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Appalachian Fall For Saturday, November 4, 2023 Michael MacKuen We continue our tradition of setting up a special “Fall Colors” flight to enjoy the vibrant foliage of the Autumn. This year we shall fly over the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee and enjoy a few interesting airports along the way. Right Downwind Runway 32 Mountain Air We depart from the famous Charleston Yeager [KCRW]. The airport sits on a 300 ft hilltop with sharp drop-offs on all sides. The views make it a favorite for passengers – in good weather. (Runway 5/23 has a special safety engineering system. The secondary runway is now closed.) This is the c…

Second of two VFR flights to explore some remote corners of the southern part of Kodiak Island in Alaska. There are some water and hard surface landings so please bring an amphibian. 100kts will be our cruise speed. Kodiak Island is mountainous and heavily forested in the north and east, but fairly treeless in the south. The island has many deep, ice-free bays that provide sheltered anchorages for boats. The southwestern two-thirds of the island, like much of the Kodiak Archipelago, is part of Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. The Kodiak bear and the king crab are native to the island. The fishing industry is the most important economic activity on the island; fisheri…

Saturday flight, October 28, 2023. Today we are back in the Pacific Northwest and are aiming to have our $100 Hamburger at Lana's Cafe, in Bowerman, Washington. Departure is from Victoria International at 11 a.m. and our goal is to make it to Portland PDX by early afternoon. The flight plan is here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/de7lopva1p3oajes7ze2p/CYYJ-to-KPDX.zip?rlkey=w19t8muq492r4ccc0t7mg64u0&dl=0 We have some distance to cover, so a fast single or a light twin would be a good choice. I am planning to fly the A36 Bonanza. Required addon scenery: freeware Bowerman airport https://flightsim.to/file/62459/bowerman-airport-…

The Stikine Icecap Excursion For Wed. Oct, 25, 2023 Introduction: Based on its real world counterpart, the JIRP (Juneau Icefield Research Program), this excursion takes us into the Stikine Glacier Icefields and we will explore 11 isolated icefield strips in the vast Stikine Icefields also known as the Stikine Icecap. The Stikine Icecap straddles the Alaska/British Columbia border. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stikine_Icecap) Background: The Stikine Icecap (sometimes referred to as the Stikine Icefield) is a large ice field straddled on the Alaska–British Columbia boundary in the Alaska Panhandle region. It lies in the Boundary Ranges of t…

Welcome to Part II! We depart from Emden (EDWE), where we ended Part I. The main industries in Emden are car manufacturing and shipbuilding. Volkswagen has a large factory building the Volkswagen Passat, employing around 10,000 people. The port of Emden is also one of the three main ports for car shipping in Europe (along with Zeebrugge in Belgium and Bremerhaven in Germany). In 2017, more than 1.4 million cars were imported and exported. The Nordseewerke shipyard, a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp, employs around 1,400 dockers and specializes in conventional submarines. It also produces various types of cargo ships and special-purpose ships such as icebreake…

Today we will be back in NZ for part 2 of the west coast of the South island. The flight is 319 miles with 8 landings. There is no additional scenery needed. I will be in my Piaggeo. Flight Plan: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/kua2urihz65elmmd78udq/h?rlkey=g5sr6ac0s5qd1wvg2rhtjq9xz&dl=0 Weather Preset: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4k8444mptw3go32mcjk1y/1.WPR?rlkey=jsw7metb8ilelaxd2ga8lkusp&dl=0 please put in the weather folder (C:\Users\####\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState) Time and date: Please set your simulator to 12PM and pick December as the month. Multiplayer Particulars Date and time: …

Good Afternoon all, Simple question, do you think there should be a new version of the Duenna to fully support FS2020? Thanks,

Kodiak Island north amphibian tour. Wednesday 11th October. Wednesdays flight takes us to some remote corners of the northern part of Kodiak Island, Alaska. Kodiak Island (Alutiiq: Qikertaq, Russian: Кадьяк), is a large island on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. The largest island in the Kodiak Archipelago, Kodiak Island is the second largest island in the United States and the 80th largest island in the world. Route: (PADQ) Kodiak (4KS) Ouzinkie (PZ02) Afognak Island (SYB)Seal Bay (PZ05) Waterfall Lake (BFB) Blue Fox Bay (DGB) Danger Bay (AED) Aleneva (ORI) Port…

