WINDWARD STOL Challenge: flight 8a -
St. Maarten-Nevis (SXM-NEV-SKB-SXM)
About the flight:
Winair flight 755 makes a round trip in 3 legs from 18:00 to 19:40,
in a major thunderstorm after sunset.
The first leg goes to distant Nevis.
The flight continues to St. Kitts and then returns to St. Maarten.
All 3 legs - Time: about 1h 40min - 1h 55min. Length: 120-140 nm.
This leg - Time: 35-40 min. Length: 60-70 nm.
Load: 35% fuel, 12 passengers (60% of max.).
Weather: Major thunderstorm. Winds from 070° at 22-30 kt.
Airport and Navaid information:
- St. Maarten: elevation 13', runway 09/27 (no ILS), VOR/DME PJM 113.0, NDB PJM 308
- Nevis: elevation 20', runway 10/28 (no ILS)
- St. Kitts: elevation 170', runway 07/25 (no ILS), DME SKB 112.0, NDB SKB 325
St. Maarten-Nevis:
The flight begins on the ramp at the scheduled time: 18:00.
Unpause, press S to jump into the cockpit.
If desired, contact ATC for IFR clearance.
Start the engines.
After engine start, make sure the generators GEN1 and GEN2 are ON.
With ATC permission,
taxi west to runway 09.
Take off and head straight out, climbing at 105 kt.
Cruise at 5000 ft and 135 kt.
If the radio heading indicator (RMI) stops turning with the plane
(FS2004 will warn you), switch GEN1 and GEN2 to ON.
If you do not use ATC
(this may be difficult in the dark without ATC's guidance!), do this:
- after take-off, turn right to join VOR PJM's radial 162;
- about 53 nm from VOR/DME PJM (the St. Kitts airport is on your right),
start descending and prepare the approach to runway 10;
- land on runway 10.
After landing, turn right to the ramp.
Shut down the left engine and open the doors.
The scheduled arrival time is 18:35.
If you wish to fly the next leg with ATC,
load flight Win8b-SXM-NEVramp-SKB-SXM (this loads the new flight plan).
If you prefer to continue without ATC,
use the following instructions.
Nevis-St. Kitts without ATC:
The scheduled departure time is 18:45.
At 18:45, close the doors and start the left engine.
Take off on runway 10, turn left to heading 300°.
Aim left (south) of NDB SKB (325) at St. Kitts.
Cruise at 1000 ft and 135 kt.
Land on runway 07, guided by the SKB NDB (lined up in front of the runway).
Exit the runway to the right/south and stop on the ramp.
The scheduled arrival time is 19:00.
St. Kitts-St. Maarten without ATC:
The scheduled departure time is 19:10.
At 19:10, close the doors and start the left engine.
Take off to the northwest on runway 07,
and head for VOR PJM at St. Maarten on course 345°.
Cruise at 5000 ft and 135 kt.
Land on runway 09.
The scheduled arrival time is 19:40.
Press ESC to end the flight and this Challenge.
Further documentation:
Read the Word file FS2004 MV challenge - Windward STOL.doc,
located in the folder C:\My Documents\Flight Simulator Files\Windward STOL
(or similar path).
Copyright 2004 Michael Vone