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* FLIGHTS * FROM VAL-U-PROP!!! * Where WE VAL-U-YOU!!!!!!!!!! ************** THESE FLIGHTS ARE FOR SIMULATION AND NOT FOR REAL WORLD FLYING! * Note: Due to constant updating of this site, you will have to use the refresh button on your taskbar. * Napa County to Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County (above) Bloomington-Monroe County to Pittsburgh San Francisco International to Salt Lake City The Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport to Bloomington-Monroe County Ernest K. Gann's 1939 AM-21 Route - a multi stop authentic 1930s AAL flight: Newark/Syracuse/Rochester/Buffalo/Erie/Cleveland. 3-12-2003 - CargoLiner service begun. All 4th-class: Pitchforks to Paducah! 3-15 2003 - Leg1 of the Beerleague Around the World Flight! 3-16-2003 - Leg2 of the Beerleague Around the World Flight! 3-17-2003 - Val-U-Prop CargoLiner Mission: Get Saddam! 3-18-2003 - Leg3 of the BeerLeague Around the World Flight! 3-20 - 2003 - Leg4 of the BeerLeague Around the World Flight! 3-23 - 2003 - Leg5 of the BeerLeague Around the World Flight! 3-24 - 2003 - Leg6 of the BeerLeague Around the World Flight! 3-29-2003 Burlington, VT to Boston/Logan International! 4-6-2003 Mutli Stop Flight: Boston, La Guardia, Washington National, Pittsburgh, KBMG 4-8-2003 C-54 FIRST FLIGHT! BERLIN AIRLIFT! 4-11-2003 Two New Beech VP Shuttle plans by Craig Shortino: KJFK to Miami and back: Los Angeles to San Francisco and back. 4-14-2003 DC-7 Inaugaural Flight: Portland to San Francisco. Hot Babies! 4-24-2003 - Lockheed Constellation First flight: New York KJFK to Miami! 5-01-2003 APRIL ONSITE FLIGHTS! 30 flights from VP; half with ATC/GPS; All are fun! 5-18-2003: All VP Disaster Relief Flights are at AVSIM. Help in storm recovery! 5-30-2003 DC-3 Coast-to-Coast American Airlines 1937 plans with ATC/GPS and text! 6-11-2003 MAY ONSITE FLIGHTS, including disaster relief and DC-3 coast-to-coast. And MORE! 7-11-2003 JUNE ONSITE FLIGHTS, including our MOUNTAIN MISSIONS, are now at AVSIM, PAGE FOUR. * ALL AVAILABLE AT: * http://library.avsim.com/search.php?SearchTerm=james+underwood&CatID=Root&Sort=Name&ScanMode=&CurrentPage=3 AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING! SUBMIT YOUR PLAN TO US! jcumus@bluemarble.net

* NOTE: You can copy the route text and paste it into Notepad or Wordpad and then print it. * FLASH! ROUTES CAN BE LOGGED IN! * Click below to sign up or log a flight, leg or complete route at Nigel's site: * http://www.nsutcliffe.co.uk/valuprop/index.htm * NOTE: YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW THE DURATION IN MINUTES AND FUEL CONSUMED FOR EACH LEG. * THERE WILL BE A $10,000 BONUS FOR EACH PILOT THAT FLIES ANY LEG OF THESE ROUTES!!!!! * NOTE: YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW THE DURATION AND FUEL CONSUMED FOR EACH LEG. * Note: You can fly any propeller aircraft you want in these plans. You do NOT have to use the ones in the pictures! Also, for those of you new to us, you might pick a short leg from Routes 1-14, and log it in the "Flight Log-In" section. You can also log in ANY flight you make, as long as you use an aircraft listed on Nigel's site - or you can add one by posting it on the forum for Nigel. You'll see how easy it is to make an extra $10,0000 by flying each leg of one of the routes listed below! Just remember the flight's time and amount of fuel used in US gallons. Note: Take the fuel readings from the tanks by going to the Aircraft/Fuel drop down box. The NavLog is just way off and usually doubles the amount you really used. * ROUTE 33: A CLASSIC MULTI-STOP! * LEG ONE: MONTREAL TO BOSTON * Type KYUL to put yourself at Montreal INTL. Tune ADF to 268 and take off climbing to 9000 MSL while heading 160 degrees for 79 NM to: VKN 268 46 NM at 166 to: LAH 276 47 NM at 153 to: CO 216 30 NM at 174 to: LW 402 18 NM at 169 to: KBOS LOGAN FIELD EL 20 ATIS 135.0 R15/33 110.70 R4/22 110.30 R27 111.30 * LEG TWO: BOSTON TO HARTFORD * Type KBOS to put yourself at Logan Field at Boston. Tune ADF to 241 and take off, climbing to 5000 MSL while heading 233 degrees for 34 NM to: SFZ 241 53 NM at 267 to: HF 244 6 NM at 003 to: HARTFORD-BRAINARD EL 19 ATIS 126.45 R2/20 R11/29 * From here just follow the rest of the flight plan to New York which is now Leg THREE. * LEG THREE: HARTFORD TO NEW YORK * Type KHFD in the box to put yourself at HARTFORD. Tune ADF to 244 and take off heading 183 degrees while climbing to 5000 MSL for 6 NM to: HF 244 26 NM at 249 to: OX 362 44 NM at 239 to: UR 385 LOM R22 110.50 KLGA LA GUARDIA EL 22 ATIS 125.95 R4 110.50 R13/31 108.50 * LEG FOUR: NEW YORK TO PHILADELPHIA * Type KLGA to put yourself at New York. Tune ADF to 241 and take off, climbing to 4000 MSL while heading 249 degrees for 19 NM to: EW 241 38 NM at 246 to: TT 369 21 NM at 217 to: PD 222 LOM (6 NM) OFFSET LDA R27 111.55 KPHL PHILADELPHIA INTL EL 38 ATIS 133.4 R9 109.30 * LEG FIVE: PHILADELPHIA TO WASHINGTON DC * Type KPHL in the ID box to put yourself at Phillie. Tune ADF to 248 and take off, climbing to 5000 MSL while heading 237 degrees for 24 NM to: IL 248 39 NM at 256 to: MIN 342 37 NM at 268 to: GAI 385 23 NM at 223 to: IA 346 19 NM at 135 to: DA 223 7 NM at 041 to: DC 332 6NM at 002 to: KDCA RONALD REAGAN INTL EL 15 ATIS 132.65 R1 109.90 R19 108.80 R4/22 R15/33 * NOTE: Because of extra-tight security since 9/11, this rather torturous route has been in use, to avoid flying over various monuments. Personally, I think this airport should have remained shut down. But the Fat Cats want an airport right across the river from the Senate so they can do their lobbying. * LEG SIX: WASHINGTON DC TO RICHMOND, VA * Type KDCA in the box to put yourself at Washington. Tune ADF to 396 and take off, climbing to 3000 MSL while heading 206 degrees for 48 NM to: APH 396 20 NM at 210 to: LJK 280 17 NM at 163 to: KRIC EICHMOND INTL EL 167 ATIS 119.15 R16 110.70 R34 110.70 R2 110.90 R7/25 LEG SEVEN: RICHMOND, VA TO RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC * Type KRIC in the box to put yourself at Richmond. Tune ADF to 356 and take off, climbing to 5000 MSL while heading 224 degrees for 60 NM to: MBV 356 56 NM at 223 to: LE 350 5 NM at 237 to: KRDU RALEIGH-DURHAM EL 435 ATIS 123.80 R5L 109.10 R23R 111.70 R5R 109.50 R23L 108.50 * LEG EIGHT: RALEIGH-DURHAM TO CHARLESTON, SC * Type KRDU to put yourself at Raleigh. Tune ADF to 257 and take off, climbing to 5000 MSL while heading 211 degrees for 75 NM to: MW 257 55 NM at 203 to: CFY 420 42 NM to: MKS 354 12 NM at 199 to: CH 329 LOM R15 109.7 KCHS CHARLESTON EXEC EL 46 ATIS 124.75 R15 109.7 R33 108.9 R3/21 * LEG NINE: CHARLESTON TO JACKSONVILLE, FL * Type KCHS in the box to put yourself at Charleston. Tune ADF to 368 and take off, climbing to 5000 MSL while heading 240 degrees for 80 NM to: SA 368 59 NM at 187 to: JUK 353 49 NM at 191 to: CRG 114.50 on field VOR KCRG CRAIG MUNI EL 41 ATIS 125.45 R14 R32 111.70 R5/23 * * LEG TEN: JACKSONVILLE TO MIAMI * Type KCRG to put yourself at Jacksonville. Tune ADF to 263 and take off, climbing to 2000 MSL while heading 168 degrees for 74 NM to: DA 263 54 NM at 156 to: COI 247 43 NM at 163 to: VEP 392 59 NM at 173 to: PB 356 53 NM at 182 to: MI 248 LOM (5.2 NM) R27L 109.50 KMIA MIAMI INTL EL 8 ATIS 119.15 R9R 110.90 R27L 109.50 R9L 110.30 R27R 109.10 R12 108.90 R30 111.70 * ROUTE 1: ERNEST K. GANN'S AM21: MULTI-STOP: NEWARK TO CLEVELAND *

