Welcome to the 6th flight event in the Gunpilot’s Challenging Flights adventure series. This challenging flights event is located on the holiday resort island of HON TRE - VIETNAM and is again guaranteed to give you more of the heart pounding and sweaty palms experience that you have come to expect from Gunpilot’s flight events. It has been nicknamed “PAR AVION” and its not to difficult to work out why its been named thus…
In this action packed flight, that centres around the island resort, we will only be covering a distance of 31NM. However, don’t be fooled into thinking this will be a short flight as we will pack in 22 challenging landings along the way, with only one landing being on a registered airstrip. Along the way we will partake in some resort sports such as Golf, Hop Skip & Jump, beach activities, island hopping, as well as no doubt some pilots going for a swim . Again, your landing skills will be really tested on this flight and you will have to bring your “A” game along to survive this flight without any mishaps. The outlandings range from medium to very difficult, and again a gliding challenge or 2 have been included, with the normal surprise challenge that you have come to expect being thrown in along the way.
There will be absolutely no chance to engage your aircraft’s Auto Pilot and in some legs you will not even have time to retract your flaps after take off before you start to set up to start your approach into the next landing area. Bring a towel as you are almost guaranteed to have to use it to dry yourself off somewhere along the way.
When: Thursday 14th Jan 2021 @ 1930hrs UTC
Where: HON TRE Resort Island - VIETNAM
Flight Duration: Approx 2 to 2.5hrs (depending on numbers attending)
Aircraft: Cessna Grand Caravan (as always)
Server: SOUTH EAST ASIA
Voice Chat accessed by clicking on Event Flight
Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Z5f5nkETQS (& go to gunpilots-challenging-strips channel)
FLIGHT PLAN: PAR AVION HON TRE ISLAND VIETNAM.pln (5.8 KB)
RECOMMENDATIONS:
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Cessna Caravan as all landing and other challenges built into flight are
tailored for this aircraft specifically -
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
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Crash Helmets are optional, Prayers are advisable
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Embrace “SLEW” as it will be your friend by the end of the flight
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Due to the hectic nature of this unique flight plan no pitstop has been scheduled
so sort yourself out re drinks/cigs/comfort breaks beforehand (pina coladas will be served at
waypoint 17 )
