KLAX-KAVX-KLAX Emergency flight

[RedBaron]

Today, your piloting services are required for an emergency. Los Angeles County Hospital are on standby to transplant a heart, two kidneys, liver and lungs on six different and very anxious patients whom are awaiting these organs. An organ donor has died in a scuba diving accident on Santa Catalina Island, and you are required to go and collect the organs and return them to Los Angeles.
Time is critical as the organs can only be kept for a specific amount of time and all the patients are currently being prepared for their operations! The round trip must be completed within 50 minutes!

You will depart from Los Angeles International (KLAX) (Active RWY). You are to obtain IFR clearance from ATC, and request to depart.

Time of departure: 17.30
Season: Summer
Weather: Stormy.
Type of flight: IFR
Airoplane: Cessna 172 skyhawk or similar.
Passengers: One, the Los ANgeles County Donor representative, Dr. Watson.
Your combined weight: 175 KG.
Cruising altitude: 5000 ft.

Upon arrival at Catalina Airport (KAVX), taxi to the airport building, where a courier will be waiting for you with the organs in a sealed ice box.

It will take 5 minutes to load and sign transfer documentation. You remain in your aircraft and leave the engins running for this period.
Taxi back to runway 22 and depart for Los Angeles International.

Catalina Island background:

Santa Catalina Island, often called simply Catalina Island, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California.

The 74.98 mi²/47,986 acre (194.19 km²) island is located about 22 miles (35 km) south-southwest of San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. The total population as of the 2000 census was 3,696 persons, with almost 85 percent living in its only city of Avalon (pop. 3,127). The island has an overall population density of 19.03/km² (49.29/mi²). Most of the island is owned by the Catalina Island Conservancy.

Catalina's airport, the "Airport in the Sky" (AVX), was completed in 1946. The 3,250-foot (990-meter) runway sits on a mountaintop, 1,602 feet (488 meters) above sea level. Up until the time of the airport's construction, the only air service to the island was provided by seaplanes.

Fees: Landing - $20.00
Op Hours: 8am-7pm (summer)
8am-4:30pm(winter)

Approaches: The approach end of Catalina's runway 22 begins at the edge of a 1500' cliff. This gives the airport some characteristics similar to landing on an aircraft carrier that is 1,602' in the air.
Be aware:
1) There are no familiar visual cues for altitude reference. You MUST rely on your Altimeter.
2) There is usually a strong downdraft at the approach end of the runway caused by the prevailing winds falling over the 1500' cliff. Be prepared for this downdraft and possible loss of altitude during your short final.
3) The uphill slope of runway 22 can cause approach and flare problems for inexperienced pilots.
4) Most flying clubs require that on your first landing at Catalina, you are accompanied by a CFI or other pilot experienced with Catalina's features.

Departures: Approval required through UNICOM prior to takeoff (or landing).
Pilots cannot see aircraft on opposite end of runwaywy due to slope of runway.
No intersection takeoffs.
Notes: Attended 04/15-10/15 1600-0300Z. (Summer Hours)
Airportt CLOSED all other hours except for emergency.
Full stop landing only. For public use. Runway 22 first 2000' slopes up; remainder level. Pilots cannot see aircraft on opposite ends of runway due to gradient.

Services:
Fuels: NONE
Repairs:NONE

Let me know if you made it in time?

Good luck Captain!

[Darius]

I tried it, it took me about 1 hour and 10 minutes . I had to land on runway 4, it took a lot of time to land there .

Thanks for the challange anyway!

[RogueRunner]

Thank goodness it's a sim only. A pilot doing this in bad weather should be shot if he does not kill himself in the process though If there is an ILS at KAVX it would have been ok'ish

[ZS-LEE]

Great challange, I tried two times and my best was 54 min.... Thanks for the challange.