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Around the World Lap 5 - Episode 19:-- Bringing the Empire to Elstree - 1979 -- Thu 9pm eastern

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  • Around the World Lap 5 - Episode 19:-- Bringing the Empire to Elstree - 1979 -- Thu 9pm eastern



    Hi guys! Looks like its time for another night of delivering cargo in those majestic Herkey-Birds!

    Tonight we will set the Singularity drive to 1979 so we can deliver movie sets and props for "The Empire Strikes Back" to Elstree studios in England.

    Thursdays flight plan is as follows:

    LFSB Basile Departure
    ELLX Luxemburg
    EBOS Belgium
    EGLL London Heathrow


    A flightplan .PLN file for this flight can be found here:

    http://1drv.ms/1O4aN5s



    This flight will take place using JoinFS!

    Aircraft:
    As always with these Around the World flights the preferred aircraft is the timeless Captain sim C130 Hercules, but feel free to use any cargo prop that can maintain 250 KIAS at around 15,000 ft. Please do Not bring a jetliner to this event because they stick out like a sore thumb and are a distraction.






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    Not sure what to fly?

    For those who don't have or don't want to fly the C-130, Storm was kind enough to document which are the best planes for these "Around the World" cargo flights. This should help you decide.
    • C-97 Stratofreighter Popular, quality freeware that comes with an installer (v2) available here, or without an installer (v3) but with extra models and separate optional extra mods and liveries here (look in the Cargo props section).
    • C-133 Cargomaster Largest aircraft with massive payload. Easy to fly (with practice). Keeps up with the C-130. Download it here (look in the Cargo props section; install both v1 + cumulative v1.3 upgrade). Warning: a small number of pilots have frame rate problems when flying this aircraft.
    • An-12 Most similar to C-130. Most extras (airbrake, autothrottle, paradrop). Russian annotations. Most difficult to fly. Download it here (look in the Cargo props section).
    • An-32 Most frame-rate friendly. Best cockpit model. Easy to fly except long spool time. Needs refueling on long flights. Download with an installer here.
    • Howard 500 Easy for piston engine pilots. Best climber. Tail-dragger. Performance tails off at altitude. Poorest frame rates. Download it here (look in the Cargo props section).
    • C-119 Boxcar Easiest to fly. Download it here (look in the Cargo props section).
      • Re-engined (French) variant: Faster. Normal climb rates.
      • Normal engine variants: Slower. Half the climb rate so gets left behind on short-medium length flights.


    Comparative flat-out speeds:






    Happy landings,
    Lazer


    Please visit my Onedrive:
    https://1drv.ms/f/s!AsFIlxhwmWg9gXDknswc2wPvdr1p
    Starts
    February 23, 2018 02:00 AM
    Ends
    February 23, 2018 04:00 AM
    Location
    Tonight & far,far away
    Happy landings,
    Lazer


    Please visit my Onedrive here:

  • #2
    My apologies for posting tonight's flight on such short notice, Here's a video from the last time we went to Elstree!



    Hope to see everyone there!

    Lazer
    Happy landings,
    Lazer


    Please visit my Onedrive here:

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    • #3
      Here are the pictures ........http://imgbox.com/g/I2idq0kIHq

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      • #4
        Our starting airport (in XP11) at Basle-Mulhouse:


        About to cross the Moselle/Mosel/Musel river from Germany to Luxembourg:


        Overflying Manston aerodrome in the Avanti:

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