Greetings IFC! I have finally attained level 4 after years of inconsistencies and distractions! In order to celebrate leisurely, I decided to fly the butter machine on a seasonal route which Aeroflot implemented for the summer, from Vladivostok to Saint Petersburg. In the past, Nordwind Airlines operated this route for a short period but with very limited success, hence it was shut down. Join me on this long flight, 8+ hours without crossing a single body of water!
Summary
Server: Expert
Airline: Aeroflot
Aircraft: Airbus A330-343
Origin: Vladivostok Knevichi Int’l Airport (VVO/UHWW)
Destination: St. Petersburg Pulkovo Int’l Airport (LED/ULLI)
Flight Number: SU 2983
Route: DOLMA2G DOLMA B356 TD B355 HAB/K0878F360 L168 AKATA/K0857F380 L168 LEBNA T541 TURMA G719 THN N742 TUKPO/K0872F400 N742 UHT T816 AMDEN P979 BEPOL BEPOL1B
Registration: RA-73700
Air time: 8 hours 20 mins
Good Afternoon, ready for pushback for the long flight ahead!
Engine startup, with @Alexander_Orlov’s baby boeing in view, which arrived from Bangkok earlier
Commencing our taxi, with @J_D2 in view with his Hainan Airlines 737-Max
Spotted an ultra rare J-Air Embraer E190 piloted by @pazh100 heading to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, my usual base
Heavy takeoff from runway 25L, easily over 80% load for today’s flight
Cruising over Siberia
Descending towards Pulkovo, overflying the town of Kolpino
On final to Pulkovo’s runway 28L
Idle reverse thrust and low braking after a relatively smooth landing with a 5 knot crosswind
Parked at terminal 1, a last view of our butter machine before she is taken over by another set of crew who will fly her to Phuket
I hope you all liked the images, and I hope to make a very decent progression towards Grade 5!