* WELCOME TO THE 1930'S - DOUGLAS DC-2 TO THE RIGHT, ABOVE. * From the pages of THE aviation classic, "Fate is the Hunter," this is the route that Ernest K. Gann flew as a co-pilot (and later as Captain) for American Airlines, when he began his career on March 13, 1939. A multi-stop flight, it is scenic, and provides some rather tricky approaches - particularly at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE THE TEXT BELOW AND PRINT IT FROM NOTEPAD OR WORDPAD * ROUTE ONE: LEG ONE: NEWARK TO WILKES BARRE * Type KEWR in the ICAO box. Tune NAV2 to 109.60 and set heading to 312; Tune NAV1 to 109.90; Tune ADF to 410. Take off and head 312 degrees at 5000 MSL for 36 NM to: STW 109.60 45 NM at 299 to: CYE 410 5 NM at 044 to: AV 257 4 NM at 044 to: R4 (45 degrees) 109.90 KAVP WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON EL 962 NO ATIS Note that there are TWO LOMS for this runway. CYE should be crossed at 3900 MSL; AV at 2200. You will have to cross CYE and head due North for one minute; then execute a standard rate LEFT turn back to CYE to catch the Localizer. If the wind is wrong and the vis is bad, you will have to fly to VOR CHY 110.80. At station passage fly radial 257 OUTBOUND until you intercept Localizer and Glide Slope for R22 (225 degrees) 109.90 Gann's first landing as an AAL co-pilot was here - when the airport was vastly smaller. He was flying a DC-2 and chopped the power a tad too soon, resulting in a "drop like an elevator" followed by much bouncing. * ROUTE ONE: LEG TWO: WILKES/BARRE TO SYRACUSE * Type KAVP in the ICAO box. Tune NAV2 to 117.80 and set heading to 016; Tune ADF to 332. Take off and head 002 degrees at 5000 MSL for 47 NM to: BG 332 41 NM at 016 to: GGT 117.80 21 NM at 351 to: SY 242 LOM R28 109.90 KSYR SYRACUSE/HANCOCK INTL EL 421 ATIS 132.05 R10 109.90 R15/33 R1/19 This flight should take about 45 minutes. * ROUTE ONE: LEG THREE: SYRACUSE/HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL TO ROCHESTER, NY * Type KSYR in the ICAO box. Tune NAV1 to 109.50; Tune NAV2 to 110.0 and set heading to 282 degrees. Take off and climb to 4000 MSL while heading 282 degrees for 68 NM to: ROC 110.0 KROC ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL EL 559 ATIS 124.825 R28 109.50 LOM 400 (4.5 NM from runway) R4/22 R7/25 I did this approach in 1 mile vis, NDB only. Can you? Despite winds at 345, FS2004 ATIS vectored me to R22 instead of R28. Pay no attention to the Tower! I think they've been hitting the joy juice up there. * ROUTE ONE: LEG FOUR: ROCHESTER, NY TO BUFFALO/NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL * Type KROC in the ICAO Box. Tune NAV2 to 116.40 and set heading to 266. Take off and head 266 degrees at 3000 MSL for 44 NM to: BUF 116.40 3 NM at 298 to: KBUF BUFFALO/NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL EL 724 ATIS 135.35 R5 108.50 LOM 231 R23 111.30 LOM 204 This snoozer will take about 20 minutes, DC-3 time. * ROUTE ONE: LEG FIVE: BUFFALO, NY TO ERIE, PA * Type KBUF in the ICAO Box. Tune NAV2 to 116.20 and set heading to 231: Tune ADF to 372. Take off and climb to 4000 MSL while heading 231 degrees for 37 NM to: DKK 116.20 43 NM at 248 to: CQD 372 LOM R 24 110.30 KERI ERIE INTRNATIONL EL 733 ATIS 120.35 R6 110.30 LOM 349 This flight should take a little over 40 minutes. * ROUTE ONE: FINAL LEG: ERIE, PA TO CLEVELAND, OH * Type KERI in the ICAO Box. Tune ADF to 263 and take off, climbing to 4000 MSL while heading 255 degrees for 57 NM to: LQL 263 11 NM at 239 to: BF 248 5 NM at 246 to: BKL 416 2 NM at 242 to: KBKL CLEVELAND/BURKE LAKEFRONT EL 583 ATIS 125.25 R24R (245 degrees) 111.50 R6L * ROUTE #2: AUTHENTIC AAL 1939 FLIGHT: NEWARK TO CHICAGO * LEG ONE: NEWARK TO PHILADELPHIA * Place aircraft on active runway by typing KEWR in the ICAO. Tune NAV1 to 109.30; Tune ADF to 369. Take off and fly 241 degrees for 44 NM to: TT 369 25 NM at 228 to: KPHL PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL EL 38 ATIS 133.40 Since there is no VOR on-field head for LOM 222 R27L 109.30 (LOM is 6.5 NM from runway) If the wind is adverse you may use: R9R 109.30 R17 108.75 This flight should take about 32 minutes, plus taxi time. NOTE: All timings are DC-3 based. * ROUTE #2: LEG TWO: PHILADELPHIA TO BALTIMORE/MARTIN STATE * Type KPHL and request active runway. Tune NAV1 to 114.0 and set heading to 247: Tune NAV2 to 108.40 and set heading to 255; Tune ADF to 342. Take off and climb to 4000 MSL and head 247 degrees for 20 NM to: DQO 114.0 29 NM at 255 to: PPM 108.40 14 NM at 234 to: MTN 342 LOM R33 110.70 KMTN MARTIN STATE EL 22 ATIS 124.925 R15 Localizer Only 110.70 Depending on the wind, this flight should take about 33 minutes, plus taxi time. * ROUTE #2: LEG THREE: BALTIMORE/MARTIN STATE TO WASHINGTON NATIONAL * We must make a circuitous route to avoid the Mall in DC as it is the most heavily secured airspace in the world. So: Type KMTN in the ICAO box. Tune NAV1 to 108.50: Tune ADF to 371. Take off and climb to 2000 MSL and head 271 degrees for 17 NM to: FND 371 19 NM at 258 to: GAD 385 14 NM at 182 to: GTN 323 LOM (6.6 NM from runway) OFFSET LDA R19 108.50 KDCA WASHINGTON NATIONAL EL 15 ATIS 132.65 If you need R19, the LDA course is 145 degrees with the localizer centered. The runway is 186 degrees, so you'll need to make a sharp right turn onto it at about 1 NM DME1 (depending on the aircraft you are flying). The approach is visual, and forbidden when the ceiling is less than 600 feet. R1 109.90 LOM 332 This flight should take about 23 minutes - longer if you need R1. * ROUTE #2: LEG FOUR: WASHINGTON TO ELKINS, WV * A VERY TRICKY APPROACH! * Place aircraft on either medium ramp or active runway by typing KDCA in the ICAO box. Tune NAV1 to 109.9; Tune NAV2 to 114.30 and set heading to 279; Tune ADF to 284. Take off and climb to 6000 MSL while heading 279 degrees for 54 NM to: LDN 114.30 77 NM (This is a long range NDB) at 281 to: RQY 284 On-Field NDB ELKINS/RANDOLPH COUNTY EL 1987 ATIS 119.275 R14/32 R23/5 NAV1 is set to the offset LDA and has a DME. So, it is safe to begin a descent to 4000 MSL at 4.5 NM TO DME1. If the weather is good, choose your runway by the wind and land. You may have to lose some altitude by circling to do so for R32 or R5. Approach is visual, or you can use the NDB on-field. If you need R23 or R14, and if the weather is bad you WILL, you must use the offset LDA. To do so, maintain 4000 MSL and head for the NDB (284). When the NAV1 needle begins to move to center head 015 degrees. You'll probably have to fly about 040 to get the needle back, so do so and center it at 015 degrees, remembering that you are flying AWAY from the field. Do not go more than 8 miles DME1 away from the field, and do not descend below 4000 MSL. Do a standard rate procedure turn by heading 060 degrees for one minute, then make a standard rate LEFT turn back, centering the needle at 195 degrees. At 5 NM DME1 begin your descent - there is no glide slope. By following NAV1 you will be in a valley. The LDA will merely point you to the field where you can choose