Updated 1.6.98

Hawaiian International Flight Reports for December 1998

Flight Reports are placed here from our famous world class pilots.

They are reported in the order in which I recieve them ie: The first one who files gets the first listing.

Map courtesy of Patrick Richardson

 

John Landry	HI01 - 54 minutes. HI02 - 46 minutes., 1.68, Problems: On 1st leg, severe thunderstorm with wind shear. Had to vector around severest part of the storm. Landed safely at PHTO. On return leg, lost "Assym Flaps" and Autopilot heading control. Landed safely at PHTO., Reza, As this was my first flight with HIA, I have a few questions: - Is my flight segment reported correctly? - Can I use real weather with AOL as my internet service provider? - What exactly are "Assym Flaps?" J.D. Landry, December, 12/13/98, Flights: Aircraft: Airbus A-320 HI632: KSFO-KLAX - 52 minutes / Non eventful flight. Liz Taylor enjoyed a smooth flight! HI633: KLAX-KSFO - 45 minutes / Non eventful flight. 1.62, Problems: Absolutely none. Great weather for flying! Glad to be a part of the HIA team! Flights: HI110 - Lihue (PHLI) to Hilo (PHTO) via Kahului (PHOG). 31 Minutes at 20,000 ft. Clear skies, flight uneventful. Boeing 757. HI111 - Kahului (PHOG) to Lihue (PHLI) via Kahului (PHOG). 31 Minutes at 20,000 ft. Light wind and rain. Boeing 757   HI605 - Miami (KMIA) to Palm Beach (KPBI). 19 Minutes at 15,000 ft. Overcast, 18mph winds. HI606 - Palm Beach (KPBI) to Miami (KMIA). 19 Minutes at 15,000 ft. Strong thunderstorms, gusty winds. Airbus A-310   HI630 - San Fransisco (KSFO) to Fresno (KFAT). 32 Minutes at 22,000 ft. Strong thunderstorms and gusty winds. HI632 - Fresno (KFAT) to San Fransisco (KSFO). 32 Minutes at 22,000 ft. Light rain and 12mph winds. Airbus A-310.   HI634 - San Fransisco (KSFO) to Sacramento (KSMF). 26 Minutes at 15,000 ft. Clear and calm. HI635 - Sacramento (KSMF) to San Fransisco (KSFO). 29 Minutes at 15,000 ft. Overcast and 18mph winds. Airbus A-310., 3.65, Problems: - Occasional strong thunderstorms and strong winds. J.D. Landry, December, 12/23/98, Flights: 12/20/98 HI170 - KONA (PHKO) to Kahului (PHOG) / ATR-42 / FL130 / 28 min. / Overcast, Wind 8mph - Flight was almost entirely IFR due to overcast skies. Long approach vectoring by tower. HI171 - Kahului (PHOG) to KONA (PHKO) / ATR-42 / FL130 / 21 min. / Clear skies.   12/20/98 HI810 - Las Vegas (KLAS) to San Fransisco (KSFO) / DC-10 / FL300 / 55 min. / Overcast skies, strong winds @ 25pmh, wind shear alerts. HI811 - San Fransisco (KSFO) to Las Vegas (KLAS) / DC-10 / FL30 / 62 min. / Overcast skies, Wind 12mph. - Lost all visual instruments. Landed safely, but a little hard.   12/22/98 HI609 - Miami (KMIA) to Key West (KEYW) / ATR-42 / FL100 / 32 min. - No ILS at Key West. HI610 - Key West (KEYW) to Miami (KMIA) / ATR-42 / FL100 / 30 min.   12/23/98 HI55 - Hoolehua (PHMK) to Honolulu (PHNL) / EMB-145 / Anti-icing equipment failed on approach but was not needed. Clear day, otherwise smooth flight. 