In this series of events, we will fly the ATR across turbo prop routes that are typically flown by the Dash 8 and Saab aircraft in Australia.
Aircraft: ATR 72-600
Leg1: YSSY DCT KAMBA DCT GUNTA DCT MATLA DCT TW DCT YSTW (Alt: FL200’) (Block: 1hr 20min)
Leg2: YSTW DCT TW W130 OLTIN W180 TESAT DCT YSSY (Alt FL170) (Block: 1hr 20min)
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: 2023-06-29T10:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Leg1: Sydney(YSSY) to Tamworth(YSTW)
Plan: YSSY DCT KAMBA DCT GUNTA DCT MATLA DCT TW DCT YSTW
Alt: FL200’
Alternate: YBBN
Block Time: 1hr 20min
Block Fuel: 2,221kgs
Block Payload: 6,051kgs
Leg2: Tamworth(YSTW) to Sydney(YSSY)
Plan: YSTW DCT TW W130 OLTIN W180 TESAT DCT YSSY
Alt FL170
Alternate: YSCB
Block Time: 1hr 20min
Block Fuel: 1,917kgs
Block Payload: 6.051kgs
Airport details:
Sydney Kingsford Smith Inll(YSSY)
Elev: 21’
RW 16L/34R Asphalt
RW 16R/34L Asphalt
RW 07/25 Asphalt
Tamworth(YSTW)
Elev: 1,335’
RW 12L/30R Asphalt
RW 12R/30L Asphalt
RW 06/24 Dirt
RW 18/36 Dirt
Aircraft: ATR 72/600
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 REAL TIME and REAL WEATHER. This will allow us to fly in a variety of times based on the timezone we are flying.
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 Real Time.
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 Tamworth (YSTW) to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (YSSY).lnmpln (2.8 KB)
MSFS: IFR Tamworth (YSTW) to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (YSSY).pln (4.0 KB)
About timings …
Assuming we get away at 1000z and the Block Time is 1hr and 20mins, we should arrive at Tamworth around 1120z. Allowing time for taxi and shut down let’s say 1130z we should be ready for a 10min break.
The aircraft would be in a turn around state, i.e., Hotel Mode with most systems running and just the flight plan to set up (which can be imported from Simbrief).
I suspect we could depart at 1200z for the return flight back to Sydney and as the Block Time is 1hr and 20mins, we should arrive at 1320z.
Note: If you don’t wish to fly both legs, it’s perfectly OK. You might prefer to fly the second leg back to Sydney. Just meet us at Tamworth. The event is very flexible. Look forward to sharing the virtual skies with you in this wonderful aircraft.
Regards, Paul
Recommended livery for flying around Australia …
https://flightsim.to/file/53852/atr-72-600-qantaslink-vh-qoa
Event reminder …