[Previous Event]: Beirut Fly-in: Disaster relief fundraiser (Sat 22nd Aug)

DAGENERALOFPAIN · August 6, 2020, 2:01pm

As many of you may have seen Beirut was rocked by a terrible explosion on 4th August that (as of writing) killed 171, injured more 5,000 and has left potentially 300,000 people homeless.

How is this related to MSFS you may ask? With the release we can now go anywhere in the world – it is only through previously flying to Beirut Intl Airport (OLBA) in Flight Simulators before that I am familiar with Beirut and have seen how close this massive explosion was to many buildings and people’s homes.

Everyone is invited to the Beirut fly-in and this will be casual event. If possible, donate to one of the many charities supporting people on the ground. If you are unable to donate, that’s not a problem - you can still join in and enjoy the scenic views!

When: 2020-08-22T14:00:00Z

Depart: LCLK - Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus
Arrive: OLBA – Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport

Flight Plan:

Spawn at one of the parking spots at LCLK
Line-up together on LCLK RW4, depart 2020-08-22T14:00:00Z
After take-off, right turn heading 120
Climb 10,000 ft
Cruise speed: 200 kt

Aircraft: Any, however recommend something capable of 200kts e.g TBM

Multiplayer Settings:

Multiplayer: All Players
Air Traffic: Live Traffic
Weather & Time: Live
Server: West USA
Voice Communication: Official Discord MSFS - Event voice Channel (we will use either Event 1 or Event 2 depending which is available at the time.)

Important: To access the voice channels, make sure you react/click on the message “server access” in the Important-Info channel.

Not mandatory but if you would like to use this map, see the below for details:

Link to moving map: https://events.flighttracker.tech/

Suggestions to donate:

Lebanese Red Cross: https://www.supportlrc.app/donate/donate.html
UN World Food Program: https://donatenow.wfp.org/wfp/~my-donation
Humanity and Inclusion NGO: https://www.hi-us.org/beirut_explosion
International Medical Corps: https://give.internationalmedicalcorps.org/page/65328/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=DP~LB21~DPHPL2108
Islamic Relief: https://irusa.org/middle-east/lebanon/?utm_source=Website&utm_medium=Social%20Media&utm_campaign=Lebanon%20Emergency
Save the Children: https://support.savethechildren.org/site/Donation2?df_id=4450&4450.donation=form1
Unicef: https://www.unicefusa.org/ or https://www.unicef.org/ in your region
Impact Lebanon: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lebanon-relief?utm_term=PYp7gXzyD
Project Hope: https://www.projecthope.org/explosion-in-beirut/

MeridianOwl4306 · August 6, 2020, 7:03pm

We can also donate to the American Red Cross and let them manage the donations.

DAGENERALOFPAIN · August 19, 2020, 1:53pm

Hi everyone, if you are interested in joining this group flight, I’ve updated the post above. This is a casual group event open to everyone, if there’s any questions feel free to ask here or we can guide you though on the day! See you at LCLK!

Xiaou · August 22, 2020, 9:52am

Planning to fly into Beirut later today. It’ll be my first time joining a community event in any Flight Sim.

Does it matter what server I am on?
Anything else I might need to know about participating in a fly-in, besides what is highlighted above?

DAGENERALOFPAIN · August 22, 2020, 11:21am

awesome, i’ve updated the post above with these details:

Multiplayer: All Players
Air Traffic: Live Traffic
Weather & Time: Live
Server: West USA
Voice Communication: Official Discord MSFS - Event voice Channel (we will use either Event 1 or Event 2 depending which is available at the time.)

Its important to be on the same server so we can see each other’s aircraft.

DAGENERALOFPAIN · August 22, 2020, 11:59am

Larnaca Intl (LCLK) to Rafic Hariri Intl (OLBA).pln (2.9 KB)

I’ve also created a simple flight plan if anyone finds it helpful. Simply save to any location e.g your desktop and then load from the world map screen click ‘Load/Save’ and choose this file.

aRk02380 · August 22, 2020, 12:39pm

I’m from Lebanon and thank you tons for hosting this amazing event!

r2p42 · August 22, 2020, 2:22pm

Is it over already? Don’t see anyone.

VibronicFoil450 · August 22, 2020, 3:06pm

thanks all for an awesome flight!

Xiaou · August 22, 2020, 3:47pm

Thank you everyone for a great flight, I was in the voice chat room but was unable to talk (technical difficulties!), Had a lot of fun, and was listening in.

Anyone feel free to add me, hope to do this again
GT: Xiaou

FraSie9925 · August 22, 2020, 5:10pm

Thanks for the great event, the flight was perfect, I never would have come to the idea to fly in that area, because I only knew it from the news and the headlines, but I never saw the incredible landscape behind. And of course: the fundraise was a good idea, I hope it can help little bit.

Rock579471 · August 22, 2020, 5:22pm

From TBM to Shock Ultra. A great time. I hope you do many more.

BaconMeCrazy307 · August 22, 2020, 5:27pm

Thank you for the amazing flight! Some of the best fun I’ve had with Flight Simulation in quite some time. Looking forward to the next one!!

DAGENERALOFPAIN · August 23, 2020, 9:02am

Thanks to everyone who joined! It was a great flight and the bush flying after was amazing! For the next flight (Tour of HK) I’ve created: Hong Kong Guided Group Tour: Sat 29th Aug 14:00 UTC

Hope to see you all there!