AVSIM's Round the World Race Forum

Is this getting boring? Tough. Island Air operate between Honolulu, Kahului, Kona and Lihue (That's Hawaii for those without an atlas) N681WP, named 'Ola Kupono', is a sister to N682WP called 'Na'au Pono' (Google them yourselves :)) As usual, MediaFire now or AVSIM later.

I posted these up on the Majestic forum here on AVSIM where they created a flurry of meh. SpiceJet VT-SUM JamboJet 5Y-JXB Bombardier's own C-GLOZ

Germany South Part II : Roman heritage, more castles and towns For this flight we stay at the westernmost part of Germany until we make a short turn to the east. Departure airport will be Trier-Föhren (EDRT), and we will land at Saarbrücken (EDDR), Lachen-Speyerdorf (EDRL), Baden-Oos (EDTB), Neuhof (LFGC, yes, that's in France!), Freiburg (EDTF), and Schwenningen (EDTS) before we reach our destination for today, Friedrichshafen (EDNY). Flightplan & Pilots Guide: Available here. Aircraft: The route is 325 miles, so we should take a plane that cruises with about 170 KIAS. Landing at Dornier's home airport Friedrichshafen, I think I'll take Carenado's…

Germany South Part I : Castles, towns, and rivers We start at the small airport of Betzdorf-Kirchen (EDKI) and visit many cities, castles and monuments until we land at Speyer (EDRY). Landings enroute include Bonn-Hangelar (EDKB), Merzbruck (EDKA), Dahlemer Binz (EDKV), Winningen (EDRK), Buchel AB (ETSB), Mainz-Finthen (EDRZ), Worms (EDFV) and Mannheim (EDFM). Flightplan & Pilots Guide: Available here. Aircraft: The route is 284 miles, well suited for going low and slow again. I'll fly the A2A C182, but as always, the choice is yours. Recommended scenery: Orbx Germany South. All airports we land on are enhanced (like in all ful…

Another Q400. Real one; On MediaFire or AVSIM very soon.

I've just finished this one: I'll take some screenies and pack it up tomorrow.

Maybe my last offering was a tad too larey for some. This one is less 'in yer face'. Real one: And mine: On my MediaFire now or on AVSIM soon.

A sister ship of Nok Happu. This time Nok Anna. Real one: Mine: Thanks to Jeff Williams for the screenshots. I like that shot! On my MediaFire now and on AVSIM library very soon.

Altiplano – Density Altitude Alert The tour starts in Peru at Arequipa (SPQU) at an elevation of 8400 feet and features the multiple landings at high altitude airports across the Altiplano region of South America including: El Alto (SLLP) - 13,314 Elevation Cochabamba (SLCB) – 8,360 Elevation Sucre (SLSU) - 9,528 Elevation Potosi (SLPO) - 12,923 Elevation Caposa (SCKP) - 12,468 Elevation The route concludes on the Pacific coast of Chile at Iquique (SCDA) – 157 Elevation. Flightplan & Pilots Guide: Available here. Aircraft: The route is 738 miles and a fast aircraft capable of performing at high altitudes will be require…

Blue Ridge Fall Colors This is just a quick Fall Colors tour of the scenic Blue Ridge in Virginia and North Carolina. We have been here before, so you may be familiar with many of the airfields. We shall depart from Indian Head Maryland (2W5) and proceed to fly up the Potomac River and pass over Washington National Airport (KDCA) [we somehow have clearance to do this] up the river to the Georgetown NDB GTN where we turn south west to land at Manassas Regional (KHEF). This first part is a scenic flight and might be done at a leisurely pace. Then we shall go down the Shenandoah Valley to enjoy the colors. In succession, we land at Shenandoah Regional (KSHD), Ingalls…

I'm looking at light twins for a change. Realair B60, Carenado B58 Baron, Commander, that kinda thing. All I can tell you at the moment is we'll depart Duxford and we'll fly over my house.

Folks, FYI. Received a telegram (email) from someone called Phileas Fogg who invited me to participate in a round the world flight event. I think I'm going to give it a go in the DC-6. http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/126744-official-rule-book/ Signup is on their forums for those who are interested. Ron, this would be perfect opportunity for you to spend some quality time with Frippe learning the NGX

This week we will be flying in the heart of Colorado. Be sure to bring lots of oxygen as we will be flying high. We will also be repeating the gauntlet run down the Black canyon so hold on to your hats as it is even better in V4. I will be flying a Lancair as we have almost 400 miles to cover. If we cant make it we can continue the following week and I will add more stops and POIs. You will need ORBX NA, Vector, Fee NA airports and FreeMesh USA additionally ORBX KTEX, KEGE, and Aerosoft Aspen will even make it better. See ya there. Josh Here is the flight plan. http://www.mediafire.com/file/92ej8quj9qx6bi7/Rocky_Mountain_High.pln

Screenshots from Sunday's DTP mulitplayer. Ron keeping my GTN650 on the TCAS screen. And two bonus pic's from the Yakutat stop on last night's Milk Run from Juneau to Kenai

Motivated by my recent Alaska trip, I could do an Inside Passage route next week. Places we have all been, but very pretty nevertheless. Suggest Ketchikan to Skagway, via Sitka. PAKT-PAWG-PASI-PAJN-PAGY