either R14 or R23, for a visual approach. Minimums are: Ceiling 3000; Vis 1.5 NM. This leg should take about an hour, DC-3 time, unless you need the LDA approach. NOTE: You can copy the above text and paste it into Notepad or Wordpad and then print it. * ROUTE #2: LEG FIVE: ELKINS TO CHARLESTON/YEAGER FIELD,WV * Type KEKN in the ICAO box. Tune NAV1 to 110.30; Tune NAV2 to 117.40 and set heading to 255; Tune ADF to 234. Take off, climb to 7000 MSL and head 259 degrees for 39 NM to: JTM 234 56 NM at 255 to: HVQ 117.40 8 NM at 086 to: KCRW YEAGER FIELD EL 982 ATIS 127.6 R5/23 110.30 R15/33 This is another tricky approach. If the weather is good you will see the airport 8 NM before arriving at HVQ, and just go on in and land. It is safe to begin a descent to 2900 MSL 12 NM from HVQ. If vis is bad (and it sure is today) you'll have to fly to HVQ and follow radial 118 BACK to intercept the localizer for R5. NOTE: the glide slope here is way too high. I dropped out of the clouds a good 200 feet too high, and had a fine time trying to stop the DC-3 at the far end of the runway. As for R23 - just fly the localizer outbound at 5000 MSL until the glide slope comes to center, then execute a procedure turn and return and intercept the ILS. This way you won't hit one of the Alleghenies. * ROUTE #2: LEG SIX CHARLESTON, WV TO HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE FERGUSON, WV * This is a very short flight, with an easy approach. Type KCRW in the ICAO box. Tune ADF to 226 and take off, climbing to 4000 MSL while heading 275 degrees for 47 NM to: HT LOM 226 R12 109.90 HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE EL 828 ATIS 125.20 R30 108.70 If you use today's weather you will need R30, so be sure to head LEFT of the ADF needle to intercept the localizer. I flew about 260 degrees for the last 15 miles and intercepted localizer and glide slope at about 10 NM. This leg should take about 15 minutes, DC-3 time. My! There are certainly a lot of stops in West Virginia! Wonder why? * LEG SEVEN: HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE FERGUSON, TO CINCINNATI/LUNKEN MUNI * WATCH OUT FOR THE HILL ON FINAL! * Type KHTS in the ICAO box. Tune NAV2 to 112.80 and set heading to 315; Tune ADF to 359. Take off and climb to 4000 MSL and head 315 degrees for 26 NM to: YRK 112.80 30 NM at 300 to: AMT 359 45 NM at 304 to: MDE 379 LOM R21L 110.90 CINCINNATI/LUNKEN MUNI EL 483 ATIS 120.25 R3 R7/25 * Lunken was the main airport at Cincy, until they built the huge monstrosity at Covington, over in Kentucky. * LEG EIGHT: CINCINNATI TO INDIANAPOLIS/MT. COMFORT * Type KLUK in the ICAO Code box. Tune NAV2 to 112.0 and set heading to 293; Tune ADF to 254. Take off and climb to 4000 MSL and head 293 for 42 NM to: HLB 254 31 NM at 306 to: SHB 112.0 13 NM at 346 to: KMQJ INDIANAPOLIS/MT. COMFORT EL 862 NO ATIS R25 108.70 R7 R16/34 At station passage SHB follow Radial 346 OUTBOUND and it will take you to R34. You'll probably need to use R25, as that's where the wind is from today and it is stormy. Mt. Comfort was Indianapolis Airport back in the 30's. The TAT Route came here. * LEG NINE: INDIANAPOLIS/MT. COMFORT, IN TO CHICAGO MIDWAY * Type KMQJ in the ICAO box. Tune ADF to 278 and take off, climbimg to 4000 MSL while heading 312 degrees for 23 NM to: FKR 278 49 NM at 327 to: RZL 362 38 NM at 334 to: CGT 114.20 15 NM at 340 to: KDZ 248 LOM R31C 109.90 KMDW CHICAGO/MIDWAY ATIS 132.75 EL 620 R4R 111.5 LOM 332 R13C 109.90 R22L/R22R 4L * ROUTE #3: NASHVILLE TO NEWARK * ROUTE #3 LEG ONE: NASHVILLE, TUNE AIRFIELD TO LOUISVILLE, BOWMAN FIELD * Yes, it's really an airport called Tune - beware of the many radio antennas that sprout over country music heaven. * Type KJWN to put yourself on Tune Airfield. Tune NAV2 to 110.80 and set heading to 041; Tune ADF to 236; Tune NAV1 to 112.20 and set heading to 003. Take off and climb to 4000 MSL and head 026 degrees for 46 NM to: BW 236 59 NM at 041 to: EWO 110.80 36 NM at 003 to: BQM 112.20 KLOU LOUISVILLE BOWMAN FIELD NO ATIS (Nearest is Standiford 118.725 6 NM) EL 547 R6/24 14/32 1/19 No ILS and no NDB - VOR is .1 NM at 159 from field. * ROUTE #3 LEG TWO: LOUISVILLE TO CINCINNATI, LUNKEN FIELD * WATCH OUT FOR HILLS AND OBSTRUCTIONS ON FINAL AT CINCINNATI! * Type KLOU in the ICAO box to put yourself at Bowman Field. Tune NAV2 to 117.30 and set heading to 044. Take off and climb to 3000 MSL while heading 044 degrees for 65 NM to: CVG 117.30 14 NM at 073 to: KLUK CINCINNATI MUNI/LUNKEN EL 484 ATIS 120.25 R21 110.90 LOM 379 6.3 NM from runway R3 Localizer/Back Course 110.90 R23 R25/7 * ROUTE #3: LEG THREE: CINCINNATI TO WASHINGTON NATIONAL * Type KLUK in the ICAO box to place yourself at Cincinnati, Lunken. Tune NAV1 to 109.90; Tune ADF to 385 and take off, climbing to 7000 MSL while heading 090 degrees for 70 NM to: EOP 385 (Most of these are long range NDB's) 67 NM at 090 to: PK 388 79 NM at 111 to: RQY 284 PIT STOP FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED THEIR BLADDER'S BEER LIMIT RQY 284 On-Field NDB ELKINS/RANDOLPH COUNTY EL 1987 ATIS 119.275 R14/32 R23/5 NAV1 is set to the offset LDA and has a DME. So, it is safe to begin a descent to 4000 MSL at 4.5 NM TO DME1. If the weather is good, choose your runway by the wind and land. You may have to lose some altitude by circling to do so for R32 or R5. Approach is visual, or you can use the NDB on-field. If you need R23 or R14, and if the weather is bad you WILL, you must use the offset LDA. To do so, maintain 4000 MSL and head for the NDB (284). When the NAV1 needle begins to move to center head 015 degrees. You'll probably have to fly about 040 to get the needle back, so do so and center it at 015 degrees, remembering that you are flying AWAY from the field. Do not go more than 8 miles DME1 away from the field, and do not descend below 4000 MSL. Do a standard rate procedure turn by heading 060 degrees for one minute, then make a standard rate LEFT turn back, centering the needle at 195 degrees. At 5 NM DME1 begin your descent - there is no glide slope. By following NAV1 you will be in a valley. The LDA will merely point you to the field where you can choose either R14 or R23, for a visual approach. Minimums are: Ceiling 3000; Vis 1.5 NM. FACILITIES ARE LIMITED BUT THERE ARE MANY TREES AROUND. Please do not use KDCA approach plates as toilet paper. * After you've done your business, be careful taking off, as there are many hills surrounding the field. You may want to circle to gain altitude. Then go 66 NM at 107 degrees to: LVA 245 49 NM at 088 to: IA 346 19 NM at 100 to: DCA 111.0 on-field VOR KDCA WASHINGTON NATIONAL EL 15 ATIS 132.65 If you need R19, the LDA (108.50) course is 145 degrees with the localizer centered. LOM for LDA is 323. The runway is 186 degrees, so you'll need to make a sharp right turn onto it at about 1.5 NM DME1 (depending on the aircraft you are flying). The approach is visual, and forbidden when the ceiling is less than 600 feet. R1 109.90 LOM 332 * ROUTE #3: LEG FOUR: WASHINGTON NATIONAL TO NEWARK * Type KDCA in the ICAO box to put yourself at Washington National. Tune NAV1 to 114.0 and set heading to 062; Tune NAV2 to 112.0 and set heading to 060. Take off and head 062 degrees for 83 NM to: DQO 114.00 