Join us as we fly across some of the new areas introduced by World Update 8 - Iberia. We start at Lisbon in Portugal and fly into Spain, finally making our way to Gibraltar.
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: 2022-04-01T10:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: Lisbon(LPPT) - Museums(POI 1) - Forte de Sao Juliao da Barra(POI 2) - Praia do Forte(POI 3) - Lisbon Harbour Control Tower(POI 4) - Abril Bridge(POI 5) - Pista De Aguas De Moura(LSPL) - Evora(LPEV) - Alqueva Dam(POI 6) - Pista Do Monte Das Tezas(LEWP) - Pista Do Belo(LPML) - Estadio Algarve(POI 7) - Algarve(LPFR) - Guadiana International Bridge(POI 8) - Isla Cristina Agricultural Airstrip(LEIS) - Aerodrome De Valverde Del Camino(LEVM) - Seville(POI 9) - San Pablo(LEZL) - Jerez(LEJR) - Playa de La Atunara(POI 10) - Europa Point(POI 11) - Gibraltar(LXGB).
Take off from Lisbon(LPPT)
Track 253 deg to (POI 1) 14.4nm
Track 105 deg to (POI 2) 4.9nm
Track 061 deg to (POI 3) 2.5nm
Track 091 deg to (POI 4) 2.3nm
Track 105 deg to (POI 5) 2.5nm
Track 108 deg to Pista De Aguas De Moura(LPSL) 23nm
Track 095 deg to Evora(LPEV) 38nm
Touch and Go at Evora(LPEV)
Track 138 deg to (POI 6) 27nm
Track 110 deg to Pista Do Monte Das Tezas(LEWP) 16.5nm
Track 222 deg to Pista Do Belo(LPML) 42nm
Track 202 deg to (POI 7) 31nm
Track 176 deg to Algarve(LPFR) 4.4nm
Full Stop Landing at Algarve(LPFR) +++ 10 min Break +++
Take off from Algarve(LPFR)
Track 064 deg to (POI 8) 29nm
Track 088 deg to Lsla Cristina Agricultural Airstrip(LEIS) 4.9nm
Track 062 deg to Aerodrome De Valverde Del Camino(LEVM) 33nm
Touch and go at Aerodrome De Valverde Del Camino(LEVM)
Track 102 deg to (POI 9) 35nm
Track 068 deg to San Pablo(LEZL) 4.8nm
Touch and Go at San Pablo(LEZL)
Track 192 deg to Jerez(LEJR) 41nm
Touch and Go at Jerez(LEJR)
Track 133 deg to (POI 10) 48nm
Track 191 deg to (POI 11) 5.7nm
Track 357 deg to Gibraltar(LXGB) 2.3nm
Full Stop Landing at Gibraltar(LXGB)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 2,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details
Lisbon(LPPT)
Elev: 338’
RW 03/21 Bituminous
Pista De Aguas De Moura(LPSL)
Elev: 20’
RW 08/26 Asphalt
Evora(LPEV)
Elev: 798’
RW 01/19 Asphalt
RW 07/25 Grass
Pista Do Monte Das Tezas(LEWP)
Elev: 827’
RW 09/27 Asphalt
Pista Do Belo(LPML)
Elev: 583’
RW 11/29 Dirt
Algarve(LPFR)
Elev: 20’
RW 10/28 Asphalt
Isla Cristina Agricultural Airstrip(LEIS)
Elev: 148’
RW 06/24 Dirt
Aerodrome De Valverde Del Camino(LEVM)
Elev: 810’
RW 06/24 Asphalt
San Pablo(LEZL)
Elev: 97’
RW 09/27 Asphalt
Jerez(LEJR)
Elev: 80’
RW 02/20 Bituminous
Gibraltar(LXGB)
Elev: 11’
RW 09/27 Asphalt
Aircraft: TBM930 or any aircraft capable of GS 200 knots.
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: 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 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 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 to support the event …
Little NavMap: VFR Lisbon (LPPT) to Gibraltar AB (LXGB).lnmpln (5.1 KB)
MSFS: VFR Lisbon (LPPT) to Gibraltar AB (LXGB).pln (6.1 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 …
ATTN: Ensure you have downloaded the recent patch that was issued from Microsoft for the IBERIA World Update. It is about 2.5 GB, so it may take a while for some people with slower download speeds.