**Gunpilot's Challenging Flights - "*Par Avion*" - Hon Tre Resort Island - Vietnam**

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.

When: Sunday 10th Jan 2021 @ 2330hrs 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

Discord Server: https://discord.gg/dHeNjRvw

Voice Chat accessed by clicking on Event Flight

Flight Plan: PAR AVION HON TRE ISLAND VIETNAM.pln (5.8 KB)

RECOMMENDATIONS:

  1. Cessna Caravan as all landing and other challenges built into flight are
    tailored for this aircraft specifically

  2. Turn Damage mode off as you will most likely suffer at least hard
    landings if not full on crashes

  3. Bring plenty of Duc Tape for running repairs

  4. Crash Helmets are optional, Prayers are advisable

  5. Embrace “SLEW” as it will be your friend by the end of the flight

  6. 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)

Xin Chao! I operate here in real life! Hope I can make it…

Although I haven’t seen anywhere suitable IRL to land on that island! :sweat_smile:

Some trivia: The island has a big resort run by VINPEARL who love their cable cars and massive resorts. It’s on the west side of the island. They have one running across to the island from the south side of Nha Trang City.

Cam Ranh airport’s approach goes over the island as an approach fix so expect traffic above 4000’ there. Cam Ranh airport has built a second runway to the east, but it’s not in the sim yet. The runway is now only just starting operations now. Both Vietjet and Vietnam airlines have landed on that runway whilst it was still under construction :man_facepalming:

There is a big building on the eastern cape looking out over the ocean. It would be an amazing hike over to it from the resort.

It’s going to be a bit of an early start for anyone in this region, but it’s better than 2am like some others!

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Gday mate…re timing of event…there are 2 runs of this event…Sunday @ 2330utc and following Thurs @ 1930utc…take your pick

Always good to have local knowledge of the area!

I’m looking forward to flying around these islands! :desert_island:

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After being hit with another 1 gb download as I was logging in I was not happy I was going to miss another group flight.

After starting the download I was seeing a slow download speed and thinking no way this is going to make it. I have a range extender on my network that my system had not been connected to so I switched over and it went up over 10 times the speed.

I ended up having it downloaded a few minutes after you guys took off. With the flight being in such close proximity I was able to catch up by the second landing.

These were fun flights and I found myself at 40 kts on about half the landings. That would be after the first or second go around :laughing:

In trying to turn around on a hilltop I found myself unable to pull forward and ended up rolling backwards. It’s about half the challenge just to be able to get into take off position on the ground after landing!

Thanks again for the fun and challenging flights Gunpilot!

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Welcome to Viet Nam, my country!

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Are we going to see you on the flight coming up in around 10 hrs time?

Looks like a lot of fun! Miss y’all :slight_smile: