AVSIM's Round the World Race Forum

Real one: Mine: I'll parcel it up later on. Parcelled up and available on my Mediafire HERE On AVSIM later...

Today we fly in Southern California from Bishop to Big Bear. WE will be flying thru the Inyo National Forest looking for the oldest living thing. Then were off to the Saline Valley for some back country fun. Then it off to Death Valley where we land bellow sea level, and then to the Mohave Desert we will finish in the San Bernardino Mountains at Big Bear. The Flight is 272 miles, There are 9 landings. Ill be in my Savage Gravel. Set time to 2pm Flight Plan https://www.mediafire.com/file/kfixrsdvzenn3ee/Bishop_to_Big_Bear.zip/file Scenery For MSFS Big Bear https://flightsim.to/file/6334/big-bear-polys Dry Lake Fix https://flightsim.to/file/8321/los-a…

Kenya's Great Rift Valley. HKNW-HKLY. For March 3, 2021 Today we shall fly over the Kenyan part of the huge East African Great Rift Valley. We depart from Nairobi's Wilson Airport [HKNW], the busy "working" airport of the region. We almost immediately pass over Karen Blixen's farm [BLIXEN] (now a museum celebrating her Out of Africa). Next, we see the double volcanic crater of Mount Suswa [SUSWA] and then pass over Hell's Gate National Park [HGATE]. Note the two extinct volcanos and the Olkaria Geothermal Stations. (The park, including Pride Rock and the Gorge, served as a model for the 1994 film The Lion King.) We land at Naivasha [HKNV], a large town whose main indus…

Not to everyone's taste but I thought it was different enough to have a go at. Real one: Mine: Available on my Medifire HERE and on AVSIM soon

NORCAL - Half Moon Bay to Shelter Cove Starting from Half Moon Bay (KHAF) we proceed north to the Golden Gate, fly under bridge, then overfly Alcatraz Island. Turning towards Sausalito follow US 101 to our first landing at San Rafael (CA35). Next is a quick tour of small airstrips around San Pablo Bay: Gnoss (KDVO), Sonoma Valley (0Q3), Petaluma Municipal (O69). The route continue north into Sonoma County with landings at Sonoma County (KSTS) and Cloverdale (O60), and then on to Mendocino County with landings at Lampson Field (1O2), Ukiah Municipal (KUKI), Ells-Willits Municipal (O28), then west over the mountains to the Pacific coast to Fort Bragg (82CL). …

Recent addition to the Flieger Revue display team. Ladiees and Gennelmun I give you D-EOBU! Tada. Real one: Mine: Available on my Mediafie HERE or on AVSIM Library soon

Alaska: The Kenai Peninsula and Cook Inlet The Kenai Peninsula is a large peninsula jutting from the coast of South Central Alaska. The peninsula extends about 150 miles (240 km) southwest from the Chugach Mountains, south of Anchorage. It is separated from the mainland on the west by Cook Inlet and on the east by Prince William Sound. The Kenai Peninsula has many glaciers in its eastern and southern areas. It is home to both the Sargent Icefield and Harding Icefields and numerous glaciers that spawn off them. This is a continuation or part 2 that we ran a couple of weeks ago in these parts which concluded that trip at Seward. In this subsequent excursion, we w…

The internet broke JoinFS! I don't understand much about the technical details but it seems that an internet resource used by JoinFS changed to IPv6 and this caused connection issues for many users. Peter has this morning (Sunday 21st Feb) got a test version with a fix on the JoinFS development page. It looks as though the new version is not going to be compatible with previous versions so we will all need to update our JoinFS installations. https://pmem.uk/joinfs/development.html It is probably worth checking at the end of the week in case any further updates have been needed.

