After the recent World Update of the Pacific region, it seem like a good time to pay a visit to the French Polynesia island group.
Let’s use the Beaver with Tundra Tyres for this one as we take in the sights of this beautiful part of the world.
Details to follow. Hope you can join us.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION USE ONLY.
Regards, Paul
Group Flight: 2023-05-04T20:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: Maupiti(NTTP) Tupai(NTTU) Bora Bora Motu Mute(NTTB) Uturoa(NTTR) Fare(NTTH) Tetiaroa(NTTE) Moorea(NTTM) Faaa(NTAA).
Take off from Maupiti(NTTP)
Track 052 deg to Tupai(NTTU) 26nm
Touch and Go at Tupai(NTTU)
Track 146 deg to Bora Bora Motu Mute(NTTB) 13nm
Touch and Go at Bora Bora Motu Mute(NTTB)
Track 123 deg to Uturoa(NTTR) 23nm
Touch and Go at Uturoa(NTTR)
Track 073 deg to Fare(NTTH) 25nm
Full Stop landing at Fare(NTTH) +++ 10min Break +++
Take off from Fare(NTTH)
Track 091 deg to Tetiaroa(NTTE) 85nm
Touch and Go at Tetiaroa(NTTE)
Track 186 deg to Moorea(NTTM) 30nm
Touch and Go at Moorea(NTTM)
Track 102 deg to Faaa(NTAA) 9.5mn
Full Stop Landing at Faaa(NTAA)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 2,000’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details
Maupiti(NTTP)
Elev: 22’
RW 08/26 Asphalt
Tupai Airport(NTTU)
Elev: 17’
RW 11/29 Asphalt
Bora Bora Motu Mute(NTTB)
Elev: 14’
RW 11/29 Asphalt
Uturoa(NTTR)
Elev: 6’
RW 07/25 Bituminous
Fare(NTTH)
Elev: 14’
RW 07/25 Asphalt
Tetiaroa(NTTE)
Elev: 10’
RW 06/24 Asphalt
Moorea(NTTM)
Elev: 16’
RW 12/30 Asphalt
Faaa(NTAA)
Elev: 5’
RW 04/22 Bituminous
Aircraft: Beaver.
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 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 for the event …
Little NavMap: VFR Maupiti (NTTP) to Faaa (NTAA).lnmpln (2.3 KB)
MSFS: VFR Maupiti (NTTP) to Faaa (NTAA).pln (3.1 KB)
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Join in the friendly banter during the flight.
In addition there are useful services and information for members of the Discord Server.
Beaver with floats could also be nice (plenty water and harbours)
Event reminder …
Could you update the Discord link? It shows as invalid for me.