37 NM at 060 to: PNE 112.00 48 NM at 060 to EZ 204 LOM R4 110.75 4 NM from KEWR NEWARK INTERNATIONAL EL 18 ATIS 115.70 R4L/22R 110.75 R4R/22L 108.70 R11/19 * Newark was the main airport in the New York area until La Guardia was completed. Thus American made it their East Coast base of operations. * ROUTE #4 BELFAST TO LONDON * LEG ONE: BELFAST NORTHERN IRELAND TO DUBLIN * Type EGAC to put yourself at Belfast. Tune NAV2 to 114.90 and take off, heading 201 degrees at 4000 MSL for 69 NM to: DUB 114.90 4 NM at 164 to: EIDW DUBLIN ATIS 124.525 EL 242 R28 108.90 LOM 397 R10 108.90 LOM 316 R16/34 R11/29 * ROUTE #4 LEG TWO: DUBLIN TO LIVERPOOL * Type EIDW to place yourself at Dublin. Tune NAV2 to 114.10 and set heading to 098; Tune ADF to 304. Take off and climb to 4000 MSL and head 097 degrees for 70 NM to: PS 304 41 NM at 098 to: WAL 114.10 10 NM at 116 to: EGGP LIVERPOOL EL 81 ATIS 124.325 R9 111.75 R27 LOM 349.5 (you will need to tune the decimal with the pop-up radios) Well, if the Beatles got their start here, so can you. Route 4 is now ready for log-in. Thanks, Nigel! * ROUTE #4: LEG THREE LIVERPOOL TO BIRMINGHAM * Type EGGP to put yourself at Liverpool. Tune ADF to 368.5 (you may need to use the pop-up radios to tune the decimal). Take off and head 142 degrees for 12 NM to: WHP 368.5 55 NM at 150 to: BHX 406 On-Field NDB EGBB BIRMINGHAM ATIS 126.275 EL 325 R15/33 110.10 R6/24 * ROUTE #4: LEG FOUR: BIRMINGHAM TO LONDON HEATHROW * Type EGBB in the ICAO box to put yourself at Birmingham. Tune ADF to 335; Tune NAV2 to 113.60 and set heading to 145. Take off and climb to 4000 MSL while heading 146 degrees for 46 NM to: WCO 335 28 NM at 145 to: LON 113.60 1.5 NM at 213 to: EGLL HEATHROW ATIS 113.75 EL 80 R9R/27L 109.50 R9L/27R 110.30 R5/23 * ROUTE #5: COCONUT'S NEW ZEALAND ODYSSY * LEG ONE: ARDMORE TO WELLINGTON INTERNATIONAL * In Tony's own immortal words: * In response to user input, I will reproduce a flight that I wrote for the English P.C.Pilot magazine three years ago. This was conducted in a Cessna 182 (because everyone has one.) Starting out from Ardmore (NZAR, a light aircraft airport at Auckland.) You hold your altitude to 1500ft to clear the control zone. Within five minutes, you climb to your initial cruising level of 2,500ft and take up a heading of 140 degrees magnetic. Hamilton VOR (114.0) is acquired quickly and used to correct your heading. Hamilton airport is visible from some distance out and upon crossing, you take up a heading of 160 degrees magnetic and commence climb to 8,500ft. Palmerston North VOR (113.4) is picked up a long way out and the autopilot set to NAV. This sector takes you very close to Mount Ruapehu, an active volcano, but fortunately the NOTAMS did not reveal any volcanic activity. You aim to keep this volcano on your left, altering course if necessary and enjoy the view. Once past Mount Ruapehu you can descend to 4,500ft and continue on to Palmerston North and Wellington. Once you are overhead at Palmerston North, take up a heading of 193 degrees magnetic. Maintain 4,500ft until you're around 60 miles DME Wellington (112.3). Descend to 2,500ft with a further descent to 1,500ft approaching Wellington Harbour. The ATIS is 126.9 and Tower is 118.8. Join left base leg for runway one six and your altitude should now be 1,000ft. Speed restrictions apply to both Wellington and Christchurch airports, in that a speed of not less than 90 knots must be maintained over 300ft on approach. No doubt you'll get a "Please report to the tower" if you establish 10 mile finals at 60 knots? Unpon landing, clear runway to the right and taxi to the aero club (nearest tower.) * ROUTE #5: LEG TWO: WELLINGTON TO CHRISTCHURCH * Type NZWN to put yourself at Wellington * Fueled up and with a change of pilots, taxi out and hold short of runway. Set the ADF to Cape Campbell (286). The distance to Cape Campbell is 34 nautical miles, with Christchurch being a further 130 nautical miles. When ready, takeoff and turn right at 500ft onto a heading of approximately 204 degrees magnetic to track the ADF. Climb to 2,500ft. From Cape Campbell, turn left a little and just follow the coast. Christchurch VOR is 115.3 and you can use this for distance information. Then just enjoy the view. Christchurch ATIS is 127.2 and the Tower is 118.3. When you are 20 miles DME Christchurch, you should be down to 1,000ft. About 12 miles DME, you will cross a river. When you cross the southern most portion of its waters, take up a heading of 216 degrees magnetic. You should be able to see the airport at this point? Aim about one mile to the left of it and put yourself on left base. You will be landing on runway 20. You can use the main runway if you wish, but we challenge you to use the short (1700ft) grass runway to the right. Take on fuel and change pilots if required, also a late lunch. And maybe a couple of beers, Tony? * ROUTE #5 LEG THREE: CHRISTCHURCH TO DUNEDIN * Uh . . . Hold the beer . . * Too bad - I needed one after the short field take-off with a building in the way! * Assuming that you're not flying a J-3 Cub, you will have flown the first two legs easily in a day and still have time for another one before ECT. (incidentally tomorrow is the shortest day in New Zealand, with sun hitting the deck at around 16:15 at NZDN) For this flight we'll use the ADF. Taxi out for a take-off on runway 20 grass and at 600ft turn right onto a heading of 290 degrees magnetic and maintain 1,000ft for about three minutes. Now clear of Christchurch, turn onto a heading of about 190 degrees magnetic and track the Ashburton NDB (254). Continue climb to 6,500ft. Crossing Ashburton, select Timaru (366) and track. From Timaru, Oamaru NDB (302) is selected. At Oamaru you can tune the VOR to Swampy (112.7). Also at Oamaru you can select Dunedin Tower (120.7) Start your descent before Swampy , aiming to cross at 4,500ft. Continue your descent, turn right to track NDB 378 and land at Dunedin. Park near the hangar and walk back towards terminal. Find the driver of Kiwi Shuttles number 08 (a white Ford Transit) and ask him for a ride into town. O.K. Jim, time for the beer now. * Thank God! That gusty crosswind landing just about made me a grease spot! * ROUTE #5: LEG FOUR: DUNEDIN TO QUEENSTOWN * Time to hit the trail again, (fully refuelled), we are heading west. After take off, at 500ft, turn onto a heading of 300 degrees magnetic and climb to 5500ft. We head across some pretty arid country. We are heading for Alexandra (NZLX), a distance of 55nm from NZDN. The main runway here is 14/32 and is a sealed 3900ft runway. There is a shorter 2100ft 01/19 grass strip, which is used when the southerlys blow. This was the field where I flew my first solo, (so many years ago.) It is unattended and comms frequency is 119.1. Airborne from Alexandra, we are basically following the river, (which becomes a lake just past Clyde), through to Cromwell. Here we follow the river through the Kawarau gorge towards Queenstown. Queenstown tower is 118.1 and ATIS is 126.4. It must be time for more beers? * Oh Yeah! * ROUTE #5 LEG FIVE: QUEENSTOWN TO MILFORD SOUND * Thump, thump, thump....my head. Place aircraft at NZQN, R23. This bright and cheery morning....