20-minutes. , 4.13 J.D. Landry, December, 12/27/98, Flights: 12/26/98 HI03 - Honolulu (PHNL) to Hilo (PHTO) / B-767 / 38 min. / FL150 / Thunderstorms HI04 - Hilo (PHTO) to Honolulu (PHNL) / B-767 / 50 min. / FL150 / Overcast - Severe thunderstorms on 1st leg. Long approach vectoring on 2nd leg.   12/26/98 HI4112 - Miami (KMIA) to Nassau (MYNN) / A-340 / 32 min. / FL200 / Rain & Ice HI4113 - Nassau (MYNN) to Miami (KMIA) / A-340 / 32 min. / FL200 / Slightly Overcast - VFR landing in Nassau. No ILS runways. , 2.53, Problems: Encountered ice buildup on wings after departing from Miami enroute to Nassau. J.D. Landry, Reporting for what month: December, Today's Date: 01/04/98, Flights: HI05 - Honolulu (PHNL) to Hilo (PHTO) / Boeing 727 / FL200 / 42 min. / Clear skies. HI06 - Hilo (PHTO) to Honolulu (PHNL) / Boeing 727 / FL200 / 40 min. / Clear skies. - Lost VSI shortly after takeoff. Landed safely.   HI07 - Honolulu (PHNL) to Hilo (PHTO) / Boeing 727 / FL250 / 35 min. / Slightly overcast.   HI806 - Detroit (KDTW) to Minneapolis (KMSP) / Boeing 747 / FL350 / 71 min. / Slightly overcast. - Minneapolis (KMSP) to San Fransisco (KSFO) / Boeing 747 / FL350 / 217 min. / Night. - Lost all hydraulic pressure. Had to make an emergency landing in Guersney, WY. (7V6). Could not stay on runway, but landed safely just off of runway. Passengers and crew uninjured.   HI4123 - Kingston, Jamaica (MKJP) to Miami (KMIA) / Airbus 330-200 / FL300 / 112 min. / Clear. - Lost oil pressure in #2 engine. Made emergency landing in Camaguey (MUCM). Landed safely.   HI816 - Phoenix (KPHX) to San Fransisco (KSFO) / Gulfstream-V / FL250 / 84 min. / Night. HI817 - San Fransisco (KSFO) to Phoenix (KPHX) / Boeing 747 / FL350 / 89 min. / Night, #of Hours: 11.5, Problems: (See above flight reports.)
Reza Gorji	Flight Number Leaving Arriving Flight Time FL Weather   HI4116 MIA Grand Cayman 60 min to GCM 20000 Clear skies the entire trip HI4117 Belize City 85 min to Belize City 18000 Rain and windy once got to Belize   HI4118 MIA Guantamnamo Bay 75 20000 Clear Skies, no turbulenece HI4119 Guantamnamo Bay MIA 75 21000 Clear Skies, no turbulenece   HI88 Honolulu Lihue 25 11000 Almost a total IFR flight due to ran and heavy clouds HI89 Lihue Honolulu 25 12000 Almost a total IFR flight due to ran and heavy clouds
Mike Monce	Flights: 4110, 4111, MIA-Nassau, and return, ATR, GPS navigation, 50 min each 4120, 4121, MIA-San Juan, and return, 737, GPS navigation, 2.5 hours each, 6.67, Problems: Yes, my wife cleaned up around the computer and threw out my notes for these flights! Hence, the sparse reports done from memory.
Stephan Buchmann	Flights:HI 08 24min, HI 09 25min, HI 632 51min, HI 4507 44min. , #of Hours:2h 24 min, Problems:On flight HI09 HNL - Hilo, Atis gave me a Runway 35 with 160/21 knots tailwind. I thought this would be a mistake and landed VFR on 17. Does any of our aircrafts have a BackCourse button installed? SB, Seasons Greetings. Have a good time.
