London to Melbourne Entry Thread

[Willy]

I'll be flying the Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster by Warwick Carter in the Golden Age class in Golden Wings (FS9) using the default FS9 Real Weather.

The Model Z was built to win the 1931 Thompson Trophy which it did along with some other races. In an attempt at the world speed record in December of that year, Lowell Bayles flew it to over 300mph before the right wing came off and the aircraft crashed. There was only the one Model Z built by the Granvilles and it was an evolutionary step to the R-1 and R-2 Super Sportsters of 1932.

This paint is based off the FSX version paint for the fictional Gee Bee Z from the movie "The Rocketeer" by Paul Grubich with a few minor changes by me during the conversion to FS9

[spokes2112]

I will be flying Milton Shupe's Spartan Executive NC12RS in the Golden Age class using FSX (FS Global 2010 mesh & Jaap van Hees scenery) & FSRealWX. Thinking about doing the Modern Era class for a return flight using a C414 or PC-12 in either FS9 or FSX using FSRealWX, will confirm this prior to 31OCT14.

It's a no brainer for me picking the Spartan, performance wise or not. Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, OK is my alma mater with an associates in Avionics & Instruments. There is also "the" only airworthy 1929 Spartan C3-165, based in Sheboygan (KSBM), that shows up regularly to the EAA651 monthly fly-in breakfast @ Antique Aerodrome (9WS2). A joy to see during a healthy farm breakfast in the misty morning.

Thanks to Paul Beaudoin, Jim Doner, Rob Ibey, Willy McCoy, Mike MacKuen, and Kevin Moore for setting this up! The tracking page is impressive!

[falcon409]

I'll be flying the Flying Station Percival Mew Gull in the Golden Age Class/Handicapped only.
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[paiken]

Count me in...I'll be flying the Rockwell Aero Commander 680 by Milton Shupe in the Modern Era General Aviation Class using FSX and FSRealWX Lite.


Patrick

[paiken]

Count me in...I'll be flying the Rockwell Aero Commander 680 by Milton Shupe in the Modern Era General Aviation Class using FSX and FSRealWX Lite.


Patrick

After a few test flights, I've decided to switch my weather program to the default FSX (Jeppesen) weather updates. Looking forward to the start of the race on Saturday.

[Great Ozzie]

Here's my entry for the the Golden Age Speed Race. I will be flying the Reine Astrid (G-ACSR) a DeHavilland DH.88 Comet (FS9 Model) in FSX using ASN Weather.

(From my race entry Oct. 2009)
From Kiwi Aircraft Images:

"The creation of the Comet was a response by de Havilland to the prospect of a non-British aircraft winning the 1934 England - Australia air race. De Havilland proposed to build the racer for 5000 pounds and three were ordered off the drawing board in February 1934. The aircraft introduced new technology to de Havilland aircraft including retractable undercarriage, split flaps, and variable pitch propellers. It is credited as providing vital experience to later war work. The first Comet was flown on September 8, and all three started the race at Mildenhall on October 20."

"G-ACSR (c/n 1995) Built for Bernard Rubins. First flown October 12, 1934, the CoA was issued the same day. G-ACSR came in 4th in the England - Australia race, but went on to set an England - Australia return record. After the 1934 air race the aircraft was named "Reine Astrid". Sold to the French government and reregistered as F-ANPY, the aircraft (set) a Croyden - Le Bourget record of 52 minutes for mail delivery, on July 5, 1935. The aircraft was then used for mail proving flights. After the occupation of France by the German Army, the aircraft was destroyed in a hangar fire at Istres in 1940."

And from Wikipedia:

"The DH.88 might have been the last of the high performance wooden aircraft but for a shortage of metal for aircraft construction during World War II. As it turned out, experience with the DH.88 would be put to use in designing one of the war's finest aircraft — the de Havilland Mosquito."

