AVSIM's Round the World Race Forum

If anyone is not completely sated flying wise and in the absence of any alternatives I offer you a trip round glorious islands set in a shimmering sea....You get the idea. No Skyvector. FSX FLIGHT PLAN I'll suggest the Ryan Navion by LDR Developments. A freeware aircraft that, if you don't already have it, will surprise you by it's quality. DOWNLOAD it HERE (click 'Download' top right corner) I've made a couple of paints for it: HERE and HERE I shall be using another paint for it which I'm just putting the finishing touches to. That's all Folks!

To kick-off the MacRobertson Modern Era event I decided to attempt the full MacRobertson in one using the PMDG Boeing 777LR. I started the flight last night and flew up to cruise altitude before heading off to bed. When I checked the status of the flight in the morning everything was running fine in the sim, but the Duenna had disconnected. I reconnected Duenna and got some red indications but the tracking site continued to show progress. I then left for work. When I came home this evening the flight was paused at Top of Descent as planned, but the Duenna had disconnected from FSX again. I reconnected the Duenna, un-paused the sim and started my descent and l…

London Melbourne Rules Final Draft Release The Spring Event Team is happy to publish the final draft of the London Melbourne Race Rules. This "draft" is meant to be the final rendition of the rules. However, we understand that there may be some confusing parts and perhaps some glitches in the rules. Please take a look and let us know about any clarifications, corrections, or improvements that you might see. If possible, we would like to take advantage of your help. In addition, the White List of eligible aircraft might not include the particular aircraft that you want to fly. If not, let us know. This final draft is likely to be very close to the official version …

Iceland Tour, Part 1 In my absence from last weekend's fun in the Alps, apparently I was volunteered to put up a flight plan for Iceland this coming weekend (serves me right for missing a week!). So here we go. This flight will be considerably enhanced by the use of the free Orbx FTX Global Iceland Demo scenery (link below), although this is not required. All airports are included in FSX default scenery. The tour will start at Reykjavik Airport (BIRK). This is not the main international airport for Iceland, which is at Keflavik about 40 miles away, but a smaller field in central Reykjavik for domestic routes and GA traffic. We will head first to the Vestmannae…

In case there's no flight plan for Saturday, I offer, for your consideration, something of a departure from the U.S of A. Check it out Orbx Global is recommended. I have been a bit tentative with the route but I'll fly it in the week and see if it needs tweaking (God! Where have I heard that before?)

Orbx PNW Tour, Oregon Leg 4, Central Oregon Cascades This week's leg is a comprehensive tour around the central Cascade Mountains in Oregon, a spectacular mixture of pine forests, volcanic mountain peaks and high desert. We start where we finshed last week at Bend/Redmond airport and finish at the resort community of Sunriver, which conveniently boasts its own airport. This leg will be low on airfields to land at ('cos there aren't many!) but high on scenic value. Leaving Bend/Redmond (KRDM) we will have a quick check of our landing skills at the high desert airstrip at Gopher Gulch (OR29) just outside the town of Bend (NOTAM: don't overshoot the runway or you'r…

Orbx PNW Tour, Oregon Leg 3: Southern WA / Northern OR Cascades The theme for the next two legs of the tour will be the Cascade Mountains. We'll pick up our aircraft where we left off at The Dalles, work our way round the principal peaks of southern Washington and northern Oregon, and finish this leg at Bend/Redmond airport. Taking off from The Dalles (KDLS), we head directly for our first high peak, Mt Adams, followed by a circuit of the volcanic landscape around Mt St Helens, well-known from its eruption in 1980. We then visit two small airstrips in southwest Washington, Walter Sutton's (WA79) and Goheen (W52). We now cross the Columbia River Gorge again, stop…

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Orbx PNW Leg 10 Victoria - Bowerman Our tour will take us from Victoria on Vancouver Island across the Straits of Juan de Fuca to the Olympic Peninsula where we will do a series of landings/touch and go's at Orbx airfields, then cross Puget Sound to mainland Washington continuing the tour of Orbx airstrips before turning to the west and completing our tour of Orbx strips, finishing at Bowerman Field on Greys Harbor. Departing Victoria CYYJ, the route heads south 39nm, mostly over open water with views of the Olympic mountains in the distance. As you approach the coast aim for Protection Island as your initial approach point to Diamond Point Airport 2WA1 for a …

Just between us, I've gone back to Opus for my weather. I've given ASN a fair crack of the whip but I'm afraid the call of Opus was too strong. Let the p*ss taking begin. I'm a big strong boy, I can take it! :unsure:

I've been asked to guide a scenic flight, starting from KORS, Orcas Island, Sep 13. Here is a teaser for what awaits you (Ron, I'm counting on the server delivering fine weather!) http://vimeo.com/53986934 Some freeware airports that will enhance the flight: Stuff 4FS - CYCD (2012) Stuff 4FS - CYYJ (2014) And if you are looking to spend money, Victoria+ by Jon Patch is really nice.. http://www.jonpatch.ca/flightsim/

Orbx NRM- PNW Leg 8 Tipella - Orcas Our tour will take us out of British Columbia and into the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, and then to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands finally finishing at Eastsound on Orcas Island. Departing Tipella CBB7, the route heads south 34nm, mostly over Harrison Lake but with a brief section over mountains before arriving at Hope CYHE. From Hope the route follows the valley leading south to the northern shoreline of Ross Lake (on the Canada US border), then turns to the west-southwest (Hdg 218) into North Cascades National Park and the snow covered peak of Mt Shuksan. Staying to the south of Mt Shuksan we will follo…

Orbx Northern California Tour - Leg 11 Flightplan: NCA Leg 11 - Sky Vector (272 nm / 2 hrs) This leg will take us across the Sierra Nevada then back track all the way to the Pacific coast to setup leg 12 (the Bridges of San Francisco event). Starting at Pine Mountain Lake (E45) the route follows the Hetch Hetchy valley, climbing up the Matterhorn canyon to the crest of the Sierra Nevada, then jogging north to parallel the sawtooth ridge before diving west down the valley, over Twin Lakes, and the Bridgeport valley before landing at our first stop at Byrant Field (O57) in Bridgeport CA. Departing Bridgeport (O57) fly heading 091 for 10nm to the site of Bodie …

Orbx NRM- PNW Leg 7 – Penticton to Tipella Our tour will take us through the Okanagan and Thompson country, and then into the canyons and valleys that feed into the Frasier river before crossing Lilooet range and arriving at the logging community of Tipella. Departing Penticton, the route turns west towards Princeton which require a steep climb to get above the Okanagan-Thompson Plateau. Continue west until you see the Similkanmeen river valley which you can follow to reach the first stop at Princeton CYDC. From Princeton the route proceeds north 40nm across the Thompson Plateau to Merritt CAD5. From Merritt the route continues north 37nm across the Thomp…

Orbx PNW Tour, Leg 2: the Willamette Valley and Columbia River Gorge As I wasn't around for last Saturday's fun and games, I'm making the assumption that you're expecting Leg 2 of the Oregon tour for this weekend. If you guys came up with something else you'd rather do on Saturday that's no problem, this can wait till you want to do it. The theme for this second leg of our tour is the valley and the gorge. We'll head north up the Willamette valley, cross the city of Portland, then fly east up the Columbia River Gorge. We restart our tour where we left it at Hobby Field in Creswell (77S). The first leg will be a short hop to Jasper Ridge Airstrip (36OR), jus…

Just a heads-up. In October 2014, the Spring Events Team will be hosting another run of the London-Melbourne MacRobertson Challenge. This is the 80th anniversary of the actual event and we look forward to the experience. The setup will be similar, but not identical, to that of the 2009 event: two classes (Golden Age and Modern General Aviation), two competitions (Speed Race and Handicap Race), use real weather but fly on your own time. To gain a sense of how things might work, you can download the 2009 London-Melbourne Rules here. Note: Please post any questions or comments in the SOH thread. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...663#post898663 Hope to have you all a…

Ad hoc? Well not quite. But I have managed to secure a contract for delivering packages and passengers from Roseburg(KRGB) to some outlying airstrips. To fulfil this contract I have obtained a fleet of Piper Cubs from A2A. It will work like this: Take one passenger + 20lbs of packages to 170R, drop the pax off + 4lbs of 'produce'. carry on to the next four stops delivering the same amount until all your deliveries have been made. At 600R pick up a new passenger. Return to Roseburg and reload with 18lbs of 'produce' (6lb for each call) and dropping your passenger off at 16S Myrtle Creek.Return to Roseburg empty. If there is time we may be required to collect a group…

Orbx PNW Tour, Leg 1: the Oregon Coast This week's flight starts at the familar Bowerman Airport in Hoquiam, Washington and takes us down the Pacific coast before turning inland to finish at Hobby Field in Creswell, Oregon, at the southern end of the Wiliamette valley. After taking off from Bowerman (KHQM), a well-known airport to most Orbx afficionados, we head south along the coast before meeting the mouth of the Columbia River, where we land at Astoria Regional Airport (KAST). From Astoria we continue south along the coast past the small resort towns of Seaside and Cannon Beach before turning a short distance inland, to our next stop Tillamook (KTMK), although…

