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  • Around the World/ Back in Time Lap 4: Episode 3 -Labrador Retrieval- Thu 9pm ET



    Hi pilots! Time to hop in that Herky-bird for another adventure Back in Time!

    We caused the Labrador Retriever to go extinct!

    HQ informs us that something we did last week has caused the extinction of the beloved Labrador Retriever and we must go back to 215 million BCE to fix history. We will fill our cargo bays with Cynodonts and Dicynodonts (Triassic era proto-mammals) and distribute them around Newfoundland and Labrador.



    Thursdays flightplan is as follows:

    Impact site, Canada. Departure (XXX2)
    Churchill Falls (CZUM)
    Triassic nature preserve (XXX3)
    Kuujjuaq (CYVP)

    A flightplan .PLN file for this flight can be found here:
    http://1drv.ms/1O4aN5s


    This flight will take place in classic FSX, but feel free to follow along in steam!

    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 260 KIAS at around 12,000 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.

    • An-12 Most similar to C-130. Most extras (airbrake, autothrottle, paradrop). Russian annotations. Most difficult to fly.
    • An-32 Most frame-rate friendly. Best cockpit model. Easy to fly except long spool time. Needs refueling on long flights.
    • Howard 500 Easy for piston engine pilots. Best climber. Tail-dragger. Performance tails off at altitude. Poorest frame rates.
    • C-119 Boxcar Easiest to fly.
      • 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:




    Comparative Framerate Friendliness Indices:







    Happy landings,
    Lazer

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    Happy landings,
    Lazer


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  • #2
    Just a reminder for tonights Around the World Hercules flight:

    We will be departing the meteor impact site in Quebec at 9 pm EDT. Don't forget to grab the scenery files and flight plan!

    Hope to see everyone there!
    Happy landings,
    Lazer


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    • #3
      If you came back with This:

      And this:

      Then you did the group flight wrong.

      I hope this gave someone a good laugh : )
      I hope you guys had a nice flight, looks like a lot of fun!

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      • #4
        Here is my contribution of pictures of flight. http://imgbox.com/g/uw5kEjiKQZ

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        • #5
          Happy landings,
          Lazer


          Please visit my Onedrive here:

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          • #6
            http://imgur.com/a/e9DLp

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            • #7
              My contribution to the activities in Steam Edition.

              http://s647.photobucket.com/user/nov...orld%20Lap%204

              Safe Skies

              Novawing24
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