RTW 2015 Practice 2

[Kowalski65]

Right to keep the "momentum" up, let's get a 2nd practice going.

Might I suggest the following:
1.1 full stop landing in every European country west of Russia,excluding Iceland and the little ones without airfields(Andorra,San Marino,Monaco etc) & Turkey
2.Any allowed aircraft
3.max leg length 350nm
4.Start from and return to Zurich Intl LSZH

ALSO

As a route planning practice, I have mapped out one suggested route,see below. On http://www.gcmap.com/ it is 7255 miles (6309 nm according to http://skyvector.com/)
Im certain there will be a shorter route, so,your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to find a shorter one. Countries can be in any order you choose.

[Kowalski65]

My route:
lszh-ellx-ebfs-egff-eiwf-egxt-ehkd-edwr-ekka-encn-essd-efhk-eetu-evra-eypp-ummg-epkn-lkpd-loxt-lzib-lhbp-ukli-lukk-lrbc-lbpd-lgts-lwoh-lagj-lypg-lqmo-lqbk-ldza-ljce-lims-lfmz-lepp-lpbg-lfdh-lfll-lszh

[PRB]

Excellent. Thanks K!

[PRB]

Have baton, LSZH - ELLX, Northrop T-38, MILVIZ.

[PRB]

Baton released at ELLX.

[robert41]

Ill take the baton. ELLX to EBFS. ABC F8F, with SOH mods.

[robert41]

Baton free at EBFS.

[Kowalski65]

I have the baton,EBFS-EGFF,SOH F7F

[Kowalski65]

Baton free at EGFF

[Kowalski65]

I have the baton EGFF-EIWF, FS Sea Fury(Luftwaffe skin)

[Kowalski65]

Baton free EIWF

[robert41]

I have baton EIWF to EGXT. RR Hornet.

[robert41]

Pushing a 57kt headwind at altitude.

[robert41]

Baton is free at EGXT.

[Milton Shupe]

I have the baton, EGXT to EHKD, in the Grumman Bearcat

[Milton Shupe]

50+ knot headwind at 17K' :-/ about 20 minutes ETE

[Milton Shupe]

Baton free at EHKD

[P51FAN]

I have the baton, EHKD-EDWR, Milton Shupe modified F8F Bearcat.

[P51FAN]

Well, that was an adventure.

The baton is free at EDWR.

[Kowalski65]

I have the baton EDWR-EKKA in the SOH F7F

[Kowalski65]

Baton free EKKA

Looking at SkyVector I think we can cut a few corners(its easier to visualise than gcmap) so perhaps now

lszh-ellx-ebfs-egff-eiwf-egxt-ehkd-edwr-ekka-ento-esow-eftu-eeei-evra-eypp-ummg-epkn-lkpd-loxt-lzib-lhbp-ukli-lukk-lrbc-lbpd-lgts-lwoh-lagj-lypg-lqmo-lqbk-ldza-ljce-lims-lfmz-lepp-lpbg-lfdh-lfll-lszh

[Kowalski65]

As it has laid for so long,I have the baton EKKA-ENTO, in the D Copley P38J

[Kowalski65]

Baton is down & free at ENTO.

[Milton Shupe]

I have the baton ento-esow in the F7F-3N Night Fighter

[Milton Shupe]

10 mins ETE; start descent in 2 mins

[Milton Shupe]

Baton is free at ESOW

[PRB]

Have baton, ESOW - EFHK, MD-83, FSNW.

[PRB]

Have any of you people seen the movie "Gorky Park"? Great flic. That scene where Brian Dennehy says "Stockholm! They're going to Stockholm!!!!" That's what I said when Milton took off. :) ETE 15.

[PRB]

Baton released at EFHK.

[robert41]

I have baton EFHK to EETU. ABC F8F.

[robert41]

Baton free at EETU.

