Click the above image for the gallery on flickr cause the embed options all suck. Also all images are captioned with additional information not always included below
This past Thursday the weather and our schedules cooperated to finish our travels to Buffalo. Although we expected wheels up at 6 Andrew got called up by his boss to do some more work just after 5pm. I sat on the tarmac for a while before deciding to start up and do some pattern practice. I listened to ATIS and it told me the winds were 19kts – haha WAT. Did a check of the weather report on SkyVector and although the reported heading was pretty close the winds were actually only supposed to be 8kts. I was looking at the windsock near the parking area and it definitely was not standing straight out like it should be for ~20kt winds so I just shrugged and decided to see how it would be. Took off, flew a decent pattern with a better rollout to final and landed. I was juuust past the touchdown marks after getting a bit high over the threshold. Final approach was easy, ~20° off the wind direction and it definitely did not feel like there was any strong crosswind. Checking my landing report (nice and soft, baby!) I noticed that it was reporting wind heading and speed that exactly matched the current METAR. So the sim weather was right the ATIS was wrong! Interesting…
As I was taxiing off the runway just before 6pm Andrew finally showed up so I waited for him to finish getting ready. Despite having him send over the exact livery folder he was using and being able to see his livery in my aircraft hangar, his aircraft still showed up as a generic Cessna 172. Will have to continue looking into that but no time now. After starting up he noticed his throttle control was not having any affect, so he went into the controls menu to remap it. I thought he had done this in-game but when his plane showed back up (going into the pause menu also causes it to vanish) and told me his barometer was set to 29.92 I had a feeling he had instead backed out to the main menu. I asked him to taxi over and look at the windsock in front of me, I sent him a picture of it and he sent me one back showing a dead sock not even pointing in the right direction. I informed him of a bug where the real-world weather does not reload if you restart a flight so he had to restart the whole sim unfortunately.
Flight plan is available here, this is the second leg.
Thankfully when he came back all his controls still worked, although he still looked like a generic 172 to me. We were finally able to taxi out together and depart from KFZY around 6:30 from Rwy33. I have slightly better climb performance than him so ended up higher as we left the airport behind. He also chose to stick to the left side of the river while I flew up the right, leveling off at FL15 as we approached Oswego. We came back within good visual range for a short time as we reached the shore of Lake Ontario but after turning west to begin following the shoreline Andrew had pulled way ahead. Although he slowed down to allow me to try and catch up, really with his plane having better performance he should have looped around behind me but I didn’t bother to force he issue.
Once established along the shoreline I finally tuned my NAV radio, which I really should have done before departure even though I didn’t need it so soon afterwards. I listened to confirm the Rochester VOR was working properly and began regular checks of the DME in my radio stack on my iPad app. Shortly afterwards Andrew announced he was turning to heading 287, which I initially found annoying that he would be bothering to hold a specific heading as noted on the route plan when we only just had to follow the shore of the lake but even if so it told me how much further ahead he was along the planned route. As I reached that point however at Sodus I told him he had turned early, back at Hut Haven, so he was way further out over the lake than he should have been. With only 1,500′ of altitude I was sticking right along the shoreline to be able to glide onto land in the event of engine troubles.
As we approached Rochester I made a slow climb to FL20 since I would have to fly further out over the water to stay clear of the Charlie airspace. Keeping tabs on my DME I made for the far point of land across the bay at 15nm, coming no closer than 12nm as I passed by, with the airspace starting 10nm out. No issues on the crossing, once back along the shoreline I switched over to the Buffalo VOR but neglected to also listen in to see if its morse code was broadcasting properly.
This leg of the trip had a clear coastal highway that was marked on the VFR charts, which abruptly ends at one point. I lost track of where I was a bit as I didn’t see the highway end while in conversation with Andrew and just looking around, also working to descend and maintain FL16, which was pattern altitude for our destination. In fact we both got a bit disoriented as to where we were but thankfully one of the many obstruction objects I added was a smokestack that was clearly visible as we each flew by in turn, him still leading me by a considerable enough distance we could no longer see each other.
