ATTENTION Aussie Flight Group Participants …
Group Flight: 2023-03-13T19:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: Milford Sound(NZMF) Manapouri(NZMO) Centre Bush(NZCB) Invercargill(NZNV).
Take off from Milford Sound(NZMF)
NOTE: Maintain a climb up to 5,500' while tracking to DUMPG
Track 204 deg to ADA 4.1nm
Track 207 deg to DUMPG 4.8nm
Track 098 deg to LICBG 5.6nm
Track 148 deg to CFORS 3.9nm
Track 165 deg to BBURN 9.3nm
Track 171 deg to Manapouri(NZMO) 31nm
Full Stop Landing at Manapouri(NZMO) +++ 10 minute break +++
Take off from Manapouri(NZMO)
NOTE: You will need to climb again up to 5,500' to remain clear of terrain.
Track 113 deg to Centre Bush(NZCB) 41nm
Touch and Go at Centre Bush(NZCB)
Track 154 deg to Invercargill(NZNV) 22nm
Full Stop landing at Invercargill(NZNV)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 5,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details
Milford Sound(NZMF)
Elev: 10’
RW 11/29 Asphalt
Manapouri(NZMO)
Elev: 687’
RW 08/26 Bituminous
RW 14/32 Grass
Centre Bush(NZCB)
Elev: 255’
RW 16/34 Grass
Invercargill(NZNV)
Elev: 5’
RW 04/22 Asphalt
RW 04R/22L Grass
RW 12/30 Grass
Aircraft: Tiger Moth
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 19:00z. 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