The CRJ-700 catapulted down the runway and into the London sky snaking along the EKNIV1A RNAV departure away from the skyline and other airspace conflicts.
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75% N1 was set, followed by the “Set Takeoff Thrust” callout and with full take-off power the brakes were released. The early morning view down runway 27 at London City was spectacular! The plan is to see this same skyline again in 80 days.Ī flaps 20, static take-off was the plan on this short runway at EGLC. In a couple of minutes the aircraft was lined up and ready to go. The initial taxi out of the London City Jet Center on the west side of the airport was a bit tight, but with the help of ramp personnel, we had assurance of wing clearance. As I stepped into the flightdeck, I couldn’t help but think that these cockpit switches are some of the best Christmas lights around!Īfter the normal first flight checks, the CF34-8C1 engines reliably fired up to carry us into the foggy London sky. The mood was appropriately set by the surroundings and First Officer Grace quickly got the aircraft powered up for a good walk-around. On the ramp, we were greeted to a shiny CRJ-700 in the patchy, early-morning, London fog. This is certainly a must read for any aviation and adventure fanatic. Louis" to read during the journey for inspiration. I packed my personal copy of "The Spirit of St. While this leg to Le Bourget was not as momentous, or as long, as Charles Lindbergh’s back in 1927, it was nonetheless a start to a challenge and world tour that looks to be full of adventure. The flightplan was filed by First Officer Grace at FL250 with an alternate of Châteauroux (LFLX). After a quick review of the weather, it looked like conditions were favorable for an early morning departure to Paris’ historic Le Bourget (LFPB). If we were going to stay on track, it was time to leave ASAP. The plan was originally to enjoy Christmas morning in London before flying out to Paris later that evening, but thankfully I checked the NOTAMS where there was some important information about our departure airport: CLOSED for Christmas.
We’ll figure out what to do after Tokyo when the time arrives. It really is a great deal, since we will fly the aircraft with expenses covered almost half-way around the world. A deal had been reached with IBEX airlines of Japan to have myself and First Officer Grace take over the delivery of a CRJ-700 to them on behalf of Mitsubishi. The CRJ-700 arrived from Montreal with a smooth touchdown on the 4,000 ft runway at London City airport (EGLC) on the afternoon of the 23rd of December. Leg 1: London, England (London City, EGLC) - Paris, France (Paris Le Bourget, LFPB)
The nature and workings of aviation toilets seems beyond even Zeus' extensive knowledge, and as such we intend make frequent stops. Our new DC-6 has much longer range than our old Lockheed, but the toilet is regrettably not working. He doesn't seem to be offended in the least. We aren't sure what his name is, and we have taken to calling him Zeus. Our new crewmember speaks fluent English as long as the conversation pertains directly to flight operations, but otherwise his vocabulary is limited to Greek. He seems quite knowledgeable in the operation of this complex aircraft, and was more than happy to sign up for our grand journey. Fortunately, we found a flight engineer sleeping in the cargo hold. Our new aircraft has a lot of new gauges and switches, and is considerably more complex than our old Electra. It seemed mechanically sound and without further delay (or permission) we departed towards the Suez Canal. We found an Olympic Airlines Douglas DC-6B that wasn't being used and felt it was reasonable to re-appropriate this fine aircraft for our journey. It had an unserviceable ADF receiver, and as our journey will be through less civilized areas at times the ADF backup to our VOR receiver seemed prudent. Regrettably, our trusty Lockheed Electra 10A has been abandoned in Italy.
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