04-08-2005, 08:21 AM
Well, flew it all the way from Seattle to JFK in New York. Very smooth takeoff and cruize. Set up for my approach and all was well until
decision height. I did not expect a/p to disconnect itself at decision height...I usually disconnect on my own. Anyways, all sorts of bells
and whistles start going off and now I'm floating over a 8400' runway...I realize there is no way I'm going to make the landing so I set up
for a go around.
This is where it got very interesting. Apparently, I didn't put in enough reserve fuel so by the time I turned base for the localizer intercept
again all sorts of warnings go off and this time I lose both outboard engines. WTF???? I look and sure enough I starved my engines of
fuel......I quickly go and tap into my reserves in order to keep both inboard engines running and set up for another approach....hand flying
this time.
About 5 mi from the runway Engine 3 runs out of fuel so you can pretty much figure out what happened after that. So angry but still very
pleased by the detail in this plane. The nose is yawed about 20-30 degrees away from the one operating engine....and that was that. It's
pretty much devastated my company.....it would have cost more to repair it than to buy a brand new one. But, there were 8 survivors....glad
someone got through it ok.
As in real life, this plane is a major fuel hog...so beware...plan well before flying this.
decision height. I did not expect a/p to disconnect itself at decision height...I usually disconnect on my own. Anyways, all sorts of bells
and whistles start going off and now I'm floating over a 8400' runway...I realize there is no way I'm going to make the landing so I set up
for a go around.
This is where it got very interesting. Apparently, I didn't put in enough reserve fuel so by the time I turned base for the localizer intercept
again all sorts of warnings go off and this time I lose both outboard engines. WTF???? I look and sure enough I starved my engines of
fuel......I quickly go and tap into my reserves in order to keep both inboard engines running and set up for another approach....hand flying
this time.
About 5 mi from the runway Engine 3 runs out of fuel so you can pretty much figure out what happened after that. So angry but still very
pleased by the detail in this plane. The nose is yawed about 20-30 degrees away from the one operating engine....and that was that. It's
pretty much devastated my company.....it would have cost more to repair it than to buy a brand new one. But, there were 8 survivors....glad
someone got through it ok.
As in real life, this plane is a major fuel hog...so beware...plan well before flying this.
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