Picked Up My New Plane Today!

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Well, simulated pickup, of my simulated plane :slight_smile:

I have now completed my first 3 flight sim goals.

C152 - Basic Single Engine - Complete 52 flying hours learning the basics of flight, VFR Navigation, VOR navigation and radio communications.

C172 Steam - Basic Single Engine With Enhanced Avionics - Complete 36 flying hours continuing to build on the fundamentals learned within the 152. Intorudction to learning to navigate via charts and better understanding of procedures and Autopilot functionality.

C172 G1000 - Basic Single Engine With G1000 - Complete 36 flying hours applying navigation and autopilot experience to the G1000.

C182T - Complex Single Engine with G1000 - Complete 82 flying hours continuing to build on G1000 experience, navigation and procedures with the introduction of cowl flaps.

If you noticed the pattern of plane type to number of hours flown, it is not a coincidence and it adds up to 206 hours which I just achieved on my last flight into Wichita.

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All flights were flown in real time, with live weather (REX Weather Force) as well as correct seasons (BIJAN Season Mod and then REX AccuSeasons). Normal sim / flying time (no accelleration).

All communication handled via Pilot2ATC.

Each flight continued from where the last flight ended including parking spot. Route planning, fuel, etc… all done with charts, POH, etc… by hand (assistance with E6B computer). Real world procedures followed as best as I understood them at the time or as the sim permitted. No in air refuelling, and multi hop trips were done within the sim (re-fuel on the ground, flight plan, update GPS and get P2ATC clearance etc…).

Alternates filed and planned for as required and missed aproaches flown when required.

What’s next? Wichita was not chosen by accident as the last top to hit 206 hours (52 + 72 + 82). But as the headquarters for Beechcraft I thought it a fitting stop to pickup my next plane!

The G36 Bonanza.

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BG36 - Complex Single Engine with G1000 - Complete 36 flying hours continuing to build on G1000 experience, navigation and procedures with the introduction of retractable landing gear.

Looking forward to getting into the air and have been spending allot of time learning about it on the ground.

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Awesome, well done!

Very well documented.

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Very impressed well doned

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This guy. This is how to play the game! Make your own career mode. I love it.

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Congratulations! It’s great celebrating such achievements. Even in sim!

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You’ll love the Bonanza. Where did you get ahold of that POH? Can’t find a G36 version with a revised date like that for the life of me, most recent one I have is from the late 90’s.

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Check out my post with a link to my mods / addons. Check out the documentation section for the link.

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Much appreciated!

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Now this is commitment to a cause! :grinning:

But have you had to make a forced emergency landing in a field or test landing into a sports stadium? :wink:

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lol no to both, Go-Arounds due to traffic on runway or bad weather (minimums not met). Once I get further into my journey with Airliners, PACX has an option for emergencies to arrise :slight_smile:

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Please do keep this thread going at each stage. I and I’m sure many others will be interested in your career progress!

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Excellent Flight Documentation, well done. Keep flying.

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I appreciate that and will do with each progression!

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Love it, well done mate.

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I love how you are working your way up. I did the exact same thing but not nearly as detailed as you have done. It’s fun getting immersed into it. I was doing checkrides all the way up to heavy jet. I never did drop 270 mil on a 787 though and moved into Jet trainer for fun instead. Now back flying military jets and vintage warbirds :wink:

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After taking a bit of time to get my external panels and instruments setup, plus profiles built for the G56 I was finally able to get it in the air.

Weather on the ground and on the way up was not the greatest but once we punched through the cloud cover it was smooth sailing.

A fun aircraft to fly! Handles well on the ground, allot quieter than the 182 and best of all, I can actually see out of all the windows!

In the 182 you have a choice, look out the front, or the side, you can’t do both without allot of adjustment. Was nice to just be able to turn my head and still see without crouching.

Was fun to start using a retractable gear and managed to remember to switch the tanks every 30 minutes.

Overall a successful maiden voyage!

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Could I ask if you had outlines of all the flying and training you did in each of the planes? Would be lovely to have access to those!

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Sorry, could you elaborate on what you mean by outlines? Not sure I follow.

Thanks.

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My apologies, in those files, do you have plans you flew or what you did , like training?

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Oh, sorry, in the binders for each aircraft is the POH (Pilots Opearting Handbook) which contains all the information about that specific aircraft including performance data (which is used for fuel planning, weight and balance, etc…).

I also have the checklists and procedures (normal, abnormal and emergencies) and printed the normal procedures in a booklet that fits on my kneeboard.

Then a larger full page one laminated.

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