NMLW Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 LAV ((LÃnea Aeropostal Venezolana) flight 251 is a Lockheed L-1049E Constellation on a flight from Miami, Florida to Havana, Cuba (KMIA - MUHA). We have 3,000 gallons of fuel on board for the 205 nm, flight. There will be light cloud cover for the flight. Our cruising altitude will be 16,000 feet. Thanks to: Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049E Constellation. Aircraft model and original textures by Manfred Jahn and team L-1049. The 1954-1956 LAV livery is by Frank Gonzalez. 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, MS Windows 7 Pro and: - Miami Airport scenery is by Kenny Fox. At www.calclassic.com - Havana Airport scenery is by Mike Stevens and Tom Gibson. At www.calclassic.com - The 1955 LAV timetable is from www.timetableimages.com - Rwy12 and EZ Static Object and Scenery Libraries. At www.flightsim.com - FS2004 Classic Scenery Libraries File 1 v4a & File 2 v2 by Wolfgang Gersch. At www.flightsim.com - REX FS9 w/Overdrive & SP5. - Flight One Ground Environment Pro II - FS Genesis & UT Europe. Click to Enlarge . . . . 1. LAV timetable effective June 1, 1955. This flight takes place on Wednesday June 29, 1955 2. Flight plan filed, Cockpit checks completed, passengers boarded and engines started. 3. Taxiing to runway 9 for departure. 4. Takeoff and packing up the gear. 5. Climbing through 7,000 feet. 6. We are now at 14,000 feet with the Everglades National Park below to our right. 7. At our cruising altitude of 16,000 feet with Key West 30 NM off our right wing. 8. Leaving the Florida Keys behind about 120 NM from Miami. 9. Cruising about 80 NM from Havana. 10. We are about 60 NM from Havana and not much to see except blue sky, ocean and clouds. 11. A little over 40 NM from Havana we are instructed to descend to 10,000 feet and make a slight course change. More in the reply . . . . Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLW Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 Click to Enlarge . . . . 12. Descending through 15,000 feet. 13. At 11,000 feet we see the northwest coast of Cuba about 25 NM from Havana. 14. Down to 8,000 feet we make landfall at Nuevo Mariel about 18 NM from Havana. 15. At 5,500 feet we turn to intercept our assigned approach to runway 6 at Jose Marti Intl. 16. Descending through 4,000 feet about 8 NM from the airport with full flaps and gear down. 17. Descending through 2,500 feet 5 NM from runway 6. 18. Descending through 1,800 feet. 19. At about 500 feet just under 3 NM out we are well lined up on runway 6. 20. Touchdown. 21. Taxiing to parking at Jose Marti Intl. 22. Parked, passengers disembarked and all systems shut down. Thanks for flying LAV, (LÃnea Aeropostal Venezolana). Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Very nice Connie you presented Larry! A great bird that needs to be shown off from time to time! Thanks for sharing! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLW Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 Thanks Rick. :D Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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