Great Aussie Air Race 2006
Flight Reports with Comments
Legs 1-4
Newest pireps on top
Sector
4 Reports
089, 4,
177, 4, DC-3, 78, ILS runway 18 landing. Now I think I'll
head to that pool by the harbor and relax a bit.
131, 4,
beechcraft D18S, 78,
135, 4,
DOVE, 68,
027, 4,
DC3, 79,
114, 4,
Lockheed L049A Constellation, 55,
103, 4,
Spartan Executive, 60,
153, 4,
Cessna Centurion, 74, I thought I would come in early because I was getting a
decent tail wind almost all the way at 8500', but I put the aircraft in landing
configuration prematurely(about 12nm DME) because of the poor visibility. I wanted to make sure I got the ILS approach
to RWY18 right the first time, turns out it was all too easy.
030, 4,
DHC-2, 90,
035, 4,
DC3, 79,
020, 4,
DC-3, 78, This is correct. My first pirep was wrong because I flew sector 4 of GAAR2005. Oh
man.
176, 4,
DC3, 82,
061, 4, VEGA 5B, 89, Fuel burn 44 gallons.
009, 4,
DC-3, 75,
074, 4,
DH-104 Dove, 63, Top Notch so far,
126, 4,
Beech T-34B
082, 4,
DC3, 59,
155, 4,
Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 107,
013, 4,
DC-3, 94, Corrected Entry
119, 4,
Beech D18S, 65,
154, 4,
c-195, 71, Fuel: 45.2Gal.
011, 4, DC-3, 68, Lots of haze.
060, 4,
181, 4,
Beech D17SW, 69,
182, 4,
CAC Wirraway, 82,
180, 4,
de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 51,
169, 4,
Cessna T50 Bobcat, 79,
157, 4,
DC-3, 85,
161, 4,
DC-3, 79,
100, 4,
DC3, 58,
143, 4,
DC-3, 76,
083, 4,
B-24D, 80,
028, 4,
Aero Commander 680, 65,
069, 4,
DC3, 80,
149, 4,
DC-3, 70,
034, 4,
DC-3, 81,
059, 4,
D18S, 62,
141, 4,
de Havilland D.H.114 Heron, 80,
137, 4,
Beechcraft C45, 66,
022, 4,
DC-3, 91,
080, 4,
Bonanza V35, 89,
133, 4,
DC-3, 80,
115, 4,
DC-3, 76,
138, 4,
Grumman Goose, 64,
134, 4,
CESSNA 150, 85,
055, 4,
Lockheed L-10A, 71,
072, 4,
DC 3, 57,
046, 4,
Lockheed Electra L-10A, 92,
112, 4,
PBY Catalina Dutch Airforce, 92, After sector 4 its
getting more fun, pitty I dont
see others around me on westcoast atc
or other server, that would increaes the fun of
flying this rally. Maybe I see more flying inthe
future
124, 4,
Douglas DC-3, 79, Departure YNHL Rwy 09 - Flown at
5500ft - Straight in approach to YMAV Rwy 18
162, 4,
DC3, 81, Dep rwy 9, Alt
5,500 ft, Arr rwy 18 with
straight in approach.
049, 4,
de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 81, Fuel 374 lbs.
049, 4,
de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 81, Fuel 374 lbs.
032, 4,
B-25J, 55, altitude 5500, landed ILS rwy 18.
076, 4,
Jet Provost, 53,
107, 4,
ac500, 65,
079, 4,
Aero Commander 500, 73,
004, 4,
Cessna 310, 50,
164, 4,
DC3, 80, Finally figured out the autopilot - that
makes life more pleasant for me (but the weather was a big rough for the poor pax!)
145, 4,
DH-104, 66,
118, 4,
Dh-89a Dragon Rapide, 91, Landed at Avalon with 10%
of fuel left from filling up in
127, 4,
Beech Twin Bonanza, 66,
065, 4,
DC3, 83,
106, 4,
De Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 69,
007, 4, Douglas DC3, 81, Wind and weather more or less same
as forecast. Boring
scenery thus far.
066, 4,
Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 34,
152, 4,
DC-3, 73,
006, 4,
DC3, 76,
179, 4,
053, 4, DC-3, 72, Bushfire smoke most of the way SE of Ballarat. Picked up
the ILS for runway 18 YMAV just East of the You Yangs
(local mountain). Smooth landing.
167, 4,
172, 4,
DC-3, 83,
084, 4,
Lockheed Vega 5C, 84,
070, 4,
DC-3 Airways, 74,
024, 4,
DC3, 77, Av Speed:159kais. Time Over: WKB21.Over
BLT53.
