Quarantine Freedom Flight VECC to VNKT
Channel: Father Dane
Date: 2021-09-05

@Captain GL wrote me to say: "Rev, please attempt Kolkata VECC India to Kathmandu VNKT using RNAV approach." This request brought back memories of poems by J. Milton Hayes and a 1950s visit to the "City of Temples". Flying into the high Himalayas also presents a chance to explain the art of Dead Reckoning which is the forerunner of todays RNAV Approaches. I use two excellent sceneries to show off the Himalayas: Kolkata VECC which is Freeware, and Kathmandu VNKT which is made by Thai Creations for FSX and that I managed to install into P3D. My Flight Plan is: VECC/01L DCT CEA R581 GOVKO G463 ROMEO ROMEO VNKT/RATAN.R02. The video is 1 bag of popcorn plus 12 minutes long; 1080p HD and is free to download and use with no attribution necessary.  Enjoy!
Quick Chapter Points:
00:11:35 Pre-Flight Preparation
00:22:16 Preparing the Cockpit at Stand 9
00:27:04 Programming the FMC/CDU
00:37:48 Starting the Engines
00:45:34 Cleared for Take-off Runway 01L
00:52:49 Time for Champagne and to go Supersonic
00:54:23 Descent and Approach
01:04:25 "I Have Control" (Manual Landing)
01:09:16 Shutdown at Stand 5
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