Leg 16 - OMDB-VNKT
Departed: 06:30z (RWY 12R)
Arrived: 10:00z (RWY 02)
Weather: Clear skies on departure; few clouds at 1500ft on arrival
Aircraft: Boeing 787-10
Route: OMDB N0174F310 DAVM4G IVURO M677 KUSEN A791 BIVIN R462 RAMSA Z15 JDP W58 JJP J20 LKN W86 APIPU G598 PARSA SMRA2R VNKT
Approach: VOR 02 (GURAS transition)
Remarks:
- Purchased the Orbx Dubai Landmarks pack, which was a huge improvement over the default scenery
- I’ve been enjoying the 787, so decided to stick with that for this leg, instead of the A320neo as initially planned
- Some issues getting the aircraft to descend at the high FPA (5.31 degrees) needed for the VNKT runway 2 approach, so had to take manual control….not sure it would have been the most pleasant of experiences for the passengers!
- Made use of Troglodytus’ freeware scenery from flightsim.to for VNKT.
Ready to depart from OMDB
Climbing out from RWY 12R
Continuing our ascent and crossing one of the strangest borders I’ve ever seen…
…a small piece of the UAE within a piece of Oman…within the UAE!
Cruising towards Karachi, Pakistan.
Cruising at FL310 with the Himalayas in the distance
Bonus shots (from a first attempt at the flight which I had to abandon):
Departing RWY 31L with the Dubai skyline in the distance
Sunset over India
Distance completed: 15,141nm Distance remaining: 31,450nm