Hopefully, I haven't made too much of a cock up of this one Available on AVSIM Library very soon

Once more into the breech Dear Friends. 😀 North Africa. Flight Plan HERE (All sorts) Airplane? Something medium quick. M20, G36 or somesuch. I haven't flown it so it'll be a nice, or nasty, surprise. Sim? All comers, well, most comers. Even P3Dv3! Yes it IS still being used. 😵

Santiago – Valparaiso and Small Strips We start in Santiago, departing from Eulogio Sanchez (SCTB) to the north towards Cerro Alverado. The route then turns west and follows Avenue Presidente Kennedy towards the Mapocho River and the Constanera Center (the tallest building in South America). Following the course of the Mapocho past the Torre Telefónica and then continue to the west 28nm for our first landing at Aerodromo De Curacavi (SCCV). Next are the four small airstrips near Casablanca, then on to Rodelillo Airport (SCRD) located on a hill above Valparaiso. Flying down a ravine to the Pacific coast we follow the rugged coastline around the headland and tou…

word not allowed! Labour pains eh? My first MFS paint. I'll hang on to it for a few days to make sure I haven't missed anything and to decide where to put it. I heard that! 😮

The Leeward Islands TFFR-TNCM For Saturday, February 13, 2021 We take this opportunity for some low-and-slow flying in the tropical Caribbean. We island-hop from Guadeloupe northward to the famous resorts of Saint Martin. A respite from the snow and ice of the northern hemisphere. We depart from Le Raizet [TFFR], the large international airport for Guadeloupe's commercial center Point-à-Pitre. During the "normal" season, daily arrivals of large body jets disembark French and Northern European passengers who hope to enjoy the Caribbean flavors of the island. That commercial traffic uses the modern northern side of the airport, termed Pôle Caraïbes. We shall leave fro…

A wee bit of India, Myanmar and Tibet This flight will take place in the most north-easterly part of India, with a short visit to Myanmar and Tibet. We depart from Silchar (VEKU). It is a district capital in the Indian state of Assam. We cross the westerly parts of the Patkai Mountains and land at Imphal (VEIM). We are now in India's State of Manipur. We continue east, cross the Patkai Mountains again, and the border to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. We land at Homalin (VYHL), Myanmar. This part of Myanmar is notorious for its drug production. We head north, visit the Saramati, the highest mountain in the Patkai Mountains, and land at Kamti (YYKI), Myanm…

East Africa – Nairobi to Dar-Es-Salaam This tour of East Africa start in the capital city of Kenya – Nairobi and finishes in the largest city in Tanzania – Dar-Es-Salaam. The route proceeds south to Amboseli (HKAM) with views of Mt Kilimanjaro dominating the scene. From Amboseli It is a short hop to Loitokitok (HKLT). A steep climb is required to reach the summit of Mawenzi before turning west over the saddle towards the summit of Kilimanjaro off of your right wing. Descending rapidly we land at Kilimanjaro International Airport (HTKJ). Continuing east 87 miles across an arid landscape we land at a dirt strip at Voi (HKVO). Heading east we land at Mombass…

Alaska: Chugach Glaciers, Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula Route: This trip is an exploration trip departing from Whittier Alaska via some of Alaska’s rugged and scenic glaciers, rivers and lakes which surround the Chugach National Park and are found in the Kenai Peninsula. We will eventually arrive at our destination of Seward Alaska. This is intended to be a low level flight excursion. Whittier, Alaska During this trip we’ll also visit Alaska’s largest city and airport, Anchorage, and then head south to a few very scenic sites on the Kenai Peninsula. In this trip, time permitting, we will make 11 scheduled stops and perhaps also …

For Saturday, January 29, 2021 We will see five more Greek islands! Departure will be from Kythira's airport (LGKC), a small island between Crete and the Peloponnese. We overfly the tiny island Antikithira and land at Chania (LGSA) on the island of Crete. We cross the mountains to the southern part of Crete, follow the coast and fly through the Samaria Gorge back into the mountains. We head east and land at Tympaki (LG54). From here we head north and reach Heraklion (LGIR), Crete's capital city. On the way we pass over ruins of the Palace of Knossos, which is not well depicted. After a short break we fly just about 12 miles to Kastelli (LGTL), Herakli…

