VH-KDK Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Took the Texan (what else) for a ride in Germany and soon found the rego very appropriate. 1. A bit rough on start up but all seems ok. 2. Departing EDBJ. 3. Over Hermsdorf 4. Oh......, just noticed the manifold pressure is dropping. 5. Better not tell the passenger there are problems. 6. Despite making a few adjustments the pressure continues to drop so with no airport in sight time to select some open ground for an emergency landing. 7. Using the replay mode the plane remains in the state it was when landing. In flight the engine was still running and the gear was up. 8. A suitable area to land has been spotted . 9. Still high and fast but will try and get down in one piece. 10. Luckily the ground slopes upwards which will slow us down. 11. Just missed some bushes and come to a stop safely. Now where is that manual, time to insult it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Pugwash Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Nice emergency landing, I bet she gets a cab back to the aerodrome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Very nice emergency procedure! Great scenery to support you! Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Great shots of my country, topped up with a fascinating narration! I thought you´ll use the Autobahn for landing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Great shots Martyn. I prefer aircraft that don't give up on me. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDX Flyer Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 My oh my! How I love these shots; especially number 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev D Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Terrific shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Great shots! Did you work out what the problem was? Overheating, over-leaning - or did you just forget to switch tanks? LOL! Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corndog Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Nice shots! Did you find out why the motor quite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 8 hours ago, Capt Pugwash said: Nice emergency landing, I bet she gets a cab back to the aerodrome! Thanks Shaun, luckily she didn't and what is more she is in the back seat again this morning! 7 hours ago, Voyager said: Very nice emergency procedure! Great scenery to support you! Voyager Thank you Voyager, cannot wait for Germany especially when you consider how god OLC is. 7 hours ago, Stillwater said: Great shots of my country, topped up with a fascinating narration! I thought you´ll use the Autobahn for landing... Thanks Gerold. I would have used the Autobahn but I had no money left to pay the toll as I spent it all on the Texan. 8 hours ago, RJ said: Great shots Martyn. I prefer aircraft that don't give up on me. :-) That is the problem with these complex aircraft, you get failures if you don't do it right and I obviously did summant wrong! 5 hours ago, PDX Flyer said: My oh my! How I love these shots; especially number 3. Thank you PDX 4 hours ago, Torchy821 said: Terrific shots. Cheers Kev. 4 hours ago, Adam_NZ said: Great shots! Did you work out what the problem was? Overheating, over-leaning - or did you just forget to switch tanks? LOL! Adam. Thanks Adam. Not sure Adam but it is running without problems this morning. 1 hour ago, Corndog said: Nice shots! Did you find out why the motor quite? Thank you Corndog. No but it seems to have fixed itself overnight as it is going like a goodun this morning. Many thanks for your great responses which I appreciate. Glad you enjoyed the shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 1 hour ago, VH-KDK said: Thanks Gerold. I would have used the Autobahn but I had no money left to pay the toll as I spent it all on the Texan. Martyn, don´t worry: German Autobahns are toll free for everything what is not a truck. But beware of the Porsches, they might be faster than your Texan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Put an E D on the end of your rego KDK and that's what you may have ended up. lol (: cheers Gumby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Martyn , the saying is : Don't mess with Texas or Texan's , bad things are bound to happen . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Stuff happens I guess, but at least you made it down alright, great shots!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Smashing shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 A strikingly adventurous simulator session! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1252 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Nice pix Martyn. I just noticed the reg # of this beast - surprised the developer managed to slip that past their marketing people. Can't get used to thinking of this as a "Texan", it was "Harvard" over here in my small boy Airfix days. Cheers, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolf8857 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Great set of shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Very nice Set of Shots ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Don't break Heidi - your landing area choice looked remarkably like a runway, all it lacked was a centerline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Zipfel Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 a Great Set of Shoots and a nice Story, thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turboarrow4 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Fine pics in a nice story. Glad you made it on the ground in one piece ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 On 16/04/2016 at 7:18 AM, Stillwater said: Martyn, don´t worry: German Autobahns are toll free for everything what is not a truck. But beware of the Porsches, they might be faster than your Texan. Thanks Gerold, I will look in my mirror as I don't want to be rear ended by a Porsche! On 16/04/2016 at 9:08 AM, gumbypickett said: Put an E D on the end of your rego KDK and that's what you may have ended up. lol (: cheers Gumby Got it in one Gumby. By the time I had finished with it was well and truly! On 17/04/2016 at 0:25 PM, BradB said: Martyn , the saying is : Don't mess with Texas or Texan's , bad things are bound to happen . Cheers John Thanks for the advise John, I will watch myself in future. On 17/04/2016 at 1:01 PM, adambar said: Stuff happens I guess, but at least you made it down alright, great shots!! It always happens in big lumps when I get my hands on something Adam On 17/04/2016 at 11:26 PM, Iain Emms said: Smashing shots. cheers Iain Thank you Iain. On 21/04/2016 at 7:01 PM, Bermuda425 said: A strikingly adventurous simulator session! It was very different from what I expected Bermuda. Did the same a while back with the A2A Cherokee. It didn't help not having enough fuel in the tanks in that case. On 21/04/2016 at 11:01 PM, andy1252 said: Nice pix Martyn. I just noticed the reg # of this beast - surprised the developer managed to slip that past their marketing people. Can't get used to thinking of this as a "Texan", it was "Harvard" over here in my small boy Airfix days. Cheers, Andy I was surprised too Andy and like you I knew this plane as the Harvard but I did not see one until I came to Oz in 81 which is again a surprise! On 21/04/2016 at 11:50 PM, dolf8857 said: Great set of shots! Thanks Dolf. On 21/04/2016 at 0:28 AM, mikee said: Very nice Set of Shots ! Cheers Mike. On 22/04/2016 at 11:37 AM, olderndirt said: Don't break Heidi - your landing area choice looked remarkably like a runway, all it lacked was a centerline. Cheers Oldendirt. I will take good care of her, something similar to that that would make a good slogan for an airline. What is a centreline? On 25/04/2016 at 1:23 AM, Thomas Zipfel said: a Great Set of Shoots and a nice Story, thank you for sharing. Thank you Thomas. On 25/04/2016 at 3:38 AM, Turboarrow4 said: Fine pics in a nice story. Glad you made it on the ground in one piece ;-) Thanks Thorsten. Many thanks to you all for your comments and interest. Another old post to reply to your great comments, apologies for leaving it so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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