30, March 2018 | KLM282

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Airline: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines)
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER (B77W)
Aircraft Registration: PH-BVA
Departure Airport: San Francisco International Airport (KSFO)
Arrival Airport: Amsterdam Schiphol (EHAM)

Flight Number: KL282
Departure Time: 9:30AM (UTC)
Arrival Time: 3:45PM (UTC)
Flight Time: ~10.5 hours
Simulator: Prepar3d v4 (Lockheed Martin)

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Pre-flight Briefing

A few days after we arrived in San Francisco, we're about to make our way back to Amsterdam. Yakushima (the aircraft) is waiting for us to board and prepare her for departure. She's a Boeing 777-300ER and we'll be carrying 203 passengers back to the Netherlands with us. The weather forecast is predicting a clear route over Canada and across the pond. We should arrive on time.


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The Flight

Here we are at our gate! We're at Alpha One (A1) and currently getting catering done. Winds are calm and the skies are clear. We should be boarding shortly and cockpit prep is almost done.

 We should be boarding shortly and cockpit prep is almost done

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Alright, push back is commencing. We're clear to start our engines. Engine two starter is set. Fuel switch is on. Starting engine two...

With both engines started and the controls checked, we're beginning our taxi

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With both engines started and the controls checked, we're beginning our taxi. Today's runway, surprisingly, is 10L. Flaps have been set and we should be leaving the ground shortly.

 Flaps have been set and we should be leaving the ground shortly

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