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  • GREAT 48! Grand tour of US states. Week #38: Montana - 120 kts


    Through Big Sky Country at 120 knots.



    Week 38: Montana
    KGDV>KMLS>M46>KSHR


    FLIGHT PLAN
    • Our starting airport has very few spawn points. Please vacate quickly.
    • All legs are GPS direct.
    • We may change course on approach, according to surface wind.
    Download the PLN flight plan file here.
    Flight plan in tabular form, flight maps and airport diagrams here.

    CRUISE
    Speed: 120 knots
    Altitude: up to 6000ft VFR (using your judgment to avoid obstacles)

    AIRCRAFT
    Rotorcraft or small fixed wing.
    While there are very many aircraft suitable, (default, payware and freeware - including on my OneDrive), please check beforehand that you can maintain 120 kts at 6000 ft, not just at sea-level, as some aircraft's performance drops off quickly with altitude.
    I will probably be flying the Monomail, see picture below.

    RESTRICTIONS
    No aircraft capable of more than 200 knots, level flight, at sea-level.


    WHICH VERSION, CLASSIC OR STEAM?
    We will be using Classic, not Steam. We will continue to use Classic in future weeks for the Great 48! until I can assure pilot security for the flight, at which point we'll include Steam in joint Classic/Steam flights, leaving no one behind!

    WEATHER
    To be decided.

    SCENERY
    Default OK.
    Highly recommended: FSgenesis US landclass (inexpensive payware).
    FTX Global 1.30 and Vector 1.20 good but optional (expensive payware).
    Vector users please see recommendations here.

    RECOMMENDED SCENERY ADDITIONS FOR FTX GLOBAL USERS
    You can download the whole series of freeware FTX global airport packs here.
    This week there are 3 OrbX airports: KGDV, KMLS and KSHR. :eagerness:



  • #2
    Flight plan, flight map and airport diagrams.

    Download the PLN flight plan file here.


    Flight plan in tabular form:




    Flight map:




    Airport diagrams:

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    • #3
      Reminder: Just us at KGDV for our 9pm departure flying at 120 kts through Big Sky Country.

      Trivia:
      • What have Dustin Hoffman, Dale Robertson, Errol Flynn and Garry Owen got in common, and what is their connection to this flight?
      • And also what have these pics to do with our flight?

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      • #4
        small enhancements to M46 and surrounding LC
        anybody interested - put in Addon Scenery/scenery folder
        H L

        https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...99/fsx/M46.zip

        mike 404
        mike404

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        • #5
          Here are a few pics of the flight. http://imgbox.com/g/sIMa4fIOip

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          • #6
            Wonderful PR! Thank you. :eagerness: I tried so many times to catch the lightning on approach to Sheridan through the thunderstorm - all without success! Here's the best of the snaps I did take:

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