AVSIM's Round the World Race Forum

Hi Mike (M) (hi to you too HighMike btw) Has the Race Committee made a decision re: OpusFSX (http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi.htm)? I mean... you guys all over this, right? tia, -Rob p.s. btw... any yous guys using yet?

Hey all, Hope things are going well.. I've been doing a little work on the bonus bank. I know its still months until the race but i wanted to get some stuff done so not scrambling in January to finish it. As you know the site looked like this roughly.. Well I wanted to clean it up and use more current web standards and technologies so I went to HTML5.. Ohh and I got a domain name for it. http://www.rtwrbonusbank.com It will now look like this.. Keep it mind it is not yet functional but it will look like this.. (subject to slight changes).. It is not functional yet however. Now I hope your all using semi-modern browsers.. Chrome/Firefox/ IE8+ …

Hey Guys, Thought I would post this, there is very little information as this only happened last night.. A small 172 crashed not far from where I live. The personal connection I have to this particular accident is that the aircraft I have flown before.. Its a rental from the flight centre I belong to. Unfortunately the 4 people on board this aircraft did not survive. I personally did not know them but my condolences out to their families.. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/08/25/ontario-plane-crash.html

Folks, Just a notice in case anyone here would like to join in a multiplayer flight Sitka Floatplane Tour - Tongass Fjords - Saturday Aug 18, 20:00 UTC Link to Event notice: http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/47855-sitka-floatplane-tour-tongass-fjords-saturday-aug-18-2000-utc/#entry420365 Link to Flight Plan Info: http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/47854-pnwfc-tongass-fjords-sitka-float-plane-tour/#entry420364 This tour requires the Tongass Fjords scenery.

Hey Guys, Just posting a notice here in case anyone is interested. Digital theme park have just started a great tour around Idaho called : "Idaho "Sawtooth" Achievement". It takes place every Friday at 2000 GMT on the DTP server. Here is a couple of links for the flights: https://dl.dropbox.c...ahoSawtooth.pdf https://docs.google....X3c&output=html I am sure that Zoolander would be fine if any AVSIM Race Team members showed up. I will probably be there.

I was only able to hold out for a couple of days after I saw it... Just wanted to post this in case someone had missed it

Non-RTWR topic I know, but I thought I'd share with you guys: this appeared on the BBC website today: http://www.bbc.co.uk...europe-17863501 It can't have been much fun to be a passenger (or pilot!) on any of these flights, especially the one that gets blown almost completely off the runway just before the pilot decides to go missed approach. Looks like all the pilots did quite a job.

Darrington 1S2 to a nearby Fire Tower (XFTH) Calm winds made for a much easier approach to (rough) landing. :P And then a short hop over to XGMH where someone has bags packed ready to head back to Darrington... And one more at Hidden Lake (XHLP)... There's a number of these in the area...( "X" Helo pads / Fire Towers).

Ok so I went ahead an bought it. It's my right as a human being to go with the flow now and then. Won't stop me from being an idiot though.

Unfortunately, her husband passed away. She did a great job. Cool & collected.. Roman http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20120404/GPG0101/204040577/Wife-dying-pilot-did-great-job-landing-plane-Door-County http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20120404/ADV01/204040423/Heroes-landing Hear is the ATC recording - http://ftpcontent.worldnow.com/wbay/Door_County_Plane_audio_recording.mp3

Hey all, I know not quite RTW related but I thought I would share.

Hi all,The Cape-to-Cape Cup is now officially posted with rules, etc, now available. The Registration thread is open as well.All at the Sim-Outhouse Multiplayer Forum here: http://www.sim-outho...tiplayer-EventsThis is an event something like the 2009 London-Melbourne Race. Golden Age pilots fly from Europe's North Cape to Africa's Cape of Good Hope in 1930s vintage aircraft using primitive navigation abilities. They follow a route through the Alps, over the Sahara, along the Congo, and then the highlands and savannahs of British East Africa. This part of the event recreates the atmosphere of Golden Age intercontinental flight. Modern Era pilots fly a reverse course from …

Gents,Just a heads up. I will be hosting another Gamespy online flying event on Saturday with the Orbx PNWFC folks. To enjoy the tour you will need the Orbx Central Rocky Mountain scenery. All are welcome to join in if you like. Very informal. The route is about 2.5 hrs long.http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/43193-crm-online-flight-saturday-march-24th-2000z/Route info here:http://mysite.verizon.net/vze2m3fz/id7.html