(says who? ) we are ready for departure on our next leg. Milford Sound (NZMF) is just 41 nautical miles from Queenstown, but requires a high climb. Take-off on runway 23, maintaining heading until the lake turns, where you turn right to follow it. Upon reaching the end of the lake, turn onto a heading of 285 degrees magnetic [NOTE: In FS2002 I needed a heading of 247 to find Milford Sound - suggest GPS map as reference - Jim - ] and level at 9,500ft. About 20 minutes after takeoff, you will sight Milford Sound, with the airfield visable. Use map if required. Once you see it, commence descent to 3,000ft and overfly the field, continuing to the mouth of the sound. Milford Flight Service/Traffic is 118.2 and several orbits maybe necessary to lose the right amount of altitude. Upon reaching 3,000ft, continue back to the head of the sound, descending further to 1,500ft. You can land on runway 11, but a better challenge is to use runway 29. For the latter, continue downwind left hand descending to 500ft. You will get very close to the mountain. With the speed back to around 60K, pull the aircraft around and land on the numbers. Clear of the runway, you can deplane for a drink. For the "G registered readers" that I wrote this article originally for, we had a look around. But, I guess, that the "N registered readers" are more interested in the bar? * ROUTE #5 LEG SIX: MILFORD SOUND TO QUEENSTOWN * Back into the 206/207 or Islander for the trip back to Queenstown. Take-off on runway 29. Milford Sound is, perhaps, somewhat reminiscent of Innsbruck (LOWI), in that high terrain prevents straight-in approaches. After take-off, a slight turn to the right is necessary. You continue climbing out the sound to an altitude of not less than 3,000ft before turning back to Queenstown. The altitude that you climb to on this sector is 8'500ft. Essentially you are just flying the reciprocal of the outbound flight. Once over the lake, continue descent to 2,500ft for a landing on runway 05. Tony * ROUTE #5: LEG SEVEN: QUEENSTWON TO NELSON * Type NZQN in the ICAO box and enter R5. NOTE: There's a lot of dead reckoning on this flight, so I'd suggest checking the GPS map from time to time.. Take off on runway 05 and maintain runway heading. As terrain permits, turn onto a heading of 007 degrees magnetic and continue climb to 11,000 feet. The next waypoint is Hokitika (NZHK) and is 162nm from NZQN. Hokitika has a DME on 117.5. Crossing NZHK, take up a heading of 012 magnetic and we're aiming for Westport (NZWS). Westport has a DME on 116.9 and is 63nm from Hokitika. From Westport, take up a heading of 049 magnetic and continue for Nelson (NZNS). Nelson is 78nm from Westport and has DME on 116.4. Start your initial descent at about 70 miles DME and descend to 7,500 feet. ATIS is 129.1 and tower is 127.4. Main runway is 02/20 with a parallel grass runway. If using the latter, just watch for a Super Cub doing 50K approaches, (the regular Saab 340s and Jetstreams have difficulty staying behind that, although they'll go for the seal.) Nelson is a good place for lunch, (although nothing too heavy as your next two sectors are predominately over water.) * ROUTE #5 LEG EIGHT: NELSON TO ARDMORE * Once airborne again, take up a heading of 356 magnetic and climb to 9,500 feet. Set the ADF to 370. New Plymouth is 144nm from Nelson, with a further 124nm to Ardmore. Shortly after landfall, you pass over the extinct volcano Mount Egmont (Taranaki). Upon crossing the New Plymouth NDB, you change from a heading of 356 Magnetic to 357 Magnetic!!!! Commence your descent at 70 miles DME aiming to be not above 4,500ft by 35 miles DME (on Auckland 114.8) and 2,500ft by 25 miles DME. After crossing a small city at 18 miles DME, descend further to 1,500ft and take up a heading of 015 degrees magnetic. [Note: If you get lost, Ardmore is 10 NM at 076 degrees from Auckland VOR 114.80] The Ardmore beacon will come into view at about 10 miles DME and the field itself, at 7 miles DME. Upon sighting, you are cleared to land. And so ends your adventure in New Zealand. Back to seat 29C on the Super Connie and we hope that you enjoyed the sights. This is the end of Route #5. What can be next? * ROUTE #6: SHORT HOPS NORTH IN THE UK: LEG ONE: LEG ONE: BIGGIN HILL TO CAMBRIDGE * Biggin Hill was an important RAF base during the Battle of Britain. * Type EGKB in the ICAO box. Tune ADF to 429 and take off, heading 017 at 3000 MSL for 34 NM to: SD 429 19 NM at 358 to: CAM 332.5 EGSC CAMBRIDGE EL 50 NO ATIS R5 R23 111.30 R2/20 Grass 5R/23L Grass 10/28 Grass * ROUTE #6: SHORT HOPS NORTH IN THE UK: LEG TWO: CAMBRIDGE TO NORWICH * Type EGSC in the ICAO box. Tune ADF to 342.5; Tune NAV1 to 110.90; Tune NAV2 to 110.20 and take off, heading 053 at 3000 MSL for 17 NM to: LKH 110.20 (DME only. The VOR is next to a substantial airport) 31 NM at 063 to: NWD 342.5 (will tune in 22 NM DME1) .8 NM at 267 to: EGSH NORWICH EL 117 ATIS 128.65 R27 110.90 R9 R4/22 NOTE: To tune ADF to decimals you may need to use the pop-up radio stack. * ROUTE #6: SHORT HOPS NORTH IN THE UK: LEG THREE: NORWICH TO CRANWELL * Place aircraft on active runway by typing EGSH in the ICAO box. Tune ADF to 401 and take off, heading 279 degrees at 3000 MSL for 48 NM to: FNL 401 25 NM at 320 to: CWL 423 CRANWELL EL 218 ATIS 135.675 R27 109.70 R9 R1/19 R9R/27R Grass * Cranwell is an Air Base for the RAF, just south of Lincoln * ROUTE #6: SHORT HOPS NORTH IN THE UK: LEG FOUR: CRANWELL TO YORK, RUFFORTH * Type EGYD to place yourself at Cranwell. Tune ADF to 323 and take off, climbing to 3000 MSL while heading 335 for 52 NM to: SBL 323 9 NM at 013 to: YORK RUFFORTH EL 117 NO ATIS R18/36 4000' Asphalt No NavAids Navigate well from SBL, as you could easily miss this little field. * ROUTE #6: SHORT HOPS NORTH IN THE UK: LEG FIVE: YORK/RUFFORTH TO NEWCASTLE * Type UK11 in the ICAO box to put yourself at Rufforth. Tune NAV2 to 114.25 and set heading to 350; Tune Nav1 to 111.50 and take off, heading 350 degrees at 3000 MSL for 67 NM to: NEW 114.25 NEWCASTLE EL 266 NO ATIS R7/25 111.30 * NEW will tune in shortly after take-off. * ROUTE #6: SHORT HOPS IN THE UK LEG SIX: NEWCASTLE TO CARLISLE * Type EGNT in the ICAO box to put yourself at Newcastle. Tune ADF to 268; Tune NAV2 to 114.25 (for DME From Newcastle). Take off and head 268 degrees at 4000 MSL for 38 NM to: CL 328 EGNC CARLISLE EL 190 NO ATIS R7/25 R1/19 Approaches are visual. Note: This route closely follows Hadrian's Wall. * ROUTE #6: SHORT HOPS IN THE UK LEG SEVEN: CARLISLE TO GLASGOW * Type EGNC to put yourself at Carlisle. Tune NAV1 to 113.8 and set heading to 337; Tune NAV2 to 115.4 and set heading to 308. Take off and head 337 degrees for 38 NM at 5000 MSL to: TLA 113.80 43 NM at 308 to: GOW 115.40 EGPF GLASGOW EL 26 ATIS 129.575 R5/23 110.10 10/28 * Watch out for hills on final! * ROUTE #6: SHORT HOPS IN THE UK LEG EIGHT: GLASGOW TO DUNDEE * Type EGPF in the ICAO box to put yourself at Glasgow. Tune ADF to 374; Tune NAV1 to 110.40 and set heading to 043. Take off and head 074 degrees for 17 NM to: CBN 374 34 NM at 043 to: PTH (NO DME) 110.40 8.4 NM at 091 to: DND LOM R10 2.6 NM from runway EGPH DUNDEE El 17 NO ATIS R10/28 NO ILS Note: If you have a missed approach, be sure to turn out over the water - hills are on the other side. * ROUTE #6: SHORT HOPS IN THE UK LEG NINE: DUNDEE TO INVERNESS * We're in Scotland now, and this is a scenic flight over the mountains. * Type EGPN in the ICAO box to put yourself st Dundee. Tune NAV1 to 109.2 and set heading to 340. Take off and head 340 degrees at 6000 MSL for 73 NM to: INS 109.2 EGPE INVERNESS NO ATIS EL 31 R6/24 R12/30 (2400 feet) NOTE: INS TUNES IN ABOUT 5 NM AFTER TAKE OFF * ROUTE #6: SHORT HOPS IN THE UK LEG TEN: * INVERNESS TO KIRKWALL * Type EGPE in the ICAO box to put yourself at Inverness. Tune ADF to 344: Tune NAV1 to 108.6 and set heading to 017. Take off and climb to 6000 MSL while heading 038 degrees for 63 NM to: WIK 344 31 NM at 017 to: KWL 108.60 KIRKWALL EL 51 NO ATIS R9/27 R6/24 R15/33 NO ILS * ROUTE #6: SHORT HOPS IN THE UK LEG 11: KIRKWALL TO NORTH RONALDSAY * Type EGPA to put yourself at Kirkwall. Tune NAV1 to108.6 and set heading to 038. Take off and climb to 2000 MSL while heading 038 degrees for 28 NM to: EGEN NORTH RONALDSAY EL 40 R3/21 R10/28 R14/32 All runways are grass. Ronaldsay is on the northernmost island of the Orkney's at the very top of the UK. It is on a small island, and to find it you'd best follow Radial 038 OUTBOUND - it will put you right there. Since we've gone as far north in the UK as possible, this will end this route. * HURRICANE!! ROUTE #7: RELIEF MISSIONS IN FLORIDA! * Hurricane Charley has passed through Florida as a Category 4 storm, with hundreds of injuries, at least 17 fatalities and 15 billion dollars of damage reported - so far. Thousands are homeless and millions left without power. We'll begin ferrying supplies from Tampa. * ROUTE #7 LEG ONE: Tampa to Orlando * Type KTPA to put yourself at Tampa. Tune ADF to 346 and take off, heading 085 degrees for 20 NM at 3000 MSL to: PCM 346 42 NM at 068 to: ISM 329 11 NM at 035 to: KMCO ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL EL 96 ATIS 120.525 R36R 110.70 R18R 111.90 R17 111.75 R35 110.50 * ROUTE #7 LEG TWO: Orlando to Daytona Beach * From Orlando we need to pick up power technicians in Daytona Beach and ferry them to various locations hard hit by Charley. So, type KMCO to put yourself at Orlando. Tune ADF to 408 and take off, heading 013 at 3000 MSL for 22 NM to: SFB 408 22 NM at 016 to: DA 263 LOM 4.1 NM at 068 from R7L 109.7 KDAB DAYTONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL EL 34 ATIS 120.050 R7L 109.7 R25R R16/34 * ROUTE #7: RELIEF MISSIONS LEG THREE: DAYTONA BEACH TO PUNTA GORDA * Today we fly to Punta Gorda, where severe damage to retirement communites - many of mobile homes - has left thousands of elderly folks homeless, and without power or water. * Type KDAB in the ICAO box to place yourself at Daytona Beach. Tune NAV1 to 116.0 and set heading to 242: Tune ADF to 329. Take off and head 203 degrees for 56 NM at 3000 MSL for 56 NM to: ISM 329 36 NM at 242 to: LAL 116.0 64 NM at 181 to: PGD 110.2 (No DME) Charlotte County EL 25 AWOS 135.675 R3/21 15/33 9/27 VOR is onfield and is your only approach option besides visual. * ROUTE #7: RELIEF MISSIONS LEG FOUR: PUNTA GORDA TO FORT MEYERS/EAGLE'S LANDING * Fort Meyers is an island a few miles off the Florida coast. Eagle's Landing is a small grass strip that's hard to spot. To get there type KPGD in the ICAO box to put yourself at Charlotte County. Tune NAV1 to 110.20 and set heading to 212. Take off and follow radial 212 (which is outbound, but the needle is NOT reversed) at 1000 MSL 16 NM to: EAGLE'S LANDING EL 14 NO ATIS R9/27 2300' Grass Unfortunately there is no DME for NAV1, so watch your clock. The strip is just inside the island's coastline and yes, you can do a full flap landing and stop a DC-3 on this field. (Yet another reason I love this aircraft.) * ROUTE #7: RELIEF MISSIONS LEG FIVE: FORT MEYERS/EAGLE'S LANDING TO St. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER * Today we must head to St. Petersburg to replenish supplies. We also need to make a short field take-off, so dump most of your fuel (I emptied the auxiliary tanks in the DC-3 and left 24 percent in the main) and put in a notch of flaps. Stand on the brakes until the engines reach max RPM, then release the brakes and off you go, 43 NM at 2000 MSL at 337 degrees to: SR 245 36 NM at 344 to: PIE 116.40 KPIE ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER EL 11 ATIS 134.50 R17L 109.1 LOM 360 R35R R9/27 R17R/35L * FLASH! HURRICANE!! ROUTE #7: RELIEF MISSIONS LEG SIX: St. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER TO JACKSONVILLE * At St. Pete we need to change to a larger airplane to ferry water to Jacksonville, where it will be dispersed to surrounding communites. Type KPIE to put yourself at St. Petersburg. Tune ADF to 278; Tune NAV2 to 113.70 and set heading at 018. Take off and climb to 5000 MSL and head 022 degrees for 35 NM to: BKV 278 44 NM at 018 to: OCF 113.70 36 NM at 039 to: IAK 243 44 NM at 023 to: CRG 114.50 13.6 NM at 316 to: KJAX JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL EL 30 ATIS 125.85 R7 110.70 LOM 344 R25 110.30 LOM 357 R13 110.50 * FLASH! HURRICANE!! ROUTE #7: RELIEF MISSIONS LEG SEVEN: JACKSONVILLE TO SAVANNAH, GA * Type KJAX in the ICAO box to place yourself at Jacksonville. Tune NAV1 to 109.8 and set heading to 024; Tune NAV2 to 111.6 and set heading to 019. Take off and climb to 5000 MSL while heading 024 for 36 NM to: SSI 109.8 59 NM at 019 to: SVN 111.6 8 NM at 334 to: KSAV SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL EL 50 ATIS 123.750 R9 109.90 LOM 368 R27 R18/36 * As roads and rail service has been mainly restored to Florida, this will be our last hop, so thanks for your help. * FLASH! FLIEGER TAKES ADVANTAGE OF A STRIKE IN NORWAY! * ROUTE #8 LEG ONE: BERGEN TO FLORO, NORWAY * SAYS SCOTT: "Shipping has been brought to a halt due to a strike by the "Benevolent and Protective Order of Mariners, Aviators, and Cow Tippers, Local 549". A direct result of this, is that many of the outlying communities have depleted their stocks of Lutefisk and Lefse. The Norwegian government - while talks with the striking union are ongoing - will be contracting private companies to resume the deliveries of the vital commodities, until such time as the strike issues are resolved. In the interests of expediting the flow of supplies, the Norwegian Government is prepared to pay for the flights in cash." Cha - CHING! * SCOTT ADDS: Speaking of fjords, that is the key to flying some of these routes. Once you get within 20 miles or so of the airport, you will need to swing out to sea so you can descend to an altitude from which you can land the plane and then head up the fjord to the airport. Otherwise you'll have to spiral down from on top of the airport. * ROUTE #8 LEG ONE: BERGEN TO FLORO, NORWAY * VP Norge Leg 01: ENBR (Bergen Elev 164') - ENFL (Floro Elev 36') 82 nm. Type ENBR in the box to place aircraft on active runway. Tune VOR to VOO 114.85, OBS (heading) 354. dist 15.5nm. After station passage fly VOO outbound at 5500 MSL with the OBS (heading) set to 357 for 61nm to REK 379.0. At REK turn right, bearing 080 deg outbound for 5nm, land ENFL R7 108.5. * ROUTE #8 LEG TWO: FLORO TO VIGRA, NORWAY * A Brisk climb-out is recommended. * VP Norge Leg 02: ENFL(Floro Elev 