Join us as we fly from Jacksonville to the north of Florida to Miami in the South, using VORs to navigate throughout the journey. We will pick an old favourite that has been gathering a bit of dust lately - the TBM930 (modded version).
Details to follow. Hope you can join us.
Regards, Paul
Some useful tutorials on navigating via VOR stations …
Note: You don’t need Navigraph to fly a VOR. In the above tutorial, Navigraph allows us to visualise the journey to and from the VOR and also allows the VOR frequency and course to be identified. This is also available via say, Little NavMap.
ATTENTION Aussie Flight Group Participants …
Group Flight: 2022-03-04T09:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: KJAX(Jacksonville) - SGJ - OMN - MLB - KMLB(Melbourne) - TRV - PBI - FLL - VKZ - KTMB(Miami Exec).
Take off from Jacksonville Intl(KJAX)
Track to VOR SGJ(Saint Augustine) 109.40 Cse 156 deg 37nm
Track to VOR OMN(Ormond Beach) 112.60 Cse 164 deg 41nm
Track to VOR MLB(Melburne) 115.85 Cse 168 deg 76nm
Land at Melbourne Intl(KMLB) --- 10min break
Take off from KMLB(Melbourne Intl)
Track to VOR TRV(Treasure Vero Beach) 117.30 Cse 170 deg 27nm
Track to VOR PBI(Palm Beach) 115.70 Cse 163 deg 64nm
Track to VOR FLL(Fort Lauderdale) 114.40 Cse 193 deg 37nm
Track to VOR VKZ(Virginia Key) 117.10 Cse 182 deg 19.3nm
Track to Miami Exec(KTMB) from VOR VKZ(Virginia Key) 117.10 Cse 252 deg 16.3nm
Full Stop Landing at Miami Exec(KTMB)
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 7,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details:
Jacksonville Intl(KJAX)
Elev: 30’
RW 08/26 Cement
RW 14/32 Cement
Melbourne Intl(KMLB)
Elev: 33’
RW 09L/27R Asphalt
RW 09R/27L Asphalt
RW 05/23 Asphalt
Miami Executive(KTMB)
Elev: 10’
RW 09L/27R Asphalt
RW 09R/27L Asphalt
RW 13/31 Asphalt
Aircraft: TBM 930.
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 6pm. This will allow us to fly in late evening 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 for the event …
Little NavMap: IFR Jacksonville Intl (KJAX) to Miami Executive (KTMB).lnmpln (2.8 KB)
MSFS: IFR Jacksonville Intl (KJAX) to Miami Executive (KTMB).pln (3.7 KB)
Charts to support the event …
Charts removed for copywrite reasons.
Event reminder …