Post by Dutch Owen on Jan 26, 2011 16:32:52 GMT -5
After last night's crash and burn (of the OS, not the airplane!) I'm trying again for a full flight sequence. The point of all this heavy flying is to provoke a CTD if possible. I've had several and I suspect it's the graphics card/driver but I have to eliminate FSC as a culprit. I'm dialing down my video settings on each day's sequence to see if I can get a crash-free one.
Today I'm assigned to Flight 19; Washington - Norfolk - Raleigh - Greensboro - Nashville.
I'm currently at FL300 enroute to the last stop, KBNA. So far, it's been interesting again. Weather continues near or below minimums all over the East coast.
KORF (Norfolk): Weather reported 1 mile ceiling 200, had to get weather release. Actual visibility about 1 1/2 miles ceiling 300 - still dicey. Landed without incident on time with PAX applause due to the low vis. Ahead of time turnaround, and off again.
KRDU (Raleigh): Reported visibility 4 miles in light rain. But airport full of arrivals. Requested 5R because most everybody else seemed to be vectored to 5L, but denied. Got so obsessed watching TCAS that I forgot flaps down until 6 miles out! Got configured in time (never let'em see you sweat) and "smooth as butter" landing, easy taxi to gate. Again quick turnaround and left ahead of schedule... but got stuck in a line waiting for the runway. Interminable wait.
KGSO (Greensboro): such a short flight cruising altitude is 10,000 feet as as soon as we got there, clearance to descend. Filed an ETE rev to make up for lost time, which was accepted due to the ATC delay -- but that doesn't help with the scheduled times which are nailed to a printed schedule. Deplaned but so far behind schedule we didn't start loading until the schedule departure time of 14:30.
KBNA (Nashville): Heavy headwinds forced an up of the ETE from 1:05 to 1:35. I'm sure we'll be okay on the ETE but again the schedule time is going to be late, quite late. Nothing to be done about it. Right now, FL300 over an endless layer of clouds; sun setting slowly in front of me -- but BNA Wx looks decent, 10SM with 1400 foot ceiling. Compared to the rest of the flights today that's CAVU!
Flight ended with a normal, easy landing at BNA. One odd thing: I was about 5 miles on the tail of an American MD80 and expected him to land and was hoping he'd get off the runway in time so I wouldn't have to go-around. But instead of landing he just seemed to fly over the runway. Wonder if this was RC acting to keep the traffic away from me? Or maybe AISmooth? Although I don't think that's part of its functionality, but I don't know about RC.
One last oddity -- I got dinged by the PAX for "Poor Service" on this last flight. But there was no service scheduled. Wonder why?
Dutch
Today I'm assigned to Flight 19; Washington - Norfolk - Raleigh - Greensboro - Nashville.
I'm currently at FL300 enroute to the last stop, KBNA. So far, it's been interesting again. Weather continues near or below minimums all over the East coast.
KORF (Norfolk): Weather reported 1 mile ceiling 200, had to get weather release. Actual visibility about 1 1/2 miles ceiling 300 - still dicey. Landed without incident on time with PAX applause due to the low vis. Ahead of time turnaround, and off again.
KRDU (Raleigh): Reported visibility 4 miles in light rain. But airport full of arrivals. Requested 5R because most everybody else seemed to be vectored to 5L, but denied. Got so obsessed watching TCAS that I forgot flaps down until 6 miles out! Got configured in time (never let'em see you sweat) and "smooth as butter" landing, easy taxi to gate. Again quick turnaround and left ahead of schedule... but got stuck in a line waiting for the runway. Interminable wait.
KGSO (Greensboro): such a short flight cruising altitude is 10,000 feet as as soon as we got there, clearance to descend. Filed an ETE rev to make up for lost time, which was accepted due to the ATC delay -- but that doesn't help with the scheduled times which are nailed to a printed schedule. Deplaned but so far behind schedule we didn't start loading until the schedule departure time of 14:30.
KBNA (Nashville): Heavy headwinds forced an up of the ETE from 1:05 to 1:35. I'm sure we'll be okay on the ETE but again the schedule time is going to be late, quite late. Nothing to be done about it. Right now, FL300 over an endless layer of clouds; sun setting slowly in front of me -- but BNA Wx looks decent, 10SM with 1400 foot ceiling. Compared to the rest of the flights today that's CAVU!
Flight ended with a normal, easy landing at BNA. One odd thing: I was about 5 miles on the tail of an American MD80 and expected him to land and was hoping he'd get off the runway in time so I wouldn't have to go-around. But instead of landing he just seemed to fly over the runway. Wonder if this was RC acting to keep the traffic away from me? Or maybe AISmooth? Although I don't think that's part of its functionality, but I don't know about RC.
One last oddity -- I got dinged by the PAX for "Poor Service" on this last flight. But there was no service scheduled. Wonder why?
Dutch
