Maybe some of you have read the lovely book “Flight Of Passage - A Memoir” by Rinker Buck. It’s a story about two teenage boys flying from coast to coast in a Piper Cub across the USA. For IFA (www.icefireair.com) I’ve created a tour (and a soundtrack!) which retraces as best as possible this grand adventure.
I’d love you to join IFA if you’re a fan of bush flying. But all flightplans (FS2020, FSX, P3D and XP11/12) as well as route descriptions and the sound track link are available without registration.
Starting tonight (hopefully around 8pm UTC) I am going on this Flight Of Passage from scratch and streaming the entire tour with all its legs on: Twitch
Probably over several weeks (I got wife, kids and a day job to take care of, so I’m not going to stream for 8 hours at a time…)
You’re very welcome to join me if you’d like, either in the virtual world (FS2020) or on Twitch.
Beware - I’m not a seasoned streamer-bro but a middle aged guy who’s trying to stay in step with the younger generation. I’m curious how all of this is going to work out!
13 legs so far, some funny, some boring, a completely frozen up Cub (because I forgot to adjust the weather), some zero visibility stupidity, ICAO alphabet training and other stuff.
Past legs: https://www.youtube.com/@mattw_ifa
Streaming: Twitch
The Flight Of Passage has finally come to an end. There’s a playlist which contains all 19 episodes with around 40 hours of flying from coast to coast. With the exception of one leg we’ve done the entire tour with VFR, no radios, no GPS, no autopilot. Just maps, eyes, compass and a little bit of cheating with the weather. Because I discovered for myself it’s not a good idea to fly a Cub during the freezing winter season using “Live” weather.
