Come try your hand at flying the famous Mach Loop in Wales where military and civilian airplanes are tested. This annual event in our MSFS community is casual and fun.
Who
Howard Forder - Host
Andrew Smith - Cohost
ForderLearnToFly Moderators
ForderLearnToFly chat observers
Anyone who registers can fly the loop
Hosted by the ForderLearnToFly twitch channel
We have drone camera operators at the major turns.
We have a timer at the start and stop.
Where
The ForderLearnToFly Twitch Channel
When
Saturday, January 28 at 1700Z
Everyone is welcome to watch the event, cheer on the competitors in Twitch chat, and show your support to the pilots as they demonstrate their skill in managing such an obstacle course in the shortest time possible. No pylons or strict rules. Just stay below the mountaintops and don’t crash!
Registration
Please register to compete at Mach Loop or be a camera/judge person: https://forms.gle/iQnABEKzn8Yfduqf6
Registration closes at 11:30 pm Eastern Time on Saturday, January 28th. (1630z)
Prerequisites
Anyone with MSFS and multiplayer can participate as a camera person or a competitor. The skill of flying the loop in your favorite plane is completely up to you and you can practice ahead of time by downloading the flightplan.
ForderLearnToFly Discord channel: ForderLearnToFly
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We are hosting a practice session on Thursday at 5pm Eastern, 2200z on https://twitch.tv/ForderLearnToFly
Everyone is welcome to watch or participate. The purpose is to have the camera operators practice following any planes in the loop and for participants to learn how to fly the loop.
The rules for the Saturday event are as follows:
Use any plane you wish. We are timing them one at a time.
Do not fly over any hilltops or mountaintops.
Don’t crash.
After all planes are timed individually, then we pair them up with same planes in the loop the same time.
At the end, we put all participants in the loop for a mass group fly through the loop. Obviously, some will fly faster than others. Any plane will do. Come and have some fun.
-Howard
Post your questions here and I hope to see you all on the channel Thursday.
Have a look at some past winners of the Mach Loop.
You too can get a certificate for participating and maybe a certificate for 1st place!
What an event… so much fun. Here are the results with certificates and timings.
See you all next year.
Remember, we have the Silverstone event and the Oshkosh event coming in the next few months.
Thanks to all who volunteered to be camera operators.
-Howard
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Here is the flightplan if anyone wants to practice before the next event.
VFR Llanbedr (EGOD) to Llanbedr (EGOD) Mach Loop (1).pln (9.2 KB)