I thought I post this early to give people chance to hone their jet fighter skills (Well, mine anyway) The theme for next Saturday, 9th Sept is U.S.A.F. fighters circa 50s-70s. Namely, F86, F100 F-4 Phantoms and the like. We'll set off from March AFB in SoCal (Where it never rains) finishing at Klamath Falls, calling at several U.S. A.F National Guard bases along the way. It's a 700ish mile trip so we can make good use of POWAH! Hopefully, the weather will be a little more clement than New Zealand's offerings. Sunset at Klamath Falls is 7:25:43 pm and the Officers Mess stops server dinner at 8pm but the bar will remain open! Now PlanG tells me tha…

The Oregon Coast This week we're going for a complete change of pace after last week's fast jet shenanigans. We'll start at Troutdale (KTTD), a small but quite busy GA airport near KPDX Portland where we finished last week, and make our way at a leisurely pace towards the coast, although there will be a stop at Vernonia (05S) and maybe a little challenge on the way. First stop at the coast will be Astoria, at the mouth of the Columbia River, then we head south hitting all the coastal airfields including Siletz Bay (S45), as far as Newport (KONP). Dinner reservation is at Mo's Seafood and Chowder. Additional: the City of Portland needs the undersides of all th…

Based on Gunter's recommendation to make a soundai folder and soundai.cfg for mucho better MP sounds I made a little tool. Yeah - copying the sound folder somewhere else, renaming it to soundai, renaming the sound.cfg to soundai.cfg then placing the folder back is rather easy but can seem tedious.. So I created a little batch file to do it for you in one little step. Later on (much later) I just may code it into the multiplayer tool. It's here To use it just copy the bat to the aircraft folder wanting to mod and run it selecting the options desired. Note - Unsure if this will work. Option "m" creates the soundai folder and soundai.cfg but it aliases back to …

Texans over Tauranga (Redux) This week’s tour is a repeat of a tour we flew back in March of 2016 and features stops along the northwest coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Starting at Whakatane (NZWK) on the Bay of Plenty, the route continues to Rotorua (NZRO), Tauranga (NZTG), Pauanui Beach(NZUN), Great Barrier(NZGB), Whangarei(NZWR), Kerikeri (NZKK), before reaching the final airport at Kaitaia (NZKT) after flying 281nm. If you think you are a real hotshot pilot I encourage you to join me in flying the A2A T-6 Texan. A session with the Texan always makes me aware of my limitations as a sim pilot. Participants who have that aircraft are encouraged to…

This is my first Beaver: The real one: (thanks Jeff) My efforts: Available now on my MediaFire or on AVSIM Library later.

Avenue of the Volcanoes. In our second Andes flight, we travel over southern Colombia and then through the dramatic "Avenue of the Volcanoes" to visit three major Ecuadorian cities: Quito, Guayaquil, and Cuenca. We start at Antonio Narino Airport (SKPS) that serves Pasto – the airport is famous for its "aircraft carrier" character, perched on a narrow plateau. We then head south over Pasto and pass Galeras volcano to land at Ipiales San Luis (SKIP). Then we proceed past Ibarra (SEIB) as a waypoint, circle south around Imbabura volcano, and fly over the new real-world-active international airport for Quito. (This is designated as SEQM in our scenery but is now SEQU…

The Andes of Venezuela This week we shall get a taste of the less-well-known northern Andes of Venezuela and Colombia. We begin at Barquisimeto, Venezuela's fourth largest city. Jacinto Lara International (SVBM) is a relatively large regional airport. We head southward to Guanare (SVGU), a commercial, cultural, and pilgrimage center on the border of the great Los Llanos grasslands that extend far to the east. Then back up into the Andean valleys to the small mountain city of Boconó (SVBK). Turning southward, and upward, we climb up into the mountain ridges to land at the Andean university city of Mérida (SVMD). And then further into the Andes, through high mountain …

Pics from this evenings flight. Where and guess the flight level?

This is the second flight for Norway. It will take us much further north, to the Lofoten Islands. We depart from Bodø, follow the Lofoten Islands with a couple of landings there until we reach Andøya. From here we turn south again to land at Eveness. Next stop will be Bardufoss. Then we will leave Norway and head to Kiruna, Sweden, our destination for today. Details of the flight and some information about points of interest enroute can be found HERE. Flight Plan is HERE Recommended Scenery: Orbx Norway In case you have Hendrik Nielsen's Shipping AI installed be sure to turn it on. There are many ships and boats of all typs and sizes to be found …

We return to Norway for two flights. The first flight takes us from Rygge to Oslo, Norway's Capital City and from there around the south coast of Norway all the way up to Bergen. Included are a couple of landings and visits to some fjords, among them the large Hardanger Fjord. Details of the flight and some information about points of interest enroute can be found HERE. Flight Plan is HERE Recommended Scenery: Orbx Norway In case you have Hendrik Nielsen's Shipping AI installed be sure to turn it on. There are many ships and boats of all typs and sizes to be found around Norway's coast and in it's fjords. The flight covers almost 500 NM…