Take off from Broadford airstrip on the Isle of Skye and fly around this picturesque island in a bush cub. No other airports, so get ready for some off strip landing challenges.
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:2023-07-13T20:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: Broadford(XBRO) to Broadford(XBRO)
Take off from Broadford(XBRO)
Altitude for Cruise for now is 2,500'
Track 238 deg to the road intersection at WP1 1.8nm
Track 283 deg to Braodford 1.2nm
Track 310 deg to Ard Dorch(WP2) 4.6nm
Track 241 deg to Eas a' Bhradain(POI8) 2.7nm
Track 330 deg to WP3 2.2nm
Track 267 deg to Sligachan(POI9) 1.5nm
Track 354 deg to Landing Point 1(LP1) 5.8nm
Full Stop Landing at LP1
Take Off from LP1
Track 010 deg to Portree(POI5) 1.8nm
Track 356 deg to Landing Point 2(LP2) 3.6nm
Full Stop Landing at LP2
Take off from LP2
Track 064 deg to Loch Leathan(POI10) 1.5nm
Track 039 deg to Bearreraig Bay(POI11) 1nm
Track 321 deg to Trotternish Ridge(POI12) 3.8nm
Track 011 deg to Staffin(POI13) 4.8nm
Track 006 deg to An Corran Beach(POI14) .6nm
Track 359 deg to Staffin Is(LP3) .3nm
Full Stop Landing on Staffin Is(LP3)
Take off from Staffin Is(LP3)
Track 276 deg to The Quiraing(POI15) 2.1nm
Track 224 deg to Uig(POI16) 4.3nm
Track 194 deg to Hugh's Castle(POI17) 3.2nm
Track 153 deg to Skeabost(POI6) 5.7nm
Track 301 deg to WP4 8.2nm
Track 331 deg to Waternish Lighthouse(POI18) 6.5nm
Track 191 deg to Trumpan(LP4) 3.4nm
Full Stop Landing on Beach at LP4 +++ 10 min Break +++
Take off from LP4
Track 133 deg to Stein(POI2) 3.3nm
Track 192 deg to Dunvegan Castle(POI3) 4.2nm
Track 165 deg to Kinloch Campsite(POI4) 1.1nm
Track 135 deg to Landing Point 5(LP5) 8nm
Full Stop Landing at LP5
Take off from LP5
Track 137 deg to WP5 3.7nm
Track 264 deg to Talisker Bay Beach(POI23) 4.8nm
Track 153 deg to WP6 3.4nm
Track 082 deg to Fairy Pools(POI24) 4.8nm
Track 066 deg to WP7 1nm
Climb to new cruise altitude of 4,500'
Track 111 deg to Pinnacle Ridge(WP8) 1.3nm
Track 226 deg to Sgurr na Banachdich(WP9) 2.4nm
Track 143 deg to Gars-bheinn(WP10) 2.6nm
Track 085 deg to Landing Point 7(LP7) 2.4nm
Full Stop Landing at LP7
Take off from LP7
Track 056 deg to WP12 3.3nm
Descend to 2,500' cruising level
Track 118 deg to WP13 6.7nm
Track 233 deg to WP14 5.9nm
Track 191 deg to WP15 2.7nm
Track 216 deg to WP16 1.6nm
Track 171 deg to Point of Sleat(POI7) 2nm
Track 065 deg to WP17 4nm
Track 029 deg to An Teanga(POI19) 4nm
Track 045 deg to Camuscross(POI20) 2.5nm
Track 007 deg to WP18 2nm
Track 056 deg to Skye Ferry(POI21) 5.5nm
Track 313 deg to Beinn na Caillich(LP8) 1.4nm
Full Stop Landing on LP8
Take off from LP8
Track 329 deg to Kyleakin(POI22) 2.2nm
Track 315 deg to Skye Bridge(POI1) 0.4nm
Fly under the bridge
Track 245 deg to Broadford(XBRO) 3.1nm
Full Stop Landing at Broadford(XBRO)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 4,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details
Broadford(XBRO)
Elev: 0’
RW 07/25 Asphalt
Aircraft: Bush Cub or 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 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 Broadford Airstrip (XBRO) to Broadford Airstrip (XBRO).lnmpln (9.9 KB)
MSFS: VFR Broadford Airstrip (XBRO) to Broadford Airstrip (XBRO).pln (15.3 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 …