064, 4,
CV440, 46,
003, 4,
D.H.104 Dove , 73,
163, 4,
Avro Lancastrian, 54,
017, 4,
129, 4,
Fokker F27, 54,
160, 4,
dh dove, 67,
001, 4,
DC-3, 79, 122 gal
002, 4,
DC-3, 78,
031, 4,
DC3, 94, Nice arrival to the
057, 4,
c150, 87,
077, 4,
DHC-3 OTTER, 89, Very long runway at YMAV for an Otter giving plenty of leeway
for my poor touchdown.
052, 4, Spartan, 63, Called Avalon a tad early and got
clearance which forced a Learjet to have to go around. Hope it was a "polli" and not somebody important!
166, 4,
DC3, 68, What an exhausting flight! Low cloud base and
turbulent wind, tried climbing over clouds but without oxygen couldn't do
it. "Autopilot" still doing
its stubborn act and won't behave. Oh,
and then the VOR at Avalon seemed to go off and I found I was circling without
the needle moving. Changed
to NDB.
171, 4,
DC-3, 63,
123, 4,
XP-72, 56,
108, 4,
Boeing 247 D, 79,
013, 4,
DC-3, 92, Submitted by Bill V.S. from data rcvd on the Bluegrass Flight Report
Form
042, 4,
Harvard MkIV, 74, Nice day
for flying...
054, 4, Globe Swift, 77, Good flight. slight
head wind
105, 4,
DH-89a, 99,
033, 4, Aero Commander 500, 67, Bumpy ride with low viz at Avalon. ILS 18 approach.
041, 4,
PBY Catalina, 87,
092, 4,
DC3, 78,
159, 4,
R4D6, 86,
041, 4,
PBY Catalina, 87,
168, 4,
Douglas DC-6, 40, A nice pleasant flight at dawn!
174, 4,
DC3, 72,
099, 4,
dh104, 74,
158, 4,
de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 68,
018, 4, Curtiss C46, 66, Morning
flight. Coffee in
hand. What a day for a quick hop. Got a shot of the
sun coming up over the horizon.
146, 4,
DC-3, 71,
037, 4,
B-25J, 61,
140, 4,
F9F-5 Panther, 40, should of used Prop Aircraft, tried this section at MEA
5,500 and found the fuel consumption almost double. back
up to 11 thousand ++ for the longer legs
016, 4,
DC-3, 78,
120, 4,
DC3, 80,
008, 4,
DC3-Hawk's, 76,
040, 4,
P-38 Lightning, 49, 6500'
departed via 27 arrived via 18.
Great fun but the viz got very low on arrival.
132, 4,
de havillandDH 104 Dove, 78,
051, 4,
Twin Bonanza, 62, Landed ILS rwy18
043, 4,
DC-3, 80,
091, 4,
Bonanza V35, 65,
150, 4,
005, 4,
de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, 94,
130, 4,
DC-3, 75,
165, 4,
DC3, 74, Murky approach to 18 Avalon despite forecast showing vis 10 nm - not so.
067, 4,
Beech D18S, 68,
128, 4,
DC-3, 96,
039, 4,
DC-3, 128, Took off RWY 18 followed NDB to YMAV. Came in on RWY 18. Lots of clouds/fog.
086, 4,
Cessna C150, 93, Transit 7000ft
026, 4,
dc4, 49,
025, 4,
DC3, 82,
025, 4,
DC3, 82,
078, 4,
Convair 240, 61, Forgot to fly downwind at the same
slow speed I would use for the final approach. It took a while to get back!
023, 4,
DC3, 77 , Flew solo...
151, 4,
B-25J Mitchell, 62,
136, 4,
Lockheed Electra L-10A, 81,
104, 4,
DC-3, 77,
048, 4,
DC3, 85,
094, 4,
142, 4,
DC-3, 75,
038, 4,
DC-3C, 80,
075, 4,
DC3, 80,
029, 4,
Martin B26, 77, weather is a bit goofy
036, 4,
Aero Commander 680, 62,
109, 4,
DC3, 79,
170, 4,
Douglas DC3, 77, Lovely views of the township as we departed runway 27 and
circled back over the airport. Finally
got the ADF working too! Ran into some
low visibility near to the destination and luckily runway 18 had an ILS for a
full instrument landing! Managed to make
the Piper go around too!
044, 4,
C-45 USAF, 80,
139, 4,
DC-3, 60,
073, 4,
DC3, 74,
058, 4,
DC-3, 80,
047, 4,
DC3, 81,
085, 4,
DC-3, 76,
101, 4,
DC3, 70,
062, J.
Ackermann, 4, de Havilland
D.H.104 Dove, 68,
090, 4,
C-47B, 70,
010, 4,
156, 4,
Convair 340, 53,
014, 4,
DC3, 68,
021, 4,
095, 4,
DC-3, 77,
050, 4,
DC-3, 78, Weather w/ATC
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Sector
3 Reports
177, 3, DC-3, 78, Easy, straight-in approach to runway 9.
131, 3,
beechcraft D18S, 65,
144, 3,
Beechcraft D18S, 61, This is
a corrected Pirep.
I entered 101 for an hour and one minutes .... sorry, should have been "61"
163, 3,
Avro Lancastrian, 53,
003, 3,
D.H.104 Dove , 69,
089, 3,
017, 3,
GA Monospar ST-10, 111, Correction to previous PIREP
for this leg - I think may have put 120 for the flight time. Apologies.
143, 3,
DC-3, 75, Nice flight good weather
115, 3,
DC-3, 74,
102, 3,
DC3, 73,
059, 3,
D18S, 59,
057,
3, C-195, 96, Fuel: 46Gal
117, 3,
Spartan Executive 7W, 61,
162, 3,
DC3, 83, Dep rwy 8R, Alt
5,500 ft, missed approach and pattern for rwy 9.
176, 3,
DC3, 78,
153, 3,
Cessna Centurion, 72,
164, 3,
DC3, 73,
175, 3,
Aero Commander 500, 88,
074, 3,
DH 104 - Dove, 60,
052, 3,
Spartan, 59, Finally worked out why my Spartan was
slower than normal. Prop pitch lever on
my yoke needed calibrating. Little things mean a lot!
144, 3,
Beechcraft D18S, 101, Low slow approach and straight
in, getting the hang of landing this bird now
171, 3,
DC-3, 66,
061, 3,
VEGA 5B, 90, A good run with a fuel burn of 42 gallons,averaging 4.3nm/p/g.
009, 3,
DC-3, 74,
114, 3,
Lockheed L049A Constellation, 55,
126, 3,
Beech T-34B
082, 3,
DC3, 53,
015, 3,
DC3, 65,
108, 3,
Boeing 247 D, 75,
079, 3,
Aero Commander 500, 72,
083, 3,
B-24D, 83,
166, 3,
DC3, 71, Missed my time by 48 seconds!
034, 3,
DC-3, 78,
173,
03, spartan executive, 66,
123, 3,
XP-72, 55,
097, 3,
Connie, 48,
118, 3,
DH-89a Dragon Rapide, 83,
112, 3,
PBY Catalina, 98,
031, 3,
DC3, 73, All OK.Switched to Rwy
18 for landing after last moment wind change
069, 3,
DC3, 81,
032, 3,
B-25J, 51,
141, 3,
de Havilland D.H.114 Heron, 76,
182, 3,
CAC Wirraway, 79,
181, 3,
Beech D17SW, 65,
180, 3,
de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 49,
180, 3,
de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 49,
169, 3,
Cessna T50 Bobcat, 74,
149, 3,
DC-3, 82,
064, 3,
CV440, 41,
135, 3,
dove, 64,
017, 3,
GA Monospar ST-10, 112, 5500' to Tailem
Bend then down to 3500' to pick up some time, then down to 2500' to miss some
clouds. Carefully chose my
runway on the overflight, and then found a 90-degree crosswind on the
final, but it faded away before I reached the threshold. Good run.
072, 3,
DC 3, 56,
011, 3, DC-3, 70, Tough little airport to spot from the air
until you are almost on top of it.
020, 3,
DC-3, 74,
020, 3,
DC-3, 74,
159, 3,
R4D6, 81,
030, 3,
DHC-2, 85, Where did all these DC-3's come from???
100, 3,
DC3, 58,
055, 3,
Lockheed 10A Electa, 63,
134, 3,
cessna 150, 72,
049, 3,
de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 78, 327 lbs. of fuel
080, 3,
Bonanza V35, 88, All is "hunky dory" so far!
046, 3,
Lockheed Electra L-10A, 83,
065, 3,
DC3, 75,
129, 3,
Fokker F27, 53, Previous sectors using published NDB\VOR arrival procedures
were adding around 5 minutes per leg taking me over the calculated
sector
time...straight in now!
041, 3,
PBY Catalina, 81,
027, 3,
DC3, 66,
084, 3,
Lockheed Vega 5C, 82,
028, 3,
Aero Commander 680, 63,
157, 3,
DC-3, 78,
127, 3,
Beech Twin Bonanza, 67,
168, 3,
DC-6, 50, none
004, 3,
Cessna 310, 49,
076, 3,
Jet Provost, 51,
179, 3,
Douglas DC-3, 74, T/O from rwy 8R and leaned back i the chair at a cruise altitude on 6000 ft.
160, 3,
dh dove, 68,
145 , 3, DH-104, 67,
172, 3,
DC3, 79,
152, 3,
DC-3, 74,
057, 3,
c150, 99,
099, 3,
dh104, 70,
007, 3,
Douglas DC3, 84, Weather starting to deviate from the published forecast. Also
experienced two abrupt wind changes from the last waypoint to
destination. Maybe my
computer set up.
174, 3,
DC3, 76,
066, 3,
Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 38, After take-off at parafield, on the way to Tailem
Bend, the old Lady encounterd a lot of shake and stir
weather,that whas not
expected by me our the weather report.
158, 3,
de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 62,
057,
YPLC-YPPF, c150, 87,
167, 3,
042, 3,
Harvard MkIV, 71,
106, 3,
De Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 67,
001, 3,
DC-3, 78, 119 gal
092, 3,
DC3, 83, I had a wingmate for this leg. CCV_002 escorted
me in a modified DC3.
155, 3,
Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 101, Already flew sector 3 so sending it along a little
early in case I have another day like today.
124, 3,
Douglas DC-3, 81, Departed YPPF rwy 8L, direct
approach to YNHL rwy 09
053, 3,
DC-3, 69, Scattered the mallee fowl on touchdown.
022, 3,
DC-3, 88,
159, 3,
R4D6, 81,
161, 3,
DC-3, 80,
146, 3,
DC-3, 67,
008, 3,
DC3-Hawk's, 77,
040, 3,
P-38 Lightning, 50, Nice day for a flight. Out via 8L and arrived via 27. Just chasing the puffy
clouds around on this one.
060, 3,
077, 3, DHC-3 OTTER, 86, Getting better at time-keeping.
054, 3,
Globe Swift, 72, This might be a duplicate flight
report. My computer had a power failure
when I sent this and unknow if you recieved it.
150, 3,
Douglas DC-3, 99, Dam Aussie farmers, cant see when an
aircraft is on final, forget the cattle, nearly had a pilot? on
the barby.
005, 3,
de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, 89,
070, 3,
DC-3 Airways, 112,
140, 3,
F9F-5 Panther, 43,
067, 3,
Beech D18S, 65,
128, 3,
DC-3, 68,
086, 3,
Cessna C150, 94, Transit 5500ft
054, 3,
Globe Swift, 72, Stiff tail wind
138, 3,
Grumman Goose, 65,
016, 3,
DC-3, 72,
002, 3,
DC-3, 76,
026, 3,
dc4, 64,
013, 3, DC-3, 77, Nice flight, need to play around with
weight & balance. Took forever to
reach 5500 alt
137, 3,
Beechcraft C45, 72,
043, 3,
DC-3, 75,
078, 3,
Convair 240, 59,
023, 3,
DC3, 80, Flew with 027 in MP mode....great flight.
120, 3,
DC3, 74,
130, 3,
DC-3, 72,
051, 3,
Twin Bonanza, 54,
151, 3,
B-25J Mitchell, 61,
091, 3,
Bonanza V35, 60,
136, 3,
Lockheed Electra L-10A, 82,
133, 3,
DC-3, 74,
165, 3,
DC3, 73,
048, 3,
DC3, 77,
039, 3,
DC-3, 80, Took off on RWY 8R and Flew at 3,500.
AP was easy to find using ADF's. Kind of Hazy/cloudy.
006, 3,
DC3, 82,
105, 3, DH-89a, 93, Wheat harvest is finished, stubble
fields everywhere.
142, 3,
DC-3, 77,
038, 3,
DC-3C, 76,
025, 3,
DC3, 59, Little bumpy and some dark clouds closer to destination N Hill
132, 3,
DeHavillandDH104 Dove, 67,
075, 3,
DC3, 79,
104, 3,
DC-3, 76,
029, 3,
Martin B26, 66, :0)
037, 3,
B-25J, 64,
033, 3, Aero Commander 500, 60, Landed runway 09.
036, 3,
Aero Commander 680, 60,
109, 3,
DC3, 77,
170, 3,
Douglas DC3, 72, Visibility was not quite as "unlimited" as
forecast! Nice flight and best landing
yet!
044, , 3, C-45 USAF, 75,
139, 3,
DC-3, 90,
073, 3,
DC3, 77,
058, 3,
DC-3, 82,
047, 3,
DC3, 84,
085, 3,
DC-3, 77,
094, 3,
101, 3,
DC3, 75,
062, J.
