an emoteicon to represent her - feel free to use. I have some FS shots, some are better than others but generally any female in FS will do, I have some pictures as featured in past ATWC flights- Get the idea? :biggrin: Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Got it! Thanks for clearing that up. Now that you mention it, I recall that she's popped up in my travels as well. There are two of her on my F-Lite 767. (must be a twin sister) That chick sure gets around, doesn't she? :biggrin: Link to post Share on other sites
rob16584 42 Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Brilliant post Joe! Tamworth looks fantastic on your system Link to post Share on other sites
IcedUpPitotTube 0 Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Sorry to revive this semi-old thread, but none of the pictures are showing up on my computer, both my laptop and PC. They worked fine when Joe released them, don't know what's happening now. Link to post Share on other sites
Aidan 1 Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Probably when the site did an upgrade. Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 As Aidan said it's due to a slight hickup in the conversion to the new forum. Had the same problem with most of my posts that include screenshots or photos. If you run into a thread of your own with this problem, all you need to do to fix it is to click the edit button and then save the post and the images will return. Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,495 Posted November 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Yeah, she sure does. My interpretation of the character of Sharon comes from a previous girlfriend of mine, name no names but it goes back to a time when I worked for a real world air charter company and pilots, especially airline pilots where often the target Link to post Share on other sites
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