Welcome to the 76th flight event across the Gunpilot’s Challenging Flights series. This challenging Flights event will be conducted in Japan, kicking off in Tokyo and then flying anticlockwise around the city/Mt Fuji and then finishing up in Shizuoka, and is again guaranteed to give you more of the unique and challenging flight experience that you have come to expect from Gunpilot’s flight events.
This flight will really test your handling skills of the Grand Caravan as we negotiate our way through the city of Tokyo and then thru the mountains to our final destination.
Bridges will feature in this event and it may be a good time to get some slow/low flying under bridges practice before the event as you are going to be constantly challenged with getting under and thru bridge and freeway structures.
As usual, we will be tasked with setting our trusty Caravan down in some very tricky bush landings, the only two actual airports we visit will be the departure and destination airports.
When: Friday 4th March 2022 @ 2300 UTC
Where: Tokyo, Japan
Flight Duration: Approx 3hrs (depending on numbers attending)
Aircraft: Cessna Grand Caravan - if you have a different favorite aircraft then leave it in the hangar for this event (as always, as flight planned around Caravan performance)
Server: SOUTH EAST ASIA
Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rDSJaBy8V7 Click on this link and you will be sent a very welcoming INVITE that will enable you to fully participate in the radio chatter with all the other pilots in the flight
Voice Chat accessed by clicking on Comms Radio
###Sometimes there are music tracks played - to turn the volume either up or down for your individual liking just right click on MEE6 tag in the list of people on Comms Radio and adjust volume up or down as you desire###
RECOMMENDATIONS
Cessna Caravan as all landing and other challenges built into flight are
tailored for this aircraft specifically
Turn Damage mode off as you will most likely suffer at least hard
landings if not full on crashes
Bring plenty of Duc Tape for running repairs
Crash Helmets are optional, Prayers are advisable
Embrace “SLEW” as it will be your friend by the end of the flight
Practicing to make Caravan landing approaches at IAS of between 40-50knts max will see you nailing difficult landings with ease and precision.
Make it easy on yourself to navigate around the route and accurately pinpoint the exact landing areas by downloading and using the free “LittleNavMap” s/w you can get on the web - you will never open the standard sim VFR Map again once you have tried this fantastic app that integrates seamlessly with MSFS2020.
From time to time in Gunpilot’s flights there will be music tracks played. By right clicking on the MEE6 name tag in the COMMS RADIO channel you will be able to adjust the volume to suit yourself.
A Bridge To Far JAPAN.pln (9.2 KB)