Good day/night IFC, i am still kind of puzzled on how to prepare on doing a ULH flight since 3 days ago, I flew from Paris to Atlanta and to my mistake that headwinds are too strong which made me land onto Atlanta on fumes (4% fuel left when i landed.) What things should i consider aside from winds so my next ULH goes unevently?
Anyways the flight i am talking about is Singapore 1, SIN-EWR (17-18 hours)
You can do ultra long haul flights by setting your passenger count and cargo lower and slightly higher for fuel and account for extra 1.5-2 hours. I’ve done flights from KJFK-YSSY and EGLL-YSSY and they’re almost 20hrs nonstop.
I’ve done this route a few times on various aircraft.
I would highly suggest using Infinite Flight FPL Converter for working out your fuel needed, as well as using a real source of the flight, such as Flightaware or Flightradar24 to realistically use the altitude and step climbs the aircraft made.
Good question! I’m currently in the middle of my ultra long haul, as the recommendations above have stated, its trying to conserve battery life that should be also taken into account, I also recommend changing the charger when it gets incredibly hot to the touch, give said charger a rest, change it out for another one if possible.
For longer flights more planning is necessary. You can use Simbrief to create a flightplan that contains route, a fuel planning and much more. Windy.com can show you wind directions and speeds on different altitudes. Make sure how long a certain flight route takes in real life and which usual cruise speeds are used by certain aircrafts. Another method is Stepclimbing but you have to be on your device active for this. And get some extra fuel. Ive heard that fuel isnt too expensive in Infinite Flight.