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 @Jummivana, @SeedyL3205, @simtom2, and @JoeyBolo77
When: Friday, April 21 @ 1800Z for two hours.
2023-04-21T18:00:00Z
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
In January 1969, there was a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. Images of marine wildlife coated in black oil dominated the television airways, and this led to an increased interest in environmental issues in the United States. Later that year, at a UNESCO conference in San Francisco, activist John McConnell proposed a new global holiday to celebrate Earth’s life and beauty. McConnell’s proposal eventually become known as Earth Day, celebrated around the world every year on April 22. For this week’s Community Fly-In, we will be visiting Santa Barbara and San Francisco, two cities with direct links to the origin of Earth Day, and then continue onwards to Yosemite National Park to take in the beautiful natural scenery.
Pilots on PC can download the .pln file below:
2023-04-21 Earth Day.PLN (4.5 KB)
We will be starting at KSBA. Please load your aircraft 10 minutes prior to take off and taxi over to the runway in preparation for departure.
AIRCRAFT
Recommended aircraft: Daher TBM 930, Beechcraft King Air, or any other plane of your choice that can maintain a cruise speed of around 220 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.
(5PM PST/8PM EST would allow most to get to bed just after 10 on the east coast too if need be).
