Takeoff and departure

Docked at O’Hare’s Terminal 1.

Concourse C with the United fleet in the background.

Ready for pushback.

Taxiing in front of Terminal 2.

Exit via A9.

In front of the active runway.

United 944 you are cleared for takeoff.

Rotating.

Parallel takeoff with another United.

Overflying Chicago suburbs.
En route

Chicago downtown peeking through the clouds.

Over Lake Michigan.

Sunset over Canada.

Approaching Greenland and greeted by the Northern Lights.

Welcoming the dawn while approaching Island.

Above Faroe Islands.

Contacting Scottish Centre while approaching Shetland Islands.

Overflying Amsterdam.

Above Cologne.

Still waiting for the active runway info and to finish a checklist with the minimums item.

Following a STAR and Main River.

Approaching Frankfurt Airport.
Arrival and landing

Turning towards the localiser.

Gear down.

On the glideslope. Low ceiling on the final approach.

Overflying the A5 motorway.

Short final.

The notorious HALS on the runway 26L, the experimental special landing procedure at Frankfurt Airport with the aim of increasing the landing capacity on the existing runways.

Rollout.

Vacating the runway almost at the end of the a runway due to low auto brake settings.
Spotting.
A view from the wing.

Taxiing.

Next to Terminal 1.

Towards Terminal 2.

Approaching the gate.

Docking next to the A380 gate.

Engines off.

Impressum
- MelJet Boeing 777 series/PSS B777 panel
- Chicago O’Hare by SimFlyers
- Scenery Germany by Aerosoft
- Mega Airport Frankfurt by Aerosoft