Ackermann, 3, de Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 66,
090, 3,
C-47B, 69,
090, 3,
C-47B, 69,
010, 3,
156, 3,
Convair 340, 49,
014, 3,
DC3, 67,
018, 3,
curtiss c46, 71, Evening
flight. Took a bit longer trying to find the runway to land,
flew right over it the first time and had to go around. Still very nose heavy,
got to experiment
with my loading. Gorgeous evening for a flight.
021, 3,
095, 3,
DC-3, 73,
050,
Larry Barker, 3, DC-3, 84, Weather w/ATC
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Sector
2 Reports
155, 2,
Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 84,
103, 2,
Spartan Executive 7W, 41,
031, 2, DC3, 66, All OK, fine flight and good visibility.
173, 2,
spartan executive, 53,
159, 2,
R4D6, 74,
019, 2,
Lockheed Constellation, 46,
060, 2,
177, 2,
DC-3, 66, ATC directed me to a runway 21 landing. Not the most elegant touchdown, but we made
it. Now off to a pub for some
nourishment.
089, 2,
030, 2,
DHC-2, 73,
141, 2,
de Havilland D.H.114 Heron, 70,
153, 2,
Cessna Centurion, 54,
041, 2,
PBY Catalina, 74,
069, 2,
DC3, 66,
035, 2,
DC3, 65,
163, 2,
Avro Lancastrian, 44,
003, 2,
D.H.104 Dove , 59,
059, 2,
D18S, 50,
164, 2,
DC3, 66,
182, 2,
CAC Wirraway, 66,
181, 2,
Beech D17SW, 55,
180, 2,
de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 42,
169, 2,
Cessna T50 Bobcat, 63,
015, 2,
DC3, 53, 3500` 170 knts
147, 2,
DC3, 54,
176, 2,
DC3, 70,
107, 2,
ac500, 58,
128, 2,
DC3, 69,
060, 2,
001, 2,
DC-3, 63, 98 Gal
167, 2,
082, 2,
DC3, 50,
157, 2,
DC-3, 73,
011, 2,
DC-3, 62, Lots of DR and limited visibilty made this
section a bit enjoyable.
074, 2,
DH - 104 Dove, 108,
097, 2,
Connie, 43,
131, 2,
beechcraft D18S, 55,
046, 2,
Lockheed Electra L-10A, 72,
143, 2,
DC-3, 63,
149, 2,
DC-3, 65, This is fun!!!
092, 2,
DC3, 52, I havent seen a sand runway since the days
of CFS2 the Pacific theater.
020, 2,
DC-3, 66,
166, 2,
DC3, 57, Wow! Bang on time, even to the second for turning off field! Amazed myself. PS. Do
not think very highly of the nuisance instrument the DC3 calls Autopilot. If it
gets into a hysteresys loop the only thing is it to
turn it off.
052, 2,
Spartan, 52,
034, 2,
DC-3, 65,
160, 2,
dh dove, 56, This is errrr interesting, with a slight twitch, if you know
what I mean!
055, 2,
Lockheed 10-A Electa, 54,
100, 2,
DC3, 55,
067, 2,
Beech D18S, 54,
145, 2,
DH-104, 63,
134, 2,
Cessna 150, 72,
152, 2,
DC-3, 63,
128, 2,
DC-3, 69,
124, 2,
161, 2,
dc3, 65,
086, 2,
Cessna C150, 79, Transit 7000ft
084, 2,
Lockheed Vega 5C, 63,
032, 2,
B-25J, 44, altitude 5500, landed rwy 8R.
028, 2,
Aero Commander 680, 52,
049, 2,
de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 64,
129, 2,
Fokker F27, 57,
115, 2,
DC-3, 60,
162, 2,
DC-3, 63, Dep rwy 15,
Altitude 3,500 ft, Arr rwy
8R with straight in approach.
007, 2,
127, 2,
Beech Twin Bonanza, 54,
079, 2,
Aero Commander 500, 57,
076, 2,
Jet Provost, 44,
118, 2,
DH-89a Dragon Rapide, 73, Ordinary flight... Note to
self to stock up on more beer and Bundy Rum. Unusual circle around Parafield on the chart, but realised
later it was a coffee ring.
009, 2,
DC-3, 60,
026, 2,
dc4, 46,
066, 2,
Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 32,
065, 2,
DC3, 66,
126, 2, Beech T-34B
179, 2,
138, 2,
Grumman Goose, 54,
078, 2,
Convair 240, 48,
117, 2,
Spartan Executive 7W, 45,
120, 2,
DC3, 68,
135, 2,
dove, 56, That must have been the luckiest landing, I
spotted the field at the last minute, started a circuit and put it down on the
numbers 08r
140, 2,
F9F-5 Panther, 34,
080, 2,
Bonanza V35, 56,
053, 2,
DC3, 59,
077, 2,
DHC-3 OTTER, 67,
136, 2,
Lockheed Electra L-10A, 67,
144, 2,
Beechcraft D18S, 53, A bit lost soon after takeoff, put
incorrect heading in!
