Join us as we fly the DC3 from Santa Monica Muni to Las Vagas McCarran Intl, via a number of interesting locations and Points of Interest.
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: 2023-02-02T19:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: Santa Monica Muni(KSMO) Mojave(KMHV) Goldstone(00CA) Baker(0O2) Laughlin/Bullhead Intl(KIFP) Triangle Airpark(AZ50) Temble Bar(U30) Colorado River(WP1-2) Hoover Dam(WP3) Boulder City Mun(KBVU) Henderson(POI2) McCarran Intl(KLAS).
Take off from Santa Monica Mun(KSMO)
Track 002 deg to Mojave(KMHV) 64nm
Touch and Go at Mojave(KMHV)
Track 062 deg to Goldstone(00CA) 65nm
Touch and Go at Goldstone(00CA)
Track 084 deg to Baker(0O2) 40nm
Touch and Go at Baker(0O2)
Track 084 deg to Laughlin/Bulhead Intl(KIFP) 75nm
Full Stop Landing at Laughlin/Bullhead Intl(KIFP) +++ 10min Break +++
Take off from Laughlin/Bullhead Intl(KIFP)
Track 356 deg to Triangle Airpark(AZ50) 34nm
Touch and Go at Triangle Airpark(AZ50)
Track 010 deg to Temple Bar(U30) 19.6nm
Touch and go at Temple Bar(U30)
Track 273 deg to Colorado River(WP1) 20nm
Track 155 deg to Dam approach Colorado River(WP2) 4.4nm
Track 214 deg to Hoover Dam(WP3) 1.1nm
Fly under bridge and into river canyon
Follow waypoints (WP5 to WP10) and exit river canyon at WP10) 4.3nm
Track 261 deg to Boulder City Mun(KBVU) 6.3nm
Touch and Go at Boulder City Mun(KBVU)
Track 298 deg to Henderson(POI2) 7.7nm
Track 280 deg to McCarran Intl(KLAS) 8.8nm
Optional: Take a low pass down Las Vegas Boulevard
Full Stop Landing at McCarran Intl(KLAS)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 7,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details
Santa Monica Mun(KSMO)
Elev: 170’
RW 03/21 Asphalt
Mojave(KMHV)
Elev: 2,801’
RW 12/30 Asphalt
RW 04/22 Asphalt
RW 08/26 Asphalt
Goldstone(00CA)
Elev: 3,038’
RW 04/22 Bituminous
Baker(0O2)
Elev: 922’
RW 15/33 Asphalt
Laughlin/Bullhead Intl(KIFP)
Elev: 707’
RW 16/34 Bituminous
Triangle Park(AZ50)
Elev: 2,460’
RW 17/35 Asphalt
Temple Bar(U30)
Elev: 1,549’
RW 18/36 Bituminous
Boulder City Mun(KBVU)
Elev: 2,203’
RW 15/33 Bituminous
RW 09/27 Bituminous
RW 09L/27R Bituminous
McCarran Intl(KLAS)
Elev: 2,181’
RW 01L/19R Asphalt
RW 01R/19L Asphalt
RW 08L/26R Asphalt
RW 08R/26L Asphalt
Aircraft: DC3.
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: 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 09:00z. 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
Flight plans for the event …
Little NavMap: VFR Santa Monica Muni (KSMO) to Mc Carran Intl (KLAS).lnmpln (4.3 KB)
MSFS: VFR Santa Monica Muni (KSMO) to Mc Carran Intl (KLAS).pln (5.5 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 …