MacRobertson London to Melbourne Entry thread

**txnetcop** · October 13th, 2009, 02:41

I'm hoping to be available this time. The PUSS MOTH team
Ted

**EdGeneer** · October 13th, 2009, 16:57

I would like to put my hat in this here jaunt...

For the Golden Era class, I will be flying the Default DC-3 w/ the allowed Mark Beaumont Avionics. He did add a 4th tank, which is allowed in the RR version. His DC-3 Came with this mod, please let me know if this is not ok...

I took Trev Morson's Panel and stripped it of modern avionics (except the center compass) No GPS, No ILS, No VOR Capability. Put in Default DC-3 Dual ADF Gauge and Radios. Will be adding a E-6B and other old time drifmeters/computers.

Painted it "The Mischief Marie" (If ya knew my wife, you would understand

)

I will be bringing 4 passengers, 5 cases of beer, 2 cases of wine, 2 bottles of Bailey's Irish Creme, and 14 cases of nearly ripe haas avocados.... (And not necessarily in that order)

Please let me know if there is anything wrong with this entry....

I changed my mind, and want to try this solo, so I will not be participating in Red Green's Team United 247D Team Flight posted earlier.

***Dangerousdave26*** · October 13th, 2009, 17:26

Originally Posted by EdGeneer

I will be bringing 4 passengers, 5 cases of beer, 2 cases of wine, 2 bottles of Bailey's Irish Creme, and 14 cases of nearly ripe haas avocados.... (And not necessarily in that order)

Please let me know if there is anything wrong with this entry....

For as long as I can Maintain Altitude I will be Flying behind Ed...

BBBUUUURRRRPPPPP!!!!!

and if I come down I will be getting another bottle of Wine.

***Willy*** · October 13th, 2009, 17:35

Actually, I thought he's traveling awful light on the refreshments.

***srgalahad*** · October 13th, 2009, 18:16

Originally Posted by EdGeneer

I will be bringing 4 passengers, 5 cases of beer, 2 cases of wine, 2 bottles of Bailey's Irish Creme, and 14 cases of nearly ripe haas avocados.... (And not necessarily in that order)

Please let me know if there is anything wrong with this entry....

Wrong:
4 pax (unnecessary burden and they whine)
5 cases of beer?? that's only ONE per mandatory stop!! think of the Race Committee man!!
2 cases of wine ( 24 bottles...) that's only a bottle per day.. what about the other meals enroute ??? (Air France used to let their pilots have wine with the crew meal!)
2 bottles of Bailey's - you think that'll be enough to keep the copilot quiet?????? for 11,000 miles???

**EdGeneer** · October 13th, 2009, 18:29

Originally Posted by srgalahad

Wrong:
4 pax (unnecessary burden and they whine)
5 cases of beer?? that's only ONE per mandatory stop!! think of the Race Committee man!!
2 cases of wine ( 24 bottles...) that's only a bottle per day.. what about the other meals enroute ??? (Air France used to let their pilots have wine with the crew meal!)
2 bottles of Bailey's - you think that'll be enough to keep the copilot quiet?????? for 11,000 miles???

Oh, perhaps I wasnt clear.... "I" will be bringing.... I dont know what the co-pilot is gunna drink, or the 4 lovely ladies we brought along for... um, moral and spiritual support....

BTW: I cant get either sets of the sperry autopilot gauges to control the plane.... I dont know what im doing wrong.... I assume its illegal to use a std autopilot and hdg bug?

**DHC120** · October 13th, 2009, 19:11

Originally Posted by EdGeneer

I would like to put my hat in this here jaunt...

For the Golden Era class, I will be flying the Default DC-3 w/ the allowed Mark Beaumont Avionics. He did add a 4th tank, which is allowed in the RR version. His DC-3 Came with this mod, please let me know if this is not ok...

I will be bringing 4 passengers, 5 cases of beer, 2 cases of wine, 2 bottles of Bailey's Irish Creme, and 14 cases of nearly ripe haas avocados.... (And not necessarily in that order)

Please let me know if there is anything wrong with this entry....

Ed G;
What in the hell are the Avacados for? You gonna throw them at hostiles if you land at an incorrect airport? ;-}
Charles.