002, 2,
DC-3, 64,
048, 2,
DC3, 64,
005, 2,
DHC-2 Beaver, 71,
146, 2,
DC-3, 57,
039, 2, DC-3, 105, Flying w/show aircraft off in FSNAV. No troubles so far. Was able to find the correct AP.
006, 2,
DC3, 65,
137, 2,
Beechcraft C45, 56,
004, 2,
Cessna 310, 44,
013, 2,
DC-3, 63, Nice flight
150, 2,
168, 2, Douglas DC-6, 35, raher
turbulent.
072, 2,
DC 3, 43,
174, 2,
DC3, 59,
171, 2,
DC-3, 48,
142, 2,
DC-3, 63,
175, 2,
Aero Commander 500, 67,
106, 2,
De Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 57,
158, 2,
de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 55,
075, 2,
DC3, 61,
104, 2,
DC-3, 62,
029, 2,
Martin B 26, 54, :0)
091, 2,
Bonanza V35, 51,
151, 2,
B-25J Mitchell, 51,
016, 2,
DC-3, 62,
027, 2,
DC3, 57,
037, 2,
B-25J, 50,
051, 2, Beech Twin Bonanza, 53, Over the water. LOTS
of water.
033, 2, Aero Commander 500, 52, Waived off the "Go
Around" from AI ATC. Don't think they were too happy about me
landing without clearance. Better get
out of Dodge fast...
043, 2,
DC-3, 63,
036, 2,
Aero Commander 680, 52,
172, 2,
DC3, 58,
132, 2,
DeHavilland DH Dove104, 59,
130, 2,
DC-3, 60,
109, 2,
DC3, 65,
017, 2,
170, 2, Douglas DC3, 59, Better takeoff this time. VOZ scenery looks
great from the air!
070, 2,
DC-3, 60,
022, 2,
DC-3, 69,
133, 2,
DC-3, 63, I learned something FINALLY -- using my recently acquired CH Throttle
quad to apply differential thrust on final to aid in keeping runway alignment. YES!
054, 2,
Globe Swift, 62,
044, 2,
C-45 USAF, 64,
023, 2,
DC3, 65 , Flew this sector in the company of pilot
027....great flight.
139, 2,
DC-3, 72,
058, 2,
DC-3, 69,
112, 2,
pby catalina,
71,
047, 2,
DC3, 71,
085, 2,
DC-3, 60,
073, 2,
DC3, 64,
165, 2,
DC3, 59,
025, 2,
DC3, 53,
105, 2,
DH-89a, 89, Can't stay in
094, 2,
101, 2,
DC3, 66,
038, 2,
DC-3C, 64, Got to get used to these heavy weight landings. Throttleling
back with care to prevent a high sink rate...
062, 2,
de Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 51,
090, 2,
C-47B, 55,
010, 2,
008, 2,
DC3-Hawk's, 61,
040, 2,
P-38 Lightning, 38, Out of 19 and up to 3500 again for the cruise over a lot of
shark infested waters. The P-38
sputtered a few times but I never reached for the flotation device. Arrived into YPPF via 3L.
156, 2,
Convair 340, 45,
014, 2,
DC3, 58,
018, 2,
curtiss c46, 55, Smooth
flight and a bit boring. Still flying very nose heavy, needed all the trim I
could give it. Nice view over the water flew later in the day and had a good
view of sunset.
021, 2,
095, 2,
DC-3, 61,
050, 2,
DC-3, 72, Weather w/ATC
-----------------------
Sector
1 Reports
157, 1,
DC3, 55,
160, 1,
DH Dove, 51,
173, 1,
Spartan Executive, 44,
103, 1,
Spartan Executive, 35,
080, 1,
Bonanza V35, 44,
136, 1,
Lockheed Alectra L-10A, 52,
114, 1,
Lockheed L049A Constellation, 38, Fantastic opening flight - beautiful
scenery!!
164, 1,
DC3, 52,
048, 1,
DC3, 55,
147, 1,
DC 3, 46,
001, 1,
DC-3, 49, 81 Gal
183, 1,
DC-3, 53, The start of another fine event! Good flying to all!
30, 1,
DHC-2, 70,
138, 1,
Grumman Goose, 49,
137, 1,
Beechcraft C45, 46,
052, 1,
Spartan Exec, 45, In the roster my cruise shows 190Knts but after reflying the test I am convinced it should be 190 mph, am I
wrong? Either way I am having fun so no
worries just curious.
