[Completed] Flying the Air Tanzania A220-300 for 24 Hours straight

MxP · December 11, 2021, 10:30pm

Celebrating the A220-300 by flying 24 Hours straight.

Disclaimer: After several advices to be more conscious about my health, I have slightly amended the plan to make up for some breaks. I also emphasize that I am not planning on doing similar challenges on a regular basis. I will not push my limits too far and will stop if needed!

As you might know, I was one of the most active users in the A220 request thread (under the name Maximilian1805) and as a result, an unknown excitement has built up with the A220-300 finally coming to life. That’s why I have decided to do something I have never tried before for the release of the A220: Flying Air Tanzania’s A220-300 for 24 Hours straight!

The Plan

Created by me

In total, I will fly 15 flights with flight times between 2:30hrs and 0:15hrs. The estimated time spent in the air will be around 21:45hrs. The remaining 2:15hrs will be used for refueling, taxiing, and taking breaks.

Flight Overview and Status Board

Flight No.	Flight Number	Departure Airport	Departure ICAO	Arrival Airport	Arrival ICAO	Status	Time
1	TC212	Dar Es Salaam	HTDA	Harare	FVRG	Completed	10 Minutes early
2	TC212	Harare	FVRG	Lusaka	FLKK	Completed	5 Minutes late
3	TC212	Lusaka	FLKK	Dar Es Salaam	HTDA	Completed	30 Minutes too early
4	TC213	Dar Es Salaam	HTDA	Ndola	FLND	Completed	5 Minutes early
5	TC213	Ndola	FLND	Lubumbashi	FZQA	Completed	On Time
6	TC213	Lubumbashi	FZQA	Dar Es Salaam	HTDA	Completed	20 Minutes Early
7	TC210	Dar Es Salaam	HTDA	Moroni	FMCH	Completed	40 Minutes Early
8	TC211	Moroni	FMCH	Dar Es Salaam	HTDA	Completed	15 Minutes early
9	TC110	Dar Es Salaam	HTDA	Mwanza	HTMW	Completed	30 Minutes early
10	TC123	Mwanza	HTMW	Kilimanjaro	HTKJ	Completed	10 Minutes delayed
11	TC214	Kilimanjaro	HTKJ	Entebbe	HUEN	Completed	35 Minutes delayed
12	TC215	Entebbe	HUEN	Kilimanjaro	HTKJ	Completed	40 Minutes delayed
13	TC135	Kilimanjaro	HTKJ	Zanzibar	HTZA	Completed	25 Minutes Delayed
14	TC135	Zanzibar	HTZA	Dar Es Salaam	HTDA	Completed	10 Minutes delayed
15	TC200	Dar Es Salaam	HTDA	Nairobi	HKJK	Completed	15 Minutes Delayed

I will announce an update on this table and thread whenever I arrive or depart, so you can join for one or a few legs of the journey.

When will I undertake this journey?

Friday, December 17, 2021 11:00 AM → Saturday, December 18, 2021 11:00 AM

This might change though, but if it does, I will amend the thread of course!

Thank you for viewing this topic! Hopefully, some of you will join me on my trip through southeast Africa with Air Tanzania!

🦒

MathiasG · December 11, 2021, 10:33pm

Good luck, MxP! Just remember that your health should be your priority and if you are feeling tired then you should stop or take a break

MxP · December 11, 2021, 10:34pm

Thanks mate! Yeah, I am also a little bit worried about that, especially since I am currently in a horrible sleep deficit due to a test phase in school. On the other hand, I have already stayed up for 24 hours before when I spent a night at Madrid Airport, so I hope it’ll work 😅

Jxshua · December 11, 2021, 10:34pm

the air tanzania livery was confirmed? 👀

MxP · December 11, 2021, 10:36pm

No, not yet. But if it doesn’t, I‘ll fly the generic livery as a substitute simply because I wanted to use this as a chance to discover South East Africa!

MathiasG · December 11, 2021, 10:38pm

Maybe taking a nap while flying a route that is long would be a great choice? But yeah, I support you on doing this, looks quite fun to be honest

Zhopkins · December 11, 2021, 10:40pm

And here goes another crazy challenge.
😔

Dinho · December 11, 2021, 10:43pm

would love to join on maybe a couple legs but will let you know if I can make it sooner to Friday!

MxP · December 11, 2021, 10:55pm

My body will probably force me to… The problem is that if I have fallen asleep once nothing is getting me to wake up again before at least 5 hours have passed

MxP · December 11, 2021, 10:56pm

I will take this as a compliment 😂😅

MathiasG · December 11, 2021, 10:58pm

Setting a alarm before TOD would work

anon36354988 · December 11, 2021, 11:05pm

What about doing it in one week instead, it’s more safe (like really…) !
It would still be a challenge since all their routes will be flown :p

Btw I loveeeee that map, well done, thanks for doing it, I was lost with their routes !

MxP · December 11, 2021, 11:08pm

But it’s the A220 and this is the best way of dealing with my excitement for it.
If I crash you can redirect my passengers to the airline so they can blame them for their pilots‘ working conditions and horrible working hours 😂

USA_ATC · December 11, 2021, 11:20pm

Remember not to overwork yourself. Not to mention you overworked yourself in promoting the aircraft to the highest extent possible. Just dont waste your sleep over flying a plane in the virtual skies. It is simply not worth it and will hurt you in the long run trust me. Feel free to do what you wish tho up to you!

Also best way to deal with excitement is to add more excitement, rumoring that another livery is coming?

Z-Tube · December 11, 2021, 11:27pm

It’s not, though. Staying up for an extended period of time, even 24 hours, could be detrimental to your health. And to quote you:

I am currently in a horrible sleep deficit due to a test phase in school.

Don’t you think that that is a sign to get some sleep? If not, what about this other statement from you:

My body will probably force me to.

If neither of those is a sign to you, and as much as I hate to say this, you need to take a long break from Infinite Flight—you are hurting yourself. Why do this to yourself over a mobile application?

Regardless, if you choose to go through with this, good luck. Hopefully you can do this with the respective livery, too.

Robin3 · December 12, 2021, 12:36am

Are you gonna start right after release? And I would love to join you (at least for one leg :D). The leg I´m most interested in is Kilimanjaro - Zanzibar, maybe you could message me when you´re flying this leg (maybe on Discord?).

Robin3 · December 12, 2021, 10:49am

And as previous speakers have said, I would also recommend a break, maybe halfway through the flights? And as I said already said, keep me posted on when you’re flying the Kilimanjaro - Zanzibar leg. @MxP

Baba · December 12, 2021, 11:37am

They didn’t already showed all the livery, according to the last live stream he said that he might have not already show all the new things that are coming into the 21.8. Let’s hope this one will be added! 😊

Mayank_Pawar · December 12, 2021, 11:57am

I would have definitely joined had you done Dar-Es-Salaam-Mumbai cause that’s one of my fav routes!

Stan7 · December 12, 2021, 12:17pm

Personally I will not be able to do it but I wish you good luck because it shows how involved you are in Infinite Flight.
Beware of fatigue, however, and remember that real life is more important than a flight simulator.
Do not hesitate to post pictures of your Challenge.