Note Time Change: with many regions now having switched to Daylight Saving Time, we are shifting the start time of Community Fly-In Friday one hour earlier. The event will now start at 1800Z. We will switch back to 1900Z after the move back to Standard time in November.
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, @Pieter2427, @simtom2, and @FactualGull1036
When: Friday, April 7 @ 1800Z for two hours.
2023-04-07T18:00:00Z
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 7 is Good Friday, one of the most important religious holidays to those people who follow the Christian faith. In recognition of this occasion, we will fly to Vatican City 
where the Pope annually delivers a Good Friday mass service to the world’s estimated 1.3 billion Catholics. The flight will also see us visit several other beautiful and noteworthy areas around Italy 
, including Salerno, the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Mount Vesuvius (and the nearby ruins of Pompeii), Naples, and Rome. Of course, no flight to Italy would be complete without plenty of discussion about pizza! 
Pilots on PC can download the .pln file below:
2023-04-07 Italy & Vatican City.PLN (8.4 KB)
We will be starting at LIRI. 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, CubCrafters X or NX Cub, Pipistrel Virus, Flight Design CTSL, JMB Aviation VL-3, or any other plane of your choice that can maintain a cruise speed of approximately 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.