[Milton Shupe]

I have tehe baton - EETU to EVRA in the Alpha Hornet

[Milton Shupe]

15 mins ETE - starry night above the clouds = no help from the cross wind

[Milton Shupe]

Baton is free at EVRA

[robert41]

After a little mix up in the flight plan, Ill take the baton EVRA to EYPP. Milton's F7F.

[robert41]

Baton free at EYPP.

[Milton Shupe]

I have the baton, EYPP - UMMG in the Hawker Sea Fury FB 11 Bristol Centaurus 18 by David Hanvey

[Milton Shupe]

Baton is free at UMMG

[Kowalski65]

EPKN isnt in FSX apparently so I have the baton UMMG-EPKT in Grumman F7F Tigercat by SOH

[Kowalski65]

10 mins out, strong crosswinds again,seems to be the usual at the minute

[Kowalski65]

Baton is down & free at EPKT

[robert41]

I have the baton EPKT to LKPD. RR Hornet.

[robert41]

Baton free at LKPD.

[Kowalski65]

I have the baton LKPD-LOXT in the Grumman Bearcat

[Kowalski65]

Lovely sunset

[Kowalski65]

Baton free LOXT

[robert41]

I have baton LOXT to LZIB. Milton F7F.

[robert41]

Baton free at LZIB.

[Moses03]

Have baton from LZIB to LHPA in the default FSX Extra 300S. Using default real weather.

[Moses03]

Baton is free at LHPA.

Per the rules we should be stating what weather engine we are using just to get into the habit.

[robert41]

I have baton LHPA to LHBP. ABC/SOH F8F. FSX real weather.

[robert41]

Baton is free at LHBP.

[Milton Shupe]

I have the baton, LHBP - UKLI in the F7F-3

[Milton Shupe]

30 mins ETE; also on MPlayer for anyone who wishes to join in

[Milton Shupe]

Head winds just shifted to tail winds ... 75 kias GS faster

That wind change was temporary, back to slow ....

Discovered I had 1 notch of flaps deployed during most of climb, and forgot to use WEP. :-/

Such is life for a busy racing enthusiast. :-)

[Milton Shupe]

Baton is free at UKLI

[robert41]

I have baton UKLI to LUKK. RR/SOH Hornet. FSX real wx.

[robert41]

Baton free at LUKK.

[PRB]

Have baton, LUKK - LRBC, RR Sea Hornet, Default FSX Real WX.

[PRB]

Baton free at LRBC.

[P51FAN]

Discovered I had 1 notch of flaps deployed during most of climb

Unless the runway is short, I leave the flaps up for takeoff with both the F7F & F8F. Leaves one less thing to forget.

However, the gear is a different story. :)


Per the rules we should be stating what weather engine we are using just to get into the habit.

I thought we were required to use the default FS real world weather.

[Moses03]

Derry-

2015 General Rules Updated for 2015 (http://www.fsrtwrace.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=104#p585)

• Addon weather engines are now permitted. Because we include P3D pilots, and P3D does not have a default Real Weather engine, we allow all pilots to select an alternative if they wish. Only a limited number of designated alternatives are permitted. Pilots must now declare their weather engine before the start of the race—and stick with the same one throughout. Teams publish a list for transparency purposes. And everyone must fly in dynamic Real Weather that is at least as challenging as the MSFS default weather engine. (See Rule 6.E.iii.)

[Kowalski65]

Ihave the baton lrbc-lbpd in SOH F7F,default FSX weather engine

[Kowalski65]

Baton is free at LBPD

Fun landing! Pitch black,pouring rain.

[robert41]

I have baton LBPD to LWOH. Milton F7F.

[Kowalski65]

Dont forget Greece!!!LWOH is in FYR Macedonia,we will have to dounble back

LGTS was on my plan
Theres also LGKA(in the moiuuntains so maybe not a good idea) & LGAX(not so much of a diversion)

[robert41]

Whops. Diverting to LGTS.

[robert41]

Baton free at LGTS.

