Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Pan Am Round-The-World 707 Flights Added

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Pan Am Round-The-World 707 Flights Added

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Posted onPost created on January 28 2015 13:31 ET by Andrew Vane

Prior to the 747-200 added in 1970, Pan Am flew round-the-world in the Boeing 707 which was quite a capable 154 seat 4-jet aircraft with a range of over 5,300nm.

Under PAH in the schedule you'll find flight numbers 1200 through 1203 (multiple legs) with an actual round-the-world route flown with 707's. This route will take you through Istanbul, Beirut, Bahrain, Karachi, Calcutta and Myanmar. Gives you quite a perspective as to what the world was like in 1959.

Strangely, Pan Am had already been flying around the world for over 11 years before the first jet was added to its fleet in 1958.

Enjoy!

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

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256 legs, 779.3 hours online
276 legs, 797.1 hours ACARS
117 legs, 260.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 28 2015 13:40 ET by Darren Tung

Wait a minute, I just noticed that those flights go into VTBS, an airport that didn't exist at the time. Could you please correct them to go to Don Mueang Airport?

Darren Tung

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Posted onPost created on January 28 2015 16:04 ET by Andrew Vane

Good catch Darren. I had to go look up to verify. The PA schedule says BKK but this changed to VTBS after Mueang closed. I need to find out if VTBD exists in FS2004 and FSX before I make the change. If anyone has FSX and can check, I can check in FS2004 this evening.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

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Posted onPost created on January 28 2015 16:12 ET by Jim Rose

VTBD does exist in FSX! It is actually VTBS that I had to add into the scenery library. I found out, unfortunately, trying to land there without it! haha!

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Posted onPost created on January 28 2015 16:21 ET by Darren Tung

In fact, the airport never closed; most airlines switched to VTBS after it opened.

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Posted onPost created on January 29 2015 08:02 ET by Andrew Vane

I didn't get to check FS2004. If someone can check if VTBD exists in FS2004, I'll make the correction.

Thanks again for the correction Darren!

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

Posted onPost created on January 29 2015 21:39 ET by Andrew Vane

Fixed to VTBD.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

Posted onPost created on January 29 2015 21:42 ET by Darren Tung

Okay, thanks.

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Leonardtown, MD USA

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Posted onPost created on February 24 2015 17:01 ET by Michael Payne

Thanks for putting in these routes, VP Andrew. My wife's dad (deceased) was an early Pan Am B707 captain, and she can't remember if he flew the around-the-world route, but she remembers him flying to India and Thailand with both the DC-7C in the late '50s and the B707 in the early '60s.. I have the Captain Sim B707-320 in my hangar - I will definitely fly this route with her and invite my wife to be one of my stewardesses - that's what she wanted to be when she was pre-teen!

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Posted onPost created on February 25 2015 11:51 ET by Andrew Vane

Great story Michael! Thanks for sharing!

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

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Posted onPost created on March 17 2015 00:53 ET by Jack Vogel

Cool, an excuse to fly the CS smile

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