) Went well, press were everywere, so a few shots were caught. Here they are:
Lining up 6L, rudder, alieron and elevator tests taking place
Lift Off, everything good so far
Gear went in without a problem
In the traffic pattern, flaps still out as its only a half circuit, takes to long to set up approach only 5 minutes after takeoff in a big jet like the 767.
Flaps extended fully, Gear came down again, all systems good
The touch down was popular
Parked up at the gate, Certificate of satisfaction passed, and will enter service on the first of september, hopefully all permissions from Thomson Fly will be through. And those of you with sharp eyes, will have noticed the modification on the tail
As for our first delivery, which took place yesterday, of a 757-200 ex Brittania Direct/Thomson aircraft. That did not pass its certificate of satisfaction. When on a route suiting flight (to see wheather the aircraft suited the route) to Gran Canaria, is suffered severe auto pilot failures (for real, not kidding) and could not maintain a certain altitude without holding a pitch of 12 degrees! Stalling several times, the Test Captain ordered it to be diverted to Birmingham. We have sent this aircraft back to Boeing, and they are sending us a fully repaired 752, with a complimentry respray to Thomson Fly Virtuals latest colours.
The Cruise angle on the 752:
