Second of two VFR flights to explore some remote corners of the southern part of Kodiak Island in Alaska. There are some water and hard surface landings so please bring an amphibian. 100kts will be our cruise speed.

Kodiak Island is mountainous and heavily forested in the north and east, but fairly treeless in the south. The island has many deep, ice-free bays that provide sheltered anchorages for boats. The southwestern two-thirds of the island, like much of the Kodiak Archipelago, is part of Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. The Kodiak bear and the king crab are native to the island. The fishing industry is the most important economic activity on the island; fisheries include Pacific salmon, Pacific halibut, and crab. The Karluk River is famous for its salmon run. Logging, ranching, numerous canneries, and some copper mining are also prevalent.

Required scenery (available for a short period): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nl7-sJGJonDUyUTdqlYSH_dU-SJei9u5/view?usp=sharing  Thanks to the authors.

If you like to fly the venerable Beaver there is a great mod here which has been recently updated:  40th Anniversary Expansion – Got Friends (got-friends.com)

Fully compatible with the Got Friends upgrade, there is also another natty addon by Tiger for the Beaver. One useful extra in the package is that: 'Crosswind has no effect below 15kts taxi speed and only reaches full effect at 60kts on take-off.' : https://www.flightsim.com/files/file/210178-tigers-dhc-2-beaver-mod-v12

Flight plan : https://drive.google.com/file/d/11bWkjsVsVEfM-Raga_CCNtnwV--lbDU_/view?usp=sharing  The magenta line is for reference only.

(After our flight in the glaciers, here is the last chance to acquire a 'Norm Richards RTMM' special livery for the DH2 Beaver: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DNBHvwdIvIqCBA8GGtXk7ABQvlQNkhBU/view?usp=sharing  )

Weather: Preset: Few Clouds   Time: Local 1pm.

Multiplayer Particulars
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 1 , 2023. 1700 UTC
AVSIM Discord Server: https://discord.gg/K5Vy6UxWNm   - AVSIM GROUP EVENTS-WED. COM2
Microsoft Flight Simulator Multiplayer: United States 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). Please be kind enough to enter the title exactly as it stands in the title=”xxx” line of the aircraft.cfg file. Your courtesy will save others a lot of time and effort. Thanks!

The updated Flight Plan is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y7vLTuJhUMJhmm-kAhiw8goVKu_ew3XH/view?usp=sharing

Lilly Lake to Sitkinak.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

4 hours ago, billkunzler said:

 

Please also note that the flight will commence at  1900Z and not 1700 as advertised.

 

Edited October 29, 20232 yr by billkunzler
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