Drag that rusty old Beaver out of your hangar and join us on a tour around the Vancouver area, focusing on Sea Bases.
Details to follow. Hope you can join us.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION USE ONLY.
Regards, Paul
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Group Flight: 2023-04-13T20:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome(CYHC) Mission Seaplane Base(CAY7) Floathaven(0W7) Rosalio(W49) Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base(CYWH) Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport(CAC8) Lasqueti Is/False Bay Seaplane Base(CAT7) Powell Lake Seaplane Base(CAQ8) Campbell River Seaplane Base(CAE3)
Take off from Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome(CYHC)
Track 091 deg to Mission Seaplane Base(CAY7) 33nm
Full Stop Landing at Mission Seaplane Base(CAY7)
Take off from Mission Seaplane Base(CAY7)
Track 168 deg to Floathaven(0W7) 24nm
Full Stop Landing at Floathaven(0W7)
Take off from Floathaven(0W7)
Track 240 deg to Rosario(W49) 22nm
Full Stop Landing at Rosario(W49)
Take off from Rosario(W49)
Track 222 deg to Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base(CYWH) 25nm
Full Stop landing at Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base(CYWH) +++ 10min Break +++
Take off from Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base(CYWH)
Track 318 deg to Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport(CAC8) 51nm
Full Stop Landing at Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport(CAC8)
Take off from Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport(CAC8)
Track 305 deg to Lasqueti Is/False Bay Seaplane Base(CAT7) 25nm
Full Stop Landing at Lasqueti Is/False Bay Seaplane Base(CAT7)
Take off from Lasqueti Is/False Bay Seaplane Base(CAT7)
Track 327 deg to Powell Lake Seaplane Base(CAQ8) 24nm
Full Stop Landing at Powell Lake Seaplane Base(CAQ8)
Take off from Powell Lake Seaplane Base(CAQ8)
Track 274 deg to Campbell River Seaplane Base(CAE3) 29nm
Full Stop Landing at Campbell River Seaplane Base(CAE3)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 4,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details
Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome(CYHC)
Elev: 0’
RW 07/25 Water
Mission Seaplane Base(CAY7)
Elev: 10’
RW 04/22 Water
Floathaven(0W7)
Elev: 307’
RW 12/30 Water
Rosario(W49)
Elev: 0’
RW 15/33 Water
Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base(CYWH)
Elev: 0’
RW 08/26 Water
Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport(CAC8)
Elev: 0’
RW 13/31 Water
Lasqueti Is/False Bay Seaplane Base(CAT7)
Elev: 0’
RW 06/24 Water
Powell Lake Seaplane Base(CAQ8)
Elev: 183’
RW 16/34 Water
Campbell River Seaplane Base(CAE3)
Elev: 0’
RW 12/30 Water
Aircraft: Beaver on Floats.
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 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 24:00z. 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
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Flight Plans for the event …
Little NavMap: VFR Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome (CYHC) to Campbell River Seaplane Base (CAE3).lnmpln (2.7 KB)
MSFS: VFR Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome (CYHC) to Campbell River Seaplane Base (CAE3).pln (3.4 KB)
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FREE membership to our Discord Server.
Join in the friendly banter during the flight.
In addition there are useful services and information for members of the Discord Server.
Link: Discord
Some scenery addons from Flightsim.to:
https://flightsim.to/file/44236/cyhc-vancouver-harbour-airport
https://flightsim.to/file/49204/victoria-seaplane-base-part-1
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 …