Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Presenting precise recreation of real world route of Alaska airline Constellation Starliner flight from PAOT Ralph Wien Memorial Airport one nautical mile south of the central business district of Kotzebue in the Northwest Arctic Borough of Alaska to PAOM Nome Airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Nome, Alaska
Starting engines in sub zero freezing conditions
Taxiing to short of runway 08 (notice ice on taxiway)
Holding short of runway 08 to give engines time to spool before entering into runway for take off
Entering into runway 08 for take off
Airborne on climb to 10,000 ft
Still climbing with background view of waters of Hotham Inlet
Nice wing view of waters of Hotham Inlet
Leaving Kotzebue to cross waters of Kotzebue Sound heading south
Now cruising at 10,000 ft crossing waters of Kotzebue Sound
Entering Bering Land Bridge National Preserve to cross southward
Nice wing view of sunrise while crossing Alaska southward
Still cruising at 10,000 ft
Descending to 5,000 ft
Making right turn toward runway 28 with background view of waters of Safety Sound
Making engine power adjustments producing lots of engine smoke on way to runway 28 with nice background view of waters of Bering Sea
Seconds before touchdown
TO BE CONTINUED BELOW...................................
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Super Constellation Dealing With Winter Conditions
Started by
Aharon
, Feb 27 2016 02:49 PM
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Posted 27 February 2016 - 02:49 PM
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Posted 27 February 2016 - 03:06 PM
TOUCHDOWN SPEWING LOTS OF SNOW DUST
Not easy to brake down on ultra icy runway
Backtracking on runway where you can see ice spots on runway!!
Taxiing to gate
Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting flight report!!
Regards,
Aharon
Not easy to brake down on ultra icy runway
Backtracking on runway where you can see ice spots on runway!!
Taxiing to gate
Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting flight report!!
Regards,
Aharon