Star Wars Day! May The 4th Be With You DeathStar trench run!

[Lazerbolt]

Hi star pilots! Looks like May the fourth is quickly approaching, so lets assault the DeathStar again!

Please join us as we celebrate 40 years of Star Wars by visiting a few sites used in the filming of the saga. Filming locations that we will visit include: Hoth, Alderaan, Mustafar, Naboo, and more!
We will finish the evenings fun with an exciting attack on the DeathStar as we re-create the Battle of Yavin!

This flight will take place using JoinFS. See here for details:
http://msflights.net/forum/showthrea...6706#post26706


SCENERY and FLIGHT PLan files:




Aircraft:
We have a lot of distance to cover, so we will be flying the Wonderful X-wing and Y-wing that our buddy Storm spent many hours fine-tuning for last years Star Wars flight.


You can download them from Storm's Hangar: https://is.gd/StormsHangar looking in the Spacecraft section. The download contains both the X-wing and the Y-wing, and you should install them at the same time, following the PDF installation manual.

There are separate User Guides for each vessel. Have a try at piloting them both. Then make a choice for our May The 4th flights (or fly them both on different legs).

Here's a quick comparison of the X-wing and Y-wing.

	X-wing	Y-wing
Type	Fighter	Fighter-bomber
FSX Model	Good	Excellent
Flight performance	Comprehensive	Straightforward
Maneuverability	Excellent	Good
Cockpit visibility	Very good	Superb
Fast turn rate (no black-out)	180°/2 seconds (also Immelmann capable)	120°/2 seconds
Armament	2 Krupx MG7-T proton torpedo launchers	2 Krupx MG7-T proton torpedo launchers
Maximum speeds	Mach 4.65 (above 40,000 ft), 3,000 knots IAS (at sea-level), 2667 knots ground speed (all altitudes)	Mach 4.65 (above 40,000 ft), 3,000 knots IAS (at sea-level), 2667 knots ground speed (all altitudes)
Minimum low-level maneuver speed	60 knots maintaining over-the-nose visibility	125 knots (lower speed has tail-strike risk)
Maximum altitude	18,939 miles	18,939 miles
Spaceflight capable	Yes above 100,000 ft	Yes above 100,000 ft
Hover capable	Yes	Yes
Hyperdrive button	Yes	No
Astromech droid	Yes	Yes
Automated processes	Some	None
FSX boxed capable	Yes	Yes
FSX Steam capable	Yes	Yes
Pilot's manual/user guide (PDF)	Yes, 13 pages	Yes, 9 pages
P3D capable	Yes with removal of the hover camera	Yes with removal of the hover camera
Preparation time by Rocky Mountain Simulation	3½ weeks	1 week

Hope to see everyone there! And may the fourth be with you!

Happy landings,
Lazer

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[Lazerbolt]

Attention all star-pilots, the event post now includes a link to the scenery and flightplan files that you will need for Thursdays Star Wars flight.
You will need these files in order to participate in the battle of Hoth and the battle of Yavin.

A few things to remember:

You may find that the "Hoth" installer has created a flight sim 9 folder and placed the scenery/At-At model in there. If so, simply move the items to their correct locations in FSX.

Don't forget to "scan for models" in JoinFS after you install the X-wing, Y-wing and AT-ATs.



Also, don't forget to check out my 24-hour Star Wars watchtogether stream beginning 1am ET on the morning of the 4th! I will post a watchtogether link shortly before the marathon starts.

Hope to see everyone there!

[Karl]

The Hoth installer was created for FS9 and puts the thing in an incorrect folder. I don't know if it works in FSX but I moved things a bit so that it goes into the correct aircraft folder. See: https://tinyurl.com/Lazer-Walker-X (To download click the arrow pointing down over in the top right corner of the window)

[Lazerbolt]

Star Wars Day 24 hr marathon starts at midnight Eastern and runs all day of the 4th.
https://www.watch2gether.com/rooms/t...5u5l3ycc4yjdpv

Enjoy 24 hours of Star Wars goodness, including episodes I,II,III and The Empire Strikes Back!

[Lazerbolt]

Now playing: Attack of the Clones
Coming up at 6pm eastern: The Empire Strikes Back
And don't forget tonights Star Wars day group flight, coming up at 9pm eastern!

https://www.watch2gether.com/rooms/t...5u5l3ycc4yjdpv

Hope to see everyone there!
May the 4th be with you

[Prdude62]

Here are some pics of another awesome May the 4th be with you. http://imgbox.com/g/Wn77dEFqcR

[Randy]

Thanks so much for all your hard work on this. i enjoyed it! I hope I'll be better prepared for this next year.
:smile-new: