Crete and Rhodes and more islands

[Viking01 181]

For Saturday, January 29, 2021

We will see five more Greek islands!

Departure will be from Kythira's airport (LGKC), a small island between Crete and the Peloponnese. We overfly the tiny island Antikithira and land at Chania (LGSA) on the island of Crete. We cross the mountains to the southern part of Crete, follow the coast and fly through the Samaria Gorge back into the mountains.

We head east and land at Tympaki (LG54). From here we head north and reach Heraklion (LGIR), Crete's capital city. On the way we pass over ruins of the Palace of Knossos, which is not well depicted. After a short break we fly just about 12 miles to Kastelli (LGTL), Heraklion's future international airport. Last stop on the island of Crete is Sitia (LGST).

Next are two stops on two other islands. One at Kasos (LGKS) and one about 12 miles further east, Karparthos (LGKP). We overfly the island and the turn towards Rhodes. We cross Rhodes, overfly the city and the castle and end the flight at Maritsa (LGRD).

Flight plans and a short Pilots Guide are available here.

There are several sceneries available. For P3D/FSX ORBX Global or better ORBX European Landclas are recommended. Additionally, you might want:

Chania

Crete photorealistic

Heraklion

Crete photorealistic (other version with other airports)

Kasos

Karparthos

Maritsa

For MSFS we have the following options:

Heraklion City  Note: I cannot use this scenery on my system, I get massive stutters

Greek airports Part 2  Note: You want LGST and LGKC

Greek airports Part 3 Note: You want LG54

Greek airports Part 5 Note: You want LGRD

Rhodes

Kastelli

Heraklion airport

 

Aircraft: The flight has 390 miles and seven landings. A cruise speed of about 150 knots ground speed will be sufficient. I will be in the Turbo Bonanza, other good choices are the Mooney, the Comanche or similar GA planes. Please fly what you like.

 

Time and Weather
For takeoff on Saturday, set the simulator at 8:00am local for January 30, 2021. We shall prefer to fly real weather. If the wx is unsuitable we could switch to other settings or historic dates.

Multiplayer Particulars
Date and time: Saturday, January 30, 2021. 1900 UTC
Where: AVSIM RTWR Teamspeak - Casual Flights Channel
Teamspeak Server Address: ts.teamavsim.com
Cross-Platform Multiplayer: JoinFS. Latest version is here. (FSX, FSX-SE, and P3D and MSFS2020)
Microsoft Flight Simulator Multiplayer: North America East server.

If you want to help others enjoy the multiplayer experience, don't forget to enter your aircraft details on the multiplayer spreadsheet (linked here). Your courtesy will save others a lot of time and effort. Thanks!

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[1st fltsimguy 466]

Hello fellow pilots.

Much thanks to @Bert Pieke today for putting in the time to get me up and running again. Audio issues were a huge challenge; seems my stereo sound system with sub-woofer has conflicts with TeamSpeak but I found a workaround.

Today we were successful in me on XP11.5+ and Bert on P3DV4.5 and MSFS2020.  I could clearly see Bert in both sims, and he could see me in XP in P3D but not MSFS. We did a short flight together in Spain.

I will be joining the flight in XP on Sat.  We will see how it goes.  I will fill in the spreadsheet.

Bryan

[Bert Pieke 7,584]

9 hours ago, 1st fltsimguy said:

Today we were successful in me on XP11.5+ and Bert on P3DV4.5 and MSFS2020.

For the record, it was me in V5.1.. but XPlane guys may be forgiven.. 😉

[MM 422]

Thanks, Gunter. This looks to be a wonderful trip.

MSFS pilots might consider adding the following extra bits:

Greek airports Part 1 Note: You want LGKS
Knossos (site of ancient Minoan temple/palace). (Hard to see much detail as you fly by, but a mental image might be fun.)

Hope this helps.

[Viking01 181]

Oh boy, I searched for LGKS and missed it after all...

 

Thanks Mike!

[Ron Attwood 3,464]

I don't think I have left any stone in Greece unturned! I've even got airports and islands the Greeks didn't know they had!

Edited January 30, 2021 by Ron Attwood
'cos

[nbrich1 116]

Was all ready for this Greece flight but now won't be flying today..(Jan 30th):  Just been informed that we are heading to son's/daughter-in-law (and 4 kid-lings) (leaving very shortly-9am my time) to assist in their house moving today and looks like tomorrow there again with my plumbers hat on to install a couple of new sinks and two honey buckets!  Oh boy! Duty calls!

My back won't thank me for the abuse it is going to undergo but you have to do what you have to do. (Looks like I'll also miss Sunday's trip in the Alps- was all setup for that trip as well. I'll have a blot of flying to catch up on!)

Talk mid-week.

Have a fun flight.
Norm

[MM 422]

For our Crete-Rhodes excursion, Gunter has produced a brisk breeze to entertain our pilots.

[FreeBird(Josh) 314]

I couldn't even take off with a 45 knt cross wind. It just wasn't doable in the money or the bonanza.

Edited January 30, 2021 by FreeBird(Josh)

[Ron Attwood 3,464]

I tried in a DA40. What a fool! 🤪

[jt_williams 291]

1 hour ago, MM said:

For our Crete-Rhodes excursion, Gunter has produced a brisk breeze to entertain our pilots.

What would a real pilot do?   Well we could sit in the hanger at Kythira and talk about our feats of skill and airmanship till the winds abate.🙂

[1st fltsimguy 466]

Here is a suite of screenshots from start to finish of my experience in XP11.5 today.  You can compare this to your sim for fun.

They are a little out of order but you get the idea.  I deliberately played around with the time of day to provide some idea of what it looked like under differing conditions.

[buzzbee 51]

Glad I was able to join.  I appreciate the flight plan and the reference material.  It really adds to the experience. 

[Viking01 181]

Great shots Bryan, X-Plane looks pretty good with the corrections you made!

[Ted Striker 338]

Xplane looks really crisp compared to my P3D. I'm really glad I was flying a Realair plane with those crosswinds though. Great flight Gunter. Thanks!

Ted