Welcome to the 183rd flight event with Gunpilot and a whole bunch of other like-minded sim pilots. If you have just discovered these flight events for the first time, welcome aboard and you will be made to feel very much at home with the rest of the pilots on the flight.
The only request we make is that you arrive on the tarmac in the aircraft designated for the flight, and you join in the banter on the supplied COMMS RADIO which can be found in Gunpilot’s Discord server (click on this link to take you directly to Gunpilot’s server GUNPILOT’s Server ).
This weeks flight details:
A group of fearless aviators embarks on a daring journey, piloting the newly unveiled XCUB EXTREME, a nimble two-seater aircraft renowned for its short takeoff and landing (STOL) prowess. Their route stretches from Coffs Harbour to Port Macquarie, though instead of hugging the coastline, they take an adventurous inland arc, aiming to challenge both their skills and the aircraft’s rugged capabilities. The moment they lift off, they are greeted by low, swirling clouds that choke visibility and winds so fierce they feel as though they’re wrestling with the sky itself. But that’s just the beginning. As the aviators veer off the beaten path, they’re forced into multiple bush landings. Here, the XCUB’s oversized bush tires come into play, gripping rough, uneven terrain in areas barely large enough to count as makeshift airstrips. Takeoffs are a nightmare—gusting winds push the aircraft back down just as quickly as it manages to lift its wheels off the ground.
The flight grows more harrowing as the forecasted patchy rain turns into sudden downpours, interspersed with eerie pockets of mist that swallow entire sections of the landscape below. The team fights to keep their bearings as they push on, knowing that Port Macquarie’s airfield awaits them fully socked in with dense cloud cover. As they approach the final leg of their mission, the intensity ratchets up: the runway is invisible beneath a thick veil of fog, and their landing will be a spot-landing exercise, testing their precision to the limit. With crosswinds whipping and visibility near zero, this final challenge is the ultimate test of their skills and the XCUB EXTREME’s cutting-edge design. One wrong move could send them overshooting the mark, but failure is not an option on this death-defying trek.
For this flight, we will be flying the XCUB EXTREME which is new to us. Click on this following link to download for free and load it into your Community folder … XCub Extreme
*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 this link GUNPILOT’s Server ) to be taken there. Extract file into your Community Folder prior to launching your sim for the flight.
When: Friday 11th October 2024 @ 2300UTC**
Where: NSW, Australia
Flight Duration: Approximately 3hrs (depending on numbers attending)
Aircraft: XCUB EXTREME
Server: SOUTH EAST ASIA
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
(GUNPILOT’s Server ). If you are going to fly with us, ensure to join into the chatter on Comms Radio. If you don’t then you will miss out on a number of challenges that are given over the radio and you will have no idea what is going down.
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