Leg 5 - LFPG-LOWI
Departed: 13:25z (RWY 9R)
Arrived: 14:45z (RWY 8)
Weather: Clear skies; few clouds at 8,000ft on arrival
Aircraft: AIrbus A320neo
Route: LFPG N0447F350 BUBL3G LUVAL UM164 EPL UN491 BEGAR N491 DEGES UN871 GAMSA MADE1B LOWI
Approach: RNAV-Z 08 (ELMEM transition)
Remarks:
- This was my first flight using Pilot2ATC as an alternative to the built-in ATC and it went well, with sensible climb/descent clearances
- The arrival into Innsbruck via the RNAV RWY08 approach was spectacular, although a little steeper than I think the passengers would have liked; I forgot that VNAV is pretty broken at the moment and missed the TOD…as Chuck Yeager used to say though, “If you can walk away from a landing, it’s a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it’s an outstanding landing.”
- Slight disclaimer…the airport scenery at Innsbruck is actually Orbx LOWI and not the default MSFS handcrafted airport
Distance completed: 1,362nm Distance remaining: 45,229nm
After my “outstanding” landing at Innsbruck, I’ll be taking the Airbus on a short hop across to Turin tomorrow, ready for a day trip into the Alps to visit Courchevel in the SR22.