Hokkaido. Farms, Forests, Mountains and Volcanoes For Saturday, October 14, 2023 Michael MacKuen We visit Hokkaido, the northernmost and second largest island of the Japanese archipelago. This is remote rugged country. Until the seventeenth century it was inhabited by the hunter-gatherer Ainu people. And while the Japanese government began to establish military and feudal control over the island, it was not integrated into Japan until the mid-nineteenth century. Only in the twentieth century did Hokkaido’s current cities began to evolve from their small village roots. Even now, the region is (for Japan) relatively underdeveloped with a primary emphasis on agriculture…

The Outer Banks Revisited OBX Redux For Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Michael MacKuen Today we shall revisit North Carolina’s Outer Banks. (The initials “OBX” are often used as a shorthand for the “Outer Banks”.) These low-lying barrier islands cover most of North Carolina’s coast from Virginia to South Carolina. The islands appeared when the last ice age receded and the ocean’s level rose. While the islands have done much to protect the populated coastline, their baren nature and susceptibility to the Atlantic’s storms have made them inhospitable to dense human habitation. Only in the last quarter of the twentieth century have they attracted enough tourists for the …

This is a multi-part flight to circumnavigate the North Sea. Part I is for Saturday, October 7. The North Sea lies between the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. It is an ephemeral sea on the European continental shelf, connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north. It is more than 970 kilometers long, 580 kilometers wide, and covers an area of 570,000 square kilometers. It is home to important northern European shipping lanes and is an important fishing area. The coastline is a popular destination for recreation and tourism in neighboring countries and a…

Two Ocean Pass Starting from Red Lodge Montana (KRED) we follow US212 into the Custer Galatin National Forest and up into and over the rugged Beartooth Mountains. The Flying Y Ranch (MT08) near the Yellowstone River is our first landing. Continuing thirty miles to the northwest will bring us to Bozman (KBZN). Turning south and west we pick up and follow the Madison River past Ennis Lake and land at Ennis-Big Sky (KEKS). Twisting and turning we work our way through the Big Sky country with a landing at Nine Quarter Circle Ranch (1MT0). Following the Lightning creek watershed south will lead us to Hebgen Lake and then on to Yellowstone Airport (KWYS). T…

Atlantic Coast Barrier Islands. Marshes, Beaches, and a Cape For Saturday, September 30, 2023 Michael MacKuen We continue our journey along the Southeastern Coast of the United States. We shall visit Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, and Cape Canaveral all the while enjoying the subtle beauty of the grassy wetlands and windswept beaches of the Atlantic coastline. The VAB and a Falcon Heavy at LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center We begin in South Carolina at Mount Pleasant’s East Cooper [KLRO]. We fly over wetlands to the upscale Isle of Palms [IOP] and continue along over more modest Sulivan’s Island into Charleston Harbor to get a look at leg…

NZ South Island Westside Adventure Today we will be on the west coast of South New Zealand. There our some mountain passes along with valleys and beaches. We will have 10 landings and will be travailing about 215 miles in total. You want a plane that goes about 150mph and that will work for mountains and beaches. I will be in my Piaggeo. You will need to put in the weather preset and change your seasons for best experience. Flight Plan: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/x94cc7m4t1zhqgkura301/09-27-2023-NZ.zip?rlkey=ufthtoqh8tt90cjp7dqgmutlx&dl=0 Scenery: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ixovhrg431w07l30n5ebi/h?rlkey=iz4z85lzg9tg7af6vd8usyp18&dl=0 …

Australia Red Zig-Zag (Part 3) The zig-zag resumes at Yagga Yagga Airport (YYAG) continuing north to Bungle Bungle. The route crosses the WA/NT border several times as we follow the Ord River in the Kimberly region eventually reaching Diamond Mining Region of Lake Argyle. Flightplan: HERE Aircraft: The landings are about 50 miles a apart and cruise speed of 250knts would be appropriate. I will be flying the Flying Iron P-38 but the King Air would also be a good choice. As always you are free to fly what you like. Recommended Scenery (Freeware): Western Desert Pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS YHLC - H…

Chile & Bolivia Starting in Arica on the Pacific coast in the far north of Chile just south of the border with Peru, the route heads inland to the Altiplano border region of Chile and Bolivia. The next seven landings will be at airports above 11,000 feet. Our route features massive volcanos and dry salt lakes in a magnificently desolate setting. We will need a cruise speed of 250knts. I plan to fly a cargo DC-6 but a King Air will also work well. Required Scenery: None - This flight will be an MSFS2020 OOB (Out Of the Box) Experience Flightplan HERE Recommend Departure time of 2:00PM local Particulars: …