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Btw... for anyone interested in attending: During an electrical storm at night in October 1934, DC-2 Uiver was rescued in Albury during the MacRobertson Air Race. This year we commemorate with a weekend of activities, most on Saturday 25th October: - a presentation by Richard de Crespigny (of QF32) - a vintage car motorcade - an airport Family Fun Day - a race day - a DC-3 re-enactment flight (TBC) - and more
MacRobertson Air Race 80th Anniversary Weekend (Albury, NSW)


Victoria Museum - De Havilland DH-88 Comet Aeroplane G-ACSR, MacRobertson Centennial Air Race, Refueling in Darwin, Fannie Bay, Northern Territory, 1934

[SkippyBing]

I'll be flying the Flying Station Percival Mew Gull in the Golden Age Class/Handicapped only.
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That's my aim as well. Falcon, any tips for flying her? It's been a while since I've kicked the tyres!

[falcon409]

That's my aim as well. Falcon, any tips for flying her? It's been a while since I've kicked the tyres!

Unfortunately No, lol. I only recently purchased the Mew Gull and have very little flight time in her thus far. I hope to add to that this weekend however. I won't be flying competitively, just enjoying the landscape and flying along online when I can catch some folks logged in. Should be fun though. Nice airplane!!

[falcon409]

I'll be flying the Flying Station Percival Mew Gull in the Golden Age Class/Handicapped only.
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Just to update with additional info: I'll be using P3D_V2.4, w/FSRealWX_Lite and I've installed Jaap Van Hees special Race scenery and so far all the airports I've checked looked fine. Nice addition!

[manfredc3]

I will jump in nose first as a rookie, flying the KLM DC-2 "UIVER" by the "Uiver" team in the Golden Age class. It is my favorite aircraft, but I have never participated in such an event. Flying by NDB is something I am not experienced in, and am reading up on it. Hope to make some test flights next. I just took the graceful lady from EHLE (Lelystad, Netherlands) to Schiphol (EHAM), as KLM informed me that had some parts, needed to get the girl ready for this event in tip top condition.



I am reading instructions from D3Airways to learn more about NDB

I will be using the excellent scenery by Jaap van Hees, and his weather settings. including his recommended AI aircraft. Weather textures from REX.

I am not participating to compete, but just to enjoy the flights, and hopefully catch up with some other participants online, while I take this steep learning curve. I hope this way to learn a lot while enjoying the flight. I am so excited, but also a little nervous..... what am I getting myself in to?????

I hope the organizers are not too hard on me while I use their event to learn all I can about flying with minimum resources. I can't wait for the event to start.


Is this the thread where we sign up for the event?? Hmm... guess there is no backing out of this one any more.

[Taco]

• Going to fly the Alabeo D17 Saggerwing.
  
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[salt_air]

Registering a solo effort in the Golden Age Class Speed Race flying in the default FS9 MSFS Lockheed Vega.



It has been repainted with a race specific paint job to closely resemble the aircraft flown in the 1934 Macrobertson Race by Jimmy Woods and D C Bennett.




This is a description given of the plane that came with the repaint download:

"PUCK - VH-UVK DL-1 Special Named "PUCK" Painted all WHITE with RED letters and trim. On 21 Oct 1934, crashed in Syria. Became RAAF A42-1 Melbourne (1942-45). Scrapped 10/45. C/N:155 dtd:10/30
Aircraft owned by Mr. Horrie Miller and was flown by “MacRobertson Miller Airlines” until impressed into RAAF in 1941. Jimmy
Woods was the pilot of the VEGA."



Side Note - "Puck" .... sporting the number 36 on it's tail ... suffered severe damage after flipping on landing at Aleppo and withdrew .... a different story will told told in 2014 as there will be no flipping on landing anywhere.

+++ Special thanks for me being able to use this scheme goes to Garry J. Smith certainly one of the best and absolutely the most prolific MSFS Historic Aircraft repainters on the planet. +++



The only panel mods where making replacements of 4 default Simicons and the windows they open.

Out go the GPS, ATC, Map, Handheld Radio .... not needed and none legal for the race.

Replaced with E6B front, E6B back, Driftmeter, Sextant.





Also added a link to the music and movies resident on the sim computer for flying those longer stretches and any night flying I get drawn into due to improper planning of some sort.

That's it for the registration and description of the plane but i'd like to make one more note ....



Unless you have been involved in the organization, hosting, and otherwise administering events like these .... even small ones ... you cannot fully appreciate all of the time and effort that goes into it's production from start to finish.

