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LEARning this bird (very picture heavy)

Postby Roelio » Thu May 28, 2015 7:03 am

Along with the 'Electrifying' Blade I also got this Lear 24b (also by Lionheart Creations) and what's a better way to learn an aircraft then pretending to know everything about it ;)

Today I was called to fly an important businessman and his wife from Roturua to Wellington Airport, very early in the morning.

It was only 4:15AM when I completed the walkaround and was standing next to the aircraft, waiting for the big boss to arrive
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I got a phonecall from airport security that they passed through the gate, so I went into the cockpit for the the preflight checks
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I was just done with the pre-flight when Mr. and Mrs. businessman took their seat in the small, but cozy cabin.
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Time to start the old girl up, not much is needed for a cold & dark startup, except that you do it quick since the batteries are old and drain in minutes. So a flashlight is needed, because the panel lights won't last long on the batteries.
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Turn on batteries - Jet pumps on - hold down start switch - after just a few seconds the old girl spins to life with a high pitched screech. No better way to get yourself woken up!
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After starting engine #1 we do the after starting checklists. To safe fuel we'll taxi on one engine and start the other one when we finished backtracking over the runway.
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Between the yawns of the controller we get our departure clearance. He's going back to bed probably, lucky bastard...
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As you can see, just one engine is running. Although you still have to be very easy on the throttles, because she is very, very overpowered (you can hit VNE on just one engine :blink: )
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We finished backtracking so engine #2 has been started up and the flaps have been set to T/O.
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Just a few seconds after we set full throttle, we hit our rotationspeed of 120kts
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The sun is rising, and so are we. Liftoff!
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Retracting the gear and waving goodbye to the sleepy controller
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This thing climbs like a rocket! Less than a minute ago we started our takeoff and now we are already turning to the south!
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Like I said: this thing is a rocket, we hit 10.000ft in 1.5 minute later!
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I don't know why, but I love this big puffy clouds! And being a pilot I'm enjoying it everytime I can blast through one.
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Everything goes as it should, so we engage the autopilot and reach for a quick, but very welcome breakfast!
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We're still eating breakfast when we pass Lake Taupo, just more evidence on how fast this little jet is!
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The sun is getting pretty bright, so the sunglasses (Ray Ban Aviators of course B-) )come out of the flightbags
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20 minutes later we are closing in on Wellington, so it's time to loose some altitude and speed. The Learjet loses it's speed just as fast as it gains it!
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Decending over Te Horo beach, with Kapiti Island in the top of the picture
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The passenger view over Tararua Forest Park is stunning!
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Getting really close to Wellington now, as we see it in the distance
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Captured the localizer for runway 36. Since we are buzzed on coffee anyway we'll do a manual ILS approach like in flightschool
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Hmm it's more confusing than I thought, since the PAPI lights don't correspond with the glideslope indicator on the HSI all the time. A well, let's eyeball the approach like a peasant ;)
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Coming down nice and easy!
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After a smooth landing and a short taxi to the parking, we are ready to disembark. Just in time, because Mr. Businessman has a bladder issue...
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Conclusion: a lovely bird to fly, it's systems are nicely modeled and it just looks soooo good! It's insanely fast and very agile, I definitely recommend this great addon and I have high hopes for the next project from Lionheart Creations: The Fokker F100
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Re: LEARning this bird (very picture heavy)

Postby Ian Warren » Thu May 28, 2015 8:18 am

The ole Learjet has come a long way since 1985 B-)
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Re: LEARning this bird (very picture heavy)

Postby Splitpin » Thu May 28, 2015 11:05 am

:thumbup: Excellent post , great trip thanks .
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Re: LEARning this bird (very picture heavy)

Postby Ian Warren » Thu May 28, 2015 11:16 am

Splitpin wrote::thumbup: Excellent post , great trip thanks .

Brilliant photo real views as with ! B-)
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Re: LEARning this bird (very picture heavy)

Postby Agent X20 » Thu May 28, 2015 12:06 pm

Very nice!
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Re: LEARning this bird (very picture heavy)

Postby omitchell » Thu May 28, 2015 12:19 pm

Awesome you got Nicole Kidman on board!!!
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Re: LEARning this bird (very picture heavy)

Postby Roelio » Fri May 29, 2015 3:59 am

Thanks guys! I liked this flight very much, the only thing that was bugging me a bit was that NZWN didn't have a full AFCAD file. So on the apron and taxiways, the photoreal images were covering everything. Doesn't happen alot that you taxi over an ANZ ATR ;)
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Re: LEARning this bird (very picture heavy)

Postby toprob » Fri May 29, 2015 11:44 am

Roelio wrote:Thanks guys! I liked this flight very much, the only thing that was bugging me a bit was that NZWN didn't have a full AFCAD file. So on the apron and taxiways, the photoreal images were covering everything. Doesn't happen alot that you taxi over an ANZ ATR ;)


Oops! Note that the Western parking is not yet finished (only barely started) so I wouldn't go there... go east for the time-being:)
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Re: LEARning this bird (very picture heavy)

Postby Roelio » Fri May 29, 2015 10:10 pm

toprob wrote:Oopquotee that the Western parking is not yet finished (only barely started) so I wouldn't go there... go east for the time-being:)


If you don't have time for that, I'm happy to make a detailed AFCAD file for NZWN. I just need ground imagery and the coordinates of the image.
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