36') - ENAL(Viga Elev 68') 67nm. Place aircraft on active runway. Tune VOR to FLO 112.30, OBS to 030 and track outbound. Tune #2 VOR (if available and working in aircraft) to VIG 115.80 and track direct when received. At VIG turn right to 079 and land ENAL, 2.5nm. Cruise 7500' MSL. * ROUTE #8 LEG THREE: VIGRA TO KVERNBERGET, NORWAY * VP Norge Leg 03: * ENAL(Viga Elev 68') - ENKB(Kvernberget Elev 203') 58nm. Place aircraft on active runway. Tune ADF to FJ 329.0 and fly direct, 11.6nm. After station passage, track outbound 057 degrees to BR 371.0 for 41nm. At BR, turn right to 074 degrees, land ENKB. 5.1nm. Cruise 5500' MSL. R7/25 NO ATIS BR IS LOM FOR R7 NO ILS * ROUTE #8 LEG FOUR: KVERNBERGET TO TRONDHEIM, NORWAY VP Norge Leg 04: * ENKB(Kvernberget Elev 203') - ENVA(Vaeres/Trondheim Elev 55') 87nm. Place aircraft on active runway. Tune #1 VOR to KVB 113.80, OBS 075 and fly for 69.3nm to GRK 0358.0. From there fly for 11.1nm to TO 326. After TO, fly 082 bearing for 6.6nm and land ENVA. You should see the airport so, if the wind is right, land on R9. If the wind is wrong, ADF 317 is the LOM for R27 109.90, 5.1 NM from field, ENVA VAERES/TRONDHEIM EL 55 NOTE: Glide Slope is rather high for R27. Cruise is 9500' MSL. * It safe to begin your descent 30 NM VAE. * ROUTE #8 LEG FIVE: TRONDHEIM TO NAMSOS, NORWAY * VP Norge Leg 05: * ENVA(Vaeres/Trondheim, Elev 55') - ENNM(Namsos, Elev 6') 68nm Place aircraft on active runway. Tune VOR to TRM 112.50, set OBS to 012, intercept, and track outbound. Fly for 59nm to LVK 284.5. At LVK turn right to 059, fly for 7nm, land ENNM. Cruise 7500'. Scott suggests a climbing 270 degree turn if your aircraft's climb-out isn't "brisk." * ROUTE #8 LEG SIX: NAMSOS TO BRONNOY, NORWAY * VP Norge Leg 06: ENNM(Namsos, Elev 6') - ENBN(Bronnoy, Elev 26') 62nm Place aircraft on active runway. Tune VOR to BNN 115.30, set OBS to 016, intercept and track outbound for 62nm to ENBN, and land. Cruise 5500'. R4 111.15 R22 * ROUTE #8 LEG SEVEN: BRONNOY TO STOKKA TO BODO, NORWAY * VP Norge Leg 07: * ENBN(Bronnoy, Elev 26') - ENST(Stokka, Elev 55') - ENBO(Bodo, Elev 42') This is a multi-stop leg. Place aircraft on active runway. Tune VOR to STO 112.00, set OBS to 013, intercept and track for 30.7nm, land: ENST STOKKA ATIS 112.0 R3/21. Do a quick turn turn (i.e., don't waste time on the ground). Get rid of as much of that God-awful smelling Lutefisk that is getting pretty ripe by now (I swear I'll NEVER eat seafood again!!!). Taxi back to active, reset the OBS (VOR tuned to 112.00) to 022, ADF to STT 317.0. Fly 62.5nm to STT. After STT, tune ADF to FLV 374.0 and fly 028 to. At FLV track outbound 064 bearing from FLV for 15.3nm, land: ENBO BODO EL 42 123.9 R7 110.30 R25. Cruise 7500'. Note: When taxiing to the ramp at ENBO, be careful not to run over any of the airport cats, who will probably consider your aircraft to be an object of major attraction at this point. Note #2: A fellow that I taught to fly a little over a year ago had the last name of Stokka. I'll have to ask him if he's Norwegian. * ROUTE #8 LEG EIGHT: BODO TO HELLE, NORWAY * VP Norge Leg 8: * ENBO(Bodo, Elev 42') - ENSH(Helle, Elev 26') Place aircraft on active runway. Tune ADF to KH (Skrova) 299.5 (NOTE: In FS2002 this frequency is 296.0) and track 006 bearing to the station for 53.4nm. At KH tune ADF to HL (Helle) 258.5, track directly to it for 5.9nm on course of 019. Land Helle. Now if anyone tells you to go to Hell, you can say that you've been there already ;-) * ROUTE 9: AN AUTHENTIC AAL FLIGHT FROM 1939: BOSTON TO CHICAGO LEG ONE: BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE * Type KBOS in the ICAO box to put yourself at Boston. Tune ADF to 397; Tune NAV1 to 109.30; Tune NAV2 to 115.6 and set heading to 224. Take off and climb to 4000 and head 218 degrees for 15 NM to: OW 397 21 NM at 224 to: AR 356 LOM R23 109.3 PROVIDENCE/GREEN STATE ATIS 124.2 EL 55 VOR 115.60 R23 109.30 LOM 356 R5 109.3 LOM 335 R34 111.50 Flight is 44 NM. * ROUTE #9: AN AUTHENTIC AAL FLIGHT FROM 1939: BOSTON TO CHICAGO LEG TWO: PROVIDENCE TO HARTFORD/BRAINARD * Type KPVD to put yourself at Providence. Tune NAV1 to 109.7; Tune NAV2 to 114.9 and set heading to 280; Tune ADF to 244. Take off and climb to 4000 while heading 280. Intercept NAV2 neeedle and follow it 50 NM to: HFD 114.9 3.5 NM at 278 to: HF 244 6 NM at 003 to: R2 109.7 (LDA) KHFD HARTFIELD/BRAINARD ATIS 126.45 EL 19 Cross HFD at 2500 MSL - it's OK to begin descent 10 NM from HFD. Cross HF at 2200 MSL. This is an LDA approach without glide slope. It will aim you 20 degrees to the right of the runway, so runway must be in sight for a visual landing. Minimums are 640 MSL with at least 1 mile visibility - and 2 miles for faster aircraft. Flight is 60 NM. * ROUTE #9: AN AUTHENTIC AAL FLIGHT FROM 1939: BOSTON TO CHICAGO LEG THREE: HARTFORD/BRAINARD TO NEWARK * Type KHFD to put yourself at Hartford. Tune ADF to 362; Tune NAV2 to 108.4 and set heading to 229. Take off and climb to 5000 MSL and follow ADF needle 29 NM at 238 degrees to: OX 362 32 NM at 258 to: HP 281 22 NM at 229 to: TEB 108.4 10 NM at 224: KEWR NEWARK INTERNATIONAL ATIS 134.825 EL 18 R11 109.5 R4L 110.75 LOM 241 R22R 110.75 R4R 108.7 LOM 204 R22l 108.7 Flight is 93 NM * ROUTE #9: AN AUTHENTIC AAL FLIGHT FROM 1939: BOSTON TO CHICAGO LEG FOUR: NEWARK TO BUFFALO * Type KEWR to put yourself at Newark International. Tune ADF to 257; Tune NAV2 to 109.65 and set heading to 322. Take off climb to 6500 MSL while heading 308 degrees for 80 NM to: AV 257 74 NM at 322 to: VLW 109.65 54 NM at 336 to: GEE 108.20 44 NM at 288 to: BUF 116.40 KBUF NIAGRA INTERNATIONAL EL 724 ATIS 135.35 R5 108.5 LOM 204 R23 111.3 LOM 231 Navigate the first leg carefully, as it 42 NM before you pick up AV. Distance is 162 NM * ROUTE #9: AN AUTHENTIC AAL FLIGHT FROM 1939: BOSTON TO CHICAGO LEG FIVE: BUFFALO TO DETROIT * Type KBUF to put yourself at Buffalo. Tune NAV2 to 114.20 and set heading to 272; Tune NAV1 to 111.30; Tune ADF to 236. Take off and climb to 4000 MSL while heading 95 NM at 272 to: YQO 114.20 (This will tune in shortly after take off) 57 NM at 254 to: 4L 236 39 NM at 280 to: VQ LOM R33 111.30 DETROIT CITY EL 626 ATIS 133.0 R15 111.30 LOM 230 Distance is 191 NM * ROUTE #9: AN AUTHENTIC AAL FLIGHT FROM 1939: BOSTON TO CHICAGO LEG SIX: DETROIT CITY TO BATTLE CTEEK, MI * Type KDET to place yourself at Detroit City: Tune NAV1 to 114.3 and set heading to 279. Take off ans climb to 4000 MSL while following NAV1 Needle for 26 NM to: SYM 114.30 39 NM at 261 to: JXN 109.60 35 NM at 279 to: BTL 1 NM at 339 to: BATTLE CREEK/KELLOG FIELD ATIS 128.325 EL 952 R5 R23 110.50 R13/31 R9/27 Land and buy yourself some corn flakes. Distance is 100 NM * ROUTE #9: AN AUTHENTIC AAL FLIGHT FROM 1939: BOSTON TO CHICAGO LEG SEVEN: BATTLE CREEK, MI TO SOUTH BEND, IN * Type KBTL in the ICAO box to put yourself at Battle Creek. Tune ADF to 371 and take off, climbing to 4000 MSL while heading 233 for 17 NM to: AZ 371 11 NM at 197 to: HAI 407 32 NM at 244 to: SB 341 LOM R27L SOUTH BEND/MICHIANA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER EL 799 ATIS 118.15 R27 109.30 LOM 341 (5 NM from runway) R9R 109.30 Distance is 67 NM * ROUTE #9: AN AUTHENTIC AAL FLIGHT FROM 1939: BOSTON TO CHICAGO