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Message started by Tim Capps on May 29th, 2009 at 1:07am

Title: Re: Whats with the rabbits?
Post by Tim Capps on Jun 3rd, 2009 at 3:39am
I am using the World's 100 Busiest Airports package.  Does your route actually take you over the canal where you can see it?  I think I get close, but didn't make it out.

My route is SKBO SID ABL UL423 ISEBA UG440 LIB UG436 AUR UA552 MTT UJ5 MEX STAR MMMX.  It's 10:29 p.m. local (real time) and I'm just abeam Managua; about the half-way mark.  Fortunately, nothing pressing at the office tomorrow :-)

Did you see Al's Playboys for the in-flight magazine? lol  Somebody has a lot of time on his hands.  (Must be Hugh Hefner's private 757.)

I don't know if I'll go for the rather complicated approach or just let Radar Contact vector me in.  The weather at Mexico City looked a little challenging when I took off.  I am kind of interested in seeing whether I get the approach sliding back and forth others have talked about with real weather.  So far, this thing is flawless.

I should have known better than to listen to the naysayers that said fuel consumption was off.  I purposefully loaded only 15000 kg (and that's 2000 more than FSX figured).  I am feeling a bit uncomfortable with my choice now.  Looks like I have 6.6 left.  Well, figuring I'll be descending at idle that might do it as long as I don't screw up my approach.  I suppose I ought to be picking out a closer alternate, though  :o

UPDATE:  I landed with 629 lbs of fuel.  Secretly, Avianca applauds my economical planning.   Unfortunately, I'm afraid the authorities will have something to say about cutting it so close.  I'm glad I added that extra 2000 pounds to what FSX said I would need!

So much for the complaints about fuel consumption being off.  And the FMC?  Its prediction was dead on.

I was really not comfortable trying the autoland given the low fuel.  I'll do some testing later.

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