Eire, the land of the little people. Liposhauns..er, Leopardchauns, you know the ones. I couldn't get enough slots at Dublin Intl so we'll have to start at an airport out of town (Mmm, a bit like Ryanair after all) There are several places we can and will, stop off for a glass or two of the black stuff (Even Americans will know I mean Guinness) The trip is about 250nm, a few airports big enough to accommodate CJ4s etc but the rest of the stops they will be hard pressed. Something along the lines of a Pimpisstrel or Gravel type thing would be appropriate. Or W.H.Y. Flight plan HERE USA East server 19:00hrs UDT

hi all, i do miss the RTW activity, are there others, and could we find a common ground to organize something along the lines? regards Leon

A little bit of sunshine, Take a tour of southern spain Faro - Gibralta. 376nm approx with 5 landings. We depart the ancient city of Faro ( capitol of the portugese algarve region ) & cross into Spain to our 1st landing @ Seville. ( home of the flamenco ). Onto " Granada" fly over the fabulous moorish palace of " The Alambra " then down to Malaga. ( birthplace of the artist Picasso ). From Malaga we fly to Jerez where we can pick up a case or two of sherry, ( Try a Manzanilla or amontillado ) . on to our final landing @ Gibralta. flight plan HERE https://www.dropbox.com/s/pufjm53esthphl9/VFR Faro to Gibraltar AB.pln?dl=0 …

Escape to the Aegean For Saturday January 16, 2021 We depart from Athens to tour the Cyclades Islands in the middle of the Aegean. These include the hot tourist hotspots of Mykonos and Santorini as well as the quieter more "local" islands. We conclude by visiting Ikaria on the way to our final destination Samos. While the Greek Islands are in "off season" mode, the relatively temperate climate might be a welcome change for snowbound pilots. With a strong dose of imagination, we can "get away from it all." We begin at Dekelia-Tatoi [LGTT], a near-Athens air base and civilian general aviation airport (and home to long-time AVSIM contributor Vassilios Dimoulas). After t…

Four Corners and the Need for Speed For December 5, 2020 Today we tour the Western United States centering on the Four Corners region. This is the West where, the Coen brothers' Buster Scruggs informs us, "the distances are great and the scenery monotonous." In reality, this is a vast and stunningly beautiful country that cries out for speedy aircraft. Luckily, we can employ military trainers, warbirds, and corporate jets to do the job. [I have designed an event that should suit the capabilities of our several simulators. Hope it works out.] We begin at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport [KBJC], commonly known as Jeffco. This is a very busy general aviation and cor…

Jets - West This jet tour of the Southwestern US was designed as a familiarization flight for the Working Title Cessna Citation CJ4. Starting from Sedona we head west 180nm to Las Vegas (KLAS) where pilots may elect to perform an ILS approach and landing. The next leg is the longest of the tour and will take us to the Pacific Ocean and a landing in beautiful Santa Barbara (KSBA). Plan for a cruise altitude of FL420 for this leg. The final leg will be flown at dusk with views over the Los Angeles basin with the city lights extending towards the mountains as we head south for the final landing at San Diego (KSAN). Flight Plans Here (includes bonus optio…

A little bit of Spain, France, and the Mediterranean Sea We depart from Girona (LEGE), Spain, overfly the city, and head west. After passing a lake, we turn north and land at Seo de Urgel (LESU), Spain. It is the gateway to Andorra! A little further north and up in the Pyrenees, we land at Altisurface D'Aleu (LFSO), France. Considering the slope of the runway, you want to land at Runway 10 and depart from 28. Take extra care not to taxi into the grass, you may get stuck! We turn east again and search for the Château de Montségur. The next landing will be at Salvaza (LFMK). After departure, we overfly the Cité de Carcassone, an extra circle around this old town…

Aircraft with an average cruise speed of 170kts would be good. Add the requisite faff time and we should be OK for our allotted 3 hours. Starting at GVAN we'll be skipping over the ocean like a stone. (Mmm, good line that, I'll see if I can use it. Maybe in a song.) our final landfall will be BRV, a challenging approach for those that haven't been there previously. 😒 As far as MSFS is concerned there are a couple of freebie airports to add a small flourish, but don't get too excited! They are: Amilcar-Cabral and Aeropuerto-internacional-nelson-mandela Incorporated as an overseas department of Portugal in1951, the islands continued to campaign for independe…