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Seems as if my graphics or textures are a bit off, possibly weather, too?
The following screenshot was taken at 10,000 feet, about 15 minutes out of Leicester (EGBG), United Kingdom. Horizon is blurred and I should think the ground textures would look better than this at 10,000 feet. I don't know what the weather should look like at this point in time and space (RD).
I slewed "the Maddie" over to a general aviation ramp and configured for taxi, set up gps, etc. Because of the "socked in weather and rainfall, I filed an IFR flight plan down to Faro.
Taxiing was very difficult due to very strong ground level winds. For the first time (other than flying tail-draggers) I had to make heavy use of F11/F12 braking to augment my nose wheel turning. That was my first clue that I was operating in one heck of a crosswind situation!
Back in the VCockpit, the take off roll saw me hard over on rudder and ailerons as per John King's advice.
On my first takeoff attempt, I was actually able to follow the runway pretty well, but I found myself so busy with dealing with the crosswind effects on the control surfaces, that I failed to raise flaps [entirely], and also failed to provide enough back pressure on the stick. Lost airspeed and lift and crashed into some buildings a mile or so from the runway.
My second take off roll had me frantically trying to correct my previous mistakes. I fared poorly tracking the runway. I was all over the runway surface for watching my instruments a bit closer trying to keep things under control until I had rotation speed. After take off, I found that my speed and inertia made things a little easier to manage the control surfaces.
Up, up and awaaaaay!
When my intruments told me that I was climbing at a safe rate of speed and not descending, I quickly stabbed the Auto Pilot Altitude function to help stabilize my climb out and allowed myself a single breath of air.
I went 2D Cockpit at this point with my MS Sidewinder Force Feedback stick leaping aft then port, then starb'd, in my hands while I struggled to follow IFR instructions to 10,000 feet. I eventually broke through the clouds into clear blue; my eyes practically popping out of my skull, I found my GPS track, set my AP Heading toward the GPS track and then began scrambling for my Lurch Bag!
Fifteen minutes out of Leicester, I saved my flight to send my previous post and screenshot. I will resume the flight when able.
I'm only fifteen minutes out and already reaching for my seasick bag!
Location: COMFORTABLY NUMB, in U.S.A. *** KOFF ***
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@Yaeger
Sorry I missed your first post on the graphics side. Cat1 is right, that is what your supposed to see. Plus the fact, the weather is better above the clouds.
he-he.............
Your kidding??? !!!!! Never... EVER....had to take off with crosswinds ???? he-he-he....
Well, I am glad you finally got off the ground, and almost to altitude (remember...cruise is 33,000 ft for all flights.....if you dare).
Otherwise, I am glad your ENJOYING (???) your flight. Barf bags are on your left, if you need 2 or 3. I have saved 2-4 other flights, that should really make your, you know what pucker. But those are for later, much later (???)
When you get to your destination, remember one thing. A killer grip is a good thing to have. A prayer or two may be needed too.
A very busy holiday has prevented me from getting here, now that it's over, I can look forward to testing my Stomach....... Brucie, hope your gonna clean that mess up, it will be a smelly first leg otherwise
Mel.
Last edited by mel wilson on Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:39 pm; edited 1 time in total
Finally, I climbed aboard the trusty Beech, equipped with thermos and a few snacks for the first leg of this epic journey. Family and a few friends to wave me off, (I think, cos I could not actually see them in the foul weather).
Fired up the engines, all checks completed, I taxied to the *beep*, don’t remember weather like this for quite sometime, 9am in the morning, and it’s windy, wet and miserable.
As soon as I started to roll, I felt the crosswind Jaeg warned me about, pretty strong as I struggled to hold the centre line, lifted off, into a blind thick white sky, just spotted a few treetops as I looked out of the cockpit, then nothing, my route was entered into my GPS, and as soon as I found some height, I switched to autopilot and hoped it would get me clear of this nightmare start as soon as possible……….
It wasn’t until 10,000ft that suddenly I saw a hint of blue grey sky, at last I cleared the thick cloud and quickly climbed above it…….. phew…. Time to relax a bit now….. Checking everything, all looked good, engines talking to me as we gained our cruising altitude of 33,000, on course, and all looking good.
33,000ft established and a speed of 150 knots at around 09.46, and just about to pass over the southern coast of England, Portland Navy (EGDP) just to my right, and nothing in front but a few light clouds……… And lots of water.
With A/P on, I reached for my flask, for a well earned cup of coffee, even took the chance to sit back in one of the few passenger compartment seats that we have left, and looked out over the sea.
11.05 and I can see the French Coast coming up, time to get back up front, can't make a habit of this.
I’m on my way, one of many legs to come, I wonder what fate has in store for me, I guess only god himself knows that, along with RD.
Okay, I just cancelled my IFR flight, now flying VFR. Climbed to 33,000 feet as per RD's flight parameters.
CABIN ALT HIGH Warning light suddenly lit up on the Master Warning Panel. Uh-oh, what's this?! I know that warning light is referring to cabin pressure!
I popped open the kneeboard and discovered that there are no performance specs for "the Maddie". Aarrgh! I'd never noticed that before! I quickly yanked out my hard copy of the AFG manual for the Beech B300. How to use the pressurisation. The last note on the page reads:
-CABIN ALT-warning light in the Master Warning Panel will be lit if the cabin altitude rises above 12,500 feet!!!
And the AFG Manual notes don't supply any further information or how to correct this situation. For the crying out loud, I've got the cabin pressure up as high as it can possibly go (see screenshot)!
