UK builders : Part Deux

[Daveanne]

My sim co-pilot (John) want's to join us at Manchester too, so that makes it 8?

Daveanne

[Daveanne]

Folk's !

Yet another thrilling, yes thrilling instalment of: "2 amateurs and a trolley dolly" Part 11.

Unfortunately the dolly didn't turn up again, but good news the cold's gone.....yippee.

Journey tonight (Wednesday), Hong Kong (VHHH) to Pudong (ZSPD), had to change it because I couldn't get any decent scenery for the other Shanghai airport.

John, fellow glider pilot at the controls, me playing 1st officer etc.

20:00 hrs local, started off from Hong Kong stand S47 and programmed FMC for journey, weather:

VHHH, 110 @ 12 kts 8000m vis few @ 010 Sct 018 temp 26/23 Q1008 NOSIG
ZSPD, 150 @ 5 (meters per second), obviously don't know what a knot is yet? CAVOK Temp 18/16 Q1006 NOSIG.

Route: VHHH, BEKOL 1C (SID), SMT, ROACH, TD, BEKOL, KOW, 28E19, AND, ZSPD.

Clearance given at 20:27 climb to 6000, departure by published route, SQ4446 call ground on 124.50, when ready.

Pushback at 20:32 start at our digression, given taxi instruction to runway holding point 07L.

Uneventful taxi to Runway and given clearance to take off at 20:52.

Good acceleration down the runway lift off and positive climb rate, wheels up, select VNAV and LNAV to follow the SID out of Hong Kong.

Great news, after my arrival last week, in thick cloud, we climb out and turn left with a fantastic view of Kowloon Bay and Ki Tak (old) and the new territories clearly visible........nice.

Given clearances to: 15,000, 23,000, given new SQ of 3467 then 34,000, 37,000 and finally 38,000, settle down in the cruise at 0.78M wind 359@ 10kts -48 degrees C with a ground speed of 434 kts.

Not sure on the spelling but stayed with Guangzhou control until KOW then handed over to Shanghai from then on.

160 miles out from Pudong descended to: 35,000, 24,000, 16,000, 7,000, 4,000, 2000 ft for an uncontrolled approach into Pudong, runway 17, with discontinued Radar Service.

We decide that we are too close in for a correct approach, (RC4 has a habit of not lowering you down in sufficient time to make a reasonable approach every time.....?)

So we declare a Missed Approach, this means climbing back up to 990 ft, actually we are still at 4000 ft anyway so we then turn left towards HSH and pick up the inbound 347 radial to it, as directed in the approach plate.

Once we have reduced our height, ATC gives us instructions to descend to 2000ft again, but allows us to make an approach on our own from there on in, so we make a left turn on 251 degrees slow down to about 175 kts and flaps to 10 degrees, five miles out from the runway centre line we turn left on to 200 degrees and wait for the ILS centre line bug to start moving on the lower display.

This starts moving and we select VOR lock to keep us on the centre line, when the glide slope bug starts to move down the display so we then select APP and reduce the speed to 170, with 15 degrees flap and wheels down, 3 Green's.

HIALS and PAPI visible at 5 miles out and declare 'Field in site', given clearance for VFR approach from then on.

Reduce speed further eventually to 145 kts with full (40 degrees) flap ready for touch down.

Disengage Auto Pilot and throttle at 300 ft for manual landing, good round-out and touch down with reverse thrust and light braking to bring us to a halt just short of half way down the runway (big one this 13,123 ft long!!), turn off onto the taxi way and report in, get a bollocking because we report in to early, but given clearance to the ramp (our choice).

We taxi to stand 16 in front of the main terminal and shut down everything.

Nice one John, all in one piece too.....

Arrived (local) 23:00 hrs with a flying time BO to BO of 2:24 mins total, distance of 809 miles.

Next week: Pudong (ZSPD) to Hiroshima (RJOA), hope they have swept all that nasty radiation stuff up by now?

See you all next week folks for more adventures of: "2 amateurs and a trolley dolly".

Daveanne

[mpl330]

Hi Dave,

No problem on 8 - booking today (Friday) and have been in touch with them this week to check we are still on for the dedicated tour at 11:00.

Will post again with details...

Safe flight this time!

Cheers
Mike

[mpl330]

Hi All,

Tour is now booked and paid for 8 - we can add extra if anyone else still wants to come...
Can you let me have your full name or whatever you want to appear on your certificate so they can be prepared for when we get there.

Cost was £39 so you can either pay me in advance or on the day (don't tell the wife but I raided her handbag )

Tour is on 7/6/08 and will start at 11:00 and cover 4 aircraft, entry to the aviation viewing park is included in the fee so dont let them charge you again although they are sending me some stuff in the post so it may include tickets. I'll arrange a meeting place once I see what has come in the post...

Have a great weekend - no overdoing it with bbq's and beer!
Cheers
Mike

[Daveanne]

My real name is: David Holt.
My simming friend is: John Farley

Look forward to meeting you all again and a nice day out too.

Daveanne

[steveeverson]

Thanks Mike,
and my real name is.....
you guessed it!

And i think Johns middle name is 'simgod' if i remember rightly..

Hope you are all well out there in ukbuilders land

cheers
steve

[John Davis]

Mines ... John SimGod 2 Davis LOL (Joking)

Mike I dont mind paying you beforehand .... do you have a paypal account ?

[mpl330]

Gents,

Tickets now received and the itinerary includes:

Extended tour of Concorde G-BOAC with more time in the cabin and flightdeck.
Tour of Avro RJX146, last civilian airliner built in the Uk.
Tour of restored HS Trident G-AWZK, pioneer of the automatic landing system.
Visit to the flightdeck of Monarch DC-10 exhibit.
And not forgetting a coffee break in the Concorde Departure Lounge!

Meet up 10:30 - 10:45 at the Romper Pub car park:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...2&z=17&iwloc=A

See you all in June!
Cheers
Mike

[steveeverson]

Thanks for sorting it all out Mike..

and as the youth of today would say ..

'I is well excited init'

cheers mate

[mpl330]

Sorry Steve - you're barred - this is Concorde we are going on and there is a strict dress code of slacks and a blazer - no hoodies!