Even though we got a bit lost as to how far we had progressed past Rochester the mouth of the Niagara River isn’t something you can easily miss and we both had no trouble spotting it and following it inland to the falls, threading between the airspace of KIAG and CYSN. Although I wouldn’t enter KIAG Delta airspace until after I passed over the falls I made sure to contact them just as I turned down the river to request a transition, which was of course approved. Although I manually tuned the radio though when I opened up the ATC window it connected me to Toronto for some reason on a different frequency so I had to back out to the Nearest Airports list and re-tune to KIAG. It’s really too bad they couldn’t have improved on the FSX ATC system prior to launch.
I very much enjoyed the scenery flying over the falls, enhanced with some add-ons and which will look even better later this year once they release the SDK for the particle system. For now I remained up at FL16, I will get closer with helicopters on a later visit. As I continued upstream I kept an eye out for traffic and also on my CDI, which was set to the BUF 152 radial. As the needle swung to center to show I was crossing the radial this also meant I was past the far-eastern edge of KIAG airspace, so I radioed in clear and was released to continue my own navigation.
Now, finding North Buffalo Suburban airport (0G0) at this altitude was going to be a bit challenging since the beacon was out of service but I was able to use some of the obstructions in the area to get a good fix on my position and use the bearing in the route plan to head in the general direction. Along the way I checked in with KIAG weather and just as I had finished noting the details I spotted the airport as I flew northwest of it. Whoops! Wrong side! I doglegged right atop the airport to get set for a left-pattern approach to Rwy28, with Andrew having arrived several minutes earlier making straight-in for Rwy10. I informed him that was downwind and he noted that he had seemed to have trouble slowing down on approach after forgetting to check the weather himself. Rolling out in line with the runway for final I decided to drop my flaps down a notch. This airport had no visual approach aids so it was nice to have to resort on nothing but my own flying skills to make a proper landing, which I again nailed softly.
You can see the whole flight with this Google Earth KMZ.
Overall the flight for me went as planned. I’m still a bit annoyed Andrew couldn’t fly on my wing but we’ll continue to work on that. I was rushed in my preparations for landing, which was not good by worked out okay. Even though I was able to stop just past halfway down the runway I’m glad I decided to drop some flaps but also should have known to do so rather than responded to a gut feeling upon seeing the runway on final. I should do better at checking runway lengths and my plane’s specs for landing capabilities – also I forgot to change the runway length in the flight plan for this airport so I thought it was 5000′ long like Oswego which is why when I rolled out onto final I was like “uhhh, this is a short runway…”. Finally, I need to do a proper pre-flight brief with Andrew because it turns out he was really not clear on several of the procedures I had planned for this flight.
Tomorrow I hope we can make the whole hop from Buffalo to Cleveland!
I was curious if you ever thought of changing the
structure of your website? Its very well written; I love what youve got to say.
But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so people could connect with it better.
Youve got an awful lot of text for only having one or two pictures.
Maybe you could space it out better?
Howdy, i read your blog occasionally and i own a similar
one and i was just wondering if you get a lot of spam remarks?
If so how do you protect against it, any plugin or anything you can suggest?
I get so much lately it’s driving me insane so any help is very much appreciated.
Howdy! Do you know if they make any plugins to help with
Search Engine Optimization? I’m trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted keywords but I’m
not seeing very good success. If you know of any please share.
Kudos!
I can’t think how economical leasing from this # anyKeyword # ended up being compared to others. portable toilet rental service
Good response in return of this issue with genuine arguments
and explaining the whole thing concerning that.
“The work done by skilled ###house remodel contractors### can completely change how you feel about your home!” remodeling house contractors
Требуется санитарную книжку быстро без визитов в поликлинику?
В Москве наши врачи без промедления выдают необходимые справки (форма 086У, справка 095У, водительские справки) и доставляют прямо к вам — официально и без задержек.
