Greetings IFC! Today I decided to try out an aircraft I’ve barely ever flown on IF, the A380. In my opinion, the A380 is ugly, graceless and handles like a whale with no urgency, but he still glides, carries an insane load and has a competitive range. With all this said, I decided to fly the super jumbo from its semi-native habitat, Dubai all the way to Houston, Texas. A long flight but it was performed with appropriate step climbs and attentiveness to the briefing. Also this is was my first flight as an active IFAET member!
Flight Details
Server: Expert
Airline: Emirates
Aircraft: Airbus A380-861
Origin: Dubai International Airport (DXB/OMDB)
Destination: Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH/KIAH)
Flight Number: EK 211
Route: DAVMO4F DAVMO M318 GABKO M317 ROTAL P574 SYZ P550 RASLA/N0511F320 P550 DASIS UL746 EVGEG/N0498F340 UL746 ODERO DCT LAPKA DCT ETEPA DCT SAT DCT KENIN DCT LENOV L623 ADVAB L619 DENKO L996 VAVUN M602 BINKA DCT MASOR DCT NEDIK DCT VAXIT DCT ARTEX/N0498F360 DCT LAMRO DCT ERAKA/M086F370 DCT 60N020W 60N030W 58N040W 56N050W DCT JANJO/N0497F380 N712B QUBIS DCT KAYCC DCT KYLOH DCT BAF Q448 PTW J48 CSN DCT FANPO/N0489F400 Q40 AEX DOOBI2
Registration: A6-EDM
Air time: 16 hours 10 mins
Pushback from the gate, with a lufthansa A380 taxiing in after arriving from JFK
Entering the active runway 30R, making sure checklists are all complete
Takeoff from runway 30R, DXB
Beautiful desert landscapes several hundred km from the city of Khvoy, Northern Iran
Cruising after step climbing to FL360 over the down of Sverdrup, near Haderslev, Denmark
Descending over Davis Hill State Park, near Rayburn TX
After a very smooth landing on runway 8R, we vacate the runway and taxi to the D-gates, where we will park at Gate D18
A last look at our whale after the long transatlantic hop