C-17 from Woodbourne to McMurdo

[Adrian Brausch]

Well I finally bought some much needed scenery, VLC ( I know Ian took my time... ), and pretty much all the Realnz scenery areas (..yes Ian..I KNOW ,...I can finally take part in some MP action without dissapearing below you lot looking up ye skirts haha),..and to top it off I even talked the old man into buying some scenery so got AntarcticaX from Aerosoft...whole continent with a few well detailed areas. AntarcticaX is not a slap you in the face " holy cr@p thats awesome " kind of scenery..its more subtle with a complete lack of those painfully terrible patchwork repeating tile ground covers,..instead you get a completely rendered Antarctica with neat plowed ice runways and some nicely detailed scenery areas which I have not really even begun to explore ...more pics to come though..
The VLC is ,..well its freakin amazing completely transforming my NZ into a country I now want to re discover with renewed enthusiasm , and the RealNZ Sceneries ... SUPERB !!..I love them all but Woodbourne and Tauranga have now become my new FSX homes,..thats when Im not chasing the trucks down the North Western Motorway in Auckland at night time....LOVE IT !!!,..have also taken to doing daily SeeBee Air flights " a shower of spray and we're away ", from Mechanics Bay with an imaginary Fred Ladd in the pilots seat with the occasional naughty fglight under the Harbour bridge ha. Anyway this thread is just a couple pics (and not very good ones ) of a quick flight from Woodbourne to McMurdo...enjoy ...or at least pretend to ..

Setting up for takeoff NZWB..




Airborne at last...really quick repaint of Area51 excellent C-17 into LC-130 Livery..if anyone wants it I might upload it..





Not very exciting,..having a coffee and a inflight sarnie..



Coffee had usual effect,..off to the dunnie then a leg stretch..




Wing shot ,..



Arrived 4 hours after departing NZWB , quick overfly McMurdo to check runway area..




On ramp at McMurdo,..(sorry no approach pics,...another day man)..



More exiting Antarctica shots to come..

[Splitpin]

Nice trip AB Great too hear your Dad is into it as well. Its really strange to think i used to pick your Dad up from your place at 0400 for a Marop...and you were just a mini person.....but here we are now.....very strange feeling.

[Ian Warren]

JEEEZ ADRIAN , well thats about time ! X2 now how about a Mutiplay ...... ...

[AdrianPetford]

Another vote for Aerosoft's Antarctica X. It's a stunning piece of work, full of detail, atmosphere, craftsmanship and interesting sights.

I haven't done NZ to McMurdo yet (although I have done the other way from as close as you can get to the pole). Great screens!


Ade

[connor]

The C-17 is a lot faster that the LC-130, took me 6+ hours to get to mcmurdo in that, only flying from chch too.

[Adrian Brausch]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Feb 14 2012,9:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nice trip AB Great too hear your Dad is into it as well. Its really strange to think i used to pick your Dad up from your place at 0400 for a Marop...and you were just a mini person.....but here we are now.....very strange feeling.

Ha yea that is funny how things end up Marty,..def not a mini person now !

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Feb 14 2012,9:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

JEEEZ ADRIAN , well thats about time ! X2 now how about a Mutiplay ...... ...

definately some time soon Ian !!

QUOTE (AdrianPetford @ Feb 15 2012,12:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Another vote for Aerosoft's Antarctica X. It's a stunning piece of work, full of detail, atmosphere, craftsmanship and interesting sights.

I haven't done NZ to McMurdo yet (although I have done the other way from as close as you can get to the pole). Great screens!


Ade

Still got alot more to discover in AntarcticaX , looking forward to finding all the " WOW " areas its such an immense area

QUOTE (connor @ Feb 15 2012,9:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The C-17 is a lot faster that the LC-130, took me 6+ hours to get to mcmurdo in that, only flying from chch too.

6 hours ?,..jeez you must have had a tailwind usually take 8-9 hours mate ! you sure you were climbing and cruising at 180kts ind lolol

[Ian Warren]

Thought someones flight time was a little short , Connor of the 'C' clan - C-130 , might have been flying on JATO all the way down

[connor]

QUOTE (Adrian Brausch @ Feb 15 2012,10:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

6 hours ?,..jeez you must have had a tailwind usually take 8-9 hours mate ! you sure you were climbing and cruising at 180kts ind lolol

Nah, cruising 250+. Could of been longer, I haven't flown that route in a long time.

[Adrian Brausch]

I think (and im sure il be corrected ..) set climb power and climb maintaining 180KIAS indicated youl have to reduce your VSI gradually so by around 28,000ft you VSI will be around 500-700ft per min, and at 28,650 ( max cruise alt c-130E/H) your ground speed will be around 320 KIAS ( dont forget to reset your baro pressure ( B key ) at 18,000ft lol.

Standard Climbout speeds:
180 KIAS to 10000 ft
170 KIAS to 15000 ft
160 KIAS to 25000 ft
Climbout to 10000 ft= 1500 FPM
Climbout From 10000 ft and above= 1000 to 1200

Cruise speed:
MSL to 18000 ft=Up to 250 KIAS
18000 ft and up= Up to 225 KIAS

[tommieboy]

QUOTE (Adrian Brausch @ Feb 14 2012,7:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Adrian,

I know this thread is about two years old, but did you ever upload this repaint for public use? I stumbled across this thread on an internet search for Area 51 C-17 repaints.

Regards,

Tommy

[emfrat]

Love the crazy carpet in the cargo hold ...

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (emfrat @ Jan 11 2014,7:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Love the crazy carpet in the cargo hold ...

Twas the craze a few years back in Parliament , maybe should have kept it few years back ... come to think should be used all the time ... roll them in .. not up to scratch you can super quick discharge them !

[AdrianPetford]

Just as a quick heads up for this resurrected thread, there are now a number of really good third-party freeware addons for AntarcticaX:

LimeSim - AntarcticaX Freeware

Sascha has said he still plans an official update at some point as well.

[Ian Warren]

Nice little link Ade, I heard a LC-130 run up it engines this morning and saw him head out directly straight out heading south , could have been the "City of Christchurch"