This week we're flying three different airplanes along the Front Range. Ostensibly following part of Contract Air Mail route 12, we'll dip into local history, aviation history and personal history.
Trium avium...
Week 20: Front Range, Cheyenne, WY to Centennial, CO via Fort Collins and Boulder, CO. Leg #1: From Cheyenne to Fort Collins in Luscombe 8 Silvaires. Leg #2: From Fort Collins to Boulder in Ercoupes. Leg #3: From Boulder to Centennial in Fokker Dr.I triplanes. All cruising speeds will be 70-80 knots, making each leg around 30 minutes. All cruising altitudes will around 6,500 feet, as all airfields are above 5,000 feet. Full flight plan details: Leg #1, Leg #2, Leg #3. Airplane details below. IMPORTANT NOTES ON SCENERY Default OK. Highly recommended: FSgenesis US landclass (inexpensive payware). ORBX USERS
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR FTX GLOBAL USERS Download and install FTX Global Freeware Airports NA Pack 7 (free to FTX Global users). It greatly improves our last stop at Centennial airport. OPTIONAL FOR FTX GLOBAL USERS Download and install FTX Global Freeware Airports NA Pack 4 (free to FTX Global users). It greatly improves Jeffco (Rocky Mountain Metro Airport), which we overfly. AIRPLANES Meanwhile, please download all three aircraft from the Vintage Hangar of my OneDrive so you can get used to flying them (especially the Fokker, which may take some getting used to). LUSCOMBE 8 SILVAIRE
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FOKKER Dr.I TRIPLANE
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