Jeddah - Dhaka - Kathmandu on Biman Bangladesh Airlines

[joscyriacv2]

Good day ladies and gentlemen. I decided to fly from Jeddah to Kathmandu on Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC/BG) with a stopover at Dhaka. These are flights from Biman 1986 schedule.

2145 JED --> 0725 DAC// BG38// DC-10-30// S2-ACR
0900 DAC --> 1005 KTM// BG703// B707-351C// S2-ACF

Leg 1: King Abdul Aziz International, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (JED/OEJN) --> Zia International, Dhaka, Bangladesh (DAC/VGZR)
This leg will be performed on the well known S2-ACR "New Era", the last DC-10 to perform a scheduled passenger flight in the world back in 2013. Thankfully, S2-ACR is alive and well in our virtual world here.


At the Hajj terminal, Jeddah.






Flying into the sunrise. We had quite a good tailwind all the way along and groundspeed touched 570kts at one point.


Thick cloud cover over Eastern India


The Ganges, west of Dhaka, along the India- Bangladesh border


On final approach to Dhaka. We had approach and tower atc on VATSIM. My earlier apprehensions about the cockpit visibility was disproven today. Flew the approach right at Vapp and I had ample runway visibility. Moreover I flew the plane using my mobile phone as a flight controller and it handled really well. The smooth touchdown at -141fpm was very satisfying along with the sound of the wheels touching down and the struts moving.

Leg 2: Zia International, Dhaka, Bangladesh (DAC/VGHS) ---> Tribhuvan Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal (KTM/VNKT)



S2-ACF was originally delivered to Northwest Airlines and it served a multitude of airlines. It's reported to be lying abandoned at an airfield in Peru.



Yet another foggy day at Dhaka




Nepal lies on the foothills of the Himalayas. To fly into Kathmundu, you reach intersection Romeo from where you make a right turn and intercept radial 202 of the Kathmandu VOR which will take you directly to runway 02. You follow an altitude restriction to clear a mountain at 8700ft and then its a steep descent to the runway. If you're RNAV equipped you can fly by the side of the mountain and descent normally.


Snow free interestingly


Over the Kathmandu Valley

Smoke baby, smoke.


Another smooth touchdown with my phone-joystick.

[Herman]

Very nice screen shots of your trips with the DC-10-30 and 707-320B.

Herman

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

I like seeing these/our simulations being put to good use (like this) .... per purpose (and obviously well thought out and planned) virtual flights like this/like "JOSCYRIACV2's"

This really tends to justify all the effort George, Mike, Benoit, and myself each apply to trying to perfect the FDE's, panels/gauges, and sounds which support the simulations we offer

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[joscyriacv2]

Jan 31, 2022 19:52:28 GMT aerofoto - HJG Admin said:

I like seeing these/our simulations being put to good use (like this) .... per purpose (and obviously well thought out and planned) virtual flights like this/like "JOSCYRIACV2's"

This really tends to justify all the effort George, Mike, Benoit, and myself each apply to trying to perfect the FDE's, panels/gauges, and sounds which support the simulations we offer

Mark C
AKL/NZ

Your effort in building an extremely detailed simulation is what attracted me towards HJG aircraft and which inspires me to meticulously plan every detail of the flight. Its been a really long time since I've flown anything other than HJG.

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

What George, Mike, and I do (like to try'n do) is "study" the specifications and performance applicable to each aircraft type, and sub type, we represent .... then .... try'n incorporate "as much as we can" of this (though not everything can be replicated due to FS limitations) to aid more accurate performance of each simulation we offer. I'm talking primarily in regard to both FDE and panel/gauge terms here .... of course. The down side of this, for some (a few), is this does tend to make everything "a little more complex" (a consequence of trying to do things properly, but, all's well supported and simply explained within our manuals) and it does also increase the variety" among what we offer too, but, the upside of all this is it also results in "BETTER"/more authentic simulations. We do this in regard to both the simulations HJG have itself produced .... as well as most of those we've imported too. What we try'n do is particularly applicable to the latter (in order to improve what needs being improved) .... otherwise what we offer would be no better, nor different, than the same product offered by someone else. I like to feel that "thanks to the efforts of George, Mike, and Benoit .... HJG's mostly had its "own niche" in regard to FDE, panel/gauges, and sound combinations "for the aircraft type simulations it offers" .... and which are then additionally supported by all the historic liveries produced by each of our other members as well .... and "for the 2 FS platforms we continue representing". The only simulations we currently offer that haven't, yet, been FDE updated are those for the CV990's (which also need new audio too .... I do already have something on the go FDE-wise for these). There'll also be some "minor edits" offered for the BAC ONE-ELEVEN's and COMET's too (to be offered as "optional" FDE update packages .... the original DMFS data "won't" be touched at all though) .... aimed at improving their inflight attitude where necessary. If all of this's promoting of someone being able to plan better, and derive greater enjoyment/satisfaction from their virtual flight/s .... THEN .... I'd say we've "accomplished our mission"/what we've set out to try'n do

Thanks for taking the time to express your satisfaction "JOSCYRIACV2". It's rare in FS freeware these days .... and "IS" appreciated

Mark C
AKL/NZ