PanzerFodder 0 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 A rather tasty landing, the pilot should be proud of this one Fokker 50 of Air Iceland landing at Isafjordur airport BIIS Cheer's...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,492 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 I agree with you there Graham, I will have to try that one now! Cheers.... Joe Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 He almost put it on the numbers, despite the close-in turn to final. What a place to put an airport. That one must be fun in hard IMC. John Link to post Share on other sites
aeromax 10 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Hehe, cool approach....Super ! Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 I agree with you there Graham, I will have to try that one now! Cheers.... Joe Yeah - with the DC-6B, perhaps... Maybe we should have a comp: "Who can land at BIIS with the most unsuitable airctaft - (video footage required as evidence!)"? Another god find, Graham - Thanks! Cheers - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
PanzerFodder 0 Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 I agree with you there Graham, I will have to try that one now! Cheers.... Joe Yeah - with the DC-6B, perhaps... Maybe we should have a comp: "Who can land at BIIS with the most unsuitable airctaft - (video footage required as evidence!)"? Another god find, Graham - Thanks! Cheers - Dai. No problem at all Dai . If your going to try landing there you had better have a look at it from the cockpit . (also a Fokker 50, but in the Dark). Cheer's...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 There are several approach plates in this document... http://www.caa.is/media/files/AD_2_BIIS.pdf The trip into the small fjord where the airport lies is entirely visual from the looks of it. The Missed Approach Point is out in the middle of the larger fjord and the last 7.5 miles must be entirely visual. It looks like a very bad place if the WX is marginal. Imagine having the airport in sight at the MAP, turning into it and then having the WX close in before reaching it - not a pretty picture. John Link to post Share on other sites
aeromax 10 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 In these cases there is probably no land or abort approach. Therefore they should have alternates. A good pre-flight planning and a good pilot will not admit to it! Only a daredevil. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 On the one approach plate that I looked at in detail, the missed approach procedure is to the NW, up the middle of the large fjord and doesn't look to be that difficult. If, however, the pilot decides at that point that he's OK and turns left up the small fjord, he's got 7.5 miles to go to the runway. Decision height is 500', but the whole route is over water. Anyway, my worst case would be having the WX get worse after the turn and losing sight of the airport and the terrain while inbound on the visual leg. That would put the pucker meter in the red. John Link to post Share on other sites
aeromax 10 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Yeep, John that could be the worst case. And also wicked weather is not favorable. Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_A 997 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Nice approach; first time I've seen it done RW I've flown it a few times in FSX over the years, although the scenery is nothing like as good (wonder how Iceland X compares?). It's basically a VMC only approach at the end -- if you can't see up the fjord, you don't go up the fjord! Then basically you hug the right side of the fjord and do a tight 180 at the top to land. It's actually not that hard in FS, and there are track lights on the ground for you to follow (although I think that may have been an add-on). Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,492 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 > there are track lights on the ground for you to follow Is this the case in the RW? Link to post Share on other sites
PanzerFodder 0 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 > there are track lights on the ground for you to follow Is this the case in the RW? In the second video, it looks like they are following the road lights for a while untill they go into the turn. Don't see any tracking lights in my FSX default version, did not even see any runway lights, will have to go back and try it at night to find out for sure? BTW: I knew I was going to suck at this one as soon as the flight loaded. Anyone got a shot of this place using Iceland X scenery? might get it if it's any good . Cheer's...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 If no one else have posted a shot when we get back home tomorrow night I'll try to grab one for you. Didn't we visit this airport in the last ATWC by the way? Or was it just discussed as a possible destination. I'm pretty sure the second video was posted back then. (null) Link to post Share on other sites
PanzerFodder 0 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Thank's Stu Have just found this video of BIIS, and the Iceland X scenery, only trouble is that it was made at night, so it's hard to see what the new mesh has done to the hills and mountains Darn it! now I want a Fokker 50 as well Cheer's...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'll make sure it's a daytime shot then (null) Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hi Graham. I'll have to get back to you on that screenshot later tonight. After a 6 hour drive home from the in-laws I promtly fell a sleep during the process of getting my son to fall a sleep Link to post Share on other sites
PanzerFodder 0 Posted February 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hi Graham. I'll have to get back to you on that screenshot later tonight. After a 6 hour drive home from the in-laws I promtly fell a sleep during the process of getting my son to fall a sleep Thanks Stu, no rush mate! just pop them in when you have some free time . Cheers...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Here's two shots for you Graham. But I'm not 100% sure this is the mesh you get with Iceland X since I also have FS Global installed, and I havn't been able to find out which of them are the most detailed one, and thus the one showing in FSX.. And man do I need to reinstall my computer.. nothing wanted to work today.... Was stuck without the possiblity to change my point of view since Ezdok shut down all the time... Link to post Share on other sites
PanzerFodder 0 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks Stu . Good shots mate, looks like Iceland X add's a lot to BIIS, I don't have the island or the road on the left hand side of the fjord in my scenery. I found out that my GEX and UTX Europe does cover Iceland, but not very well by the looks of it , so Iceland X is now another one on the shopping list Cheer's...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 In case you havn't seen it I wrote a review of Iceland X too.. you can find it here, and going from what I wrote in the review it appears that FS Global is the mesh that is showing... I'll try to get one more shot tonight with FS Global disabled. Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thought I'd have a go: Cheers - Dai. : Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Did you get it stopped, or go wading? John Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_A 997 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I think he went wading... Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Oh Ye of Little Faith... Still, a comment like that means you watched 'til th end. Cheers - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
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