russ
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Boarding process was easy, and I got a seat at the front with a great view, plus nobody to recline in front of me!*
Being a low cost carrier, there was very little service, including that of the pilot. So I had to make do.
Having started the right engine (up to 25%, introduce fuel, watch the starter click off at about 50%, then watching for an overtemp) I thought I doing pretty well! Unfortunately, when I started the left engine, the temperature rose too high so I cut the fuel, but it still kept going up! It turns out that when you cut the fuel (using the lever I have my finger on in the photo), you need to put the lever down and into the detent. If you don't get it into the detent, the fuel still flows and you have a big problem on your hands!~
After a short stint in maintenance due to me cooking the engine~, we taxied out to runway 07, throttled up and barrelled through V1 and VR into the air.
Many dodgy circuits later,# I started to get the hang of the thing. I'd have liked to get a photo of me flying straight down the ILS, however I was a bit busy at the time! This is about the best photo I could get!
After a smooth landing,@ I taxied back to the gate. All passengers arrived safe and well, unfortunately no status credits awarded.##
Regards,
russ737^
Notes: * This was not a real aircraft, it was a simulator. ~ I didn't really cook an engine, it was simulated. # My circuits were actually dodgy. I did get one half-reasonable ILS landing done, though. @ The last landing was smooth - I probably floated too much, but what the hey. ##There were no passengers in the simulator, but even if there were they would not have received any status credits because we didn't actually go anywhere. ^ My forum name isn't russ737, it's russ
Being a low cost carrier, there was very little service, including that of the pilot. So I had to make do.
Having started the right engine (up to 25%, introduce fuel, watch the starter click off at about 50%, then watching for an overtemp) I thought I doing pretty well! Unfortunately, when I started the left engine, the temperature rose too high so I cut the fuel, but it still kept going up! It turns out that when you cut the fuel (using the lever I have my finger on in the photo), you need to put the lever down and into the detent. If you don't get it into the detent, the fuel still flows and you have a big problem on your hands!~
After a short stint in maintenance due to me cooking the engine~, we taxied out to runway 07, throttled up and barrelled through V1 and VR into the air.
Many dodgy circuits later,# I started to get the hang of the thing. I'd have liked to get a photo of me flying straight down the ILS, however I was a bit busy at the time! This is about the best photo I could get!
After a smooth landing,@ I taxied back to the gate. All passengers arrived safe and well, unfortunately no status credits awarded.##
Regards,
russ737^
Notes: * This was not a real aircraft, it was a simulator. ~ I didn't really cook an engine, it was simulated. # My circuits were actually dodgy. I did get one half-reasonable ILS landing done, though. @ The last landing was smooth - I probably floated too much, but what the hey. ##There were no passengers in the simulator, but even if there were they would not have received any status credits because we didn't actually go anywhere. ^ My forum name isn't russ737, it's russ