Albert Tanneberg	Flights: 6/12/98 HI4500 HI75BO B757 LIML Milano Linate EDMM Munich LOWW Vienna AT DEPARTURE: Ceiling 3000 VIS 3 Wind calm AT STOP: Ceiling 300 VIS 2 Wind 90 at 5 FULL ILS-APROACH AT ARRIVAL: Sky clear VIS 20 Wind 290 at 11 FLIGHT-TIME: 1:17:00   7/12/98 HI4501 HI75BO B757 LOWW Vienna EDMM Munich LIML Milano Linate AT DEPARTURE: Sky clear VIS 20 Wind 310 at 19 AT STOP: Ceiling 6000 VIS 20 Wind 260 at 13 WIND SHEAR ALERT AT ARRIVAL: Sky clear VIS 20 Wind 280 at 7 FLIGHT-TIME: 1:21:00   12/12/98 HI4504 HI76BO B767 LIML Milano Linate LEBL Barcelona LFMN Nice AT DEPARTURE: Ceiling 9000VIS 2 Wind 230 at 5 AT STOP: Ceiling 19000 VIS 20 Wind light + variable AT ARRIVAL: Ceiling 10000 VIS 20 Wind light + variable LOST THE SLATS AT APPROACH FLIGHT-TIME: 1:44:00   13/12/98 HI4505 HI76BO B767 LFMN Nice LEBL Barcelona LIML Milano Linate AT DEPARTURE: Ceiling 10000VIS 20 Wind light + variable AT STOP: Ceiling 20000 VIS 20 Wind 250 at 6 AT ARRIVAL: Sky clear VIS 2 Wind light + variable FLIGHT-TIME: 2:05:00   20/12/98 HI 900 682HI B737-500 KBOS Boston Logan Int´l KORD Chicago O´Hare AT DEPARTURE: Ceiling 13000 VIS 10 Wind 330 at 8 AT ARRIVAL: Ceiling 1900 VIS 10 Wind light + variable FLIGHT-TIME: 1:55:00   20/12/98 HI 905 HI75BO B757 KORD Chicago O´Hare KJFK New York John F.Kennedy Int´l AT DEPARTURE: Ceiling 1900 VIS 10 Wind light + variable AT ARRIVAL: Ceiling 5000 VIS 10 Wind 120 at 5 FLIGHT-TIME: 1:45:00   22/12/98 HI 808 HI76BO B767 KJFK New York KSFO San Francisco AT DEPARTURE: Ceiling 11000 VIS 10 Wind 70 at 11 AT ARRIVAL: Ceiling 4500 VIS 14 Wind 300 at 12 RAIN FLIGHT-TIME: 4:55:00   22/12/98 HI 203 HI77BO B777 KSFO San Francisco PHNL Honolulu AT DEPARTURE: Ceiling 4500 VIS 14 Wind 300 at 12 RAIN AT ARRIVAL: Sky clear VIS 10 Wind 70 at 6 FLIGHT-TIME: 4:40:00 , 19:42:00, Problems:No real problems this month. Going for a two week vacation now. Will be back on duty at January 11,1999. Merry Xmas and a happy new year to all fellow pilots at Hawaaian International from Germany! Albert, Merry Xmas and a happy new year to from Germany! Albert
Chris Monson	Flights: HI40 First Leg 18 min Second Leg 13 min HI41 First Leg 13 min Second Leg 19 min HI42 First Leg 17 min Second Leg 13 min HI43 First Leg 13 min Second Leg 19 min HI50 17 min HI51 16 min HI52 15 min HI72 22 min HI73 17 min HI74 First Leg 24 min Second Leg 35 min HI75 First Leg 32 min Second Leg 20 min HI80 22 min HI81 26 min HI150 22 min HI170 22 min , 6 hrs 51 min, Problems: HI51 Pitot tube got clogged, lost ASI ALT and VSI. HI52 Vacuum Pump Failure HI74 Lost Autopilot All other flight went smoothly, Merry Christmas Reza !!!!
Bruno Glaviano	Flights: HI 84 Honolulu Lihue MD-87 23 min. Test flight of "hi-fi" MD-87: It's an excellent airplane. Smooth landing in a rainstorm. HI 85 Lihue Honolulu MD-87 22 min. This aircraft is really excellent. The flight manual is impressive. Thank you Bernt. HI 32 Honolulu Kahului B767 19 min HI 33 Kahului Honolulu B767 19 min With the mininum fule required for this short trip, the 767 is a rocket HI 120 Honolulu Lanai Honolulu B737 52min With the new approach plates from Reza, and Andrew Ayers' excellent IFR lessons, I was able to perform a perfect DME-arc approach to Lanai, first time I did this procedure. HI 121 Hilo Lanai Honolulu B737 42 min Same flight back, this time the DME arc was more difficult for a strong wind. Next, I landed at HNL following the angled LOC for rwy 26L. Strong wind and wind-shear, smooth landing. HI 53 Molokai Honolulu ATR 19 min. First flight with X-Plane 4.51. "Wild" VFR and landing on rwy 22L HI 54 Honolulu Molokai ATR 16 min. Another