星期一, 7月 18, 2005

Exam Results

Got the exam result today. Not good as I expected. No subject exceed 70. Moreover, the notification for supplementary exam is enclosed. I don't care the sitting fee, but the result really shocks me.
The supp. exam will be held on next Tuesday, 26 July.

Great VOR C Approach in Haneda

Just get some practice about landing at Runway 16L using VOR C in Haneda. Using the PMDG's 737 NG, I make a great success. I input the data of JONAN intersection and KOTO VOR. And then load the approach chart of VOR C. I make the plane to desend and turn with the instruction on the approach chart.A smooth approach, passing Jonan Island and finally land on Runway 16L!



The great PMDG 737 NG Flight Deck.

VFR Time

After flying a lot of IFR airliner service, I returned to fly some small aircrafts. In FS there are a lot of small craft to choose. This time I flew the one which most of the flight schools use this model to teach students to fly-Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Before I start flying, I found a aircraft repaint of a small airliner in Japan,the New Central Air, or the Shin Chuo Koku. The NCA offers lease service for training, sightseeing and aerial photograph services with the Skyhawk.
Time to start the flight,I choose to stay inside of the traffic pattern of the Matsumoto Aero. Make serveal touch and go then land on the runway,I found that I still need to improve my landing skill.






The Cessna 172 Skyhawk in New Central Air color

星期六, 7月 02, 2005

First online flight with voice!



Click to see the pic which is from VATJPN,Japanese division of VATSIM!

The VATJPN, Japanese team of Asia division of VATSIM held a special event called "Hokkaido Area only event". I was one of the people joined the Japanes event. Also it is my first flight with voice communication.
Good to use voice to listen the Japanese speaking English. Similiar to the tone I heard from the Japanese game, ATC 2 serise. Everything is under normal and controllable until I get close to Memanbetsu. The aircraft lose power and desend quickly. I use my voice to decalre emergency as I lost control! Fianlly I am able to gain control and land at Memanbetsu....Not so happy as the A/C lose control. Cause of this is unknow but maybe the misconfig of joystick.

Details:
A/C-A320 (Air Nippon, Ank Air)
Departure-NEW CHITOSE(RJCC)
Arrivial-MEMANBETSU(RJCM)
Planned route-RJCC BISEI Airway V5 IKEDA Airway V4 RJCM

First online Japan Domestic flight

My dream has become truth tonight!I can fly online as a Japanese domestic flight pilot!

Flight details:
Type-IFR
Flight no.-ANK 770(Air Nippon)
Aircraft type-A320
Departure airport-New Chitose,Sapporo
Arrival airport-Niigata
Planned route-RJCC CHE ESANN HWE TSURU BUDOH GTC RJSN
Altitude-FL160

Start the Flight Simulator,then wait until the time for departure. Request the clearence from the controller,he responded me with a granted clearence.
Make the bird airborne, then go to Niigata as planned. However, the area looks so quiet as I just fly alone to Niigata.When I am 82 miles from Niigata,the controller notified me that I 'm leaving his airspace and no radar service any more. So I switch to Unicomm as advisory and make an ILS approach of runway 28.The plane finally landed smoothly.
This time is my first flight online as Japanese domestic pilot. On 23 July, the VATJPN will conduct an event-Kanto Kansai Shuttle.Including the busiest route in Japan,Tokyo and Osaka.Properly I'll join this event as an All Nippon 744D pilot!
Air Nippon's A320,the aircraft I use for my first Japanese domestic flight.

星期五, 7月 01, 2005

First online flight

Today I have started my first online flight.It is Lufthansa 628 from Bonn to Berlin.
Before start,I filed my flight plan to VATSIM server then start the Flight Simulator. I choose Germen route instead of Japan because I would like to have a controller to help me.However,there is no controller available in Japan area. At first, I contact a wrong controller.He's controlling the Netherlands airspace,not the Germany. After a few minutes, I contact the controller in Germen area and request the clearence for the flight plan. After a minute, the controller says the following:
"EDLL_V_CTR:DLH628,Cleared to EDDT via GHM 3B then as filed.Swqark 2221."
That's means I have the clearence to fly the route.I made a read back for confirmation.
"DLH628 is cleared to EDDT via GHM 3B DEP then flight planned route.Swqark 2221."
Push-back,taxi to runway,then position and hold the 737-300 at the centerline. After receiving the take off clearence,I give the full throttle to make the 737 airborne.
After an hour,I make the aircraft landed at Berlin.
What a great trip!
But I got too nerverous when recieving the clearence.I nearly make the things screwed up as I just want to find a pen to copy the clearence! Still I reminded myself not to be nerverous. Treated the flight as the one I flown offline. Ha. The Japanese VATSIM will hold events on every Sataurday. I looking forward to join one of them.




Lufthansa 737-300,the first aircraft I used for my first online flight.