This flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor to Las Vegas McCarran airports went very well. I'm more used to the 737 than I am to the 767, and I didn't forget too much (I know I should read checklists, but it's difficult when you're the only pilot and you already have your hands full flying the aircraft).
This was CHILY1.IGM.TYSSN2 at FL280, just like the real-world flight. The real flight, however, was delayed and had a gate change, whereas I left on time. The weather was nice, apart from the blistering heat in Phoenix that makes it such a dump to live in (although it looks nice at night from the air). In fact, I was at the gate in Las Vegas at just about exactly the time that the real flight should have been there, had it not been delayed.
I hand-flew the approach from about 5 miles out. Despite some slight gusts in the wind, I landed pretty smoothly. I heard no applause, though (in Europe, passengers often applaud a landing, which shows how totally backward and clueless they still are with respect to commercial aviation).
My photo was taken from the captain's seat at the gate, right after I came to a complete stop, with engines still running.
Blog Archive
-
▼
2009
(169)
-
▼
June
(16)
- Stanford - Great Falls - Conrad / Cessna 182RG Sky...
- Castle Well - Gila Bend / Cessna 182RG Skylane (N7...
- Phoenix - Los Angeles / Beechcraft Baron 58 (N3862...
- Gila Bend - Buckeye - Castle Well / Cessna 182RG S...
- Tucson - San Diego / Boeing 737-800 (SWA450) / IFR
- Phoenix - San Diego / Beechcraft Bonanza A36 (N736...
- Gila Bend - Phoenix / Beechcraft Bonanza A36 (N736...
- Santa Paula - Redlands / Cessna 182RG Skylane (N70...
- Portland - Seattle / Boeing 747-4AA (N705ML) / IFR
- Phoenix - San Diego / Boeing 747-4AA / VFR (!)
- Frankfurt - London / Boeing 767-300ER (N715ML) / IFR
- Phoenix - Las Vegas / Boeing 747-800 (SWA964) / IFR
- Phoenix - Los Angeles / Boeing 767-300ER (N715ML) ...
- Sint Maarten - San Juan / Boeing 767-300ER (N715ML...
- Phoenix - Eloy - Gila Bend / Cessna 182RG Skylane ...
- Santa Paula - Blackinton / Beechcraft Baron 58 (N3...
-
▼
June
(16)