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What a Long Flight
On Feb 22, 2:31*pm, William Hung wrote:
On Feb 22, 10:17*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: William Hung wrote : On Feb 22, 6:41*am, wrote: On Feb 21, 3:30*pm, Dan wrote: On Feb 21, 8:35*am, wrote: On Feb 20, 11:05*pm, Dan wrote: On Feb 20, 2:15*pm, William Hung wrote: On Feb 20, 12:42*pm, wrote: Just got up from a few hour nap was a super long flight. next st op Malta, Luxor, then Qatar http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N66032 Would be great if we could get a "bird's eye view" of your approac hes and take offs at these remote places. Wil I assume it's not legal to take passengers on these flights. *Howe ver, could a second pilot go along even if the aircraft did not technical ly _require_ two pilots? *I have a feeling many of us would love to h ave that "once-in-a lifetime" opportunity to ride along on one of these, and perhaps be somewhat helpful to the PIC along the way... *--Dan A second pilot (Must Be Instrument Rated) can come along and help fly as required crew. And a large bank account to cover their expenses.- H ide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Expenses such as - food and hotel? * Would one need to purchase a survival suit (or any other equipment)? *--Dan- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yea, survival suit and epirb... food, lodging, airfare, ground transportation, customs fee´s, etc. *it adds up rather quickly.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - So, you're talking about 5-6AMUs? *That is rather steep, but well worth it for the experience and the hours IMO. *I think one will spend almost that must just hopping the local airports. What's the reasoning for the second pilot to have instrument rating? Isn't having a second pilot a bonus with or without an IR? How's th epilot going to sleep if he knows the second guy is going to spear in while he's napping? Bertie- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm thinking that the weather would be fairly predictable and the rated pilot can plan his rests along the way. Wil- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - predictable? nope never, |
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What a Long Flight
On Feb 22, 1:47*pm, William Hung wrote:
On Feb 22, 6:41*am, wrote: On Feb 21, 3:30*pm, Dan wrote: On Feb 21, 8:35*am, wrote: On Feb 20, 11:05*pm, Dan wrote: On Feb 20, 2:15*pm, William Hung wrote: On Feb 20, 12:42*pm, wrote: Just got up from a few hour nap was a super long flight. next stop Malta, Luxor, then Qatar http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N66032 Would be great if we could get a "bird's eye view" of your approaches and take offs at these remote places. Wil I assume it's not legal to take passengers on these flights. *However, could a second pilot go along even if the aircraft did not technically _require_ two pilots? *I have a feeling many of us would love to have that "once-in-a lifetime" opportunity to ride along on one of these, and perhaps be somewhat helpful to the PIC along the way... *--Dan A second pilot (Must Be Instrument Rated) can come along and help fly as required crew. And a large bank account to cover their expenses.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Expenses such as - food and hotel? * Would one need to purchase a survival suit (or any other equipment)? *--Dan- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yea, survival suit and epirb... food, lodging, airfare, ground transportation, customs fee´s, etc. *it adds up rather quickly.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - So, you're talking about 5-6AMUs? *That is rather steep, but well worth it for the experience and the hours IMO. *I think one will spend almost that must just hopping the local airports. What's the reasoning for the second pilot to have instrument rating? Isn't having a second pilot a bonus with or without an IR? Wil- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - required to pic in ocean crossing. class A FL550 and above. |
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What a Long Flight
In Doha Qatar :-) Luxor was fun the people that have my myspace can
see the photos. wrote: Just got up from a few hour nap was a super long flight. next stop Malta, Luxor, then Qatar http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N66032 |
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