AVSIM's Round the World Race Forum

Horizon Air PNW Milk Run Horizon Air was formed in response to the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. One of the results of this act was that many larger airlines abandoned routes within the Northwest. To fill this gap in the market, entrepreneur Milt Kuolt and a group of venture capitalists founded Horizon in Seattle in September 1981. Horizon brought together 36 enthusiastic employees and a fleet consisting of two leased Fairchild F-27 turboprop aircraft to begin service between Yakima, Pasco, and Seattle. In the early 1980s, Horizon grew rapidly and in 1982, Horizon acquired Air Oregon, which had served the state of Oregon for a number of years. In 1983, Horizon ac…

Le Massif Central: Today we will visit the Massif Central in the southwest of France. It covers an area of about 85.000 square kilometers (33.000 square miles), which corresponds to about 15% of France! The Massif central has an average elevation of about 700 meters (2300 feet), and its highest mountains are within the Monts Drore (Puy des Sancy with about 1885 meters (6200 feet)). We depart from Thalamy (LFCU) and head straight to the highest Peak of the Massif Central, the Puy des Sancy. From here we turn south and fly over the "Auvergne Volcanoes Regional Natural Park", to land at Aurillac (LFLW). Next, we fly around the southern part of th…

I'm a bit out of sync here. I'll do some screen shots in a bit. Mediafire download HERE AVSIM soon. EDIT: Can't spell. 😒

The Western Isles (Scheduled for July 11, 2020) Starting with the Isle of Skye, we take a sightseeing flight over the Western Isles, passing over the Outer and Inner Hebrides, to land at Islay where we shall celebrate with a world-famous local beverage. We begin at Plockton [UK10], just on the Scottish mainland. A quick hop over the hills takes us down to Eilean Donan Castle [DONAN] one of the most photographed of Scotland's castles and former home of the Mackenzie and Macrae clans. (As with many other parts of the region, the castle's history is chock full of intrigue, treachery, and bloody battles between the Highland clans as well as with the Norse and the Englis…

Brace yourselves! THIS website says it all My efforts: Oh the 'Dumbo' jokes have already been done...by the owner. 😜 Available if you have the courage from my Mediafire HERE

This eco-friendly Saturday Flight is 99% recycled from the one done in December 2017. Samoa – South Seas Sojourn We fly to all of the airports in Western Samoa and American Samoa. Starting from Asau (NSAU) in the west we will land at six airports finishing at Fitiuata (FAQ) on the eastern most island of Ta’u. Flightplan & Pilots Guide: Available here. Aircraft: The route is 212 miles, so we should take a plane that cruises with about 140 KIAS. The most common aircraft used in Samoa are the de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, the Dornier DO228, and the Brittan Norman BN-2 Islander. These are all good choices but as always you are fre…

An RV7A this time. This one lives in Collierville, Tennessee with his mommy and daddy Mark and Lisa Dace. They built it in 2014. This is it: Best I could do Mark, you could have gone easier on the pinstripes! : Oh, I had to imagine what the underside looked like. I hope it comes close. Available now on my Mediafire HERE or on AVSIM later

To celebrate Gunter finishing his build of an RV7 (read 'trauma') I present an Australian RV7 built in Australia 2013. Real one: And mine: Available on my Mediafire HERE Or on AVSIM as soon as possible. Well done Gunter, a lesser man would have binned it. 😁

The tour takes in the western Alps from Annecy (LFLP) in France to Saanen (LSGK) in Switzerland. We start at the GA field at Annecy, but before heading into the mountains proper there is a little detour into the neigbouring valley past the spa town of Aix-Les-Bains and Chambery. We won't stop at the main airport at Chambery but instead at Challes-Les-Eaux (LFLE), a smaller field used by light GA aircraft and gliders. Now we make our way round the valleys to Albertville, site of the 1992 Winter Olympics. Start a steady climb at Albertville to put you in position for the approach to Courchevel (LFLJ), the altiport of sloped runway fame. On leaving LFLJ our next waypoi…

