Hi all..
Today I decided to do a long haul with the lovely 737-300. I dont do long haul that often since I prefer shorter flights, but wanted to push the limits with this bird.
The flight was from Las Vegas (KLAS) to Honolulu (PHNL).
Route distance is 2469nm and the flight was estimated to take 6h25min, with a average headwind of 34knots.
I really had to kick out some passengers to be able to do this flight. So the ZFW was only 38.4 tons and with 16 tons of fuel.
Flightplan:
As you can see I planned with CI 0 to get the max range.
The cruise level was FL360. (Step climb at HEC)
Planning tool is PFPX.
4h30m into the flight.
Soon top of descent.
Finally see some land
And at the gate.
I landed safely on 08L PHNL after 6h30m with 2.4 tons of fuel left. Just as planned. The fuel usage was spot on all the flight.
Always interesting to see for every waypoint you pass if you are ahead or behind on fuel. But no supprises today
From vataware: https://vataware.com/flight/59883dfd5352336271000002
What is your longest flight with this bird ?
Dear Charlie,
sorry for not responding so long. I took two trips with little time inbetween them.
Yes, I can still send you a test version of the plugin, if you like. We have another user in the Netherlands and he reported it working fine.
Send me a private mail, so I can pack it up for you.
Jorg
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