I then recall RD's last words:
RD wrote:
(remember...cruise is 33,000 ft for all flights.....if you dare).
Why on earth would RD state that the cruising altitude for ALL FLIGHTS is 33,000 feet if it was unsafe to do so? And what's all this "If You Dare" baloney?
There's gotta be a solution somehow, because I just can't feature RD sabotaging the project! Hell, I know RD's got a little mean streak, but he's not so mean that he's gonna kill us all right out of the barrel! No, there's gotta be some solution.
CABIN ALT HIGH Warning light suddenly lit up on the Master Warning Panel. Uh-oh, what's this?! I know that warning light is referring to cabin pressure!
The last note on the page reads:
-CABIN ALT-warning light in the Master Warning Panel will be lit if the cabin altitude rises above 12,500 feet!!!
There's gotta be a solution somehow, because I just can't feature RD sabotaging the project! Hell, I know RD's got a little mean streak, but he's not so mean that he's gonna kill us all right out of the barrel! No, there's gotta be some solution.
But I'll be doggone if I can figure it out!
Okay, I'll say the word...."UNCLE!"
Just in case, I've saved my flight in progress!
Jaeg-
Jaeg, and all please see my e-mail on Dec 2nd, I give the solution to this in that e-mail.
I'm still trying to get me and the airplane to the starting point.
I got a call yesterday from the Beech factory in Wichita, Kansas saying the plane was complete and would be ready for pick up on the second of January. Then I have to fly it down to Hurlbert Field (KHRT) in Florida so Sir Squirrel can work my airframe copy into the paint booth. By the way, GS I am having Raytheon pack the wings in shipping crates. She is coming to you in pieces.
Mel, What would be a good place to have the wings reattached once I get her over the pond?
Cat. I would recomend Blackbushe, http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/service_support/ Beechcraft have a sevice center there, and it's only around 45mins flying time to Leicester once flight testing has been completed. Mel.
Well.......... I decided to push on to Faro....... It was not the quiet & easy first leg I had anticipated........
I had just cleared the southern coast of France, around 39nm south of Brest Control, when casually looking towards my left, I was confronted with learjet heading in the opposite direction, it all happend so fast, I had no time to react. No warning given by ATC that there was another aircraft in the vicinity, I was on course, and at my assigned altitude. My speed was 150 knots....... I have no idea what the converging speed of both aircraft were.... I dread to think. What do you think ?. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LWX8GcIXQZ8
My approach at Faro was at first, seemingly nothing special, everything was fine, I could see the ground at around 5,000ft, lined myself up after being given the all clear to land, and I can only assume that a fog bank had drifted in from the sea, suddenly my final approach was completly *beep*, didnt bargin on this........ with nothing but instruments to guide my way in, I managed to touch down first time, hell of a bump though, it cleared a little as I taxied to my parking spot, I thought to myself, there goes my vacation....... Still, I have decided to lay over here at Faro for a few weeks, just to welcome fellow Round the World pilots in from their first leg.
Sorry folks, MASTER WARNING annunciator, not master caution, master caution is amber (yellow) and neither is related to the CABIN ALT HIGH annunciator.
I was able to find the test procedure in the Maintenance Manual for the pressurization and it turns out that it was switchology on my part. I misread the switch and was dumping cabin pressure the entire flight. But it seems to work almost as described in the maintenance manual.
One thing to note though, it does need to be adjusted for your cruising altitude before take off. It will need to be deactivated (dumped) during descent when you reach the altitude set for the cabin. Just watch the rate and everything should be fine.
As far as the master warning, I remember now that most of the aircraft I have worked on have this same issue when ground power is applied, or on initial start up. Mostly due to engine related things such as oil pressure, fuel flow, fire detection and things of that nature. So, that may be a non issue. Just reset and move on. Now if it come on after that, you need to pay attention to it.
I definitely adjusted my cabin pressure as high as I possibly could (my second screenshot above). There seems to be no way to set the cabin pressure to 33,000 feet as far as I can determine, which leads me to suspect that we are well out of the operational ceiling for this aircraft! Your quote (above) makes no sense to me. Please explain more fully!The best I can determine is that we just ignore this warning/caution light.
Alright scuba divers, I have received your cabin pressure flags and am presently in the shop with one of the delivery models to work the problem out. I will release T.O.s as soon as they are available.
I'm approximately one hour out from Faro. At my present rate of travel, I expect to arrive on Saturday at the latest (best I can do under my circumstances).
Mel, don't dally at the Airplane Bar for too long. As the first of our numbers to arrive at Faro, you'll be needing to press on to the "Ocean Club" (where Madeleine was abducted from), and please ensure that there's sufficient poolside rooms available for all incoming pilots! What amenities are offered for us?
Everyone please be aware that there have been a number of recent updates at www.findmadeleine.com PLEASE VISIT!!!
Ran full systems checks and simulations. Checked with the boys at Raytheon as well. This model is certified to 32,800ft with a max standard cruise alt. of 30,000. I think RD is pulling our door chains telling us to go 33,000. My recommendation is 25,000 weather permitting. Also, from the manual...
- CABIN DIFF-warning light in the Master Warning Panel will be lit if the
pressure differential between outside air and cabin exceeds 6.6 PSI.
- CABIN ALT-warning light in the Master Warning Panel will be lit if the
cabin altitude rises above 12500 feet.
edit: As I have been rightly reminded, I had originally planned to be 35,000 capable. I will have to get back into the systems to achieve this and will provide fixes as they are available.
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