Welcome to some Island hopping around the Cape Verde Islands. In this event we will fly the Twin Otter, Kodiak or Beaver.
Details to follow. Hope you can join us.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION USE ONLY.
Regards, Paul
ATTENTION Aussie Flight Group Participants …
Group Flight: 2023-10-19T20:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: Esperadinha(BVR) Sao Filipe(CVSF) Mosteiros(GVMT) Mandela Intl(GVNP) Maio(GVMA) Aristides Pereira Intl(GVBA) Amilcar Cabral(GVAC) Preguica(GVSN) Sao Pedro(GVSV) Agostinho Neto(GVAN).
Take off from Esperadinha(BVR)
Track 095 deg to Sao Filipe(GVSF) 15.4nm
Touch and Go at Sao Filipe(GVSF)
Track 050 to Mosteiros(GVMT) 12.6nm
Touch and Go at Mosteiros(GVMT)
Track 107 deg to Mandela Intl(GVNP) 50nm
Touch and Go at Mandela Intl(GVNP)
Track 060 deg to Maio(GVMA) 20nm
Touch and Go at Maio(GVMA)
Track 027 deg to Aristides Pereira(GVBA) 62nm
Full Stop Landing at Aristides Pereira(GVBA) +++ 10 min Break +++
Take off from Aristides Pereira(GVBA)
Track 003 deg to Amilcar Cabral(GVAC) 36nm
Touch and Go at Amilcar Cabral(GVAC)
Track 272 deg to Preguica(GVSN) 77nm
Touch and Go at Preguica(GVSN)
Track 298 deg to Sao Pedro(GVSV) 47nm
Touch and Go at Sao Pedro(GVSV)
Track 004 deg to Agostinho Neto(GAVAN) 22nm
Full Stop Landing at Agostinho Neto(GAVAN)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 3,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details
Esperadinha(BVR)
Elev: 60’
RW 05/23 Asphalt
Sao Filipe(GVSF)
Elev: 556’
RW 14/32 Bituminous
Mosteiros(GVMT)
Elev: 24’
RW 11/29 Grass
Mandela Intl(GVNP)
Elev: 324’
RW 03/21 Asphalt
Maio(GVMA)
Elev: 59’
RW 01/19 Bituminous
Aristides Pereira Intl(GVBA)
Elev: 91’
RW 03/21 Asphalt
Amilcar Cabral(GVAC)
Elev: 184’
RW 01/19 Asphalt
RW 07/25 Asphalt
Preguica(GVSN)
Elev: 594’
RW 01/19 Asphalt
Sao Pedro(GVSV)
Elev: 101’
RW 06/24 Asphalt
Agostinho Neto(GVAN)
Elev: 15’
RW 14/32 Asphalt
Twin Otter, Kodiak, Beaver
IMPORTANT: In the interest of keeping it REAL, please refrain from selecting inappropriate aircraft, like airliners. Unless it is appropriate for the event. 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 South East Asia.
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: Aussie Group Flights Team - On-line Flying
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 REAL weather so that the winds are correct.
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 Live 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 20:00z. There will be no need for official radio calls. Let’s 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
Flight plans to support the event …
Litttle NavMap: VFR Esperadinha Airport (BVR) to Agostinho Neto Airport (GVAN).lnmpln (2.8 KB)
MSFS: VFR Esperadinha Airport (BVR) to Agostinho Neto Airport (GVAN).pln (3.7 KB)
Print this flight card out for your easy reference during the flight (Note: only available up to the date of the flight): Dropbox - Flight Card.pdf - Simplify your life
Event reminder …