097, 1,
Connie, 41,
176, 1,
123, 1,
XP-72, 35,
142, 1,
DC-3, 52,
069, 1,
DC3, 55,
099, 1,
DH 104, 52,
108, 1,
Boeing 247 D, 50,
144, 1,
Beechcraft D18S, 45, ... and
away we go ...
168, 1,
158, 1,
de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 48,
106, 1,
De Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 51,
075, 1,
DC3, 55,
104, 1,
dc-3, 53,
167, 1,
015, 1,
DC3, 44,
Gaar13,
1, DC-3, 57, Well, the adventure begins again!
034, 1,
DC-3, 52,
089, 1,
037, 1,
B-25J, 48,
027, 1,
DC3, 49,
082, , 1, DC3, 42,
019, , 1, Lockheed L049A Constellation, 34,
131, 1,
beechcraft D18S, 46,
036, 1,
Commander 680, 44,
042, 1,
Harvard MkIV, 49, Up, Up, and Away!!!!!!!!! Interesting start to a
great rally. Like the weather -
actually got to see the ground en route!
(No, not just on the trip to the aerodrome, but from
the air!)
079, 1,
Aero Commander 500, 46,
115, 1,
DC-3, 55, Great start and good luck to all.
Thanks to
011, 1, DC-3, 52, Not a well defined runway to taxi. Once I found the end of the runway, it was rather
uneventful.
163, 1,
Avro Lancastrian, 38,
003, 1,
D.H. 104 Dove , 48,
003, 1, , ,
109, 1,
DC3, 51,
074, 1,
DH - 104 Dove, 52,
170, 1,
Douglas DC3, 53, Nice to get the first one out of the way! Finally getting the hang of the DC3!
041, 1,
PBY Catalina, 58,
046, 1,
Lockheed Electra L-10A, 56,
028, , 1, Aero Commander 680, 45,
022,
Harry Nelson, 1, DC3, 65,
024, 1,
DC3, 54, Over Mnt Hope: Time 31
035, 1,
DC3, 57, Corrected entry
135, , 1, de Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 43, Not bad for a first
attempt, I have decided to do this on the fly, IE no practice flights.
128, 1,
DC3, 54, Kevin is having trouble accessing the site, so has asked me to submit
for him. ID # 076.
056, 1,
DC-3, 61,
035, 1,
DC3, 117,
055, , 1, Lockheed L10A, 43,
054, 1,
Globe Swift, 51, Nice head wind
044, , 1, C-45 USAF, 60,
140, 1,
F9F-5 Panther, 28,
005, 1,
DHC-2 Beaver, 58,
149, , 1, DC-3, 51,
134, 1,
Cessna 150, 62,
032, 1,
B-25J, 36, flew at 5500 ft alt, made straight-in approach to rwy 15.
72, 1,
DC 3, 36,
023, 1,
DC3, 60, Flew this sector in the company of Pilots 020, 027 and 056....a great
flight in wonderful company.
139, 1,
DC-3, 62,
124, , 1, Douglas DC-3, 52, Straight in approach for runway 15
- flown at 3500ft
077, 1,
DHC-3 OTTER, 55, Great to be up & away at last !
Waited until the pack had all taken off and dissappeared
into the sky before trundling into the air with my pack of sandwiches by my
side.
179, 1,
058, 1,
DC-3, 58,
002, , 1, DC-3, 54,
112, 1,
pby catalina,
61,
145 , Capt Zlogg, 1, DH-104,
45, these trees on the threshold of the rwy's at YPLC
are a nuisance!!
bgas004,
1, Cessna 310, 24, The flying was superb. The addition
of VOZ has really enhanced the visuals from altitude. Looking forward to the
future flights
026, 1,
dc4, 35,
177, , 1, DC-3, 56, And we're off...
141, 1,
de Havilland DH 114 Heron, 61,
047, 1,
DC3, 54,
129, 1,
Fokker F27, 45,
085, 1,
DC-3, 51,
073, 1,
DC3, 54,
146, 1, DC-3, 49, First flight in a DC-3. Loved
it.
175, 1,
Aero Commander 500, 60,
107, 1,
ac500, 45,
049, 1,
de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 55, It is nice to be back in the GAAR saddle again.
165, , 1, DC3, 52,
059, 1,
D18S, 41,
152, , 1, DC-3, 49,
153, , 1, Cessna Centurion, 50,
100, 1,
DC3, 43,
162, 1,
DC-3, 57, Dep rwy 35,
altitude 3,500 ft, Arr rwy
15 with straight in approach.
092, 1,
DC3, 62, I used the Zoom feature like binoculars to estimate distance because
my Panel that im using for the rally is the default
DC3 Panel for flightsim.