[Kowalski65]

I have the baton LGTS-LWOH in SOH F7F

[Kowalski65]

Baton is down & free at LWOH

Slight pucker moment when I realised I had set AP ALT hold for 1000 feet BELOW the airport!!!:dizzy:

[PRB]

Have baton, LWOH - LAGJ, AH-64 Apache, Alphasim.

[PRB]

In retrospect, flying a helicopter through the mountains at night to an unlighted airport was probably not a good idea. I got all the ay to the airport without bumping into anything hard. Everything was fine up until the moment that I flipped over. I blame it on Brian Williams. He was my gunner and he said "clear left!" but there was a large gopher hole there, apparently...

Baton back at LWOH.

[robert41]

I have baton LWOH to LAGJ. ABC/SOH F8F.

[robert41]

Baton free at LAGJ.

[robert41]

I have baton LAGJ to LQMO. RR-SOH Hornet.

[robert41]

Baton free at LQMO.

[robert41]

I have baton LQMO to LQBK. SOH F7F.

[robert41]

Baton free at LQBK.

[Kowalski65]

I have the baton,LQBK-LDZA,in Cessna C337

[Kowalski65]

Baton is down & free at LDZA.

[Spookster67]

I have the baton, LDZA to LJCE, P-180 Avanti.

[Spookster67]

Baton is free at LJCE.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/logs/6Mnvv1GlE6MfC2WN2AJAS9fwok.txt

[Milton Shupe]

I have the baton, LJCE - LIMS, in the F7F-3 in FS9 default WX

[Milton Shupe]

10 mins ETE

[Milton Shupe]

Baton is free at LIMS

[robert41]

I have baton LIMS to LFMZ. RR-SOH Hornet.

[robert41]

Baton free at LFMZ. A hard one to spot in the dark.

[Milton Shupe]

I have the baton, LFMZ - LEPP in the F7F-1 in FS9 Default Real Time WX w/15 min updates

[Milton Shupe]

Baton free at LEPP

[Spookster67]

I have the baton, LEPP to LPBG, Piaggio P-180 Avanti. Trying FSRealWX Pro.

[Spookster67]

Overspeed on the descent, baton back at LEPP.

[Spookster67]

Try again. I have the baton, LEPP to LPBG, in FS Sea Fury FSX. FSRealWX Pro.

[Kowalski65]

Weather at LPBG (well,in default FSX)is currently clear,some scattered clouds at FL130,10 kn wind tops. Airfield is lit,in a wee dip but nothing very high at all surrounding,at 2250 feet ASL

[Spookster67]

Baton is free at LPBG.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/logs/wJtTQwbYQVB72EqQvMu9TSx1z6c.txt

[Kowalski65]

I have the baton LPBG-LFDH,F8F Bearcat

[Kowalski65]

Out of fuel 5nm out! Baton back at LPBG

[robert41]

I have the baton LPBG to LFDH. Milton's F7F.

[robert41]

Baton free at LFDH.

[Spookster67]

I have the baton, LFDH to LSGG, Piaggio P-180 Avanti.

[Spookster67]

Crashed on the runway, baton back at LFDH.

[PRB]

Have baton, LFDH - LFLL, 737-200, Milviz.

[PRB]

Only went up to 15000 feet for the short trip. ETE 30 minutes.

[PRB]

Baton free @ LFLL. I was all set up for a runway 1 ILS approach, but as I got close to the airport it appeared I had a 20 knot tail wind right down the runway centerline, so made a decision to go around for a runway 18 landing. Of course, by the time I got down there, the wind was zero. Good practice fumbling around in the dark anyhow.

[Spookster67]

Right, I've got to stop crashing this Avanti. Daylight will help. Trying again...

I have the baton, LFLL to LSZH, Piaggio P-180 Avanti.

[Spookster67]

Baton is free at LSZH.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/logs/QNYqxpff38spHvLMIYwsu1onTc.txt