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General => Simple Insanity => Topic started by: Aharon Dayan on May 21, 2019, 09:46:29 AM
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Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Presenting real world Braniff service from SKBO El Dorado International Airport located in the Fontibón district of Bogotá in Colombia to SEQU old Mariscal Sucre International Airport located in the northern part of the city in the Chaupicruz parish within 5 minutes of Quito's financial center
Starting engines!!
(https://i.ibb.co/WF3wvcx/ko1.jpg)
Dig beautiful color!
(https://i.ibb.co/D9znw4x/ko2.jpg)
Check out the cool needle on top of the tail!
(https://i.ibb.co/KqDZjL9/ko3.jpg)
Starting long taxi to short of runway 13R
(https://i.ibb.co/v3rDh6j/ko4.jpg)
Entering into taxiway S
(https://i.ibb.co/k4CL6pP/ko5.jpg)
Entering into taxiway M yep very long taxi!
(https://i.ibb.co/qMvMYtb/ko6.jpg)
Still taxiing
(https://i.ibb.co/Fx9mZLC/ko7.jpg)
Entering into runway 13R for take off
(https://i.ibb.co/18KrvLg/ko8.jpg)
Airborne on climb to FL340 although Google earth map show NO evidence of two lakes next to runway 31R
(https://i.ibb.co/MCN6FmW/ko9.jpg)
Wing view of Fontibon suburb of the city
(https://i.ibb.co/BN788Fz/ko10.jpg)
Nose view of La Paz suburb of the city where you can see above the plane green park callled Abraham Lincoln!!
(https://i.ibb.co/0V23DDg/ko11.jpg)
Still on climb to FL340
(https://i.ibb.co/cKWb9xQ/ko12.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/p2R5hWr/ko13.jpg)
Making little left turn adjustment to head to GIR and the destination
(https://i.ibb.co/NmTm0sn/ko14GIR.jpg)
Nice view of engines!!
(https://i.ibb.co/X3bYw23/ko15.jpg)
Passing SKME Lieutenant Colonel Luis Francisco Pinto Parra Air Base located in Melgar, Collombia
(https://i.ibb.co/s6hSkS0/ko16skme.jpg)
Passing Sumapaz river that is considered one of the hundred natural wonders of the world
(https://i.ibb.co/8cDJsVn/ko17afterskme.jpg)
Intercepting GIR and passing snow-capped peaks of Los Nevados National Park
(https://i.ibb.co/bL7HdmG/ko18GIR.jpg)
You can see Pacific ocean!
(https://i.ibb.co/F764cFW/ko19.jpg)
You can tell that you are getting closer to the destination when ground begins to rise higher even though the plane is still at FL340
(https://i.ibb.co/dtNYrFt/ko20.jpg)
Don't you love the functioning flaps of the engines? Do not know what it is called!
(https://i.ibb.co/P478MvM/ko21.jpg)
Wing view of entire city of Quito
(https://i.ibb.co/mq14Y1K/ko22.jpg)
Passing Quito where you can see the airport of destination in middle of the city
(https://i.ibb.co/28pm1Y2/ko23.jpg)
Check out shiny chrome rings around the engines with background view of the city
(https://i.ibb.co/9hnkrnj/ko24.jpg)
Time to make right 180 degree turn!
(https://i.ibb.co/RDV0Mzb/ko25.jpg)
When you see AHEAD mountainous forests and volcano of La Tola suburb of Quito, you know it is TIME to make right 180 degree turn toward the airport!!
(https://i.ibb.co/MhmtyVd/ko26.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/x8TZYt6/ko27.jpg)
Now on straight final runway path to runway 13R that would take you across city to runway
(https://i.ibb.co/K9kLw3J/ko28.jpg)
Approaching to pass city toward runway
(https://i.ibb.co/k90MvW5/ko29.jpg)
Passing La Paz suburb of Quito (why do South American cities have so many suburbs with same name La Paz?)
(https://i.ibb.co/PwgnCRy/ko30.jpg)
Passing four star Hotel Quito
(https://i.ibb.co/M5xjKbV/ko31.jpg)
Still on final runway approach
(https://i.ibb.co/fxWBmL9/ko32.jpg)
Passing Atahualpa Olympic Stadium with capacity of 35,724
(https://i.ibb.co/ZB8ZKff/ko33.jpg)
Passing Policia Nacional stadium
(https://i.ibb.co/Y7FV7DV/ko34.jpg)
Seconds before touchdown
(https://i.ibb.co/XX77bzx/ko35.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/mvqxjkz/ko36.jpg)
TOUCHDOWN with background view of Tame maintenance hangar
(https://i.ibb.co/svY7XHz/ko37.jpg)
Front landing gear gliding down slowly
(https://i.ibb.co/8z3BTrX/ko38.jpg)
Front landing wheels making runway contact
(https://i.ibb.co/r25yHBd/ko39.jpg)
Exiting from runway into taxiway E toward gate
(https://i.ibb.co/hYHGdbS/ko40.jpg)
Passing a pair of C-130s
(https://i.ibb.co/VNfFK8f/ko41.jpg)
Passing cargo hangars
(https://i.ibb.co/mFP1mnH/ko42.jpg)
Heading to gate 10
(https://i.ibb.co/7N3fdzk/ko43.jpg)
Arriving at gate 10
(https://i.ibb.co/jf4MNm3/ko44.jpg)
Thank you for viewing. Stay tuned for next exciting flight
Regards,
Aharon