166, 1,
DC3, 50, My flight planning paid off. I calculated
expected leg times so that I can plan on arriving at the destination on
time. I had to circle once at
127, 1,
Beech Twin Bonanza, 44, I've been remiss in not thanking the organizers for
setting this Rally up. I very much appreciate it...all the best,
039, 1,
DC-3, 55, Flew @3,500
105, 1,
DH-89a, 63,
009, 1,
DC-3, 56,
094, 1,
172, 1,
DC3, 52, This time started at holding point to runway
and then stopped when clear of the destination runway.
086, 1, Cessna C150, 68, Nice gentle opening flight, cruise
at MEA of 3500ft.
174, 1,
DC3, 51,
007, 1,
Douglas DC3, 52, Weather same as the flight plan, as you would expect. Good
flight from my perspective.
029, 1,
Martin B29, 47, good start :0)
120, 1,
DC3, 55,
101, 1,
DC3, 55,
171,
bgad016, 1, DC-3, 42,
020, 1,
Douglas DC-3, 64, Together on FSInn with DC-3 Airways
Pilots 624_George, 1202_Charlie and 1091_Klaus on a relaxing flight. Lets have more.
038, 1,
DC-3C, 51, Always have this feeling of adventure when starting the GAAR. Taking
of a dirt strip makes it even more adventurous!
181, 1,
Beech D17SW, 46,
182, 1,
CAC Wirraway, 55,
180, 1,
de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 35,
067, 1,
Beach D18S, 44,
076, 1, Jet Provost, 37, Good stsrt. Enjoyed it.
169, 1,
Cessna T50 Bobcat, 52,
066, 1,
Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 28,
151, 1,
B-25J Mitchell, 48,
062, J.
Ackermann, 1, de Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 53,
150,
Barry Theodore, 1,
132, 1,
de havillandDH 104 Dove, 48,
118, 1,
DH-89a Dragon Rapide , 63,
025, 1,
DC3, 44, Turfing off Rw35. Shaking a bit in the wind
and some dark clouds before and after Mt Hope. Landing OK...had a few sightseers
on board but no hassle.
155, 1,
Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 70,
090, 1,
C-47B, 46,
091, 1,
Bonanza V35, 42, Enjoyable frist leg and love flying
with
091, 1,
Bonanza V35, 42, Enjoyable frist leg and love flying whith
091, 1,
Bonanza V35, 42, Enjoyable frist leg and love flying whith
083, 1,
B-24D, 53,
126, 1, Beech T-34B
010, 1,
133,
Graham Rintoul, 1, DC-3, 56,
133, , 1, DC-3, 56,
133, , 1, , ,
040, 1,
P-38 Lightning, 33, Departed via 35 and up to 3500. Some bumps first 20 miles then pretty
smooth. Arrived 19
into Port
008, 1,
DC3-Hawk's, 51, and we're off
016, John Graham, 1, DC-3, 53, Corrected PIREP to add
pilot's name.
156, 1,
Convair 340, 44,
016, , 1, DC-3, 53,
084, 1,
Lockheed Vega 5C, 56,
053, 1,
DC3, 51,
061, 1,
VEGA 5B, 69, Mistake one. Joined multiplayer session as
BGAD042.
006, 1,
Douglas Dc-3, 57,
117, 1,
Spartan Executive 7W, 39,
018, 1,
curtiss c46, 45, Good flight
but I need to play with the freight loads. Flew nose heavy the whole trip and
bounced about four times at destination.
043, 1,
DC-3, 53,
014, 1,
DC3, 45, 96 Gallons of Fuel Used Altitude 3500ft
159, 1,
R4D6, 53,
130, 1,
DC-3, 50,
078, 1,
Convair 240, 40, No Problems
033, 1,
Aero Comander 500, 43, Choppy Ride at 3,500 feet
143, 1, DC-3, 51, Nice weather for sector 1. Hmm ... grass runway
already.
017, 1,
GA Monospar ST10, 75, The Monospar's
Flight Dynamics need more work than I am (currently) capable of. At the trial
height, she failed to make 100 kts. At 3500' she will
happily cruise at 120 or more, and the slightest touch of the throttle can
produce surprising variations in speed. It's going to be a very interesting
GAAR, with no chance of getting near spot times on hilly legs with any sort of
headwind!. For navigation, I have installed a driftsight, 2 NDBs, and one of
these new-fangled VORs (mainly because FS9 doesn't do
GCA approaches).
021, 1,
070, 1,
DC-3, 52,
065, 1,
DC3, 51,
095, 1,
DC-3, 53,
050,
Larry Barker, 1, DC-3, 60, Weather w/ATC