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  • Around the World lap 4 --- Episode 32: The Chicks of Sri Lanka --- 1975 Wirawila



    Hi pilots! Looks like its time for another adventure back in Time!

    Tonight's mission:

    Thursday night, HQ is sending us to the year 1975 so that we can deliver some rather fowl cargo to the Wirawila bird sanctuary in southern Sri Lanka. Our cargo will include rare specimens of water birds, like the Lesser Flamingo, Spoonbill, Painted Stork, Pelican, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, Darter and the rare Black Necked Stork. Also expect to haul plenty of Piontails, Eurasian Curlew, the Red Wattled Lapwig, Great Stone Ployer, and such species as the Orange Breasted Green Pigeon, Hornbills, and Flycatchers.:excitement:


    This flight will take place in SimLink. See here for details:



    Thursdays flightplan is as follows:

    Tiruchirappalli, India Departure (VOTR)
    Jaffna AB, Sri Lanka (VCCI)
    China Bay AB, Sri Lanka (VCCT)
    Wirawila Bird Sanctuary, Sri Lanka (VCCW)


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




    AIRCRAFT
    The preferred aircraft is the C-130 Hercules. Alternatives include the C-97 Stratofreighter, the Antonov An-12 and An-32, the C-133 Cargomaster, the Howard 500 and the Boxcar - or any cargo prop that can do 260 kts at 10,000 ft.
    No Jets.

    Recommended SimLink type codes when you connect using vPilot:
    If you're flying Enter the Type Code
    C-130 C130
    An-12 AN12
    C-97 C97
    An-32 AN32
    C-133 C133
    C-119 (Boxcar) C119
    L-188 (Electra) DC4
    Howard 500 DC3
    Ensure you have the latest model matching files installed.



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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 + v1.2 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 here:
    Happy landings,
    Lazer


    Please visit my Onedrive here:

  • #2
    A reminder for tonight's cargo prop flight to Sri Lanka:
    We will gather our time traveling fleet at Tiruchirappalli, India (VOTR) for a 9 pm et departure to the Wirawila bird sanctuary.
    Happy landings,
    Lazer


    Please visit my Onedrive here:

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    • #3
      Here are some pics of the flight. http://imgbox.com/g/UDI1BgZkdU

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