New Tour - "Pilots of the Caribbean" !

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

As a further celebration of our 10th Anniversary, we are releasing a brand new Tour today! The route starts and ends near our US Hub at Atlanta (it's actually from KFTY - Fulton County Airport - which is the nearest General Aviation Airport to KATL). The Tour then takes you south via Florida to the beautiful Caribbean and on a circuit around such exotic places as:-





The Bahamas...



Saba...



St Bart's (Ste Barthelemy)...



St Vincent and the Grenadines...



Virgin Gorda...



Flamingo...



and Key West, among many others

The full route is on the following map:-



You can see more details on the Tour page - have fun!

[EHM-2589 David]

Thanks a lot Dominic, very very nice and interesting TOUR in the Caribbean Sea , by the way is possible to fly with the CLS Piper Archer II... 

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

Yes, you can use an alternative plane under our usual rules - it has to be substantially the same aircraft or very close - so the CLS version of the Piper Archer will do nicely

[EHM-2381 Ted]

Would it be ok to use my Diamond DA-42 TwinStar (IRIS payware) for this tour?

If so-how is this indicated when filing a PIREP? This sort of thing being one of the few reasons I have FSX still on my PC because I have lovely scenery for the tour 

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

I guess you could use that as an alternative to the Piper Seneca since we don't have an FSX version of that plane

To report the flight, you need to select the Seneca as your chosen plane but then add the identity of the plane you are actually using to the Pirep comments together with the reason for using it instead of the 'official' plane ie "no FSX version available".

Enjoy

[EHM-2381 Ted]

Are some of the airfields seriously mud? My DA-42 is fine for grass but not many GA planes can handle mud. And by coral I take it as "crushed coral" concrete as opposed to loose corals?

Just want to make sure I can fly it with the right plane 

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

Mud=dirt strips so flattened earth really, if it was really wet, it wouldn't be safe to land but if it's dry it's ok. And coral is indeed crushed coral, don't know if anyone has ever tried making a runway out of plain coral since it would shred the tyres of any plane that landed

[EHM-1829 Trevor]

 
       
      Thanks for organising a great tour Dominic,  it’s got me in the mood to head for Florida again.
       I am led to believe that summer falls on a Saturday this year in Prestwick; but what Saturday? 

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

Glad you enjoyed the Tour Trevor

As to summer in Prestwick, I thought it had been cancelled until further notice following all the Government cuts 

[EHM-1749 Hector]

After 5 wonderful weeks between Spain (Madrid and Bilbao) and one in Paris, I am ready to start this event. Question: Can I use the Cesnna 310 instead of the Piper? it is also a piston twin engine and they are very alike.
Thanks in advance.

[EHM-1749 Hector]

Or maybe I could fly instead the AeroCommander 500 which I flew in real life when I was a pilot and happy but I didn't know it.

[EHM-1997 Alexander]

I think the Cesnna 310 and additionally the Beechcraft Duchess (albeit a little on the weak side) are close enough to be used under the substitute rules. Although probably not the Commander.

Want a firm answer?

Wait for Dominic, but you're probably safe to fly and file with the plane substitute in the comments.

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

Hi Hector,

As long as the plane you choose is of generally similar design and specification then you're fine So another twin piston GA plane will do just as well.

Have fun