Закажите сейчас — всё надежно, оплата по факту! https://aleksandriya-med.ru
“Understanding rodent behavior can really help us outsmart them!” Rodent Control Services Near Me
Kudos again for crafting such an informative piece that’s sure-to-help countless readers navigate their own challenges! google.com
“If you’re struggling with pests, don’t wait too long before calling for help!” https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17602370134503855030
Our kitchen kick plates hid routes. A rodent control company in Los Angeles removed and sealed behind appliances. Rodent control services near me
My programmer is trying to persuade me to move
to .net from PHP. I have always disliked the idea because
of the costs. But he’s tryiong none the less. I’ve
been using WordPress on a variety of websites
for about a year and am concerned about switching to another platform.
I have heard great things about blogengine.net.
Is there a way I can transfer all my wordpress posts into it?
Any help would be really appreciated!
Engaging local artisans cultivates unique expressions through craftsmanship enhancing aesthetics throughout communities collectively!!!! # Residential roofing
I know this site presents quality dependent articles and other data, is there
any other web site which provides these stuff in quality?
I’ve had great success with my local rodent control service—highly recommend them! Rat Control Company
If you’re contemplating dental work in another country, don’t underestimate the quality in Tijuana! Explore options via Tijuana dentist !
Everything is very open with a clear explanation of the issues.
It was truly informative. Your site is very useful.
Many thanks for sharing!
Nice explanation of root flare. tree service corrected ours and the tree recovered beautifully.
Thanks for finally talking about > Flight Log – Buffalo Ho < Liked it!
sex
Thanks for the clear breakdown. More info at commercial van insurance .
Now’s the perfect opportunity for anyone considering upgrades or repairs—don’t miss out!” # # anykeyword ## Emergency Roofing Services
I’m thrilled with the new shingles installed by Roofing contractors Cork —highly recommend them!
Thanks for the clear advice. More at respite care .
Fantastic beat ! I wish to apprentice while you amend your site, how could
i subscribe for a blog site? The account aided me a acceptable deal.
I had been tiny bit acquainted of this your broadcast offered bright clear idea
Outdoor spaces and gardens boosted my dad’s mood. We searched for courtyards and walking paths on senior living .
Для обладателей машин в Рыбинске — СТО “АвтоАйболит” предлагает диагностику, ТО, обслуживание двигателя, трансмиссии, ходовой части и электрооборудования (включая замену ремня генератора от 800 ?) на профессиональном техническом оснащении. https://avtoaibolit-76.ru Профессиональные автомастера ставят качественные запчасти и предоставляют качественное обслуживание с официальной гарантией. Ознакомьтесь с деталями — ремонт авто ждёт вас на ресурсе.
. Your thoroughness shines through every section of this article—very impressive work!! ### anykeyword ### cesspool cleaning
Кондиционеры в Воронеже https://homeclimat36.ru продажа и монтаж «под ключ». Подбор модели быстрая установка гарантия сервис. Инверторные сплит-системы акции и рассрочка. Бесплатный выезд мастера.
Thank you for outlining the steps involved in getting quality board up services—it makes it less intimidating for first-timers like me! board up service
For unique fireplace designs, consider consulting specialized contractors like those at window bars .
I lately completed a kitchen area remodel, and it has transformed my food preparation experience! If you’re thinking about updating your room, take a look at kitchen remodel for some wonderful ideas!
you are in reality a good webmaster. The site loading velocity is
incredible. It seems that you’re doing any distinctive trick.
Moreover, The contents are masterwork. you’ve performed a excellent process on this topic!
It’s appropriate time to make a few plans for the long run and it’s time to
be happy. I’ve read this publish and if I may just I want to counsel you few interesting issues or advice.
Maybe you could write next articles regarding this article.
I want to learn more issues approximately it!
