Tandem Aero Il 18 D Engine Start up, Run up Check and Departure Rwy 26 from Chişinău Airport ( KIV)

Ilyushin Il18D, ERICB Tandem Aero, TDM1410 Departure: Chisinau Airport (KIV), Moldova (Rwy 26) Arrival: Kiev Zhulyany Airport (IEV), Ukraine (Rwy 26) Date: 18th September 2010, Seat: 1A Window view from Tandem Aero s Ilyushin Il18D, registered as ERICB. The flight operated from Chisinau (KIV, LUKK), Moldova, to Kiev Zhulyany (IEV, UKKK), Ukraine, as flight number TDM1410. The flight took place on September 18th, 2010 and was one of the last passenger flights of ERICB. Startup of engine, 2 was aborted or failed, followed by, 3, then, 2,, 1 and then, 4. This was the first of three flights that day, carrying a full load of plane geeks to Kiev, Marculesti Air Base and back to Chisinau. The sound of the four Ivchenko AI20M turboprops are unmatched and will be missed. Also check out my cockpit videos from the following flight that day.