First, a South African Harvard: Real one: Mine: And N3171P, otherwise known as Midnight Miss III Real one: Mine: On AVSIM now, well soon Or on my Mediafire Midnight Miss HERE and Nellie HERE

Canyons, Buttes, Mesas and More The Route Here is a flight over the canyons, buttes, mesas, lakes and deserts of the American Southwest. No need for additional scenery, although having the FTX Global Freeware Airport Package is strongly recommended. The route includes two Orbx payware airports but these are not necessary. KPRC Prescott Love, KSEZ Sedona, KFLG Flagstaff Pulliam, KGCN Grand Canyon, KPGA Page Municipal, UT25 Monument Valley, KCEZ Cortez, KTEX Telluride Regional. Total 377 nm. You may download the route, a pilot's guide, and some scenery details here. Additional Scenery Strongly recommended are: Orbx Global which provides textures o…

Along the Great Divide (Part 3) Departing from Eagle County (KEGE) and staying low in the canyon, follow the Colorado River down to Glenwood Springs turning sharply at the Roaring Fork River to our first landing at Glenwood Springs Municipal (KGWS). The route continues up the Roaring Fork River past Carbondale and up to Aspen (KASE). The next stop is a short 26nm hop up to Leadville (KLXV). Finding the right canyon will help getting over the high 14,000 peaks that bar the way to Leadville. Departing to the southwest we fly back over the high peaks to land at Gunnison (KGUC). The route continues with a 45 nm leg to waypoint at Orvis Hot Springs. Turning the rout…

Along the Great Divide (Part 2) Starting at West Yellowstone (KWYS) our route takes us into Yellowstone National Park over the Geyser Basin before descending down into Jackson Hole before landing at our first stop at Jackson Hole (KJAC). Departing to the southeast we fly over the Wind River Range to Lander Wyoming (KLND), then south to Rock Springs Sweetwater (KRKS). The next section of the route is over the Green River and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area to Dutch John (33U) airstrip. We will continue east over the Green River 25 miles before turning south and following the Green River to its junction with the Yampa River in Dinosaur National Monument. Fol…

Setting up a combination of Orbx Australia v2 and OZx in P3Dv4 The basic idea is to use Orbx Australia v2 (AUv2) with its enhanced scenery landscapes and mesh as well as "Neil Hill" renditions of airports. We want to combine this package with the existing OZx airports. The main problem here is that the new more accurate mesh doesn't exactly match the old Holgermesh on which OZx was based. And we need to eliminate some conflicts between AUv2 and OZx. (A few ignorable problems will persist.) Installing Orbx Australia v2 (AUv2). After the installation, be sure to update any payware and freeware Orbx airports (through Orbx Central). Then go to each airport's confi…

Oh COME ON! Have a heart. You can have this paint, but only if you're good looking yourself! Mediafire HERE AVSIM soon

Real one: Close as I can get: Now you see me...Now you don't! Based on the much modified Sup Cub by Just Aircraft of Wanaka NZ Available on my MediFire HERE. AVSIM soon.

take a trip along the sunshine coast of australia, from Coffs Harbour - Hervey Bay. 338nm approx with 10 landings scenery., Orbx aus v2 scenery for best results Aircraft, Legacy, Beechcraft Duke, King Air, Carenado PC12 etc but as usual your choice. Flight plan HERE- https://www.dropbox.com/s/4bz5mw1tzcwnf00/VFR Coffs Harbour to Hervey Bay.pln?dl=0 particulars Date and time: june 6th, 2020. 1800 UTC Where: AVSIM RTWR Teamspeak - Casual Flights Channel Teamspeak Server Address: ts.teamavsim.com Cross-Platform Multiplayer: JoinFS. Latest version is here. (FSX, FSX-SE, and P3D) If you want to help others enjoy t…

