Going Home after the Race

[spokes2112 179]

Gents,

 

  It seems like every year when the race ends all I want to do is go home. Get there, rest, relax, have a night cap etc..

Every year I do do it. It could be months later etc.. This time I did not forget about the pertinent things. Other years just about all was just about lost. (Duenna records, pics etc..) 

 

 

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=GTjY3OzMcQKDO15A9rexC7opIEk

 

 The flight itself had some hiccups. I started off leaving URSS going in the wrong direction, on purpose. Took the 777 into a polar route trying to take advantage of the so called "Polar Vortex" going west --> east. Didn't work. The flight itself went well at first. Double, triple & over again, checked everything since I had to leave for work. Coming home for lunch I noticed that all was not well. The FMC had "discoed" and went direct KGRB for some odd reason. I had over 25 lat/lon waypoints in the FMC to make sure magdev and all the other goodies were kept in check while in the upper latitudes . Lunch was spent doing fuel calcs , plan confirmations etc.. Just cleared the disco and went for it, plenty of fuel. Went back to work hungry.

 

These shots are in FS9.

 

Leaving Sochi with a full load of Olympic participants it was heard over the comm - "Где, что парень собирается? О чем он думает? Америка является то, что путь! Он должен быть из Висконсина."

 

Just a slow climb for the passengers to have a "look see" from up above. Just enough climb to clear the Caucasus'.

 

Просто медленный подъем для пассажиров, чтобы "смотреть в разделе" от выше. Просто достаточно подняться, чтобы очистить Кавказ ".

 

 

Made it over the tops.

 

Сделано оно по вершинам.

 

 

Over middle Russia along the route. Where? Dunno. The clouds are cool.

 

За средней России по маршруту. Где? Не знаю. Облака это круто.

 

 

2 Hours after departure, over the mid part of Russia.. Just a nice picture.

 

2 часа после вылета, в среднесрочной части России .. просто красивой картинки.

 

 

After this was this was lunch & the big debacle of "Going Home" after the RTWR. ( No more Cyrillic )

 

---------------------------------------------------------

 

Now, around 11.5 + hours after departure coming down from "up north" crossing through the Northwest Territories & parts of Nunavut, Mother Nature showed her hand.. It was a beautiful night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coming into America and into northern Michigan I knew that the weather was going to be factor landing in Green Bay. Shoot... All I had to do was look out the "real" window. Wouldn't even want to drive in this crap. Winds were crazy, rain, sleet, snow, back to rain, ice,  no vis. etc.. Just all wrong. As I broke out over Oconto, WI heading for initial approach point over the bay of Green Bay I noticed  that the WX engine hasn't updated yet. (lucky me)  The real crap didn't show up, but the winds did! Cocked that big bird sideways all the way in! After nearly 14 hours of flight one does not want to crash.  (Invalidate Duenna)

 

KGRB 201535Z 2016/2112 10009KT 6SM -SN BR SCT010 OVC050
TEMPO 2016/2018 1SM -RASNPL BR BKN010 FM201800 10010G16KT
6SM BR BKN020 OVC040 FM202000 09018G28KT 3SM RA BR OVC012
TEMPO 2100/2102 1SM TSRAPL OVC004CB FM210200 14015G25KT
1 1/2SM -RA BR BKN008 FM210700 20023G37KT 3SM -SN BKN015=

201453Z 11007KT 2 1/2SM UP BR BKN011 OVC060 01/M01
A2977 RMK AO2 UPB52 SLP088 P0000 60000 T00111006
58004=
	
201505Z 11008KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR BKN011 OVC032 01/00
A2976 RMK AO2 UPE1457SNB1457 P0001 T00110000=

201537Z 11008KT 2SM UP BR OVC010 02/01 A2974 RMK
AO2 UPE1457B34SNB1457E34 P0002 T00170006=
	
201553Z 11006KT 3SM -RA BR OVC010 02/01 A2974
RMK AO2 UPE1457B34E45RAB45SNB1457E34 SLP078 P0002
T00220006=
	
201602Z 11010KT 4SM UP BR BKN009 OVC013 02/01
A2973 RMK AO2 RAE1555UPB1555 P0000 T00220006=
	
201624Z 11008KT 6SM -RA BR OVC011 02/01 A2974
RMK AO2 RAE1555B10UPB1555E10 P0000 T00220006=

Gettin 'er down on the back course two four.

 

 

 

I Guess I made it.... Reversers out passing the tower half way down.

 

 

Now that I made it home, had a few night caps 'n such, the Paralympics are over, it's time to do it again. This time in the Concorde in 2 legs, bringing the Paralympians home.

[tjmoores 1]

I might do somthing like that when i get my stuff sorted