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FLIGHT #7/7 MOTOR SICH AN-24RV UR-BXC UZHGOROD (UDJ) - KIEV (IEV), MARCH 21, 2014
This video has been remastered in significantly improved in Sight & Sound and replaces the earlier version, published in 2015.
In March 2014 I still had some unused vacation days from the previous year and so I decided to do a little tour of the network of Motor Sich Airlines, based in Zaporizhia, in the Central South Eastern part of the Ukraine.
My pal, Steve Kinder needed no persuasion and instantly agreed to join.
The plan was to sample the Classic AN-24 in depth because the AN-148 and AN-74 of Motor Sich are by no doubt bound to survive their older sister by years to come.
After a very short night having drinks with the lovely couple owning the small hotel “Praha” it was again an early rise back to Uzhgorod airport.
This video features the early morning flight onboard AN-24 UR-BXC from Uzhgorod back to Kiev in beautiful clear skies.
After take-off in the opposite direction over Slovakian airspace and passing the town of Uzhgorod, we had a wonderful view of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains.
Heading East, we passed passed Zhuliany airport and the city of Kiev first, before turning left for breathtaking finals over downtown Kiev.
Day Five ended our series onboard Motor Sich Airlines fleet of Soviet Classics.
After picking up our deposited luggage at the JETEX-lounge we were called a taxi for the second part of our trip, some extensive sightseeing of Kiev, not without visiting the grounds of the Ukrainian uprising, the Maidan and paying tribute to the massacred Jews of Kiev, at Babi Yar.
History of Antonov 24RV UR-BXC
Airframe 37308902 was manufactured in 1973 at the Aviant Plant, performed her first flight on August 28, the same year and was delivered on September 27, 1973 to the Privolzhskoe Division of Aeroflot, registered CCCP-46636.
CCCP-46636 was based at Bykovo after June 15, 1988, operating for the Bykovo Division of Aeroflot.
CCCP-46636 was leased from May 28, 1993 until September 30, 1994 to Mas Air Havayollari, Turkey, registered TC-MOC.
TC-MOC returned to Bykovo Avia and was registered RA-46636.
RA-46636 was reported stored after August 20, 1998.
RA-46636 was sold to Motor Sich Airlines and registered UR-46636 in November, 1998 and later UR-BXC in June, 1999.
Based at the Motor Sich Airlines ramp of Zaporizhia Airport, UR-BXC operates scheduled and charter flights for the Motor Sich Group.
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Flight details
Flight : M9 291
Date : Friday, March 21, 2014
Aircraft : AN-24RV
Registration : UR-BXC
Previous registrations
- CCCP-46636 (Aeroflot)
- TC-MOC (Mas Air)
- RA-46636 (Bykovo Avia)
- UR-46636 (Motor Sich Airlines)
Built : 1973
From : Uzhgorod (UDJ)
To : Kiev (IEV)
Take off : 07.13 h (0513 UTC)
Touch down : 09.00 h (0700 UTC)
Flying time : 1 hour 47 minutes
Flying distance : 690 km
Altitude : 19.000 ft
Speed : 180 knots
Flight Captain : Dudchenko, Sergey
First Officer : Sofiyan, Aleksandr
Flight Engineer : Lyutov, Andrey
Navigator : Vodyanik, Sergey
Cabin Crew : Morshna, Iryna
