Flight #2475807

Flight summary

Callsign:	N479CX
From / To:	LPFR Faro LPPT Lisbon
Pilot:	Clorix
Aircraft:	Piper PA-24 Comanche (PA24)
Planned Cruise:	FL080
Landing rate:	-52 ft/min 0.80 g
Flight time:	00:57
Distance:	137 nm
Fuel burnt:	33 KGS
ZFW:	901 KGS
Payload:	130 KGS
Max. Altitude:	8,366 ft
Max. Speed:	168 kts
Average Speed:	142 kts
Planned Route:	LPFR LPPT
Tags:	Microsoft Flight Simulator MFS MSFS FS2020 MFS2020 MSFS2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 2020 piper comanche piper comanche 250 pa24 a2a LPFR Algarve Airport Faro LPPT Lisbon RNAV approach visual greased it butter greaser amazing landing landing achievement joinfs multiplayer FsHub multiplayer failures failure Monstra - Lisboa Animation Film Festival '22 engine roughness loss of cylinder
Remarks:	Flown for the "Monstra - Lisboa Animation Film Festival '22" achievement, which I thought I had already earned, but discovered today that I hadn't. It was an uneventful flight right up until the point where it wasn't. Just after beginning my descent on approach to Lisbon, the engine started running rough. Checking the digital engine monitor showed that Cylinder #5 was losing temp, so I figured it must have just been misfiring because of a fouled spark plug. I immediately went direct to the FAF, giving myself a bit of a shortcut just in case the engine decided to die completely. I might have been able to make the runway if so. If not, I'd have found a field or road to land at. Lisbon is a dense city, so that could've been difficult. Luckily the engine held on through the landing. Once on the ground and parked up, the engine was running extremely rough. I popped open the tablet to see what the issue was. Sure enough, Cylinder #5 was totally gone, and Cylinder #1 was on its way out. The oil pump was also worn to the point the tablet cautioned me to keep an eye on it. Given what just happened, though, I decided to just replace it. No chances taken here! I love how immersive this aircraft is. It made for an even better flight!

	Take-off	Landing
Airport	LPFR Faro	LPPT Lisbon
Country	Portugal	Portugal
Time	20JUL23 0049Z	20JUL23 0147Z
Local	20JUL23 0149	20JUL23 0247
Fuel	123 KGS	90 KGS
GW	1,024 KGS	991 KGS
Heading	281°	015°
Speed TAS	68 kts	59 kts
Pitch	6°	4°
Bank	3°	0°
Winds	260° @ 7 kts	330° @ 16 kts

Simulator:	Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Flags:	Pilot Achievement Live Screenshots
Awarded:	Monstra - Lisboa Animation Film Festival'22

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