Join us as we explore one of the Nordic countries updated in the recent World Update 5 - Iceland. Departing from Egilsstadir(BIEG) and looking in on a number of airports as we fly anticlockwise around the country to our destination airport Keflavik(BIKF).
Details to follow. Hope you can join us.
Regards, Paul
Love to Paul…tad late for this old bugger…any trips in the arvo?
Sorry mate. I only hold the one event each week at the same time. Mind you can just do the first half of the event, as we have a break in the middle of the flight, to give people a chance to have a coffee etc. It’s unfortunate that I can’t accommodate every time zone. I’m continually surprised by the people from so many timezones that turn up anyway. All the best.
Hey! Just wondering how long the flight is?
(Nevermind just saw the time)
Might be a good idea to download and install the FREE Orbx mesh for Iceland recently announced prior to flying.
Thanks Paul,
I will be there mate. Good stuff.
Jason - Massive Simulations 32
WARNING: This morning I decided to install the Orbx FREE Iceland Terrain Mesh. After installing, I loaded the flight plan and went to the destination airport and once loaded, almost instantly crashed the sim to the desktop. I retried and noticed that I could go to some other airports but anything close to the departure airport caused a CTD. I have load manager installed and was able to remove the terrain mesh but the CTD still occurred. The only way to fix it was to place it back in the Community Folder and have the Orbx Central uninstall it. After which the CTDs stopped.
Check if you have this mesh installed, to avoid problems on Friday.
Regards, Paul
ATTENTION Aussie Flight Group Participants …
Group Flight: 2021-06-25T10:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: BIEG(Egilsstadir) - BIVO(Vopnafjordur) - BIRL(Reykjahlid) - BIHU(Husavik) - BIAR(Akureyri) - BIKR(Alexander) - BIBL(Blonduos) - Hvitserkur - BIHV(Krokstaoarmelar) - BIHZ(Husafell) - BIRK(Reykjavik) - BIKF(Keflavik).
Take off from Egilsstadir(BIEG)
Track 350 deg to Vopnafjordur(BIVO) 29nm
Touch and Go at Vopnafjordur(BIVO)
Track 281 deg to Reykjahlid(BIRL) 51nm
Touch and Go at Reykjahlid(BIRL)
Track 340 deg to Husavik(BIHU) 22nm
Touch and Go at Husavik(BIHU)
Track 237 deg to Akureyri(BIAR) 24nm
Full Stop Landing at Akureyri(BIAR)
Take off from Akureyri(BIAR)
Track 293 deg to Alexander(BIKR) 37nm
Touch and Go at Alexander(BIKR)
Track 270 deg to Blondous(BIBL) 18.4nm
Touch and Go at Blondous(BIBL)
Track 273 deg to Hvitserkur 8.8nm
Track 211 deg to Krokstaoarmelar(BIHV) 21nm
Touch and go at Krokstaoarmelar(BIHV)
Track 197 deg to Husafell(BIHZ) 34nm
Touch and Go at Husafell(BIHZ)
Track 235 deg to Reykjavik(BIRK) 44nm
Touch and Go at Reykjavik(BIRK)
Track 260 deg to Keflavik(BIKF) 19.8nm
Full Stop Landing at Keflavik(BIKF)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 7,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details:
Egilsstadir(BIEG)
Elev: 76’
RW 04/22 Bituminous
Vopnafjordu(BIVO)
Elev: 10’
RW 04/22 Bituminous
Reykjahlid(BIRL)
Elev: 1,031’
RW 01/19 Asphalt
Husavik(BIHU)
Elev: 48’
RW 02/20 Bituminous
AKureyri(BIAR)
Elev: 7’
RW 01/19 Asphalt
Alexander(BIKR)
Elev: 9’
RW 18/36 Asphalt
Blondous(BIBL)
Elev: 153’
RW 03/21 Asphalt
Krokstaoarmelar(BIHV)
Elev: 156’
RW 18/36 Dirt
Husafell(BIHZ)
Elev: 385’
RW 10/28 Grass
Reykjavik(BIRK)
Elev: 45’
RW 01/19 Bituminous
RW 13/31 Bituminous
RW 06/24 Bituminous
Keflavik(BIKF)
Elev: 169’
RW 01/19 Asphalt
RW 10/28 Asphalt
Aircraft: The following planes are recommended:
Any aircraft that has a minimum speed of 150knots.
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/General/Flight Model
Select Legacy Model, so you can adjust the settings below
Move Crash Realism to 0
Select Modern Model, to reselect the appropriate flight model
Accept the settings
Next:
Select Options/Assistance
Expand Failure & Damage
Disable Crash Damage
Accept the changes
Voice Room: Discord for Official MSFS Community: Event #1 or Event #2 are the voice rooms available to us. I need to see which is available on the day and reserve it. I will be in the room and get it authorised for our use. Just look for my Userid: VHFIB to determine which room to enter. Until the room is open only one person can be in the room. In the past we have needed to use a PTT (push to talk) button. This is no longer required, so you can use voice activated comms. Some people prefer to use their phone or ipad etc for Discord comms.
Note: if you are new to the Discord Server for MSFS, you will need to “react” to get access to the voice rooms.
To “react”, once in the Discord for Official MSFS, click on the Important - Info option and at the very bottom, click on the button (last item at the bottom of the screen) to react and provide access. Note: clicking on the button accepts the conditions etc., which you can read via the available links.
Link to join the Voice Room: Discord
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:
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 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 Egilsstadir (BIEG) to Keflavik (BIKF).lnmpln (3.1 KB)
MSFS:
IFR Egilsstadir (BIEG) to Keflavik (BIKF).pln (4.2 KB)
Print this flight card out for your easy reference during the flight:
Re: Points of Interest Markers on World Map
HI Team, can you let me know if you can find any POIs on the World Map for Iceland please. Sim Hangar Mark suggests there are two but I don’t see any in Iceland. I would have included them in our flight if I could find any but now I’m wondering if there is something wrong with my installation of World Update 5.
I updated all the Content Manager items after the update, so I’m puzzled.
Appreciate any feedback.
Regards, Paul
Aircraft: minimum speed of 150? So CJ4 or better?
I was thinking more - Bonanza, Baron, DA62, Caravan etc ..
So you mean something that can keep up with the group at 150? I get it. Thanks.
Hi Team, What a “clutz” I am … Forgot to download the World Update V: Nordics from the Store. Doing it now. MIght have an update to the plan though. Who knows, I might even get the Orbx mesh working.
With WU5 & Nordics installed, I’m seeing 3 x POIs in the World Map (Hvitserkur, Hallgrimskirkja Church and Perlan - these last two are close together so both only show under tight zoom).
With the BushRadio mod installed (and its addon POI pack) there are quite a few more.
Thanks. I’ve worked my issue out. I neglected to download the World Update 5 product from the Marketplace. Once I did that I tested and all was fine. I also reinstalled the Orbx mesh and FABULOUS!!!
ATTENTION: As a result of fixing my Iceland installation and also applying the Orbx mesh, I’ve modified the flight plan and amended the route, flight plans and flight card accordingly.
If you have already downloaded the plans and flight card, please redownload to avoid disappointment.
Regards, Paul
Event reminder …