fine approach with the new plates. Nice evening flight with city lights HI 186 Kona Waimea Hilo King-Air 27 min. Very nice flight with volcano sightseeing HI 4508 London Paris Milan A330 "visit Hawaii" 1h 37 min. Nice IFR flight, excellent view of the Alps, then landing at Milan with just 2NM visibility. OK! HI 4502 Milan Geneva Paris Hi-Fi MD-87 1h 12 min. IFR flight, very low visibility at Paris (less than 1NM), when I started to see something I was right on the runway. HI 4506 Milan Rome Gulfstream V 45 min. Peaceful flight on Christmas day. Test of the revised, excellent, Gulfstream HI 187 Hilo Waimea Kona, King-Air, 30 min. Low ceiling, VFR flight along the coast. No volcano sightseeing this time, sorry passengers. #of Hours: 8 hours 3 minutes
Kay Nemoto	Reporting for what month:December, Today's Date:December 27, Flights: HI30 HNL-OGG 0:36 B767 HI31 OGG-HNL 0:32 B767 HI70 HNL-LNY 0:25 B737 HI71 LNY-OGG 0:25 B737 HI76 HNL-LNY 0:22 B737 HI77 LNY-HNL 0:26 B737 HI82 HNL-LIH 0:26 B737 HI83 LIH-HNL 0:28 B737, #of Hours:3:40,
Don Willis	December 1998, December 31/98, Flights: HI102 PHNL - Kahului - Kona 737 :48 HI103 PHNL - Kahului - Kona 737 :53 HI104 PHNL - Kahului - Kona 737 :46 HI105 PHNL - Kahului - Kona 737 :56   HI304 KSFO - KORD Concorde 1:38 HI305 KORD - KSFO Concorde 1:55 (strong head winds encoutered at FL630, late 10 minutes)   HI910 KORD - KMIA 757 2:45 Heavy Thunderstorms in MIA made for an interesting approach and landing   HI911 KORD - Dulles 757 1:30   HI4509 LIMC - LFPO - EGLL A340 2:03 HI4510 LIMC - LGAT A340 1.44 ATC seems to have problems relating altitude changes on approach to Athens, Pilots should note action may have to be taken to avoid mountains during descent., 14:58:00
Jon Hay	December 1998, Today's Date:12/31/98, Flights: DATE FLIGHT AIRCRAFT ORIG DEST LEAVE ARRIVE ENRTE TOTAL 01-Dec-98 HI600 EMB120 KMIA KEYW 04:48 05:24 00:36 01-Dec-98 HI601 EMB120 KEYW KMIA 14:12 14:50 00:38 01:14 01-Dec-98 HI603 737 KMIA KMCO 14:07 14:54 00:47 01-Dec-98 HI604 737 KMCO KMIA 11:06 11:44 00:38 01:25 01-Dec-98 HI607 MD87 KMIA KTPA 13:04 13:48 00:44 01-Dec-98 HI608 MD87 KTPA KMIA 01:33 02:29 00:56 01:40 01-Dec-98 HI4114 757 KMIA MWCR 07:04 08:13 01:09 01-Dec-98 HI4115 757 MWCR KMIA 14:21 15:29 01:08 02:17 06:36, #of Hours:6:36, Problems: HI601 encountered rain & turbulence followed by elevator failure just prior to KMIA.   HI603-604 encountered heavy fog into and out of KMCO.   HI608 encountered left engine failure just after reaching crusie alt.
Dennis	december, 1/5/98, Flights:   4004 CHicago-Milano Linate 7hrs 42min thanks to the new concorde on the route! 4005 Milano - Chicago 7hrs 56 min. 4006 ORD-munich 8 hrs 15min 4007 munich - chicago 8 hrs 44 min 4512-4513 Milan - Berlin - Milan 2hr 07 min 4516-4517 Milan - Prague - Milan 2hr 11 min 4514-4515 Milan - Warsaw - Milan 2hr 41 min , 38 hrs 55min.
Patrick Richardson	, Reporting for what month:December, Today's Date: Jan 6, 1998, Flights: HI200 PHNL-KSEA 747-400 6hrs59min HI825 KSFO-KIAD DC-10 5hrs49min HI902 KDTW-KORD 737-400 31min HI903 KORD-KDTW 737-400 32min HI4122 KMIA-Kingston A-320 3hrs19min #of Hours:16hrs

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