Orbx Rocky Mountains Leg 5 - Clearwater to Kootenay (Fast & Fun) This long leg of the Rocky Mountain tour will take us from the Clearwater River in Idaho to Kootenay region of British Columbia. Departing Lewiston-Nez Perce County (KLWS) our route will follow the Clearwater river to Dworshak Dam and then turning northwest over the reservoir we will fly 83nm and land at Felts Field (SKFF) in Spokane. From Felts we proceed north (75nm), passing over Sandpoint Idaho before landing at Boundary County Airfield (65S) near Bonners Ferry Idaho. From Boundary County we follow the Kootenai river north passing into Canada near Creston and then follow Kootenay lake to our next s…

Orbx Rocky Mountains Leg 6 – Revelstoke to Penticton This leg of the Rocky Mountain tour will take us from Revelstoke to Penticton flying into the sunny and dry Okanagan region of British Columbia. Taking off from Revelstoke we initially proceed up the Columbia river, then turn left at the first valley following the Trans-Canada highway 1 to Three Valley Lake, where the highway turns to the northwest, our route will proceed south down the valley toward Mabel Lake and our first landing at Mabel Lake CBF9. From Mabel Lake we will follow the Shuswap River Valley around the Enderby Cliffs Protected Area, then follow the valley leading to Salmon Arm CZAM. Departing…

Hello Gents, I thought I'd share this with you, a little story from over the weekend. A life changing event! As you know I missed Saturdays flight due to a little volunteering work while EAA's B-17 had a tour stop in Green Bay. Long days (9:30 - 5:00, Fri - Sun) as it was hot out but with a nice breeze. No problem!! I ended up doing ramp safety and security which was cool. (slightly cooler under the wing LOL) On Saturday many of the volunteers bugged out at about 2:00 and we were left with a minimum crew. Sunday's roll call was even less and for a few hours we had a skeleton crew until a few phone calls were made to get 2 more volunteers. It was a good thing the…

Orbx Rocky Mountains Leg 3 - - Salmon & Snake, Rivers & Mountains This Leg of the Rocky Mountain tour features bush flying into primitive airstrips in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. Short airstrips, steep canyon approaches, and density altitude will provide many challenges to the participating pilots. The route starts at Challis (KLLJ) and proceeds 26 miles to our first backcountry airstrip Upper Loon Creek USFS (U72). The entire leg is only 167nm but will include landings or touch and go’s at 18 airstrips before finishing in McCall (KMYL). The airports in order are: U72 Upper Loon Creek USFS ID67 Lower Loon Cre…

Rocky Mountains Leg 2 - Sun and Moon This Leg of the Rocky Mountain tour will transport the group from Yellowstone to the mountain strips of Idaho. We see some sights along the way, most notably the Snake River Canyon, the Craters of the Moon (done nicely by Orbx) and Sun Valley. The leg will finish at Challis (KLLJ.) Admiring the beauty of Jackson Hole, we take off from KJAC heading for the Snake River Basin and the mountain strips of Idaho. We first pick up the Snake River, the 1,078 mile long river that drains much of the Central Rocky Mountains and empties into the Colombia just east of the Colombia River Gorge. The Snake originates in the hills of …

We depart from Red Lodge (KRED) to follow the majestic Beartooth Highway over the Beartooth mountains. The first set of waypoints (Y_BEAR1 – Y_BEAR4) show the way through the valley and up onto the pass. We shall have to climb to 11,000 feet to clear the terrain. We then descend to Luckinbill Airstrip (WY06), a rough grass field with a line of trees just south of the strip. (Careful pilots of fast aircraft may wish to execute a touch-and-go or simply a low flyover.) Bearing sharply north after takeoff, we proceed along US Route 212 in the valley of the Clark Fork of the Yellowstone River [Y_CLARK]. And then turn southwest over Cooke City [Y_COOKE] and into the Lamar …

Orbx Northern California Tour - Leg 12 - Bridges of San Francisco Flightplan: NCA Leg 12 - Sky Vector (127 nm / 2 hrs) This final leg of the NCA Tour will take us on a scenic tour of the San Francsico Bay area with exciting landings on five bridges that cross the bay. Starting at Half Moon Bay (KHAF) the route heads north over the Pacific coastline and heading to our first bridge landing on the Golden Gate Bridge. You should configure your aircraft for landing as you cross the Presideo and land on the north bound lanes planning to stop before the middle of the bridge. Once all have landed we will take off and fly under the Golden Gate Bridge, head towards Al…