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A brisk 120 knots this week as we find the "Wind of Okhotsk" (check all the info links below).
The Wind of Okhotsk:
We start our flight next to the Sea of Okhotsk, so called because it stretches northward, past the Kamchatka Peninsula, to the Siberian district of Okhotsk, a thousand miles away. In late February, the winds and the currents bring the Siberian drift ice right down to the town of Abashiri (our first stop). See article on Abashiri Drift Ice:
https://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-city-guides/abashiri
Every winter, a special train service runs between Sapporo (which we passed by on Week 20) to Abashiri, to connect otherwise distant towns across the island of Hokkaido. This train is known as Okhotsk‑no‑Kaze, the Wind of Okhotsk. The route this train takes is shown by the red dots on the map below.
Check out a series of stunning photographs taken by a passenger on that train:
https://www.behance.net/gallery/5697...nd-of-Okhotsk-
https://www.behance.net/gallery/5866...-Okhotsk-II-II
Flight plans: https://is.gd/StormsFlightPlans (both .PLN and .FMS files available).
Or look at the end of our Discord channel #group-flight-info on the day of the flight.
| Start | 1st stop | 2nd stop | Last stop |
| RJEB | RJCM | RJCN | RJCK |
| Monbetsu | Memanbetsu, Abashiri | Nakashibetsu | Kushiro |
Aircraft: Rotorcraft only (see FAQ).
Scenery: XP11 pilots should download the latest updated 3D scenery for all four airports from https://gateway.x-plane.com/airports/page
Server: JoinFS hub: FSVintageAir. Use JoinFS stable version 1.4.3.).
Simulators: All welcome: FS9, FSX boxed, FSX Steam edition, Prepar3D, X-Plane.
| FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Are these flights for rotorcraft only? Yes. No fixed wing aircraft please. I sometimes like to fly weird stuff. What exactly are you calling a rotorcraft? 1. It must have one or more rotors that generate lift (so no Jet Packs!). 2. It must be capable of hovering in place, as well as controlled vertical take-off and landing (so no autogyros). Other than that, anything is OK. So in addition to helicopters, you can bring (for example) your Rotodynes and Verticopters. I'm really new/inexperienced with rotocraft and concerned I'll make a fool of myself. No problem. These flights are to have fun. We all start somewhere and you'll find people are supportive. Will we always be landing at airports? Sometimes, yes, but not always. Sometimes we'll land at heliports or on helipads. But sometimes we may land on grassland or a beach, or even on a lake (with advance warning, of course, so we fly with floats!). Will we always fly direct between stops? Not always. Very often we will follow natural features such as valleys, rivers and shorelines. Will we fly the same speed each week? Not necessarily. Our slowest flights, at 80 knots, allow pilots to choose from the greatest range of rotorcraft, but be prepared for occasional change. Will we always start one week where we left off the previous week? Sometimes, yes. Some flights will be "tours" and be part of a series. But others will be one-off flights. Will you be subjecting us to trivia and trivia questions? No! Not on these flights. |
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