***Dangerousdave26*** · October 13th, 2009, 20:18

Originally Posted by EdGeneer

BTW: I cant get either sets of the sperry autopilot gauges to control the plane.... I dont know what im doing wrong.... I assume its illegal to use a std autopilot and hdg bug?

Just a guess Ed but have you tried coping the [autopilot] section of the aircraft you took it out of into the aircraft you are putting it in?

It could be a setting in the auto that it does not like.

There should be no problem with using a modern Auto pilot as long as you don't activate the NAV settings to track VOR, ADF or GPS.

That statement of course comes from someone not in the committee they can correct me if I am wrong.

Dave

***Willy*** · October 13th, 2009, 20:42

Dave has it correct. My Golden Age entry just has a couple of switches. One for altitude and the other for heading hold. I also use a heading gauge with a bug for fine tuning on the heading. The altitude, I just get "reasonably close".

With only one case of beer per compulsory stop, the race inspectors at each stop will be very cranky.

Don't forget you'll need the appropriate "baksheesh" at every stop.

**EdGeneer** · October 13th, 2009, 20:51

Originally Posted by Dangerousdave26

Just a guess Ed but have you tried coping the [autopilot] section of the aircraft you took it out of into the aircraft you are putting it in?

Thats exactly what it was... I tried switching all the gauges out, tried three different sets of Sperry's, then I thought, well, why does it work in the default... so I looked in the default aircraft.cfg and compaired the autopilot sections, they looked really close except for the last two lines. Default Bank Mode and Default Pitch Mode were set to 0 in the a/c i was trying to use it in... SO I just copied the autopilot section from the default dc3 and voila!

Thanks for suggesting it anyways, because if i didnt try it already, I would have after reading this

**salt_air** · October 14th, 2009, 04:20

Welcome to the Frenzy Ed!,

Sounds like your usual cargo for trips like this....

[NOTE]: If anyone should see Ed on the course, I strongly suggest passing not on the right or left , but over the top. Trust me you don't want to be behind him at the same altitude. The steady trail of cans, bottles and various snack wrappers will be a tempting trail to follow even in low vis, but in the long run will prove to not be worth it. :isadizzy:

Good Luck buddy! :ernae:

***srgalahad*** · October 14th, 2009, 06:33

Originally Posted by EdGeneer

Oh, perhaps I wasnt clear....
For the Golden Era class, I will be flying the Default DC-3 w/..."I" will be bringing.... I dont know what the co-pilot is gunna drink, or the 4 lovely ladies we brought along for... um, moral and spiritual support....

Gonna keep an eye on this one...
It reminds me of the plan we hatched one day, sitting in the cold and snow and zero vis while waiting for the runways to be cleared, of buying a DC-3, restoring it to "DST" configuration and taking it out to the arctic mining and exploration camps on "Morale and Recreation Tours".

"Douglas' Dollies - Support for the Mining Industry and Its Workers"

Ed, you'd best be careful with customs at some of those enroute stops...

Rob

***Moses03*** · October 14th, 2009, 09:33

Quick recap of who is flying what so far (in order of post):

Willy, Gee Bee R-6H/Vintage, Cessna 337H/Modern

Buzzbee, Spartan Executive/Vintage

Vicious, Gee Bee R-6H/Vintage

salt_air, Lockheed Vega/Vintage

Highmike, Spartan Executive/Vintage

Great Ozzie, De Havilland DH.88/Vintage, Pilatus PC-12/Modern

arrvoo, Savoia-Marchetti SM.79/Vintage, Beech Duke/Modern

MM, Percival Mew Gull/Vintage, Beech Duke/Modern

Bry Rosier, Savoia-Marchetti SM.79/Vintage, Pilatus PC-12 or Cirrus CR22/Modern

RedGreen/DHC120 Charles, Boeing 247/Vintage

menekod28, Douglas DC-3/Vintage

PRB, Lockheed 9 Orion/Vintage

falcon409, De Havilland DH.88/Vintage

AussieMan, De Havilland DH.80A, Douglas DC-2, or Boeing 247 (undecided)/Vintage

txnetcop, De Havilland DH.80A/Vintage (as part of Team Melrose)*

EdGeneer, Douglas DC-3/Vintage

*Several will be part of "Team Melrose" along with txnetcop.

