July 18, 201115 yr After half a dozen ground runs to familiarize myself with the systems and checklist flows, I finally lit the cans and took her into the air. I still haven't attained supersonic. Today's flight was more getting-to-know-you, so it was restrained to subsonic up at FL360, ranging out 110nm west from Nice Côte D'Azur before looping back for the return. I almost busted that sound barrier - looked down and notice the Mach meter passing .98 before I was able to snatch back the throttles. I know, it'd have been easy, but I'm determined to have this bird down before I crack that 1.00 number. Thanks to the wife for the airport scenery. Cheers, Alex
July 19, 201115 yr Nice shot's Alex, and well done for learning the bird properly. I'm sure you'll find her a much more rewarding toy as a result! Enjoy Smiffy
July 21, 201115 yr Author @Scott - Thanks. @Smiffy - And to you too. I put up my first supersonic flight report... and it's a great example of why RTM is such a wonderful erm. lol.
