We will be hosting an Official Fly-in alongside a group of community members (you!) on Twitch. This is an open event, free to those who would like to fly along with us and available for all skill levels. The goal is to have a great time, explore new locations of the world, and make new friends.
Hosted by @Jummivana, @RoyalTot, @simtom2, and @Pieter1982NL.
This flight plan was created by @Pieter1982NL - thanks!
When: Friday, 2000Z, for two hours.
Where: The Official Twitch Channel of MSFS
There will also be a Discord event channel open for those who want to voice chat.
Please see below for details on the upcoming Fly-In Event.
FLIGHT DETAILS
Join us this week on an IFR flight from Calgary to Vancouver! From Calgary International (CYYC) we depart in a westerly direction over the beautiful mountains. If the weather is in our favor, we should touchdown in Vancouver (CYVR) around 1 hour later. Runways will be based on the current live weather. SID/STAR is optional. Cruising altitude will be FL380.
Departure: 17L
Arrival: 08L
AIRCRAFT
Recommended aircraft: A320, CJ4, or another jet.
We will be starting at CYYC. Please load your aircraft 10 minutes prior to take off and taxi over to the taxiway or parking.
MULTIPLAYER SETTINGS
Please adhere to the following settings so you can see everyone / be seen by everyone.
| Variable | Setting |
|---|---|
| Server | North Europe |
| Multiplayer | All |
| Live traffic | As desired |
| Weather | Live |
COMMUNICATION
To communicate with others, a voice channel on the "Official Microsoft Flight Simulator Discord” at https://discord.gg/msfs will be available to join.
It is advised in this flight to turn off both aircraft collisions and terrain collisions. If you do crash, you can use “slew” mode to join the pack. If the pack will be too scattered before the first stop, we will use slew on a defined point to regroup.
FLIGHT PLAN
A .PLN file is provided here: CYYCCYVR_MFS_05Mar21.pln (7.0 KB)
To use the flight plan, follow these steps:
- Download the flight plan to a easy-to-remember location
- Open MSFS
- Go to the globe
- Click “Load/Save” on the bottom of your screen
- Click “Load”
- Navigate to the downloaded flight plan
- Click load.
LET’S FLY
This is meant to be a fun and informal flight. Everybody is welcome, no matter the amount of experience.