LEG EIGHT: SOUTH BEND, IN TO CHICAGO MIDWAY * Type KSBN in the ICAO box to put yourself at South Bend. Tune ADF to 203 and take off, heading 273 degrees for 23 NM to: MGC 203 39 NM at 275 to: MX 248 LOM R31C 109.9 CHICAGO MIDWAY ATIS 132.75 EL 620 R31C 109.90 LOM 248 R13C 109.90 R4R 111.50 LOM 332 R22L/4R 13L/31R * Distance is 65 NM. This concludes Route #9 - what can be next? * ROUTE #10: ISLE OF WIGHT TO LIVERPOOL, UK ACROSS WALES * LEG ONE: SANDOWN/ISLE OF WIGHT TO BRISTOL, ENGLAND * SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF FROM GRASS FIELD! * Type EGHN in the ID box to put yourself at Sandown on the Isle of Wight. Tune ADF to 339. The runway is only 2900 feet, but you can stretch it a bit by taxiing around and placing your aircraft BEHIND the runway numbers (not shown). Microsoft places you about 100 feet down the runway. Be sure to use the minimum amount of fuel for this 75 NM flight and you may want to put in a notch of flaps before taking off, depending on which plane you are flying. Take off and head 291 degrees for 26 NM to: BIA 339 16 NM at 319 to: COM 349.5 (use pop-up radios to tune this) 32 NM at 325 to: BRD 380 0.6 NM at 284 to: EGGD BRISTOL ATIS 126.25 EL 622 R9/27 110.15 I flew this in a howling gale, with winds up to 50 knots. Not for nothing did Winston Churchill call England's weather her best "Secret Weapon!" * LEG TWO: BRISTOL, ENGLAND TO CARDIFF TO SWANSEA, WALES * This is a quick flight with a stop at Cardiff. Hope your weather is better than mine was! Place aircraft on active runway at Bristol by typing EGGD in the ID Box. Tune ADF to 388.5 using the pop-up radios; Tune NAV1 to 110.70. Take off and climb to 4000 MSL while heading 278 degrees for 23 NM to: CDF 388.5 ECDF CARDIFF ATIS 119.475 EL 220 R12/30 110.70 Land and taxi to the gate to let off and receive passengers - be very polite and nice, even if you have to fake it - we need customers! Taxi back to the active runway and tune ADF to 320.5 and leave NAV1 as is - you can use it as DME FROM Cardiff. Take off and head 300 degrees for 30 NM to: GFH 320.5 EGFH SWANSEA EL 229 R4/22 R15/33 R10/28 There is no ATIS. There are no ILS's - so if the weather is terrrible, go back to Cardiff until it clears. This is a very scenic flight, taking you across the Severn and then Swansea Bay, with hilly terrain in between. * LEG THREE: SWANSEA, WALES TO ABERPORTH, WALES * Type EGFH in the ID Box to put yourself at Swansea. Tune ADF to 370.5 and take off, climbing to 5000 MSL at 336 degrees, and intercept ADF needle. Then follow it 36 NM to AP 370.5 EGUC ABERPORTH, WALES EL 425 NO ATIS R8/26 (3002 feet, asphalt) R2/22 (1775 Grass) Another very scenic flight over some nice terrain. * LEG FOUR: ABERPORTH, WALES TO WELSHPOOL, WALES * Type EGUC in the ID Box to place yourself at Aberporth. Tune ADF to 323 and NAV1 to 115.95. Take off and climb to 5000 MSL while heading 60 NM at 065 degrees to WPL 323 DME ONLY 115.95 WELSHPOOL EL 233 NO ATIS OR TOWER R4/22 2723 Feet, Asphalt. Welshpool is particularly difficult to pick out of the scenery, so it's OK to drop down to 3000 MSL 10 NM DME1 and 2000 with 4 NM DME1. But watch out - the airport is nestled beneath a hill. The NDB is on-field as is NAV1. * LEG FIVE: WELSHPOOL, WALES TO CAERNARFON, WALES * Another short field take off - 2723 Feet so lose a batch of fuel and put in a notch or two of flaps for this 51 NM flight. * TYPE EGCW to put yourself at WELSHPOOL and Tune ADF to 320. Take off and climb to 5000 MSL and head 310 for 51 NM to CAE 320 On-field NDB at EGCK CAERNARFON NO ATIS OR TOWER EL 1 2/20 3500 Asphalt 8/26 3084 Asphalt This flight takes you over the mountains of Central Wales to the Coast of the Irish Sea. Very lovely. You will cross some mountains about 10-12 miles from the field, then you can let down to around 2,000 MSL safely. * * LEG SIX: WELSHPOOL, CAERNARFON, WALES TO LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND * Type EGCK to put yourself at Caernarfon (or Caernarvon,as some would have it, but not Microsoft!), Tune NAV1 to 111.75; Tune NAV2 to 114.10 and set heading to 074: Tune ADF to 349.5, using pop-up radios. Take off, climb to 5000 MSL, and intercept NAV2 needle and follow it. NOW! Tune ATIS to 124.325 and check the Liverpool weather. If the wind is favorable for R9, drop to 3000 MSL at about 15 NM DME2, then wait for glide slope and localizer to come together, and follow them in to Liverpool. OR! If the wind is favorable for R27, follow ADF needle which is the LOM to: R27 111.75 EGGP LIVERPOOL EL 81 ATIS 124.35 R9/27 111.75 This ends Route #10 - Let's all join hands and sing, "I wanna Hold Your Hand" in honor of the Fab Four. * ROUTE #11: DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST * LEG ONE: EUREKA TO SHELTER COVE * This is a tricky route - so pay attention or you'll slam into a mountain! Type KEKA in the ICAO Box to put yourself at Eureka, CA. Tune NAV1 to 114.0 and set heading to 198 and take off, climbing to 5000 MSL while following NAV1 needle 198 degrees for 9.6 NM to: FOR 114.0 At station passage reset heading to 151 and follow NAV1 needle OUTBOUND for 39 NM to: SHELTER COVE EL 80 NO ATIS OR TOWER - MULTICOM 122.9 R12/30 (3400 Asphalt) You may NOT descend until 35 NM FROM FOR (NAV1). As such, you'll probably need to fly out to sea to lose some altitude. A safe heading is 210. The approach is visual, so if you descend beneath 500 MSL and are still socked in you may want to wait out the fog, or head back to Eureka. TIP: If you are using Real World Weather (and I hope you are), fog is a real problem in the mornings and evenings. You may wish to download the weather at about 20Z - noon in California. HINT: Be sure to hit "B" on your keyboard to re-set the baromotric pressure! This flight is 40 NM. * LEG TWO: SHELTER COVE TO FORT BRAGG TO LITTLE RIVER * This is another tricky one - so I'll give you some options. Type "Shelter Cove" in the name box and choose the one in California. Tune NAV1 to 112.30 (Mendocino VOR) and set heading to 121. Take off and head 160 degrees until NAV1 needle starts moving from right to center, then ease on to the needle and follow it over the ocean TO: 8Q3 FORT BRAGG EL 71 NO TOWER OR ATIS OR ANYTHING R16/24. The airport is 35.3 NM from where you started - but the important number is that it is 34.8 NM on Radial 121 TO NAV1/DME1. You should see a swath of flat grassy area jutting out to greet you and this is where the airport is. Be sure to fly out over the ocean and do a LEFT downwind leg, should you need R24. The runways are short - 1850' - but they are asphalt. If you don't think you can stop at least do a touch and go and head on to Little River. If you CAN stop, taxi to the gate and let off your passengers - remembering to be nice and suck up to them. OK. Touch and go or full stop, leave NAV1 tuned as is, setting the heading to 100 degrees. To get to Little River, you can either dead reckon it for 12.6 NM at 155 degrees at 2000 MSL for an arrival at 25.9 NM at Radial 100 TO Mendocino VOR - OR! If you want to be real safe, head out to sea at about 200 degrees until the needle moves to center and follow it on in at 100 degrees until you arrive at: 048 LITTLE RIVER EL 572 NO ATIS OR TOWER - UNICOM FREQUENCY 122.7 R