Along the Great Divide (Part 1) The Continental Divide of the Americas (also known as the Great Divide is the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas. The Continental Divide separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain into the Atlantic Ocean. Although there are many other hydrological divides in the Americas, the Continental Divide is by far the most prominent of these because it tends to follow a line of high peaks along the main ranges of the Rocky Mountains at a generally much higher elevation than the other hydrological divisions. Part One starts near the Canadian border…

Today we fly in the Yosemite National Park, taking in the stunning scenery of deep valleys & sheer mountain cliffs including EL Capitan, Half Dome, Waterfalls & rivers. 110nm from Pine Mountain Lake (E45 ) - Mammoth Lake (kmmh ) Thee landings, Route best flown low & slow ( 4000ft asl approx ) & follow the waypoints. From wpt B4 steady climb to wpt D ( 11000 ft ) then drop downthrough valley to 2nd landing. scenery required : orbx Yosemite. aircraft : as ever your choice, flight plan Here https://www.dropbox.com/s/ez537pc6lqkcece/VFR Pine Mountain Lake to Mammoth Yosemite.pln?dl=0 Particulars Date and tim…

Lesotho (Scheduled for May 16, 2020) We fly over Lesotho and along the Drakensberg Escarpment featuring challenging approaches and landings at numerous high altitude short airstrips. We begin at the Moshoeshoe I International Aiport [FXMM] serving Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho. The airport is named in honor of Moshoeshoe I, king of Lesotho in the 1850s The airport has an elevation of 5,348 feet above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 04/22 measuring 10,499 ft × 148 ft and 11/29 measuring 3,314 ft × 75 ft. Our first stop is the Semonkong Airport [FXSM] at an elevation of 7200 ft and a 2625 ft long runway. The next stop is Qacha’s Nek [FXQN…

Take off from Newcastle in the early hours so that we catch them sleeping! We on this flight shall be remembered— We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That flew with us upon Satur--day. Apologies to Bill Shakespeare. Scenery: I have Orbx TrueEarth England North South and Middle which includes Scotland. I also got Orbx Edin-burg. There are no other add on sceneries necessary. Di…

Thinking of a flight in pleasant weather... TQPF Anguilla TNCM St Maarten TFFJ St Barths TNCE Stacia TKPK St Kitts TAPA Antigua TFFR Guadeloupe TFFS Les Saintes TDPD Dominica TFFF Martinique Using freeware mesh: meshantilles.zip found in the Avsim Library FlyTampa St Maarten scenery would come in handy for the second and third airports, but is not essential. PC12 / Lancair, or similar airplane (225 kts) should do the trick.. How does that sound? GTN flightplan: FPN/RI:F:TQPF:F:TNCM:F:TFFJ:F:TNCE:F:TKPK:F:TAPA:F:TFFR:F:TFFS:F:TDPD:F:TFFF

Kruger National Park (Scheduled for May 2, 2020) We fly over the northern Drakensberg Escarpment and then over the southern half of Kruger National Park. We shall enjoy the area's dramatic terrain and its grand bushland vistas. We begin at the fairly new (2003) Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport [FAKN]. This is the major airport that connects other SA cities with the Kruger National Park. At the southern end of the runway, the terminal building is intriguing as it is the largest thatch roofed building on the continent. That said, it is entirely modern in its facilities. [To start, you might choose GA parking 5-13.] Our first stop is the Elandshoogte [AW05] w…

N2771C And finally, the real one: Available now from my Mediafire HERE AVSIM Library soon Thanks to Stu Graham for the screen shots and for bringing this beauty to my attention. If I ever meet him on the street....I'll punch him in the face!

Greetings and salutations from a past participant for Avsim in the FS RTW Race. I've gotten back into flight sim with P3D V4.5 and have been enjoying flying the A2A Bonanza tremendously. I was attempting to fly it around the world, but then ORBX had a sale on TrueEarth UK and after two weeks I am just getting down into the Midlands. Curious what people have been flying and where? I am looking at flying Jeff's Australia root soon.