Arlington Municipal Airport, home of Eviation, as seen in Microsoft Flight Simulator
We will be hosting an Official Fly-in alongside a group of community members (you!) on Twitch. This is an open event, free to all who would like to fly along with us and available to pilots of all skill levels. The goal is to have a great time, explore new locations of the world, and make new friends. This event is open to pilots on both the PC and Xbox platforms.
Hosted by @SeedyL3205, @Jummivana, and @simtom2
When: Friday, April 22 @ 1900Z for two hours.
2022-04-22T19:00:00Z
Where: The Official Twitch Channel of MSFS
There will also be a Discord event channel open for those who want to voice chat with other members of the community.
Please see below for details on the upcoming Fly-In Event:
FLIGHT DETAILS
April 22 is Earth Day. In recognition of this day, we have invited a special VIP guest to join us on our Community Fly-In Friday livestream. Gregory Davis is a commercial pilot, aerospace engineer, and President & Interim CEO of Eviation, makers of an upcoming all-electric commuter plane known as Alice. Greg will be here to answer questions from the community and share his expertise about the future of environmentally-sustainable aviation.
We just published a Community Spotlight article about Greg. You can read it here:
Community Spotlight: Gregory Davis - Microsoft Flight Simulator
Gregory also recently appeared on national television in the United States during a segment of NBC’s Today Show. You can watch the clip below:
This week’s group flight will be in the beautiful Pacific Northwest region, taking off from British Columbia, Canada and flying to Washington, USA. We will depart from Abbottsford, perform a touch & go at Arlington Municipal Airport (home of Eviation), fly over the Microsoft Flight Simulator office in Redmond, past downtown Seattle, then make our way to KHQM for our final full stop landing.
Pilots on PC can download the .pln file here:
Community Fly-In Friday 2022-04-22 Earth Day.PLN (3.1 KB)
We will be starting at CYXX. Please load your aircraft 10 minutes prior to take off and taxi over to the runway in preparation for departure.
AIRCRAFT
Recommended aircraft: Cessna 172, Cub Crafters X or NX Cub, Pipistrel Virus, or any other plane of your choice with a cruise speed of about 120 knots.
MULTIPLAYER SETTINGS
Please adhere to the following settings so you can see everyone / be seen by everyone.
| Variable | Setting |
|---|---|
| Server | SE Asia |
| Multiplayer | All Players |
| Live traffic | As preferred |
| Weather | Few Clouds |
| Time of Day | Daytime |
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.
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.
LET’S FLY
This is meant to be a fun and informal flight. Everybody is welcome, no matter the amount of experience.
