[Foot] Amelia Earhart 85th Anniversary Flight

Amelia Earhart 85th Anniversary Flight

Objective
To recreate each leg of the Amelia Earhart around the world flight 85 years on.

How
Fly each leg of her journey exactly 85 years later

When
Starting 20th May 2022 (Friday)
Ending 9th July 2022 (Saturday)
Flights will start at around 6-7pm UK local time but some may start earlier to facilitate longer legs.

Challenges
Takeoff times are unknown (probably in the lost logbook)
Some airports on route no longer exist so nearby alternatives have been used
Her aircraft was heavily modified and this doesn’t β€œcurrently” exist in game

Aircraft
Electra 10E - modified

Discord

Server
With Electra - SE Asia
Without Electra (such as X-Box Users) - East USA

Flights
0-4 hours :green_heart:
5-8 hours :orange_heart:
9+ hours :heart:
1. May 20th - Oakland, California β†’ Burbank, California (2h) :green_heart:
2. May 21st - Burbank, California β†’ Tucson, Arizona (3h) :green_heart:
3. May 22nd - Tucson, Arizona β†’ New Orleans, Louisiana (7h) :orange_heart:
4. May 23rd - New Orleans, Louisiana β†’ Miami, Florida (4h) :green_heart:
5. June 1st - Miami, Florida β†’ San Juan, Puerto Rico (6h) :orange_heart:
6. June 2nd - San Juan, Puerto Rico β†’ Caripito, Venezuela (5h) :orange_heart:
7. June 3rd - Caripito, Venezuela β†’ Paramaribo, Suriname (4h) :green_heart:
8. June 4th - Paramaribo, Suriname β†’ Fortaleza, Brazil (7h) :orange_heart:
9. June 6th - Fortaleza, Brazil β†’ Natal, Brazil (2h) :green_heart:
10. June 7th - Natal, Brazil β†’ Saint-Louis, Senegal (11h) :heart:
11. June 8th - Saint-Louis, Senegal β†’ Dakar, Senegal (1h) :green_heart:
12. June 10th - Dakar, Senegal β†’ Gao, Mali (7h) :orange_heart:
13. June 11th - Gao, Mali β†’ Ndjamena, Chad (6h) :orange_heart:
14. June 12th - Ndjamena, Chad β†’ El Fasher, Sudan (5h) :orange_heart:
15. June 13th - El Fasher, Sudan β†’ Khartoum, Sudan (4h) :green_heart:
16. June 13th - Khartoum, Sudan β†’ Massawa, Ethiopia (4h) :green_heart:
17. June 14th - Massawa, Ethiopia β†’ Assab, Ethiopia (3h) :green_heart:
18. June 15th - Assab, Ethiopia β†’ Karachi, Pakistan (9h) :heart:
19. June 17th - Karachi, Pakistan β†’ Calcutta, India (8h) :orange_heart:
20. June 18th - Calcutta, India β†’ Sittwe, Myanmar (2h) :green_heart:
21. June 19th - Sittwe, Myanmar β†’ Rangoon, Myanmar (2h) :green_heart:
22. June 20th - Rangoon, Myanmar β†’ Bangkok, Thailand (2h) :green_heart:
23. June 20th - Bangkok, Thailand β†’ Singapore, Straits Settlement (6h) :orange_heart:
24. June 21st - Singapore, Straits Settlement-> Bandoeng, Java (4h) :green_heart:
25. June 24th - Bandoeng, Java β†’ Soerabaja, Java, Indonesia (3h) :green_heart:
26. June 25th - Soerabaja, Java, Indonesia β†’ Bandoeng, Java, Indonesia (3h) :green_heart:
27. June 27th - Bandoeng, Java, Indonesia β†’ Koepang, Timor, Indonesia (7h) :orange_heart:
28. June 28th - Koepang, Timor, Indonesia β†’ Port Darwin, Australia (4h) :green_heart:
29. June 29th - Port Darwin, Australia β†’ Lae, Papau New Guinea (7h) :orange_heart:
30. July 2nd - Lae, Papau New Guinea β†’ Howland Island (rip) (17h) :heart:

31. July 9th - Howland Island β†’ Honolulu, Hawaii (11h) :heart:
32. July 10th - Honolulu, Hawaii β†’ Oakland, California (15h) :heart:

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I’ll join!

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Im in! Can’t wait.

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Im there!!

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Sounds great !!!

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Im in but I have a mighty need for that aircraft.

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Confirmed!

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Im In Looking Forward to the Flight :airplane:

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Count me in

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Definitely will be joining!

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nice, let’s do this

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… in nightmare mode

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i’m in FFR Flight rules?

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It’s going to be lots of cruising at altitude =)

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Bookmarked and reminder set, thanks Footy!

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Count me in!

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I tried this during the alpha with the A320 so would like to go at it again.

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I’ll be there with bells…

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I’ll join where I can

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