WeatherManC130 Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 I'll be crossing the pond soon and was wondering if any Herk guys had some good gouge on crossing the Atlantic. Thanks!
Herkdrvr Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 I'll be crossing the pond soon and was wondering if any Herk guys had some good gouge on crossing the Atlantic. Thanks! Have someone else monitor HF...static for hours on end sucks. Regards, Herkdrvr
nunya Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Make sure you wear your poopy suit the entire crossing. It's required by the Vol 3.
amcflyboy Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 You guys have J-models right? If I'm not mistaking, you guys are RVSM and RNP certified, right? If you don't know what that is, look it up in your Vol. 3. Being an IRC guy, big thing is to review the Oceanic crossing guide provided by Baseops.net. Develop a good technique on waypoint crosschecking, and develop good cockpit management. Study up on Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures, or SLOP. The Hercs don't necessarily fly it, unless you guys find yourselves flying the North Atlantic Tracks. You can get that information off of the North Atlantic Track button on the NOTAMS website that all us military pilots use to check NOTAMS. Anything else specific, PM me! Have fun.
bagasticks Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Get a tanker and have them handle the radios. and we dont have any calls to make anymore. . .CPDLC FTW. .
slacker Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 (edited) RON at St Johns and enjoy. Edited March 12, 2010 by slacker
itsokimapilot Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Have someone else monitor HF...static for hours on end sucks. Regards, Herkdrvr Y'all don't have SELCAL?
Guest Crew Report Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 and we dont have any calls to make anymore. . .CPDLC FTW. . Until you fly Block 40 with INOP Datalink.
WeatherManC130 Posted March 12, 2010 Author Posted March 12, 2010 You guys have J-models right? If I'm not mistaking, you guys are RVSM and RNP certified, right? If you don't know what that is, look it up in your Vol. 3. Being an IRC guy, big thing is to review the Oceanic crossing guide provided by Baseops.net. Develop a good technique on waypoint crosschecking, and develop good cockpit management. Study up on Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures, or SLOP. The Hercs don't necessarily fly it, unless you guys find yourselves flying the North Atlantic Tracks. You can get that information off of the North Atlantic Track button on the NOTAMS website that all us military pilots use to check NOTAMS. Anything else specific, PM me! Have fun. Actually I fly the Legacy Herk, my screen name is weatherman because I enjoy (enjoyed) studying the weather.
Sierra Hotel Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 Be sure to read the MNPS manual... Most of what you will need is in there. Dont fvck up your way points when entering them in the flight computer, bad news. ALSO, since you are in a Herk, be sure to say hello to the guys cruising 10K above you at .77.
zrooster99 Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 Study up on Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures, or SLOP. What's to study? Manditory 0, 1 or 2 mile offset right after your coast out. Make sure you're back on centerline by coast in. Not so much of an issue if you're flying a 0 mile offset. Agree that the best document to look at is the MNPS. It has everything you need to know.
Techsan Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 Be sure to read the MNPS manual... Most of what you will need is in there. Dont fvck up your way points when entering them in the flight computer, bad news. ALSO, since you are in a Herk, be sure to say hello to the guys cruising 10K above you at .77. Ditto. MNPS manual is a one stop shop for Atlantic crossings. Oceanic Checklist Cruising at .77? Must be the C-5 and C-17s. Real men cruise at .82
zrooster99 Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 Cruising at .77? Must be the C-5 and C-17s. Shit, AMC won't even let us do .76 anymore, we're going across at .74 these days to save gas.
JeepGuyC17 Posted March 14, 2010 Posted March 14, 2010 MNPS manual has specific instructions for contingencies while in MNPS airspace like what to do if you have to deviate for weather, can't maintain altitude, or have to turn around on the track. Good to review that stuff before every crossing. The AP2 also has some info extracted from the MNPS, like specific country procedures for obtaining your oceanic clearance. My condolences on not having SELCAL, by the way.
189Herk Posted March 14, 2010 Posted March 14, 2010 If you aren't 155k (or whatever j-model max gross is) taking off you don't have enough gas.
Guest Crew Report Posted March 14, 2010 Posted March 14, 2010 Real men cruise at .82 Real tankers do .85
amcflyboy Posted March 15, 2010 Posted March 15, 2010 Actually I fly the Legacy Herk, my screen name is weatherman because I enjoy (enjoyed) studying the weather. Gotcha..well in that case you don't have to worry about the North Atlantic Tracks and using SLOP. Agree on what everybody has said about studying the MNPS, good stuff to know. Also, with the new AMC Fuel Saving measures in effect, you'll be carrying more gas due to "increased Reserve Gas" you are now required to calculate. Fuel required for CAT 1 routing has changed, as well as enroute reserves. Get with a Navigator on that, or the Fuel planning chapter in the Vol.3. Oh yeah, go to the Cotton Club in St John's!!
Guest Crew Report Posted March 15, 2010 Posted March 15, 2010 Gotcha..well in that case you don't have to worry about the North Atlantic Tracks and using SLOP. Agree on what everybody has said about studying the MNPS, good stuff to know. Also, with the new AMC Fuel Saving measures in effect, you'll be carrying more gas due to "increased Reserve Gas" you are now required to calculate. Fuel required for CAT 1 routing has changed, as well as enroute reserves. Get with a Navigator on that, or the Fuel planning chapter in the Vol.3. Oh yeah, go to the Cotton Club in St John's!! I thought the Cotton Club burnt down?
amcflyboy Posted March 15, 2010 Posted March 15, 2010 I thought the Cotton Club burnt down? When was this?? I was there last June...fvcking place rocked!
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