VH-KDK Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 .......never anything as big as this. Jack this is your request but I don't have the new PAVD yet. Lets go and take a tour of Port Valdez and Prince William Sound. 1. 2. No pax and only 40% fuel so the A346 handles really well. In fact when the passengers found out the flight plan they all evacuated in under one minute! 3. Now to look at some of the RTMM ships. 4. Just got the Auto Throttle set to 200kts. 5. Everything else is flown manually. 6. 7. 8. Mostly between 200 and 400 ft. 9. But a bit higher when turning, don't want to bend the A346. 10. I did get as low as 27 ft running up to this one but still did not get the engines wet. 11. Would make a great torpedo bomber, just think of the length of torpedo it could carry! 12. 13. Now to try and land. 14. Again using the Auto Throttle 15. 16. 17. Second attempt. Got down on the runway first time but too late turning off the Auto Throttle, then forgot to zero the throttle. Just over ran by about 50metres. 18. 19. Amazing that the A346 can turn on a sixpence, thought I was going to gave to cheat and use the grass. 20. Just fits into the parking area. 21. Hope you enjoyed looking at the ships, I will have to get PAVD one day but I have GEN to amuse me for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Very nice. Great bird.Voyager iPad - Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 That's some fancy low flying you did there! Great shots Martyn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Extraordinary way of touring this misty mountain place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harmes Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Great pics Martyn. There's nothing like getting down low to check out the scenery up close. I was just doing some low and fast flying myself, although in a Raptor. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Grand set indeed. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDX Flyer Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 My of my. That Airbus has one long profile. Great shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Nice harbor tour Martyn , I think next time tho I will book the Piper Cub tour . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 That was brilliant Martyn! You did it and the scenery, especially the ships make it look ginormous! That is one big plane! But kudos for doing what you did in it! Yeah, I'll bet the passengers bailed in a hurry but I would have loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 On 10/10/2016 at 6:28 PM, Voyager said: Very nice. Great bird. Voyager iPad - Tapatalk Thanks Voyager. On 10/10/2016 at 11:11 PM, RJ said: That's some fancy low flying you did there! Great shots Martyn! Cheers RJ. On 10/10/2016 at 11:33 PM, Bermuda425 said: Extraordinary way of touring this misty mountain place! It was a bit different Erik. On 11/10/2016 at 1:14 AM, scottharmes6 said: Great pics Martyn. There's nothing like getting down low to check out the scenery up close. I was just doing some low and fast flying myself, although in a Raptor. Cheers, I think your Raptor is better suited to this type of flying than the Airbus! On 11/10/2016 at 1:32 AM, Iain Emms said: Grand set indeed. cheers Iain Thanks Iain. On 11/10/2016 at 3:53 AM, PDX Flyer said: My of my. That Airbus has one long profile. Great shots. Thanks PDX, it is a long way from the cockpit to the back. On 11/10/2016 at 4:33 AM, BradB said: Nice harbor tour Martyn , I think next time tho I will book the Piper Cub tour . Cheers John Good idea John, the Cub is a bit easier to control. On 11/10/2016 at 11:01 AM, Jack Sawyer said: That was brilliant Martyn! You did it and the scenery, especially the ships make it look ginormous! That is one big plane! But kudos for doing what you did in it! Yeah, I'll bet the passengers bailed in a hurry but I would have loved it! Thanks for the inspiration Jack, not too many bigger planes to try this with is there! Many thanks for your great messages and interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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