Join us as we fly around the NZ Fiordland area, taking in the sights of some of the popular sounds and then make our way to Mt Cook via Queenstown.
Details to follow. Hope you can join us.
Regards, Paul
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Group Flight:2023-06-05T00:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: NZMO(Manapouri) - Lake Manapouri - Doubtful Sound - Te Awa-o-Tu/Thompson Sound - Coastal - Milford Sound - NZMF(Milford Sound) - NZGY(Glenorchy) - Lake Wakatipu - NZQN(Queenstown) - NZWF(Wanaka) - NZWC(Dingleburn Station) - NZUK(Pukaki) - NZMC(Mt Cook).
Take off from NZMO(Manapouri)
Track 258 deg to UP1 10.5nm - overfly Lake Manapouri
Track 219 deg to UP2 11.3nm
Track 292 deg to UP3 6.4nm
Track 012deg to UP4 4.7nm - descend into Dusky Sound
Track 308 deg to UP5 5.9nm
Track 282 deg to UP6 3.7nm
Track 009 deg to UP7 2nm - enter Thompson Sound
Track 312 deg to UP8 6nm
Track 342 deg to UP9 3.9nm - enter coastal route
Track 014 deg to UP10 19.7nm
Track 026 deg to UP11 29nm - enter Milford Sound
Track 113 deg to NZMF(Milford Sound) 9.3nm
Full Stop Landing at NZMF(Milford Sound) +++ 10 min break +++
Take off from NZMF(Milford Sound)
Track 097 deg to NZGY(Glenorchy) 23nm
Touch and Go at NZGY(Glenorchy) 23nm
Track 146 deg to UP12 13.8nm - overfly Lake Wakatipu
Track 045 deg to NZQN(Queenstown) 13.2nm
Touch and Go at NZQN(Queenstown)
Track 026 deg to NZWF(Wanaka) 28nm
Touch and Go at NZWF(Wanaka)
Track 356 deg to NZWC(Dingleburn Station) 18.1nm
Touch and Go at NZWC(Dingleburn Station)
Track 045 deg to NZUK(Pukaki) 34nm
Touch and Go at NZUK(Pukaki)
Track 338 deg to NZMC(Mount Cook) 28nm
Full Stop Landing at NZMC(Mount Cook)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 8,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details:
Manapouri(NZMO)
Elev: 687’
RW 08/26 Bituminour
RW 14/32 Grass
Milford Sound(NZMF)
Elev: 10’
RW 11/29 Bituminous
Glenorchy(NZGY)
Elev: 1,255’
RW 14/32 Grass
Queenstown(NZQN)
Elev: 1,171’
RW 05/23 Asphalt
RW 14/32 Asphalt
Wanaka(NZWF)
Elev: 1,142’
RW 11L/29R Grass
RW 11R/29L Bituminous
Dingleburn Station(NZWC)
Elev: 1,264’
RW 05/23 Grass
Pukaki(NZUK)
Elev: 1,575’
RW 15/33 Asphalt
RW 06/24 Grass
Mt Cook(NZMC)
Elev: 2,153’
RW 13/31 Asphalt
Aircraft: Your favourite twin GA aircraft.
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 24:00z. 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 Manapouri (NZMO) to Mount Cook Airport (NZMC).lnmpln (4.4 KB)
MSFS: VFR Manapouri (NZMO) to Mount Cook Airport (NZMC).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_GO.pdf - Simplify your life
Incorrect card Paul, South Korean Encounter
Hi Frank, you are too quick. I was using the entry from another event as a template and have updated the Flight Card.