Aussie Group Flights Team: Sweden (Thur 16th 0900z)

Note: As the Event Calendar is not working at present, you will need to view the event from my Discord Server to determine when the event occurs for your timezone.
If you are not a member, click on this link: Aussie Group Flights Team - On-line Flying

Climb aboard the Caravan or Kodiak and check out the sights as we fly through Sweden.

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: 2023-11-16T09:00:00Z

PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.

Route: Ronneby AB(ESDF) Kalmar(ESMQ) Oskarshamn(ESMO) Vastervik(ESSW) Saab(ESSL) Skavsta(ESKN) Bromma(ESSB) Arlanda(ESSA).

Take off from Ronneby AB(ESDF)
Track 115 deg to Fredrik Church(POI1) 12.5nm
Track 035 deg to Kalmar Castle(POI2) 39nm
Track 030 deg to Oland Bridge(POI3) 1.7nm
Track 293 deg to Water Tower(POI4) 1.7nm
Track 249 deg to Guldfagein Arena(POI5) 0.8nm
Track 243 deg to Kalmar(ESMQ) 1nm
Touch and Go at Kalmar(ESMQ)
Track 004 deg to Oskarshamn(ESMO) 41nm
Touch and Go at Oskarshamn(ESMO)
Track 356 deg to Vastervik(ESSW) 26nm
Touch and Go at Vastervik(ESSW)
Track 319 deg to Saab(ESSL) 46nm
Full Stop Landing at Saab(ESSL) +++ 10 minute break +++
Take off from Saab(ESSL)
Track 094 deg to Ekenas Castle(POI6) 8.5nm
Track 045 deg to Skavsta(ESKN) 39nm
Touch and Go at Skavsta(ESKN)
Track 037 deg to Drothingholm Palace(POI7) 44nm
Track 099 deg to Tele2 and Avicii Arenas(POI8) 6.3nm
Track 341 deg to Stockholm Cathedral(POI9) 2nm
Track 023 deg to Stockholm Palace(POI10) 0.1nm
Track 323 deg to Royal Swedish Opera(POI11) 0.2nm
Track 248 deg to Stockholm City Hall(POI12) 0.4nm
Track 321 deg to Friends Arena(POI13) 3.2nm
Track 231 deg to Bromma(ESSB) 2.1nm
Touch and Go at Bromma(ESSB)
Track 353 deg to Arlada(ESSA) 17.3nm
Full Stop Landing on Arlada(ESSA).

Altitude: The route can be flown up to 2,500’ to be clear of terrain.

Airport details

Ronneby AB(ESDF)
Elev: 191’
RW 01/19 Cement

Kalmar(ESMQ)
Elev: 18’
RW 16/34 Asphalt
RW 05/23 Bituminous

Oskarshamn(ESMO)
Elev: 96’
RW 01/19 Asphalt

Vastervik(ESSW)
Elev: 128’
RW 15/33 Asphalt

Saab(ESSL)
Elev: 178’
RW 11/29 Asphalt

Skavsta(ESKN)
Elev: 142’
RW 08/26 Asphalt
RW 16/34 Asphalt

Bromma(ESSB)
Elev: 47’
RW 12/30 Asphalt

Arlada(ESSA)
Elev: 138’
RW 01L/19R Asphalt
RW 01R/19L Asphalt
RW 08/26 Asphalt

Aircraft: Grand Caravan or Kodiak

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 South East Asia.

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 09:00z. 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 Ronneby AB (ESDF) to Arlada - Airport (ESSA).lnmpln (4.8 KB)

MSFS: VFR Ronneby AB (ESDF) to Arlada - Airport (ESSA).pln (6.8 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_1.pdf - Simplify your life

Event reminder …