May 21, 201511 yr Scotland 2: Going to the Beach - the Outer Hebrides The second of our Scotland flights takes us the length of the Outer Hebrides, the remote island chain that lays off the north-west coast of Scotland. We will start at Prestwick (EGPK), Glasgow's second airport, and fly first to Campbeltown (EGEC), where the former military airfield boasts the longest runway in Scotland. From here we head to the first of our island stops at Colonsay (EGEY), before continuing to Tiree (EGPU) and its near neighbour Coll (EGEL). Next up is the unique Barra (EGPR), the only airport in the world where scheduled flights use a beach as a runway. Our penultimate stop is at Benbecula (EGPL) before we finish at Stornoway (EGPO). None of the airfields themselves are particularly problematic in good conditions - but good conditions can be a rare event around here! Might be worth brushing up your crosswind approaches for this one..... Recommended aircraft: the scheduled service from Glasgow to the beach at Barra is flown by Flybe / Loganair Twin Otter, so this would be the ideal appropriate equipment for the trip. Otherwise, an aircraft capable of around 140kts. Normal wheels are fine for the beach landing in FSX. I will fly the Aerosoft Twin Otter in the Scillies Skybus livery. Recommended scenery: - Orbx Scotland - UK2000 Prestwick (freeware or payware versions available) Flightplans: - FSX - Plan-G - Skyvector Full package inlcuding flight plans and narrative can be downloaded here. Date and time: Saturday 23rd May, 1800 UTC Where: AVSIM RTWR Teamspeak - Casual Flights Channel Teamspeak Server Address: ts.teamavsim.com Multiplayer: FSX Multiplayer (IP will be provided on Teamspeak) Don't forget to enter your aircraft details on the multiplayer speadsheet! (linked here)
May 21, 201511 yr I'd like to add, that a good water texture set is installed as you'll be seeing quite a lot of it! The World is divided into two groups. Those who say "Give me a link" and those that provide the link. WWG1WGA
May 21, 201511 yr I long for the day when Multiplayer is available for P3D. This sounds like a lot of fun to be part of, but regrettably I cannot. Rick Almeida
May 22, 201511 yr I long for the day when Multiplayer is available for P3D. This sounds like a lot of fun to be part of, but regrettably I cannot. You could always reinstall FSX +DX10. You'll hardly notice the difference. B) The World is divided into two groups. Those who say "Give me a link" and those that provide the link. WWG1WGA
May 22, 201511 yr Thanks for that suggestion, Ron. I have first to clear up some SSD drive space. Sorely tempting. Rick Almeida
May 22, 201511 yr Gents, Once again I will be flying the Corby... (Same exact as last week) I Like it Doesn't "Corby" sound a bit Scottish? Been sucking at landings. Either coming in a bit high and stalling her a bit high and planting it like potatoes, or, hitting the ground tailwheel first. - Neither of which is good for a wood framed aeroplane of that size. Need practice. You be lucky I didn't pick the Bearcat! But.... Of course I will be modifying this little "EXPERIMENTAL" ( Cause I can ) and taking out the Jabiru 2200, due to regulations of flight using this power plant. The replacement will be the AeroVee Turbo, upping horsepower to 100 from 85. The performance at altitude will be enhanced to 8000 feet for the little bugger. To see the "light" go here after getting the "proxy" or used aircraft. Cya Saturday. FS RTWR SHRS F-111 JoinFS Little Navmap
May 22, 201511 yr Doesn't "Corby" sound a bit Scottish? No, it sounds like a trouser press! The World is divided into two groups. Those who say "Give me a link" and those that provide the link. WWG1WGA
May 22, 201511 yr Technically speaking, runway 11/29 at EGEC Campbeltown (3049 metres when it was RAF Machrihanish) is not the longest runway in Scotland anymore, since around 1300 metres is now disused. The current length of the operational section of the runway is 1750 metres. I think that makes runway 13/31 at EGPK Prestwick (2987 metres) the longest operational runway in Scotland today. Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
May 22, 201511 yr Thanks Christopher, I'm glad that's sorted out! -_- The World is divided into two groups. Those who say "Give me a link" and those that provide the link. WWG1WGA
May 22, 201511 yr All part of the service, Ron Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
May 22, 201511 yr I will be joining the flight in a LoganAir / Flybe Twin Otter The original link I put in the spreadsheet was to the Twin Otter version 1 paint. I have corrected the spreadsheet for version 2. The correct link is: http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/files/file/2164-flybe-loganair-g-bvvk/ | Windows 11 | ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO | i9-14900K | RTX 4090 | 64GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 | 4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2 | 2x 4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2 | CORSAIR AX1600i ATX Titanium | LG C2 42 Inch 4K OLED |
May 22, 201511 yr You could always reinstall FSX +DX10. You'll hardly notice the difference. B) Will FSX-SE+DX10 suffice? And can I make the flights, load scenery etc in P3D? Rick Almeida
May 22, 201511 yr Author A narrative for this week's flight is available here. Alternatively download the full package inlcuding flight plans and narrative.
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