ATTENTION Aussie Flight Group Participants …
Group Flight: 2023-01-26T19:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: Danby Airstrip(CL18) Amboy Ludlow(5CA4) Barstow-Daggett(KDAG) Barstow Palisades Ranch(19CL) Victorville Cajon Junc Rialto Mun(L67) Pasadena Los Angeles Santa Monica Muni(KSMO).
Take off from Danby Airstrip(CL18)
Track 259 deg to Amboy 19nm
Track 285 deg to Ludlow(5CA4) 23nm
Touch and Go at Ludlow(5CA4)
Track 272 deg to Barstow-Daggett(KDAG) 32nm
Touch and Go at Barstow-Daggett(KDAG)
Track 272 deg to Barstow 12.6nm
Track 222 deg to Palisades Ranch(19CL) 19.3nm
Full Stop Landing at Palisades Ranch(19CL) +++ 10min Break +++
Take off from Palisades Ranch(19CL)
Track 154 deg to Victorville 10.4nm
Track 201 deg to Cajon Junc 16.4nm
Track 150 deg to Rialto Mun(L67) 11.6nm
Touch and Go at Rialto Mun(L67)
Track 260 deg to Pasadena 37nm
Track 213 deg to Los Angeles 8.6nm
Track 250 deg to Santa Monica Muni(KSMO) 8.9nm
Full Stop Landing at Santa Monica Muni(KSMO)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 6,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details
Danby Airstrip(CL18)
Elev: 1,352’
RW 05/23 Dirt
Ludlow(5CA4)
Elev: 1,700’
RW 08/26 Asphalt
Barstow-Daggett(KDAG)
Elev: 1,930’
RW 08/26 Bituminous
RW 04/22 Bituminous
Palisades Ranch(19CL)
Elev: 2,489’
RW 01/19 Dirt
Rialto Mun(L67)
Elev: 1,439’
RW 06/24 Asphalt
RW 17/35 Asphalt
Santa Monica Mun(KSMO)
Elev: 170’
RW 03/21 Asphalt
Aircraft: Extra or any similar “Speedster” aircraft - single prop.
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