I'd like to give a heart felt thanks to the committee members (and Miss Nellie, of course!) for putting this on .... I consider it a gift.



Best of luck to all the pilots .... let's have some fun,

[robert41]

Entering the JBK B247 Racer in the Golden Age class. Flying in FSX using default real weather. Also using Jaap's MacRobertson scenery.

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

Good on ya Robert! I been eying the 247 myself because of a liking for Clyde Pangborn - the real star of Roscoe Turner's crew - Pangborn the first to cross the Pacific - Japan to Wenatchee - he was originally headed for Seattle. In FS I fly into and out of Pangborn airport (KEAT) near Wenatchee WA alot - know it well.

-Ed-

[salt_air]

Forgot to mention I'll be running MSFS Real Weather w/updates (Jeppesen).

[MM]

Just a quick note to manfredc3.

We shall be proud to have you pilot the Uiver DC-2 in the event. From an historical perspective, it was the most important aircraft in the 1934 MacRobertson. Great to have you with us.

We might ask that rather than use Jaap van Hees' fixed weather (meant to replicate October 1934), you use instead a live weather engine. The Default MSFS FSX weather would be perfect. Or you might choose one of the other engines listed in the rules (FSrealWX, Active Sky, Opus).

One of the truly interesting features of this sort of event is the live weather. You never know for sure what your flight will bring. You may take off in beautiful conditions and run into storms along the way and then have to land in a dense cloud bank. Or it could be blue skies and tailwinds all the way. As Parmentier can tell us from Albury, the surprises will keep you on your toes!

We are delighted to welcome you aboard. This should be great fun.

Mike (for the Committee)

[flyon]

Lady (Miss Nellie) & Gentlemen of the Rules Committee: I wish to commit to an aircraft to use...I would like to chug along in the background as an unofficial non-scoring entry in the 2014 London-Melbourne event, in the Modern General Aviation Class, and will try to stay out of everyone's way there in the meantime.
My plane of choice will be the FSD Piper Navajo Panther Black Gold texture, flown in the P3D platform:



If the rules committee decides that I need to go with real weather, I can always go to FS9 or FSX, and use this exact plane using the REX Essential+ Overdrive weather that I have installed in both FS9 and FSX (and probably one day soon will have it installed into P3D -just not now...). If that indeed does happen, I wish to remain as an unofficial entrant anyways.

Thank you for letting me come along for the journey, and good luck to all those who are participating in the event .

[falcon409]

. . . .My plane of choice will be the FSD Piper Navajo Panther Black Gold texture, flown in the P3D platform . . . . . .

Nice airplane. I wish they had seen fit to bring it up to current standards. . .maybe even P3D compatible. I flew it a lot and enjoyed it very much. A good choice!

[manfredc3]

Just a quick note to manfredc3.

We shall be proud to have you pilot the Uiver DC-2 in the event. From an historical perspective, it was the most important aircraft in the 1934 MacRobertson. Great to have you with us.

We might ask that rather than use Jaap van Hees' fixed weather (meant to replicate October 1934), you use instead a live weather engine. The Default MSFS FSX weather would be perfect. Or you might choose one of the other engines listed in the rules (FSrealWX, Active Sky, Opus).

One of the truly interesting features of this sort of event is the live weather. You never know for sure what your flight will bring. You may take off in beautiful conditions and run into storms along the way and then have to land in a dense cloud bank. Or it could be blue skies and tailwinds all the way. As Parmentier can tell us from Albury, the surprises will keep you on your toes!

We are delighted to welcome you aboard. This should be great fun.

Mike (for the Committee)

Thanks for the invite Mike,

Since I have the great REX textures for real world weather I will have FSX do the weather engine, since i see no reason to spend money on a weather engine when I have REX.

I'm in the midst of making test flights using NDB's for navigation. I'm starting to get the hang of it, but the event will help me become a rookie "has been", I hope

That Duenna is giving me a headache, It's a p.... in the a...

Well..., got just over a week to get ready, have to get back in the cockpit, c ya.

[Ron Attwood]

How does one know if you've been accepted for this event? Is there a list of entrants?