I have a couple I'm looking at currently. One is in the paint shop and hope to have it back by the weekend.

SWSucceed · October 14th, 2009, 13:27

Hi
As a former member of FS-MP who took part in the RTW2008 race I am hoping to make an entry in the modern class, looking at my all-time favourite Cessna C441 Conquest.

The FS-MP RTW Team is dis-assembled due to the closure of FS-MP as it once was, and has re-assembled over various FSX communities.

I will represent the new Aspire FSX Community, at http://aspirefsx.com and hope to be accepted, and maybe bring others into the race as well.

We have a teamspeak and dedicated multiplayer server on our own networks and you are welcome to utilise it as you wish. Details for for connection details are in the forum at http://aspirefsx.com

We would fly our legs there (as indeed you may like too as well) unless of course a specific server is specified.

Thank you for considering our application!!

**Spookster67** · October 14th, 2009, 13:41

Originally Posted by SWSucceed

Hi
As a former member of FS-MP who took part in the RTW2008 race I am hoping to make an entry in the modern class, looking at my all-time favourite Cessna C441 Conquest.

The FS-MP RTW Team is dis-assembled due to the closure of FS-MP as it once was, and has re-assembled over various FSX communities.

I will represent the new Aspire FSX Community, at http://aspirefsx.com and hope to be accepted, and maybe bring others into the race as well.

We have a teamspeak and dedicated multiplayer server on our own networks and you are welcome to utilise it as you wish. Details for for connection details are in the forum at http://aspirefsx.com

We would fly our legs there (as indeed you may like too as well) unless of course a specific server is specified.

Thank you for considering our application!!

Hi Stuart,

In the aircraft performance thread I've posted that we need to get the C441 tested. It may be too fast (over 270 knots TAS). If so, we'll have to fly something else - maybe another Goose adventure?! The Goose is an eligible Golden Age aircraft...

Regards, Martin.

***Willy*** · October 14th, 2009, 13:53

You can fly either online or offline. If online, just use the server of your choice. I know several of us are planning to use the MAPE server ( mape.gotdns.org ). Unless I get too lonely, I'll be there.

**EdGeneer** · October 14th, 2009, 18:34

I know there is an fshost server for the race, but is there a teamspeak server with a unicom channel for the pilots as well??? (if this has been discussed, i apologize for my ignorance)

we 'should' have a common voice server somewhere to meet on for pilot enjoyment, communication, and a general live place to meet just before and during the race, to have a general unicom.

Thoughts?

***Willy*** · October 14th, 2009, 20:08

We haven't been running voice coms on the MAPE server as most of us there usually take our chances with "death by chatbox". I'm thinking Dangerous Dave might know something about a teamspeak server.

**salt_air** · October 15th, 2009, 06:45

Originally Posted by Willy

We haven't been running voice coms on the MAPE server as most of us there usually take our chances with "death by chatbox". I'm thinking Dangerous Dave might know something about a teamspeak server.

Hey Willy,

We could use FlightSim's TS server (nobody else does).

I can create a seperate channel or two and tie it down with a password if needed.

Just gimme a hollar........HEY BOY!!!....you know like that...

Best,

***Dangerousdave26*** · October 15th, 2009, 06:51

Originally Posted by salt_air

Hey Willy,

We could use FlightSim's TS server (nobody else does).

I can create a seperate channel or two and tie it down with a password if needed.

Just gimme a hollar........HEY BOY!!!....you know like that...

Best,

That would be best

My server can not handle a large load.

Its good for an afternoon of flights with 4 or 5 people after that it gets over loaded.

The DSL just can not handle the load.

See what you can do to set it up salt_air

**salt_air** · October 15th, 2009, 07:05

Just sent an emil to the forum Moderator,,,,,should hear back soon.

But I'm sure we can.

Will advise,

**simondix** · October 15th, 2009, 13:08

I will be entering the Golden Age Class. I will be flying the MAAM SIM DC3

***Willy*** · October 15th, 2009, 15:25

Change in Aircraft...

In the Golden Age class, I'll be flying Milton Shupe's Beech 18 cargo variant. Too much opportunity on a flight from England to Australia to not make a little change in the "import-export" business... :d