Classic British Flight Sim

I am based at Stanstead but also cleared to fly the Tridents. As no Tridents are based here and say for example I want to fly to Schiphol from Heathrow do I first have to buy a ticket to transfer to Heathrow then book my flight?

If so, when I return back to Heathrow and say I want to fly the 1-11 the next day, do I have to purchase another ruddy ticket to get back to Stanstead?

All very confusing for a newbee.

Help appreciated.

Regards Nigel.

you will have to buy tickets to transfer between airports however you may be able to use a Dove to transfer between airports and raise a little revenue too.

You can only book flights at the airport you are currently based

Richard

Hi Nigel,

Yes.. it can be a little confusing. I've looked at scheduled flights and bought a ticket to airport 'A' only to find no aircraft were there Fear not though sir. There are a number of 1-11's based at Heathrow with a host of tasty flights so don't bother going back to Stansted for a while.. enjoy the 'Big Banana' for a few days while you find your feet

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Hi Nigel,

All pilots are nomadic and have no fixed base as such ( - please ensure your suitcase is packed at all times). The aircraft have designated bases from which they are available for any VA pilot. Whilst an aircraft is not at one of it's designated bases it is to be assumed it is awaiting another VA pilot to continue his flight onwards. Feel free to grab a Dove if there's one available and using the Dove network of flights you should be able to fly to your required airport. It should be noted that Dove routes do not connect directly between all airports so you may have to fly two or three sectors to get there - or you may be lucky and hit one of the sectors you need with just one hop. You are not obliged to use a Dove but the routes are there for you if you so desire. If you want to buy a ticket to get from A to B, go to your profile on FlyNET and you can buy a ticket to your required airport.

Fleet dispositon can be found on the fleet page - be careful if you want to fly a route from an airport which is served by multiple variants of type. If you want to fly a BAC1-11 500 for example make sure the aircraft of type is there. The fleet page just shows BA11. If you know your reg's they are authentic by type. If you don't, just look at the info icon adjacent to the aircraft on the fleet page and it will give you the aircraft info including fuel on board.

Hehe, a lot to take in but it makes FS more enjoyable and a tad more demanding.

Rgds

John

Thanks all, great to have the experienced to shepherd the inexperienced, Time is not on my side at the mo so looks like I will have to dip into my savings for a ticket.

Hehe, a lot to take in but it makes FS more enjoyable and a tad more demanding

Yep, I'll agree on that one John, thanks to Dave M can now check out fuel usage in lbs instead of metric but still have to convert to kgs to load fuel on flynet!! Takes a bit of working out and that is becoming an enjoyable challenge. One day will see me arriving back (hopefully) with minimum amount on board so as to increase profit (says he)!!

Hi Nigel,

Once the 'buffer fuel' is onboard there is no advantage as such to arrive with bare minimum fuel especially if the airport you are landing at has a high fuel price. If you always aim to keep your holding and diversion fuel plus contingency fuel in the tanks, all you need to uplift each time would be your block fuel. Once you've got the hang of that then you can add another factor of the fuel pricing to see how much extra earnings you can achieve by taking advantage of low fuel price airports and avoiding uplifting too much at the airports where they like to hurt your wallet. I always have in the back of my mind how much fuel I want to have in the tanks when I land. Once I determine that then I add my block fuel to get my required fuel load for departure.

Rgds

John

Thanks John, sorry but I am a slow learner at times but will improve.

I take it then that when you use the term block fuel then this is the amount to which you put in regardless of what is already in the tanks itself.

i.e. 3649kg already in a/c then use the stats page to determine the amount used for the flight + return then refuel that amount and add on a bit for contingency and ignore the fact that there is 3694kg already on board??

Told you I was a bit slow!!

Hi Nigel,

Yes, sort of, depending on what's left in the tanks. If what is left is below your ideal figure for fuel remaining on arrival then you'll need to add that as well to bring it up to your own personal comfort zone and then add the fuel for the flight. For example, I like to land with @4500kgs of fuel onboard a Trident, so my departure fuel is 4500kgs + Block Fuel.

Rgds

John

For example, I like to land with @4500kgs of fuel onboard a Trident, so my departure fuel is 4500kgs + Block Fuel.

Ok..................think I got it now!! Well...........after my return flight from Glasgow that is!!!

Ummm, any-one taking G-AWFZ out in the near future???

If so..................it will just require a couple of kgs or so before the next flight!!!

Believe me, worried would be an understatement though I did have a contingency plan that was hurriedly made out on passing LAM before intercepting the ILS for 09L.

Think the Three is a bit thirstier than the Two!! :think:

I think you're hooked Nigel