Black Bear Pass and other High Altitude Adventures Today we will be flying in Colorado in High altitude terrain The Flight is 269 miles with 8 landings some with dirt and or grass.I will be in the Comanche. Flight Plan: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p9szg1h829ljtijtiwky5/Colorado.zip?rlkey=xjyoxga0m7q31m9xm0uzqdy0d&dl=0 Scenery: https://flightsim.to/file/984/colorado-ranchers-club-scenery Particulars: Date and time: Wednesday Sep 13, 18:00 UTC https://discord.gg/cgNm9Fh3 MFS Multiplayer: US Eastcoast Server If you want to help others enjoy the multiplayer experience, don't forget to enter y…

Iguazu Falls and the Power of Moving Water For Saturday, September 9, 2023 Michael MacKuen Today we shall take a look at the Iguazu Falls, one of the world’s breathtaking wonders. We shall more-or-less trace the path of the Iguazu River as it works its way from the coastal mountains near Curitiba to its junction with the Paraná River. This junction is the Three Frontiers region where the borders of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay intersect. We shall fly fast twins or turboprops from Curitiba to the Three Frontiers region and then switch to Cessna 152s for the final sightseeing tour of Iguazu Falls. Iguazu Falls with the Devil’s Throat on the left and the double-de…

Executive Jet Tour This tour was designed for a small business jets. Starting from Mcclellan-Palomar (KCRQ) we fly north up the California Coast to our first stop - Monterey Regional Airport (KMRY). The second leg will take us to the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL). The final leg takes us across the arid Great Basin to Las Vegas and a landing at Mc Carran Intl (KLAS). We will depart in the afternoon and plan to arrive in Las Vegas in early evening to enjoy the lights on the strip. The tour zip includes three separate flightplans – one for each leg – with departure, enroute waypoints and approach. These will be automatically loaded into the CJ4 F…

Jets Over Sand and Sea For Saturday, September 2, 2023 Michael MacKuen The United States Navy, along with its junior partner the USAF, would like to invite you to a fast tour of the American Southwest in Nevada and California. You are encouraged to fly Navy jets, Air Force jets, American or European jets, civilian jets, or whatever you like. We commence from Nellis AFB [KLSV]. Since the 1950s, Nellis has been the Air Force center for fighter jet training, and since the 1970s it has conducted a Fighter Weapons School to improve tactics for the changing combat environment. (The Navy view is that this was an imitation of the Navy’s path-breaking and eminently succes…

Idaho Back Country Challenge Today we will be testing our flying skills with many challenges. We will be visiting Orbx new The Deadly Three scenery, along with some freeware. The Flight is 200 miles with 21 landings. I will be in a Savage Gravel named Bash which is a default. You will find the scenery for this flight in your email as I had to do some adjustments for the Orbx scenery to work without conflicts from the freeware. Flight Plan: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8fra74uok6fhw9n0utim9/Idaho-Bush.zip?rlkey=vxl5bq0q4urwsiosvnnzfwjam&dl=0 Multiplayer Particulars Date and time: Wednesday , August 30, 2023. 1800 UTC AVSIM …

Desert Run Today we will be doing a flight in the desert regions of Nevada and California. First we leave Homey(area51) and check out all the holes left by Nuclear test. We will also be flying by the nuclear towers too. Then its off to Death Valley with a landing bellow sea level. We then proceed to Star Wars Canyon for a bit of a thrill ride. Then its off to the Eastern Sierras and the Owens Valley before turning south and headed down to Edwards stopping at China Lake to fly a little bit of the recent Top Gun Maverick movie scenery. The Flight is about 300 miles. I will be in my 414. I recommend few clouds for some contrast in the desert but fly what you like. …

Simsbury – Return from the Cape For Saturday, August 26, 2023 Today we fly “home” to Simsbury from a summer vacation on Cape Cod. While we shall take our time to see a number of lighthouses, bridges, and even a “castle” ... flying will be faster than driving on an August weekend. We need to get back from the Cape to finish work on the _____. [Please fill in the blank with: Aerostar, V-Tail, Skylane, T-6, Mustang, ...] We begin at Provincetown [KVPC] noting nearby Race Point Lighthouse [LRACE] and pass the Pilgrim Monument in the town itself. In the 19th century, Provincetown was a booming fishing and whaling port. But as that industry waned, the town started to at…

Canyons and Grasland This is a recycled flight. Originally planned by Mike for a flight in P3D and posted here in May 2020, it was a flight over the northern Drakensberg Escarpment and the southern half of Kruger National Park. Now we want to enjoy the area's dramatic terrain and its grand bushland vistas in MSFS. I copied the relevant information from Mike’s post (please excuse the crude plagiarism) and changed some airports to adapt to the new Simulator. For detailed information please refer to Mike’s original post. Our departure airport is the former main airport of Mbombela, Nelspruit (FANS). Today, the airport is mainly used for GA traffic. More than 1…