Join us as we tour across the islands of Japan from North to South. We will pick different aircraft for legs as distance demands.
Leg 6: Kumamoto to Suwanosejima 244nm
Details to follow. Hope you can join us.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION USE ONLY.
Regards, Paul
Group Flight: 2023-10-19T09:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: Kumamoto(RJFT) Nyutabaru(RJFN) Kanoya(RJFY) Tanegashima(RJFG) Yakushima(RJFC) Suwanosejima(RJX8).
Take off from Kumamoto(RJFT)
Track 154 deg to Nyutabaru(RJFN) 54nm
Touch and Go at Nyutabaru(RJFN)
Track 224 deg to Kanoya(RJFY) 53nm
Full Stop Landing at Kanoya(RJFY) +++ 10 minute break +++
Take off from Kanoya(RJFY)
Track 177 deg to Tanegashima(RJFG) 46nm
Touch and Go at Tanegashima(RJFG)
Track 240 deg to Yakushima(RJFC) 22nm
Touch and Go at Yakushima(RJFC)
Track 234 deg to Suwanosejima(RJX8) 68nm
Full Stop landing at Suwanosejima(RJX8).
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 6,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details:
Kumamoto(RJFT)
Elev: 632’
RW 07/25 Asphalt
Nyutabaru(RJFN)
Elev: 259’
RW 10/28 Asphalt
Kanoya(RJFY)
Elev: 202’
RW 08L/26R Bituminous
RW 08R/26L Cement
Tanegashima(RJFG)
Elev: 768’
RW 13/31 Asphalt
Yakushima(RJFC)
Elev: 122’
RW 14/32 Bituminous
Suwanosejima(RJX8)
Elev: 349’
RW 14/32 Asphalt
Aircraft: DA40
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 South East Asia.
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 REAL TIME and REAL WEATHER. This will allow us to fly in a variety of times based on the timezone we are flying.
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 Real Time.
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
Flight plans to support the event …
Little NavMap: VFR Kumamoto Airport (RJFT) to Suwanosejima Airport (RJX8).lnmpln (2.0 KB)
MSFS: VFR Kumamoto Airport (RJFT) to Suwanosejima Airport (RJX8).pln (2.6 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_Jap.pdf - Simplify your life
Scenery to support the event …
Event reminder …