ATTENTION Aussie Flight Group Participants …
Group Flight: 2023-08-13T20:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: EG29(Plockton) – Eilean Donan Castle – Loch Duich – Loch Hourn – Glenfinnan Viaduct – Loch Eil - Fort William - Loch Treig - Loch Ossian - Loch Ericht - Loch Garry - Loch Errochty - Blair Castle - Balmoral Castle - Loch Muick - Kirriemuir - Glamis Castle - EGPN(Dundee) - Stirling Castle - EGPH(Edinburgh) - Edinburgh Castle - EGIT(Nether Huntlywood) - Floors Castle - EGRL(Ewesley) - EGNT(Newcastle).
Take off from Plockton(EG29)
Track 131 deg to Eilean Donan Castle 6.3nm
Track 149 deg to Loch Duich 2.5nm
Track 177 deg to Loch Hourn 7.9nm
Track 184 deg to Glenfinnan Viaduct 14nm
Track 108 deg to Loch Eil 6.9nm
Track 121 deg to Fort William 4.4nm
Track 97 deg to Loch Treig 12.4nm
Track 125 deg to Loch Ossian 3.8nm
Track 96 deg to Loch Ericht 6.2nm
Track 79 deg to Loch Garry 6.5nm
Track 130 deg to Loch Errochty 4.3nm
Track 89 deg to Blair Castle 9.4nm
Track 56 deg to Balmoral Castle 26nm
Track 167 deg to Loch Muick 6.8nm
Track 165 deg to Kirriemuir 16.2nm
Track 182 deg to Glamis Castle 3.4nm
Track 189 deg to Dundee(EGPN) 10.1nm
Full Stop landing at Dundee(EGPN) +++10 minute break +++
Take off from Dundee(EGPN)
Track 141 deg to Stirling Castle 37nm
Track 122 deg to Edinburgh(EGPH) 22nm
Touch and Go at Edinburgh(EGPH)
Track 94 deg to Edinburgh Castle 5.3nm
Track 132 deg to Nether Huntlywood(EGIT) 26nm
Touch and Go at Nether Huntlywood(EGIT)
Track 134 deg to Floors Castle 6.6nm
Track 144 deg to Ewesley(EGRL) 29nm
Touch and Go at Ewesley(EGRL)
Track 146 deg to Newcastle(EGNT) 13.6nm
Full Stop landing at Newcastle(EGNT)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 5,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details:
Plockton (EG29)
Elev: 82’
RW 02/20
Dundee (EGPN)
Elev: 15’
RW 09/27
Edinburgh (EGPH)
Elev: 105’
RW 06/24
RW 12/30
Nether Huntlywood (EGIT)
Elev: 55’
RW 07/25
RW 10/28
Ewesley (EGRL)
Elev: 819’
RW 05/23
Newcastle (EGNT)
Elev: 251’
RW 07/25
Aircraft: With 290nm to cover, choose an aircraft capable of at least 140knots cruising speed.
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. Unless of course the event includes airliners.
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
