Join us while we do some more Island hopping, this time around the Azores. We will select the TBM for this flight, as we have a lot of ground/sea to cover.
Details to follow. Hope you can join us.
Regards, Paul
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Need a brush up on flying the TBM? Check out the Tutorials Channel in my Discord, for a good refresher on how to fly her.
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ATTENTION Aussie Flight Group Participants …
Group Flight:2021-10-22T09:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: LPAZ(Santa Maria) - UP1(Nav Point) - LPPD(Joao Paulo Li) - UP2(Nav Point) - LPLA(Lajes AB) - LPSJ(Sao Jorge) - LPPI(Pico) - LPHR(Horta) - UP3(Nav Point) - UP4(Nav Point) - LPGR(Graciosa) - UP5(Nav Point) - LPCR(Corvo) - LPFL(Flores).
Take off from LPAZ(Santa Maria)
Track 011 deg to UP1(Nav Point) 50nm
Track 271 deg to LPPD(Joao Paulo Li) 27nm
Touch and Go at LPPD(Joao Paulo Li)
Track 342 deg to UP2(Nav Point) 8.6nm
Track 322 deg to LPLA(Lajes AB) 82nm
Touch and Go at LPLA(Lajes AB)
Track 275 deg to LPSJ(Sao Jorge) 51nm
Touch and Go at LPSJ(Sao Jorge)
Track 253 deg to LPPI(Pico) 14.2nm
Full Stop Landing at LPPI(Pico) +++10min Break+++
Take off from LPPI(Pico)
Track 272 deg to LPHR(Horta) 13.1nm
Touch and Go at LPHR(Horta)
Track 012 deg to UP3(Nav Point) 4nm
Track 063 deg to UP4(Nav Point) 44nm
Track 338 deg to LPGR(Graciosa) 4.8nm
Touch and Go at LPGR(Graciosa)
Track 297 deg to UP5(Nav Point) 148nm
Track 197 deg to LPCR(Corvo) 2.4nm
Touch and Go at LPCR(Corvo)
Track 196 deg to LPFL(Flores) 12.8nm
Full Stop Landing at LPFL(Flores)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 4,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details:
Santa Maria
Elev: 308’
RW 18/36 Asphalt
Joao Paulo Li(LPPD)
Elev: 180’
RW 15/33 Bituminous
Lajes AB
Elev: 1,515’
RW 07/25 Asphalt
RW 07R/25L Grass
Sao Jorge(LPSJ)
Elev: 335’
RW 13/31 Asphalt
Pico(LPPI)
Elev: 114’
RW 09/27 Bituminous
Horta(LPHR)
Elev: 118’
RW 10/28 Asphalt
Graciosa(LPGR)
Elev: 86’
RW 09/27 Bituminous
Corvo(LPCR)
Elev: 59’
RW 11/29 Bituminous
Flores(LPFL)
Elev: 108’
RW 18/36 Asphalt
Aircraft: Suggest TBM930.
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: https://discord.gg/R8aKMBhc
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, if the REAL weather is poor:
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 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
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Flight Plans for the event …
Little NavMap:
VFR Santa Maria (LPAZ) to Flores (LPFL).lnmpln (3.4 KB)
MSFS:
VFR Santa Maria (LPAZ) to Flores (LPFL).pln (4.4 KB)
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Print this flight card out for your easy reference during the flight (Note: only available up to the date of the flight):
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Event reminder …