NOTAM: Qantas Virtual Presents…
Join us for a night flight between Hilo (PHTO) and Honolulu (PHNL) in our Jetstar 787-8! Everybody is welcome! Spawn at PHTO a few minutes early to make sure we depart on time, then we will fly between these two Hawaiian cities in the night time setting. I will attach arrival/departure procedures below for us to follow.
Please follow all ATC instructions We will be looking for some ATC for both departure and arrival, so PM if you can!
Got a tip for you all… do not even try to come in over the mountains into rwy 08 on night setting in an airliner unless you consider yourself a daredevil…sunset is tricky enough…not to mention the fact that 26 is the preferred…one miscalculation and you are toast !!!
Since 26 is the designated primary approach rwy…and the approach from the mountains is so challenging irl…when do you ever use 08 to land on…particularly if 26 is red !!!
Check out the procedures for arrival at PHTO (not applicable for this flight as departure from PHTO).
08 can be used, but you don’t fly over the mountains but over the sea on a left hand circuit. Though I believe that 26 is mainly used even with a tail wind up to about 10kts IRL.
