Welcome to the 124th flight event across the GUNNER DOWNUNDER series. This flight will be conducted in French Polonesia on the islands of Bora Bora & Moorea , and is again guaranteed to give you more of the unique and challenging flight experience that you have come to expect from Gunpilot’s flight events.
Bora Bora is a small South Pacific island northwest of Tahiti in French Polynesia. Surrounded by sand-fringed motus (islets) and a turquoise lagoon protected by a coral reef, it’s known for its scuba diving. It’s also a popular luxury resort destination where some guest bungalows are perched over the water on stilts. At the island’s center rises Mt. Otemanu, a 727m dormant volcano.
This week we will undertake the first of two flights that have been planned in the Society Islands, more commonly referred to as French Polonesia. This first flight will deliver breathtaking vistas of both Bora Bora (with its spectacular fringing reef and imposing dormant volcano), and the next island just a short hop to the SE, namely Moorea.
I don’t think it is understating it when I say that this event will deliver spectacular scenery and colours, especially with the vivid blue waters and the white coral reefs that surround the islands.
This flight will be blessed with great weather, as one would expect from this tropical location in the Pacific Ocean, and the landing challenges are not that difficult, taking a back seat to the fantastic scenery we will be witnessing from the comfort of our airconditioned cockpits.
Again, a packaged up WEATHER file has been developed and included along with the flight plan, negating any need for anyone to dial in weather settings, as well as ensuring that all pilots are experiencing exactly the same weather conditions. The Weather Preset file is located in #gunpilots-events (click GUNPILOT’s Server to be taken there). Extract file into your Community Folder prior to launching your sim for the flight.
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REMEMBER: In these flights the Grand Caravan is the aircraft to fly in…
When: ** Fri 31st Mar @ 2300UTC**
Where: Bora Bora in French Polonesia
Flight Duration: Approx 2.5 - 3hrs (depending on numbers attending)
Aircraft: Cessna Grand Caravan (and also a glider mid event) - if you have a different favorite aircraft then leave it in the hangar for this event (as always, as flight planned around Caravan performance)
Server: SOUTH EAST ASIA (what else in this location 
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Discord Server: GUNPILOT’s Server Click on this link and you will be sent a very welcoming INVITE that will enable you to fully participate in the radio chatter with all the other pilots in the flight
Voice Chat accessed by clicking on Comms Radio (edited)
RECOMMENDATIONS
Cessna Caravan as all landing and other challenges built into flight are
tailored for this aircraft specifically. If you arrive in another aircraft type you will be ignored…
Turn Damage mode off as you will most likely suffer at least hard
landings if not full on crashes
Bring plenty of Duc Tape for running repairs
Crash Helmets are optional, Prayers are advisable
Embrace “SLEW” as it will be your friend by the end of the flight
Practicing to make Caravan landing approaches at IAS of between 40-50knts max will see you nailing difficult landings with ease and precision.
If you are new to these Gunner Downunder Challenging Flights, ensure you download the Caravan mod which can be found in the add-ons-and-downloads channel (mod is pinned to the top RHS of this channels screen) in Gunpilot’s Server. Download and extract into your Community folder and you will have the real life SUPPER 900 kit that is installed by Texas Turbine Coversions in the USA. Improved performance both in the air and on the ground.
Load this version of the Flight Plan into your sim:
Bora Bora.pln (6.1 KB)
Load this version of the Flight Plan into your LNM
Bora Bora.lnmpln (5.1 KB)
Again, a packaged up WEATHER file has been developed and included along with the flight plan, negating any need for anyone to dial in weather settings, as well as ensuring that all pilots are experiencing exactly the same weather conditions. The Weather Preset file is located in #gunpilots-events (click GUNPILOT’s Server to be taken there). Extract file into your Community Folder prior to launching your sim for the flight.