Moonshot at 51,000 Feet

Hello all. I did a quick flight to Tampa from New Orleans in the CCX before I went to bed, I decided to cruise at FL510 just for fun. Here are the photos! Enjoy!
Route: KNEW - KTPA
Aircraft: Cessna Citation X
Flight Time: About 35 minutes
Altitude: FL510
Speed: Mach 0.90

  1. Takeoff

2.Cruise at FL510


Approach

Touchdown!


Please let me know which one was your favorite!

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Nice pics!


You went:

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Nice pictures! Is it actually possible IRL to fly the CCX that high?

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How do you get the moon so up close?

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Take a look in the thread below.

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Did u butter on touchdown?
Ryanair would be proud if u ryanaired…
@Swiss would be proud if u 100, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, buttered

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Lol. It was about -140 v/s

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That’s a awesome couple of shots. but image it at sunrise with low visibility it makes it glow orange.

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@infiniteflight_schoo The service ceiling for the CCX is 51,000 ft.

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That’s normal for the CCX and a lot of other 135 jets

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What do you mean by this?

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Private or corporate

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