פרטי רכב SEAT Ibiza מציגה רכב קומפקטי בעל אופי דינמי תחושת פרימיום ומערכות חכמות שמעצימות כל נסיעה וזה בדיוק הסיבה שהיא ממשיכה להוביל את קטגוריית הסופר-מיני בישראל. הצורה החיצונית שלה משלבת בין אלגנטיות עירונית לבין אופי צעיר וספורטיבי שמבליט את הייחודיות שלה בעוד שהפנים מציע סביבת נהיגה איכותית עם חומרים נעימים מושבים נוחים ותכנון חכם של כל פרט. הטכנולוגיות המובנות כוללות מערכות בטיחות חכמות חיישנים מתקדמים וחיבוריות מלאה שמעניקה חוויית נהיגה מודרנית מה שהופך את ההתנהלות היומיומית לפשוטה בטוחה ומהנה יותר. גם ברמת הביצועים הרכב מצטיין עם מנוע יעיל תגובה מהירה וצריכת דלק חסכונית במיוחד ולכן היא בחירה נהדרת למי שמחפש רכב זריז אך חסכוני שמתאים לכל מצב. גם תחום הבטיחות מקבל דגש משמעותי עם מערכות מתקדמות כמו בקרת סטייה מנתיב זיהוי עייפות ובלימת חירום אוטומטית וכך הרכב מעניק תחושת ביטחון מלאה ללא פשרות. השילוב בין חדשנות איכות ועלות הופך את Ibiza לבחירה חכמה עבור כל מי שמעריך רכב איכותי במחיר נגיש וכך Ibiza ממשיכה לבסס את מעמדה כרכב מבוקש מתקדם ומשתלם במיוחד. https://buy-ibiza-online.co.il/
Узнайте максимум об площадке Авто-Фокус — огромный выбор запасных частей, дополнительного оборудования и запасных элементов для любых машин! Посетите https://avto-fokus.ru и узнайте автомобильные аксессуары. Нужна противоугонная система или модернизация мультимедиа? — площадка предлагает оборудование безопасности, музыку в авто и внешний тюнинг. Нужен качественный аксессуар — здесь найдёте надёжных производителей и удобную отправку.
This was quite informative. For more, visit elderly care .
If you need a concrete contractor near me, look no further than the talented team at retaining wall contractor .
I’m gone to tell my little brother, that he should also visit this web site
on regular basis to take updated from latest information.
Hi there, after reading this remarkable piece of
writing i am as well cheerful to share my familiarity here with mates.
Przy rozwodzie warto mieć dobrego pełnomocnika – ja swojego znalazłem przez stronę gorzów adwokat i był to strzał w dziesiątkę!
La mia esperienza al centro estetico è stata incredibile! Consiglio a tutti di provare. estetista siena
Hi there mates, its fantastic post on the topic of teachingand completely defined, keep it
up all the time.
Everyone deserves comfort tranquility flourishing environments cultivated nurturing atmospheres regardless where reside hence importance consistency evident through experiences shared reminding us power positivity creates lasting impressions shaping carpet cleaning near me
Good post. I’m going through some of these issues as well..
This is an unbelievable reminder to get my septic tank pumped in the past winter. Thanks for the tips! septic tank glendale
Узнайте максимум об АвтоГрузГрупп — объективные тесты, практические рекомендации и актуальные новости! Зайдите на https://avtogruzgroup.ru и прочитайте новинки автотехники. Нужна актуальная информация — этот проект публикует обзоры, детальные характеристики и реальные впечатления. Ищешь автозвук — здесь найдёшь проверенные устройства и экспертные выводы.
If you’re hosting an outdoor occasion in Amarillo, don’t neglect the importance of having enough washrooms readily available– rent from porta potty rental service !
Кондиционеры в Воронеже https://homeclimat36.ru продажа и монтаж «под ключ». Подбор модели быстрая установка гарантия сервис. Инверторные сплит-системы акции и рассрочка. Бесплатный выезд мастера.
So glad I found this article—it’s not every day you see such clear guidance on securing properties during emergencies #boardupservice#. board up pasadena