According to the Daily Express and Paris Soir, MRC Investigations has been at it again. Those newspaper reports indicate that the detectives were able to obtain a late draft of the upcoming Cape-to-Cape Challenge Cup. This race, from the North Cape to the Cape of Good Hope, has been mooted about for a little while now, so it is good to finally see something concrete.Our agents have been able to obtain a copy of that draft. MRC Investigations indicate that even this late draft is subject to further change...You can get a copy of the draft over at SOH, here:http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/forumdisplay.php?6-Around-The-World-Race-Multiplayer-Events (This is our "Spring…

Hey all,I pulled the trigger and got a domain for the bonus bank.. I also have some hosting for it.. Its not dedicated hosting, dont quite need that level of hosting but its on a shared hosting server in a US Regional datacenter. This makes it easier on my home network as here in Canada my provider (Rogers) limits my upload to 1mbit/second which i maxed out quite a bit during the race.. The website is www.rtwrbonusbank.comBut not only is the bonus bank on this hosting but I've put my personal website there too so im not just paying for hosting for the bank..

Gents,Just a heads up. I will be hosting a Gamespy online flying event on Saturday with the Orbx PNWFC folks. To enjoy the tour you will need the Orbx Central Rocky Mountain scenery. All are welcome to join in if you like. Very informal. The route is about 2hrs long.http://www.orbxsyste...rch-10th-2000z/Route info here:http://mysite.verizo...e2m3fz/id5.html

Okay RTWR Team mates,Whats your opinion of Microsoft Flight?? Shall we plan the around the Hawaii race in stearmans next year? :)I found it interesting that the entire world is in the sim (zoom out from topdown view to see it) but im assuming its just the terrain mesh and no scenery/airports/navaids/etc. I personally think if they were to open up the entire world and allow 3rd party access then we might have a good sim.. It flies well, I get excellent frame rates and it looks good. While yes there is a game aspect to it, there is free flight so if the entire world was open and they allowed 3rd party access then we can get it running really well. I guess this will all de…

You are cordially invited to participate in Flightsim.com Multiplayer Adventures “Extreme Airport Spring Fling” event. For details, please check the following thread.http://www.flightsim...ling-2012-Event

...for event news.http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?63666-Coming-This-SpringOn behalf of SOH and Flight 19,Moses

Finally seen the movie mentioned in the kickoff event docs -- I you haven't seen it yet, run,,, not walk to -http://www.hulu.com/watch/118168/one-six-right5+ stars! :( Great story, history, accomplishments etc.. Why did I wait so long? :( It's on the docket for this evenings entertainment, again.. It's that good!Roman

RTWR 2012 Celebration EventTeam SOH cordially invites you to take part in a celebration event to close out the Flight Simulator 'Round the World Race' for 2012. All pilots are welcome and it's a 'fly what ya brung' event but bear in mind the route is roughly 100 Nm in length and the destination runway rather short so choosing the Vin Fizz or a 747-800 may not be the best option!The event will kick off at 18:00 UTC* on Saturday, February 25th but please assemble prior to that time so that we can start the event promptly. Simulator weather and time settings are at the pilot's discretion.We will be using the SOH FS Host server for the flight and the connection details are:IP…

Hey all, thought I'd kick off a PIREP thread for this years race.The kickoff event was fun.. Landed in Santa Barbara no problem, picked up my hollywood star and ATP Pilot and set course for Van Nuys.. However on descent into Van Nuys, there was a catastrophic failure of the airframe. Airplane flew itself apart on approach.. Another one bites the dust..My 1st leg of the race (as wingman) was on the way into KEGE.. Here's Harv and myself waiting for a flock of Vin Fiz's before departing.. It was fun to mow them down on the runway before departure..Later on in the Race, as we were in Europe and for some unknown reason I was still awake.. However it was asked for someone to …

Following previous thread here: http://forum.avsim.net/topic/363177-2012-around-the-world-race-official-thread-3/Current pilots as of posting this thread:Baton: Buzzbee in PMDG 747-400Wingman: Great Ozzie in PMDG 747-8FFlight: NTTX - SCIP

RTWR NOTAMSTo ensure that Teams and pilots are made aware as quickly as possible of Decisions, Changes and Corrections regarding Race Rules and information the Executive committee has opened a thread titled2012 NOTAMSin the RTWR Forum which can be found on the Official Website: http://www.fsrtwrace.com/forum.htmImportant items will be posted there first. As soon as practical afterward they will be added to the regular NOTAM page on the website but this may be delayed. Teams and pilots are asked to not post comments or questions in this thread to maintain it's clarity. Discussions, if necessary, may be taken to a separate thread on the Forum, or communicated by email.Robfo…

Following previous thread here: http://forum.avsim.n...icial-thread-2/Current pilots as of posting this thread:Baton: JockHA in RR-SOH DH Hornet F1Wingman: Lowflyer in RR-SOH DH Hornet F1Flight YBRN - YFLI