Welcome to the 34th flight event in the Gunpilot’s Challenging Flights adventure series. Hosted by Tolstoy, this adventure features the valleys and mountains around Tolima, a department in central Columbia. This flight has been planned using the newly modeled default C208b, 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.
As is Tolstoy’s custom, there will be an abundance of touch and goes, all at small airstrips along the route of flight. Many of these airstrips will require precise planning and manoeuvring, as there are very few straight in approaches. You will become experts at deciding when to turn from base to final as we strive to keep the pattern tight!
There will be some challenging off airport landings, each one unique as we climb higher and higher in elevation, and our efforts will culminate in the ‘madre de todos los deslizamientos’ (mother of all glides). You’ll see! Once back down in the valley, more airstrips await the arrival of our herd of Caravans. The final destination is best described simply as a fun little spot.
When: Sunday 6th June @ 2300 UTC
Where: Central Colombia, South America
Flight Duration: Approx 3hrs (depending on numbers attending)
Aircraft: Cessna Grand Caravan (as always as flight planned around Caravan performance)
Server: SOUTH EAST ASIA
Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rpsHtJXy74
La Maria (SKXY) to La Carmelita (SKLY) Colombia.pln (11.9 KB)
Voice Chat accessed by clicking on Comms Radio
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Cessna Caravan as all landing and other challenges built into flight are
tailored for this aircraft specifically
Turn Damage mode off as you may 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.
Make it easy on yourself to navigate around the route and accurately pinpoint the exact landing areas by downloading and using the free “LittleNavMap” s/w you can get on the web - you will never open the standard sim VFR Map again once you have tried this fantastic app that integrates seamlessly with MSFS2020.
La Maria (SKXY) to La Carmelita (SKLY) Colombia.pln (11.9 KB)