John Denver, Colorado, Rocky Mountains High - feel that mountain air. That’s what our next adventure is all about. Climb aboard another aircraft that sees little use these days - The Grand Caravan and let’s together explore the inspiration for John Denver’s music.
Details to follow. Hope you can join us.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION USE ONLY.
Regards, Paul
Looking forward to this flight as this is my home state, Denver metro area. Thanks for hosting this flight.
ATTENTION Aussie Flight Group Participants …
Group Flight: 2023-08-31T20:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: Colorado Springs Mun(KCOS) Lux Field(25CD) Meyer Ranch(5C06B) Rocky Mountain Metro(KBJC) Elk Park Ranch(34CD) Granby-Grand Co(KGNB) Mc Elroy Airfield(20V) Eagle County Rgnl(KEGE).
Take off from City of Colorado Springs Mun(KCOS)
Track 286 deg to Lux Field(25CD) 52nm
Touch and Go at Lux Field(25CD)
Track 032 deg to Meyer Ranch(5C06B) 31nm
Touch and Go at Meyer Ranch(5C06B)
Track 011 deg to Rocky Mountain Metro(KBJC) 23nm
Full Stop Landing at Rocky Mountain Metro(KBJC) +++ 10 min Break +++
Take off from Rocky Mountain Metro(KBJC)
Track 317 deg to Elk Park Rnch(34CD) 26nm
Touch and Go at Elk Park Rnch(34CD)
Track 236 deg to Granby-grand Co(KGNB) 24nm
Touch and Go at Granby-grand Co(KGNB)
Track 256 deg to McElroy Airfield(20V) 21nm
Touch and Go at McElroy Airfield(20V)
Track 217 deg to Eagle County Rgnl(KEGE) 35nm
Full Stop Landing at Eagle County Rgnl(KEGE)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 14,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details
City of Colorado Springs Mun(KCOS)
Elev: 6,187’
RW 17L/35R Asphalt
RW 17R/35L Asphalt
RW 13/31 Asphalt
Lux Field(25CD)
Elev: 9,300’
RW 11/29 Dirt
Meyer Ranch(5C06B)
Elev: 7,663’
RW 13/31 Concrete
Rocky Mountain Metro(KBJC)
Elev: 5,673’
RW 12L/30R Bituminous
RW 12R/30L Asphalt
RW 03/21 Asphalt
Elk Park Ranch(34CD)
Elev: 7,900’
RW 11/29 Dirt
Granby-Grand Co(KGNB)
Elev: 8,207’
RW 09/27 Bituminous
Mc Elroy Airfield(20V)
Elev: 7,416’
RW 09/27 Bituminous
Eagle County Rgnl(KEGE)
Elev: 6,547’
RW 07/25 Asphalt
Aircraft: Grand Caravan
IMPORTANT: In the interest of keeping it REAL, please refrain from selecting inappropriate aircraft, like airliners. Unless it is appropriate for the event. 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 20:00z. There will be no need for official radio calls. Let’s 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: VFR City Of Colorado Springs Munic (KCOS) to Eagle County Rgnl (KEGE).lnmpln (2.5 KB)
MSFS: VFR City Of Colorado Springs Munic (KCOS) to Eagle County Rgnl (KEGE).pln (3.2 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 …