2016 Round-The-World Race OFFICIAL THREAD

**Milton Shupe** · February 21st, 2016, 05:04

Approximately 2hrs 15 minutes ETE

***PRB*** · February 21st, 2016, 05:05

At cruise altitude. ETE 2:00.

**epwatson** · February 21st, 2016, 05:19

Originally Posted by Spookster67

An audience of ten! Can you spare any of them, to come any carry the SOH baton for a while...? We're not overwhelmed with spare pilots right now.

Really sorry to hear of your pilot shortage, Flightsim is having similar issues. At least those you do have are determined to keep going. Good Job!!! Maybe we should scrap the waiting period for SEVERLY limited teams.

***PRB*** · February 21st, 2016, 05:35

Originally Posted by epwatson

Really sorry to hear of your pilot shortage, Flightsim is having similar issues. At least those you do have are determined to keep going. Good Job!!! Maybe we should scrap the waiting period for SEVERLY limited teams.

Thanks Eamonn. We'll get there.

Coming up on Bougainville. Just like "Mission Over Buka"! I should paint "666" on my plane.

Anyway.

ETE 1:30

***PRB*** · February 21st, 2016, 06:04

ETE 1:00. I wonder if I could get somebody to drop into ANYN and check the weather on deck, like winds, with default weather? I'd like to setup on an approach to optimum runway in this 747. In the dark...

***PRB*** · February 21st, 2016, 06:18

About 45 minutes out.

**paiken** · February 21st, 2016, 06:30

Winds are 165 @ 6 kts. Clear skies

***PRB*** · February 21st, 2016, 06:34

Originally Posted by paiken

Winds are 165 @ 6 kts. Clear skies

Thanks paiken!

ETE 0:30

***PRB*** · February 21st, 2016, 06:45

ETE ~ 20 minutes.

***PRB*** · February 21st, 2016, 06:58

ETE 12, counting approach

***PRB*** · February 21st, 2016, 07:20

Baton free at ANYN.

***P51FAN*** · February 21st, 2016, 07:21

I have the baton, ANAU to NGTA, David Copley P-38L.

**Milton Shupe** · February 21st, 2016, 07:27

Wingman down and safe ANAU

***P51FAN*** · February 21st, 2016, 07:57

ETA 30 minutes.

***P51FAN*** · February 21st, 2016, 08:18

ETA 10 min.

***P51FAN*** · February 21st, 2016, 08:30

The baton is free at NGTA.

**Milton Shupe** · February 21st, 2016, 08:30

I have the baton, - NGTA - PJON in the the 747-400 default, FS9

***PRB*** · February 21st, 2016, 08:31

Flying wing, NGTA - JON, Default 747-400, FSX

**Milton Shupe** · February 21st, 2016, 08:45

Invoking the wingman transfer; crashed on overspeed

***PRB*** · February 21st, 2016, 08:48

Rgr wingman transfer. Baton is now onboard this aircraft.

***PRB*** · February 21st, 2016, 09:15

ETE is about 2:00

**Milton Shupe** · February 21st, 2016, 09:27

[Rant} Mental mistakes happen when too few people are flying too many hours with very little sleep.

We had 15 people express interest in racing this year so we chose to do it. We needed a minimum of 10-12.

The six to seven people that are participating can not properly fly this race 24x7 on little to no sleep without making mental mistakes.

As you can see, we have made several, and we take penalties for trying to do what we can with so few people.

For those of you who expressed participation interest in the thread and failed to show up, I am very disappointed in you. We made a commitment, invested the time, and practiced only to find that less than half of the "team" showed up to the party.

/Rant