Fourteenth entry for the Christmas Challenge.
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Bossman and myself sprint through the Cordoba airport.
ME: Fuel up that plane! We have to leave - NOW!
BOSSMAN: I told you this whole “landing-a-Vulcan-in-the-middle-of-Argentina” plan was bonkers! Start the plane! Start the bloody plane!
ME: It’s not my fault, Boss! I didn’t know they’d want to lynch us after their football game was over!
BOSSMAN: Hurry up, I see the angry crowd in the distance. They’re trying to force their way over the fences!
Setting up fuel and cargo in a hurry. CG looks good, weight looks good.
Ground power ON
Loading up the passengers
Plugging in V-speeds for a flaps 15 takeoff
Taxiing
Lining up on Runway 36
Ready to roll
Rotating, gear up.
Climbing across the SID
Flying over Cordoba one last time
So far so good
That Maddog really IS a magnificent aircraft. It’s probably my favourite aircraft to fly in Prepar3d.
Embalse Los Molinos
Encountering severe turbulence before I climb above the Andes
Reaching contrail height
Over San Vincente. Does anyone have any idea what those circles are down there?
Lago Pampa de Las Salinas, another salt lake
Chilean border ahead
Into the mountains
Arriving at the Top of Descent, checking my landing speeds. I plan to land at flaps 28 at roughly 135 kts.
The Andes are truly breathtaking
The eternal snows. We are south of the Aconcagua near the mountain called Cerro El Plomo.
Approaching Santiago
Santiago is to our left
At last, an ATIS that works!!! Setting my barometric setting at 29.90 in Hg.
Turning into the final approach
On final
Before touchdown, coming in a bit too fast
We made it!
Vacating the runway
Heading to our gate
Everyone out!
This was our final leg before our crossing over the Pacific Ocean. Time to take a little break.
