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RTW Retro Flight #93 Amsterdam to Zurich . . . 1962


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KLM flight 593 is a Lockheed Electra L-188C on a flight from Amsterdam to Zurich (EHAM - LSZH). We have 1,400 gallons of fuel on board for the 327 nm flight of about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Moderate cloud cover is reported and we will be cruising at an altitude of 17,000 feet.

 

Thanks to:

Aircraft: Lockheed Electra L-188C Turboprop. The model is by Libardo Guzman with 2D panel by Paul Strogen. The 1959 KLM repaint is by Frank Gonzalez, released by Wayne Hansen and Tom Gibson.

Propliner AI & Traffic: CalClassic & FS Aviator - Tom Gibson, Mike Stevens, Jason Krogmann, Manuel Jagmann, Bill Towers, Nikko Yaginuma, Richard Wright, Frederick Coleman, Dave Jones, Paul Haak, Marty Lochmiller, Ake Lindberg, Harland Sandberg, Richard Wright and Gary Harper. At www.calclassic.com

Scenery and Add-ons: MS FS2004 v9.1 Standard and:

- Amsterdam Schiphol and Zurich airports are from the 1961 Central Europe scenery package by Wolfgang Gersch, Harry Biard, Michael Schneider, Jaap de Baare, Nikko Yaginuma, Tom Gibson, Bernard Leuenberger and Mike Stevens at www.calclassic.com

- KLM 1962 timetable from the collection ofDacre Watson at www.timetableimages.com

- Rwy12 and EZ Static Object and Scenery Libraries. At www.flightsim.com

- FS2004 Classic Scenery Libraries v4a by Wolfgang Gersch. At www.flightsim.com

- REX FS9 w/Overdrive & SP5.

- Flight One Ground Environment Pro II

- FS Genesis UT Europe.

 

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1. KLM timetable 1 July – 31 October, 1962

 

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2. Flight plan filed, cockpit checks completed, passengers boarded and starting number one.

 

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3. Leaving gate 14 and beginning to taxi to runway 22 for departure.

 

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4. Approaching the holding point for runway 27, we will continue on to runway 22.

 

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5. At the intersection of runways 22 and 27 we have been cleared for takeoff and are beginning our takeoff roll.

 

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6. We are up and away and lifting up the gear.

 

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7. Turning toward a heading of 155 for Zurich.

 

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8. On course and climbing through 4,000 feet we leave Amsterdam’s Schiphol behind.

 

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9. Climbing through 12,000 near the town of Harmelen.

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10. Cruising at our assigned altitude of 17,000 feet with the Lek River and town of Lexmond below.

 

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11. Now over Germany with Aachen below but obscured by clouds.

 

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Larry

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12. Having skirted the southeastern edge of Belgium we are passing over Trier, Germany near the Luxembourg border. Trier is known for some well-preserved old Roman structures.

 

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13. Still over southwestern Germany just a few miles from the French border we see the city of Zweibrücken.

 

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14. Just a short distance from the French and German border with Strasbourg and the Rhine River off our left wing below.

 

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15. With Bonndorf, Germany off our right wing and about 25 nm from Zurich we begin our initial descent.

 

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16. Very near the western border of Switzerland and 15 nm out we are descending through 9,000 feet.

 

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17. We have crossed the border into Switzerland at 5,000 feet.

 

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18. Lining up our approach to runway 16 with gear down and flaps 40

 

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19. We are lined up on final at about 2,100 feet at 2 nm out and flaps full.

 

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20. Touchdown.

 

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21. Taxiing to the gate.

 

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22. Parked at gate 5, systems shut down and passengers disembarked. Thanks for flying KLM.

Larry

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Fine flight!

"Aachen below but obscured by clouds": Ach! :):) And BTW, Zweibrücken translates in French like "deux ponts"

 

Cheers

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