RTW Retro Flight #134 Bogota to Cali . . . . 1970

[nmlw]

Aerocondor Colombia flight 125 is a Lockheed L-188A Electra on a flight from Bogota, Colombia to Cali, Colombia (SKBO - SKCP). We have 800 gallons of fuel on board for the 175 NM, flight. There will be light cloud cover for the entire flight. Our cruising altitude will be 18,000 feet.

Thanks to:
Aircraft: Lockheed L-188A Electra. Model and Livery by Libardo Guzman.
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:
- Bogota Eldorado Airport scenery is by Frank Gonzales at www.calclassic.com
- Cali Calipuerto Airport scenery is by Mike Stevens at www.calclassic.com
- The 1970 Aerocondor 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 Western Hemisphere South.


1. Aerocondor timetable effective June 1, 1970.


2. Flight plan filed and passengers boarding.


3. Hatches buttoned up, cockpit checks completed and engines started.


4. Taxiing to 13L for departure.


5. Takeoff and packing up the gear.


6. Turning on course for Cali.


7. Climbing through 11,000 feet out of Bogota.


8. Now at 14,000 feet approaching the foothills of the Colombian Andes.


9. We are cruising at 18,000 feet at the halfway point of our flight.


10. We are 45 NM from Cali and expect to begin our decent shortly.


11. Thirty NM from Cali we are descending over the Western range of the Colombian Andes.


12. Having passed over the top of the range we are descending through 14,000 feet and turning to intercept our approach to Calipuerto airport.


13. We continue to descend through 12,000 feet.


14. At 15 NM from the airport we make a final turn to line up our approach.


15. Descending through 7,000 feet over the Cauca Valley.


16. Lined up on short final with gear down and flaps full.


17. Nearing the threshold.


18. Touchdown.


19. Heading to parking at the terminal.


20. Parked and passengers disembarked. Thanks for flying Aerocondor Colombia.

[Tom/CalClassic]

Nice, one of the most colorful schemes ever.

[emmemm]

Very nice flight and great pictures!
Only a panel with GPS was guaranteed not to exist in 1970 and by the way, rwy 13L is not quite correct for 1970 either, at that time there was only one rwy in BOG.

emmemm

[nmlw]

The aircraft panel is by JR Lucariny. The scenery is by Frank Gonzales. These folks spend a lot of time producing quality freeware for the hobby. Therefore, I tend not to let small deviations from reality bother me.

[Herman]

A wonderful presentation Larry. Is Calipuerto airport the old or the newer airport in Cali??

I recall that the old airport approach procedure was quite challenging because of the surrounding Mountains.

Herman

[nmlw]

I think it is the old one.

[Deleted]

As I remember, AI have to do several landing approachs as they often come in too high. 

Anyway, thanks again for the nice report. As always you meticulous create those flights and certainly spend rather a lot of time to show us some rare visited areas too. Consequently your reports are appreciated in other forums as well!


Bernard