Here's a little exercise to give you something to do over the holiday. It can be run on your own time, online or not, without scoring, penalties or oversight. Duenna should be used to simulate racing conditions but results need not be posted in the forum. Should you wish to brag or whine about the trip a summary post can be made after you complete the trip ( and intervening events, crashes or laptop-induced overflights) listing the legs, types flown and times.

 Long periods of boredom - punctuated by moments of stark Terror!

 As part of the RTW race may require one (or more) long "corridor" flights, this exercise is designed to test your aircraft selection and handling, ability to endure the boredom of a long over-water flight and the tension of it ending in a less-than-perfect airport. It is a four part exercise: 1) the long, tedious trip out; 2) a potentially dangerous short "shuttle" flight; and 3) a long finishing run to a modern, full-service airport.
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 The Mission:
 You are hired to fly a scientific research team, who want to be home for New Year's Eve, from Seymour in the Galapagos Islands (SEGS) (6 pax) to the Marine Biological Research Station at Isla Maria Madre (MM1H), pick up four more scientists and then fly to Tepic, MX (MMEP) (10 pax) and then return to the Aquarium at Monterrey, CA (MKRY) with unique specimens of marine life. Because of the sensitive nature of the specimens, legs must be flown non-stop.

The Aircraft:
Departing SEGS the aircraft must conform to the RTWR rule regarding:
Aircraft Eligibility in Corridor Flights
We wish to clarify (and liberalize) the rule on aircraft eligibility for the long Corridor flights of over 1,500 nm. Pilots may choose any subsonic airliner/cargo aircraft. We shall also allow military equivalents that are derived from (or very similar to) airliner/cargo aircraft. Equally, we shall allow business jets whose range and speed are realistically modeled. In any case, no such military or business jet aircraft may gain a competitive advantage over the airliner/cargo "gold standard" of the default Boeing B747-400. Of particular concern are models of military aircraft whose real world performance is classified and whose FS model performance is based on estimates. In particular, allowable aircraft include the AC-130, P-3C Orion, KC-135, Tu-95 "Bear", Gulfstream G500/V and Citation X business jet. (These are aircraft types. Suitability is subject to realistic FS modeling, of course.)

 Due to budgetary restraints within the scientific community, the only aircraft available to fly the team and research specimens from Tepic to Monterrey is a piston-engined, propellor-driven transport (of your choice).
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 Due vigilance is a priority. Aircraft selection could be an issue and must be RTWR-eligible. Navigation can be with GPS or any other navaids available.

As I said, it's a four-part exercise... before you start, wait for the "addendum" to be posted.

Rob