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The SAAB flies again


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Time to wheel the trusty old SAAB 340 out for a flight from Kastrup EKCH to ESSA Arlanda.

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Cannot work out why the SAAB wants to fly to Starboard all the time. Problems on the ground too!

 

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No handling problems once AP is engaged.


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That bridge again.

 

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Windfarm off Amager East.

 

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Now discovered only the port fuel tank has fuel, should have checked before take off.


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Descending into the murk.

 

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Finally a view of the runway, plenty of time to land.


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Well down the runway but the SAAB stops very quickly.


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Full service on the apron along with the flight attendant with huge traffic cones.

 

Hope you enjoyed the flight, managed to tear myself away from the Texan for a while.

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On ‎17‎/‎04‎/‎2016 at 5:46 PM, Doc Scott said:

Great captures and a nice story!! Well done!

 

Scott

Thank you Scott.

On ‎17‎/‎04‎/‎2016 at 8:12 PM, BradB said:

Great caps Martyn , I had the same issues with the Saab .

 

Cheers

 

John

Thanks John, I guess I was in too much of a hurry to get into the air to check trivial things like fuel!

 

On ‎17‎/‎04‎/‎2016 at 8:24 PM, Stillwater said:

Great weather shots, plus interesting story. And good that you did not try to land on some of these numoerous roads along the runway.

The 8Q-400 is very sensitive on rudder trim, doesn´t the Saab have the same function?

Cheers Gerold. Never had the problem before Gerold, there is rudder trim but once the AP was engaged it flew fine. With all the forest surrounding ESSA I had to go for the runway this time unlike my emergency in the Texan where I was able to find a suitable field. Lucky to see the runway in those conditions.

On ‎17‎/‎04‎/‎2016 at 8:55 PM, Voyager said:

Beautiful shots! And good report too!

 

Voyager

Thanks Voyager.

On ‎17‎/‎04‎/‎2016 at 11:56 PM, Iain Emms said:

Fine shots.

cheers

Iain

Thank you Iain.

On ‎17‎/‎04‎/‎2016 at 0:23 AM, RJ said:

Fantastic report/trip Martyn!   :-)

Cheers RJ.

On ‎17‎/‎04‎/‎2016 at 0:31 AM, Deacon Blue said:

Great series!

Thanks DB

On ‎17‎/‎04‎/‎2016 at 2:52 AM, olderndirt said:

Like that reduced visibility effect - is that a feature of P3D?

Not sure, I was running ASN Real Time Weather.

On ‎18‎/‎04‎/‎2016 at 0:27 PM, adambar said:

Great set of screenshots Martyn!!

Thanks Adam.

22 hours ago, gumbypickett said:

Nice KDK. I also have the SAAB and find it good to fly,

but it beats me how that flight attendant can go from

one company to another so quickly.

And yes they are huge cones (:

cheers

gumby

Thanks Gumby. She apparently is a girl that gets around a lot and I don't usually like plastic.

19 hours ago, Taph said:

Nice flight

Thanks Taph

14 hours ago, Bermuda425 said:

That sequence is front row center!

Greetings,

Bermuda

Cheers Bermuda.

8 hours ago, Orbxtreme said:

Very nice shots! As for your trouble with the Saab, I have a quick fix: cut the engine completely on the other side, it will solve your problem immediately. (Not responsible for further problems)

Thanks Francois. I shall ask the co pilot to give this a go next flight and I will advise him from the ground as to how well he is doing.

 

Many thanks to you all for your wonderful comments. Glad you enjoyed the flight.

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