Here’s a challenge. Take off from Stewart Intl in the Pitts Special Biplane. Follow the Hudson River south to New York. Take in the sights of New York like the Statue of Liberty and many famous buildings in Manhatten. Perform touch and goes along the way at famous airports in the area. Finally after checking out Long Island, land at Kennedy Intl.
Are you up to the Challenge? No autopilot, just stick and rudder skills ALL THE WAY.
Details to follow. Hope you can join us.
Regards, Paul
ATTENTION Aussie Flight Group Participants …
Group Flight: 2021-10-29T09:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: KSWF(Stewart Intl) - UP3(Hudson River) - UP2(Hudson River) - UP1(Hudson River) - KTEB(Teterboro) - KEWR(Newark Liberty Intl) - UP5(Statue of Liberty) - UP6(Nav Point) - KLGA(Laguardia) - KISP(Long Island Mac Arthur) - KHTO(East Hampton) - KFOK(Gabreski) - KFRG(Republic) - KJFK(Kennedy Intl).
Take off from KSWF(Stewart Intl)
Track 136 deg to UP3(Hudson River) 5.9nm
Track the Hudson River to UP1(Nav Point) 34nm
Track 248 deg to KTEB(Teterboro) 8.3nm
Touch and Go at KTEB(Teterboro)
Track 221 deg to KEWR(Newark Liberty Intl) 10.7nm
Touch and Go at KEWR(Newark Liberty Intl)
Track 105 deg to UP5(Statue of Liberty) 5.6nm
Track 038 deg to UP6(Nav Point) 8.4nm
Track 133 deg to KLGA(Laguardia) 5.1nm
Full Stop Landing at KLGA(Laguardia) +++10min Break+++
Take off from KLGA(Laguardia)
Track 102 deg to KISP(Long Island Mac Arthur) 35nm
Touch and Go at KISP(Long Island Mac Arthur)
Track 090 deg to KHTO(Eash Hampton) 40nm
Touch and Go at KHTO(Eash Hampton)
Track 263 deg to KFOK(Gabreski) 18.6nm
Touch and Go at KFOK(Gabreski)
Track 273 deg to KFRG(Republic) 36nm
Touch and Go at KFRG(Republic)
Track 267 deg to KJFK(Kennedy Intl) 17.4nm
Full Stop Landing at KJFK(Kennedy Intl)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 4,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details:
Stewart Intl(KSWF)
Elev: 491’
RW 09/27 Asphalt
RW 16/34 Asphalt
Teterboro(KTEB)
Elev: 8’
RW 01/19 Asphalt
RW 06/24 Asphalt
Newark Liberty Intl(KEWR)
Elev: 17’
RW 04L/22R Asphalt
RW 04R/22L Asphalt
RW 11/29 Asphalt
Laguardia(KLGA)
Elev: 21’
RW 13/31 Asphalt
RW 04/22 Asphalt
Long Island Mac Arthur(KISP)
Elev: 99’
RW 06/24 Bituminous
RW 10/28 Cement
RW 15L/33R Cement
RW 15R/33L Cement
East Hampton(KHTO)
Elev: 55’
RW 10/28 Asphalt
RW 16/34 Asphalt
Gabreski(KFOK)
Elev: 66’
RW 06/24 Bituminous
RW 01/19 Asphalt
Republic(KFRG)
Elev: 80’
RW 01/19 Asphalt
RW 14/32 Asphalt
Kennedy Intl(KJFK)
Elev: 13’
RW 13L/31R Asphalt
RW 13R/31L Asphalt
RW 04L/22R Asphalt
RW 04R/22L Asphalt
Aircraft: Pitts Special.
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: https://discord.gg/ak69r3q6
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 CLEAR Weather, so can enjoy the scenery, if the REAL weather is poor:
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 Clear 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 10:00z. 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 for the event …
Little NavMap:
IFR Stewart Intl (KSWF) to Kennedy Intl (KJFK).lnmpln (3.4 KB)
MSFS:
IFR Stewart Intl (KSWF) to Kennedy Intl (KJFK).pln (4.4 KB)
Install the following FREE scenery from Flightsim.to: New York City Landmarks » Microsoft Flight Simulator
Print this flight card out for your easy reference during the flight (Note: only available up to the date of the flight):
Event reminder …
Great route. 5 am was a bit early for me so I pulled the flight plan and flew segments Wednesday and Thursday then joined the group at Gabreski.
