November 20, 20169 yr I am thinking of a scenic exploration of Southern British Columbia.. starting in Penticton, heading east towards Cranbrook, and then north along the Columbia River with an opportunity to skip over to Banff and Jasper for some early skiing.. Beautiful scenery all the way, courtesy of Orbx PNW and NRM.. Any interest? For an overview map of the area, go here: http://www.hellobc.com/british-columbia/transportation-maps/maps.aspx and download a copy of the first map (BC Highway Map) offered. Bert
November 20, 20169 yr Sounds exciting Bert !! What aircraft are you choosing for your adventure ? Quote
November 20, 20169 yr Author Sounds exciting Bert !! What aircraft are you choosing for your adventure ? Not sure.. Piper Comanche, Beech Bonanza, Cessna 337... or similar. Edit: Thinking a2a C182. Bert
November 20, 20169 yr Superb, Bert. For next Saturday? (We need a route and this sounds delicious!) --M --Mike MacKuen
November 20, 20169 yr Just be sure not to use current weather data :wink: , mid-late November generally isn't that great for wandering around the region. i7-13700KF, 32gb DDR4 3200, RTX 4080, Win 11, MSFS 2024
November 20, 20169 yr Author Superb, Bert. For next Saturday? (We need a route and this sounds delicious!) --M OK - will set it up. Also agree with the weather recommendation, lets go for clear skies. November is the rainiest month of the year in BC :wink: .. but we do have the odd sunny day, and that would be the forecast for Saturday. Bert
November 21, 20169 yr Author Date and time: November 26, 2016, 1900 UTCWhere: AVSIM RTWR Teamspeak - Casual Flights ChannelTeamspeak Server Address: ts.teamavsim.comMultiplayer: FSX Multiplayer (IP will be provided on Teamspeak) Required scenery: Orbx NRM (Northern Rocky Mountains) Suitable aircraft: Cessna C182, C337, Beech Bonanza, Piper Comanche (anything capable of 150 kts) CZGF-CYBW Grand Forks BC to Springbank AB CZGF Grand Forks CAD4 Trail CYCG Castlegar CZNL Nelson CAR2 Waypoint CAJ3 Creston FINBO Waypoint ANTAK Waypoint CYXC Cranbrook CYCZ Fairmont Hot Springs CAA8 Invermere CYBA Banff CYBW Springbank - Calgary If you want to help others enjoy the multiplayer experience, don't forget to enter your aircraft details on the multiplayer spreadsheet! (linked here) Bert
November 21, 20169 yr Great idea! I've been thinking of a tour of BC myself. Joel Murray @ CYVR (actually, somewhere about halfway between CYNJ and CZBB)
November 21, 20169 yr Author Searching for what is unique about our starting place, Grand Forks, I found this... very interesting history... http://www.usccdoukhobors.org/about.htm Bert
November 21, 20169 yr Author From Invermere to Banff, follow Highway 93. It makes some 90 degree turns, but it is the only safe way to cross the Rockies at this latitude. Just stay at 6000 feet. Having flown the route, a couple of thoughts, you need to make 150 knots for this to work, so the C182 is marginal.. I am switching to the Comanche and having it tuned up for the flight. Secondly, with all the twists and turns, this is becoming a long flight, so we may just decide to overnight in Invermere and pick it up the following week for the Rockies crossing.. we'll see how that goes. In that case, I'll add an Alberta episode where we can visit some cattle country and stop for a decent barbecue dinner with homecooked beans.. So us P3d guys are out? We have talked about switching to a mixed multiplayer platform FSX/P3D in the future, so stay tuned :smile: Bert
November 22, 20169 yr A Story about BC's Southern Interior. When I started study at the University of British Columbia, the first guy I met outside of my new roommate (and he was from Kelowna) went by the name of **** Popoff, he said he was from the Interior (having just come from Ontario, I had no idea what he was talking about) and then added he was a Doukhobor (again I had no idea what he was talking about, ment absolutely nothing to me at the time). He was from Grand Forks, again I had no idea where that was. Turns out half the town of Grand Forks are named Popoff....or some sort of @#$%"off". Take a look at who wrote this article (name at bottom) from the same website. http://www.usccdoukhobors.org/historical/aboutdoukhobors.htm The guy was an usher at my wedding and was joined by friends from, you guessed it, the Interior, from Rossland, Trail, Castlegar, Montrose, Nelson (Best man was from here)...I am woven at the hip with the rich history of BC's Interior. A scenic wonderland, an outdoor paradise for all seasons. Bryan Wallis aka "fltsimguy" Maple Bay, British Columbia Near CAM3
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