triangular flight: wolfgang's report of 'first' triangular AFM Now is come the day - the last few weeks, and months of learning (theory) and gain experience (practice) open in the trade test of PPL - the triangle flight. To cope with a solo flight with at least 250 NM distance and two landings in foreign airports.
we have planned the route LOAV (Vöslau) - LOLW (Wels) - LOAG (Krems) and back to Vöslau. The equipment is called the OE-AGA, listen to the name Katana DV (blog readers know that he hears from an outside temperature of 35 degrees on "pregnant pig") 20.
A proper flight planning before, and their meeting with the instructor is the be-all and, therefore, called weather reports and studies, a flight plan for the first section to Wels abandoned aircraft checked and refueled, flight documents sorted and accessible deposited in the cockpit - and then it is where: Launch of Expedition ;-)
Take Off in Vöslau at 12:51 LT (= 10:51 UTC) on RW 13, QNH 1020 and squawk 4007 and about Echo, Sierra, Tango and Berndorf out towards Völtendorf (first alternate-airport), and even in the traffic pattern B, the first challenge, rescue helicopter Christopher announces the crossing of my course more or less on my altitude, so the climb slightly and accelerate directionally stretch and look across pass under me.
was so at the airport in Vöslau almost no wind and the forecast for the flight was actually very well the EC 135 with a minimum 500 ("Wind is asleep), but which was later in the flight, not not quite like that. The thermals over the Vienna Woods is so well known, only the wind takes even Gehopse to, sometimes side wind blows, then head wind, but also a massive tail wind - everything. From quiet flight hardly a speech, and once it picks me tidy the pants to the seat in the safety belt.
Otherwise, I can tell by this section (Vöslau, Völtendorf, Seitenstetten Sattlett, catfish) not much - good view of my well-known area, no traffic when flying in and around my cruising altitude, perhaps this: an enormous dead zone after handing in Vienna Information from 118.52 to 124.40 Mhz between Ybbs and Steyr (I tw. understood and only fragments of a message was forwarded to me even from the OE AAZ). Increased concentration was thus announced, but as I said, no sightings and incidents. Then sector Y to RW 09 at Wels, virtually no natural wind, good landing (which is indeed enough time to prepare) and (closing schedule to pay landing fee 12 EUR, and notify the nervous tense flight instructor on the successful landing) from the tower.
Short break and at 14:39 LT on to Krems, route directly back to sector Y, Sattlett, Seitenstetten, Amstetten, and Melk to Krems. Again, no incidents, except the above-described radio hole. But the Wachau in sunny weather - a dream from above! - But the reporting point Danube bridge is unfortunately very rapidly, ie with min. 3000 "towards the airport, steep descent to the traffic pattern and land on RW 11. Even with a little cross wind no problem.
Again landing fee paid 8.80 EUR and calms the instructor via telephone, informed äääh.
re-represented for a short break legs and the last section (back to Vöslau) addressed. Start at 15:57 LT, more about power plant Theiss Diretissima on Steinhäusl Holy Cross after Vöslau. Here, too, ended up on the wind, no incidents so on Chapel, whiskey, and barracks on the RW 13 at 16:25 LT. informierne aircraft into the hangar to pack utensils flight, flight instructors and flight as a triangle does check off.
neglecting All in all a great weather (the wind we as outdoor sports), a very nice flight and a further experience on the way to PPL.
