Spitfires over the Med

Starting from Malta, the route proceeds to the west with a landing at Lampedusa (LICD), then continues west to the Tunisian coastal city of Monastir and a landing at Habib Bourguiba (DTMB).   Continuing along the African coastline to Hammamet (DTNH), then overland to Carthage (DTTA) and the capital city Tunis.   The route turns back to the east and out over the Med to Capitano Pilota Italo D'Amico (LICG) on the island of Pantelleria.  The final leg proceeds north the island of Sicily and our destination airport of Punta Raisi (LICJ) near Palermo which we shall overfly before landing.

Flightplan: HERE

Aircraft:  The route is 463 nm and we will want a cruise speed of 250knts.  The Spitfire is most appropriate as they were based in Malta.  Any warbird will do just fine as well.  The legs are long enough to provide opportunities to test your formation flying skills.  Those who have the FlyingIron Spitfire may enjoy the recent refinements made in the 1.3.1 update.  As always you are free to fly what you like. 

 

Recommended Scenery (Payware):

Italian Airports Bundle - Palermo LICJ - Lampedusa LICD - Pantelleria LICG

Recommend Departure time of 2:00PM local

Particulars:

·        Date and time: Saturday February 11, 19:00 UTC

·        Where: AVSIM RTWR Teamspeak - Casual Flights Channel

·        Teamspeak Server Address: ts.teamavsim.com

·        MFS Multiplayer: US Eastcoast 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!

 

OK... I got the Spitfire and took it for a first circuit.. neat airplane! 🙂

Question: How do I close the canopy?

Edit: Found it...   https://help.flyingironsimulations.com/support/solutions/articles/51000211185-my-canopy-or-door-doesn-t-move-

Why that did not make into the manual.... maybe I was supposed to know this from XPlane 😉

Edited February 11, 20233 yr by Bert Pieke

Bert, I'm sorry to say that it took me a bit longer than you to find the solution. 🙄

Didn`t fancy forking out 22 quid for an airport bundle I may not go to regularly so rather than default I`ll have a try at these couple

Italia - LICD Lampedusa » Microsoft Flight Simulator

LICJ - Punta Raisi (PA) Progetto! V1.7 » Microsoft Flight Simulator

I was testing Sky Dolly last night and managed to capture this landing of mine.