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SITREP - 2006-04-26
EHM-1442 Luis:
Hi Murray
You are right about the rwy's length ...eheheheh.....
I finished to test it in my skin.....i was not able to stop the DC3 before the rwy's end.....;D
It 'll be a very pleasant event...... a lot of DC3 in the air......
Thank you
EHM-1001 Robert:
Of course, we need to find airfields that you are able to land. Originally those small airplanes could land at any place, but the DC-3 is a bit larger and faster. The reason behind airport change in 1st and 2nd leg -there is not more on the route- is because in FS, Bellefonte have only 60 feet wide runway which is almost impossible to touch perfectly. Other runways along the route are suitable.
The flightplans I made are prepared for VFR/ direct GPS flying, but you can change it to any type you want. Because the pilots used visual navigation and a compass only, the preferred altitude for the legs do not go over 4000...6000 feet above the ground. With a nice scenery add-on, it will surely be an unforgettable tour.
We only need to take care of the planes...if you crash it, the tour is over !
EHM-1417 Tamas:
Please write me to pilots list. And hope learn to begining the MAAM DC3.
Cheers Tamas Biro
EHM-1671 Ben:
--- Quote ---Originally posted by SirRoberto
Registration so far:
for DC-3 Dakota:
EHM-0654 Murray Crane
EHM-1001 Robert Szikszo
EHM-1199 Philip Rolt
EHM-1358 Timothy Berry
EHM-1442 Luis Nunes
EHM-1500 Jim Hoyle
EHM-1703 Philip Nutt
EHM-1798 Conrad Oldcorn
EHM-1821 Javier Goh
--- End quote ---
What about me? I'll be flying in a default DC-3 on ProPilot
EHM-0654 Murray:
For those of you that want charts, I can do no better than to give you links to the FAA NACO site.
For the current cycle (0603):
http://www.naco.faa.gov/digital_tpp.asp?ver=0603&eff=03-16-2006&end=04-13-2006
And for the next cycle (0604, begins 2006-04-13):
http://www.naco.faa.gov/digital_tpp.asp?ver=0604&eff=04-13-2006&end=05-11-2006
EDIT: If, like me, you're a little bit fastideous about your flight planning (I'm doing so much preparation for this it's silly), do not use the distances given on the event page for your planning - they aren't at all accurate (sorry Robert, probably not your fault...). Using FSNav for distances and bearings, DCT courses in all cases, I come up with a total distance of 2,284.0nm, as compared to the event page total of 2,381nm (100nm difference, which at 160KIAS is quite a lot...)
Use these figures for accurate flight planning:
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