Join us as we explore the scenic area that is New Caledonia in the Twin of your choice. We will perform a number of touch and goes across the island on a range of interesting strips and airports. Thanks again to WOZ for suggesting the area. See the next post that will list airports to download for the event.
Details to follow. Hope you can join us.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION USE ONLY.
Regards, Paul
FREE scenery to support the event …
ATTENTION Aussie Flight Group Participants …
Group Flight: 2022-03-25T10:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: Moue(NWWE) - Magenta(NWWM) - Dumbea(NWDU) - Yate-Barrage(NWDU) - Tontouta(NWWW) - Aeroport De L’Ile D’Hugon(NWBO) - Oua Tom(NWWT) - Canala(NWWX) - Poe(NWWB) - Nesson(NWWH) - Kone(NWWD) - Touho(NWWU) - Aeroport De Hienghene(NWWI) - Koumac(NWWK) - Poum Malabou(NWWP) - Ile Art Waala(NWWC).
Take off from Moue(NWWE)
Track 277 deg to Magenta(NWWM) 58nm
Touch and Go at Magenta(NWWM)
Track 325 deg to Dumbea(NWDU) 5.8nm
Touch and Go at Dumbea(NWDU)
Track 036 deg to Yate-Barrage(NWYA) 17.9nm
Touch and Go at Yate-Barrage(NWYA)
Track 251 deg to Tontouta(NWWW) 26nm
Touch and Go at Tontouta(NWWW)
Track 248 deg to Aeroport De L'Ile D'Hugon(NWBO) 10.2nm
Touch and Go at Aeroport De L'Ile D'Hugon(NWBO)
Track 312 deg to Oua Tom(NWWT) 16.4nm
Touch and Go at Oua Tom(NWWT)
Track 007 deg to Canala(NWWX) 19nm
Touch and Go at Canala(NWWX)
Track 248 deg to Poe(NWWB) 32nm
Touch and Go at Poe(NWWB)
Track 018 deg to Nesson(NWWH) 25nm
Full Stop Landing at Nesson(NWWH) +++ 10 min Break +++
Take off from Nesson(NWWH)
Track 274 deg to Kone(NWWD) 45nm
Touch and Go at Kone(NWWD)
Track 044 deg to Touho(NWWU) 28nm
Touch and Go at Touho(NWWU)
Track 279 deg to Aeroport De Hienghene(NWWI) 16nm
Touch and Go at Aeroport De Hienghene(NWWI)
Track 270 deg to Koumac(NWWK) 42nm
Touch and Go at Koumac(NWWK)
Track 319 deg to Poum Malabou(NWWP) 17.8nm
Touch and Go at Poum Malabou(NWWP)
Track 313 deg to Ile Art Waala(NWWC) 42nm
Full Stop Landing at Ile Art Waala(NWWC)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 4,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details
Moue(NWWE)
Elev: 317’
RW 10/28 Bituminous
Magenta(NWWM)
Elev: 9’
RW 17/35 Asphalt
Dumbea(NWDU)
Elev: 3’
RW 13/31 Asphalt
Yate-Barrage(NWYA)
Elev: 14’
RW 13/31 Asphalt
Tontouta(NWWW)
Elev: 51’
RW 11/29 Asphalt
Aeroport De L’Ile D’Hugon(NWBO)
Elev: 25’
RW 06/24 Asphalt
RW 07/25 Dirt
Oua Tom(NWWT)
Elev: 98’
RW 13/31 Asphalt
Canala(NWWX)
Elev: 8’
RW 11/29 Asphalt
Poe(NWWB)
Elev: 18’
RW 09/27 Asphalt
Nesson(NWWH)
Elev: 9’
RW 13/31 Asphalt
Kone(NWWD)
Elev: 24’
RW 09/27 Bituminous
Touho(NWWU)
Elev: 10’
RW 13/31 Bituminous
Aeroport De Hienghene(NWWI)
Elev: 20’
RW 12/30 Grass
Koumac(NWWK)
Elev: 42’
RW 06/24 Asphalt
Poum Malabou(NWWP)
Elev: 10’
RW 12/30 Asphalt
Ile Art Waala(NWWC)
Elev: 305’
RW 10/28 Grass
RW 09/27 Asphalt
Aircraft: Any GA Twin.
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: 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 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: IFR Moue (NWWE) to Ile Art Waala (NWWC).lnmpln (3.9 KB)
MSFS: IFR Moue (NWWE) to Ile Art Waala (NWWC).pln (5.4 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
Please make sure you update your sim with the mandatory World Update 8 that was made available from 0900z on 24th March. The update can take some time (depending on your internet connection),so don’t leave it to the last minute.
Event reminder …