In this event, we will fly the King Air from Parafield to Port Lincoln via a number of Islands some with short strips. The King Air is renound for getting into and out of small bush strips.
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:2023-08-03T20:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: Parafield(YPPF) Aldinga(YADG) Johnson(YJOH) Kingscote(YKSC) Warooka(YWRK) Althorpe Lighthouse(YHON) Port Lincoln(YWGI) Thistle Is(YTHI) Port Lincoln town Port Lincoln(YPLC)
Take off from Parafield(YPPF)
Track 185 deg to Aldinga(YADG) 31nm
Touch and Go at Aldinga(YADG)
Track 221 deg to Johnson(YJOH) 49nm
Touch and Go at Johnson(YJOH)
Track 292 deg to Kingscote(YKSC) 11.9nm
Full Stop Landing in Kingscote(YKSC) +++ 10min Break +++
Take off from Kingscote(YKSC)
Track 340 deg to Warooka(YWRK) 47nm
Full Stop Landing at Warooka(YWRK) +++ 2min to offload supplies +++
Take off from Warooka(YWRK)
Track 214 deg to Althorpe Lighthouse(YHON) 33nm
Full Stop Landing at Althorpe Lighthouse(YHON) +++ 2 min to offload supplies +++
Take off from Althorpe Lighthouse(YHON)
Track 297 deg to Port Lincoln Airport(YWGI) 24nm
Full Stop Landing at Port Lincoln Airport(YWGI) +++ 2 min to offload supplies +++
Take off from Port Lincoln Airport(YWGI)
Track 292 deg to Thistle Is(YTHI) 15.7nm
Full Stop Landing at Thistle Is(YTHI) +++ 2 min to offload supplies +++
Take off from Thistle Is(YTHI)
Track 311 deg to Port Lincoln township 24nm
Track 004 deg to Port Lincoln(YPLC) 7.4nm
Full Stop Landing at Port Lincoln(YPLC)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 4,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details
Parafield(YPPF)
Elev: 57’
RW 08L/26R Asphalt
RW 08R/26L Asphalt
RW 03L/21R Asphalt
RW 03R/21L Asphalt
Aldinga(YADG)
Elev: 108’
RW 03/21 Asphalt
RW 14/32 Grass
RW 18/36 Grass
RW 08/26 Grass
Johnson(YJOH)
Elev: 216’
RW 04/22 Grass
RW 07/25 Grass
RW 14/32 Grass
Kingscote(YKSC)
Elev: 24’
RW 01/19 Bituminous
RW 06/24 Dirt
RW 15/33 Dirt
Warooka(YWRK)
Elev: 50’
RW 14/35 Asphalt
RW 08/26 Asphalt
Althorpe Lighthouse(YHON)
Elev: 292’
RW 11/29 Dirt
Port Lincoln Airport(YWGI)
Elev: 99’
RW 08/26 Dirt
Thistle Is(YTHI)
Elev: 21’
RW 06/24 Dirt
Port Lincoln(YPLC)
Elev: 36’
RW 01/19 Asphalt
RW 05/23 Dirt
RW 15/33 Dirt
Aircraft: King Air
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 Parafield (YPPF) to Port Lincoln (YPLC).lnmpln (2.8 KB)
MSFS: VFR Parafield (YPPF) to Port Lincoln (YPLC).pln (3.7 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 …
Hey @CinnamonInk8010 
I just wanted to join your discord group, but it seems, that the invitation link isn’t valid anymore. Do you have a new one?
This will be my first group flight … hope everything works 
Thanks and see you later,
Chris 
Hi Chris. Sorry just saw this but here is a link to the Discord Server. Many events each week so you haven’t missed out.
Hey @CinnamonInk8010 Thanks a lot for the new link 
See you online!