This flight we select the TBM930 for our flight from Bryce Canyon (KBCE) to Catalina (KAVX). We will perform a few touch and goes and as usual, a mid way rest stop. You can pick up excellent scenery for these airports from Orbx.
Details to follow. Hope you can join us.
Regards, Paul
ATTENTION Aussie Flight Group Participants …
Group Flight: 2021-11-05T09:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: KBCE(Bryce Canyon) - KCDC(Cedar City Rgnl) - KSGU(St George Rgnl) - U08(Perkins) - KBVU(Bolder City Mun) - KIFP(Laughlin/Bullhead Intl) - KHII(Lake Havasu City) - CA90(Cadiz) - SCA4(Ludlow) - L35(Big Bear City) - KRAL(Riverside Muni) - KSNA(John Wayne/Orange County) - KAVX(Catalina).
Take off from KBCE(Bryce Canyon)
Track 258 deg to KCDC(Cedar City Rgnl) 45nm
Track 194 deg to KSGU(St George Rgnl) 44nm
Touch and Go at KSGU(St George Rgnl)
Track 226 deg to U08(Perkins) 53nm
Track 196 deg to KBVU(Boulder City Mun) 42nm
Touch and Go at KBVU(Boulder City Mun)
Track 151 deg to KIFP(Laughlin/Bullhead Intl) 50nm
Track 152 deg to KHII(Lake Havasu City) 36nm
Full Stop Landing at KHII(Lake Havasu City) +++10min Break+++
Take off from KHII(Lake Havasu City)
Track 255 deg to CA90(Cadiz) 58nm
Track 280 deg to 5CA4(Ludlow) 34nm
Track 219 deg to L35(Big Bear City) 44nm
Touch and Go at L35(Big Bear City)
Track 225 deg to KRAL(Riverside Muni) 35nm
Track 219 deg to KSNA(John Wayne/Orange County) 27nm
Touch and Go at KSNA(John Wayne/Orange County)
Track 227 deg to KAVX(Catalina) 32nm
Full Stop Landing at KAVX(Catalina)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 12,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details:
Bryce Canyon(KBCE)
Elev: 7,590’
RW 03/21 Bituminous
RW 12/30 Grass
St George Rgnl(KSGU)
Elev: 2,884’
RW 01/19 Asphalt
Boulder City Mun(KBVU)
Elev: 2,203’
RW 09/27 Bituminous
RW 15/33 Bituminous
Lake Havasu City(KHII)
Elev: 783’
RW 14/32 Asphalt
Big Bear City(L35)
Elev: 6,752’
RW 08/26 Asphalt
John Wayne/Orange County(KSNA)
Elev: 56’
RW 02L/20R Asphalt
RW 02R/20L Asphalt
Catalina(KAVX)
Elev: 1,602’
RW 04/22 Asphalt
Aircraft: TBM 930.
IMPORTANT: In the interest of keeping it REAL, please refrain from selecting inappropriate aircraft, like airliners. This only detracts from the immersion of the flight.
Seeing Aircraft Correctly: You need to do two things to ensure you can see the other pilots in the event and see them in the aircraft they selected.
Select the same server: To do this, proceed as follows:
From the Welcome Screen, click on your Username (top right)
From the list of servers, under Servers, select WEST USA
Turn off Generic Planes: To do this, proceed as follows:
From the Welcome Screen, click on OPTIONS
Click on GENERAL
With TRAFFIC selected, scroll down to the last option and set USE GENERIC PLANE MODELS to OFF
Turning off Crash/Damage:
Select Options/Assistance
Expand Failure & Damage
Disable Crash Damage
Disable Aircraft Stress Damage
Disable Engine Stress Damage
Accept the changes
Voice Room: My personal Discord server is used for voice comms. If you haven’t already joined my server, click on the below link to request access. I will set you up as a Member so you can access the server. Ensure you do this prior to the flight, as latecomers will need to wait for the next event.
Link to join the Voice Room: Discord
Note: this link is only valid for 7 days from posting.
Weather/Time: We will set the time to 8am. This will allow us to fly in daylight and choose CLEAR Weather, so can enjoy the scenery, if the REAL weather is poor:
From the World Map view, click on Flight Conditions (upper right of screen)
Click on All Players, Live Traffic, Custom
Under Weather and Time, select Clear Weather and move the time slide bar to show 8:00am.
Click Close and Fly from the World Map view.
We can start departing from 10:00z. There will be no need for official radio calls. Lets just have some fun taking in the scenery and the social aspects of the event.
Turning on Points of Interest
Select Options/Assistance
Expand POI
Set Landmark Markers to ON
Set City Markers to ON
Set Airport Markers to ON
Accept the changes
Turning on Name Tags (This will assist you in following the group if you get disoriented):
Select Options/GeneralTraffic
Set Show Traffic Nameplates to On
Accept the settings
Still confused, check out the multiplayer video tutorial from SimHangar Flight Simulation: MSFS | MULTIPLAYER | How To Guide | Everything You Need To Know | Fly in events coming soon. - YouTube
Let me know if there’s anything else that I’ve missed that you need to know.,
Regards, Paul
Print this flight card out for your easy reference during the flight (Note: only available up to the date of the flight):
Flight Plans for the event …
Little NavMap: VFR Bryce Canyon (KBCE) to Catalina (KAVX).lnmpln (3.4 KB)
MSFS: VFR Bryce Canyon (KBCE) to Catalina (KAVX).pln (4.6 KB)
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