Isle of Man and Northern Wales

For this flight, we need two flight plans and two different aircraft.

We start with a flight around the Isle of Man, in a Helicopter. I will use the HPG H145, please fly what you like.

The Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown Dependency between Great Britain and Ireland in the Irish Sea. It is recognized as one of the Celtic nations and is the homeland of the Manx people, a Celtic ethnic group. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Governor. The government of the United Kingdom is responsible for the Isle of Man's military defense and represents it abroad, but the Isle of Man still has a separate international identity. We depart from Castletown’s Isle of Man Airport (EGNS) and visit Castle Rushen right after take-off. The castle is amongst the best examples of medieval castles and is used as a museum and educational center. We overfly the Port of St. Mary and reach the Chicken Rock Lighthouse. We head north and reach Peel Castle. Norwegians originally constructed it. The castle stands on St Patrick's Isle which is connected to the town by a causeway. It is now owned by Manx National Heritage and is open to visitors during the summer. The castle was built in the 11th century by Norwegians, under the rule of King Magnus Barefoot. While there were older stone Celtic monastic buildings on the island, the first Norwegian fortifications were built of wood. The prominent round tower was originally part of the Celtic monastery but had battlements added at a later date. Only about 2 miles east are Tynwald Hill and the Royal Chapel. This hill was the traditional meeting place of the Manx parliamentary assembly, dating back at least to the first millennium AD. The hill is an artificial mount. On Tynwalds Day, the Islands Government meets here. We continue and reach the Mount Rule Farm airstrip (EGZW) and after departure, we turn south to reach Douglas, the Islands Capital city and largest settlement. We visit the Marine Drive Arch, the entry to the Marine Drive, a former tramway. In the bay, we see the Tower of Refuge. This is a castellated structure which was constructed around 1830. Its purpose is to give shipwrecked sailors a point to wait and shelter until they get rescued. We overfly the Great Laxey Wheel which is built into the hillside above the village of Laxey in the Isle of Man. It is the largest surviving original working waterwheel in the world. Designed by Robert Casement, the wheel has a 72-foot-6-inch (22.1 m) diameter, is 6 feet (1.8 m) wide, and revolves approximately three times per minute. The wheel was built in 1854 to pump water from the Glen Mooar part of the Great Laxey Mines industrial complex. It was named Lady Isabella after Lieutenant Governor Charles Hope's wife, the island's governor at that time.

The wheel is currently maintained by Manx National Heritage as part of the Great Laxey Wheel & Mines Trail. The wheel features today on the reverse of the £20 notes issued by the Isle of Man Government. We finish this part of today’s flight at Andreas Airfield (EGZU).

This flight has 46 miles and one landing.

There are 2 addons available:

https://flightsim.to/file/58244/isle-of-man, To see some of the POI, you want this addon.

https://flightsim.to/file/5919/egns-ronaldsway-airport-isle-of-man-upgrade.

Now we switch to another airplane. I will use the A2A Comanche, please fly what you like.

For the second part, we explore the northern part of Wales. We depart from Hawarden (EGNR) and head south to the hills. The first POI is the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. This 18-arch stone and cast iron structure carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee. We head northwest to the Snowdonia National Park and at Lake Vyrmwy we turn southwest to land at Talybont (EGUI). We follow the coast north and reach Llandbehr (EGFD). According to the add-on, the ICAO code is EGOD. Both codes can be found in the sim for the same airport. Right after departure, we overfly Harlech Castle. This is another example of a medieval castle, built on a rocky knoll in the Irish Sea. It was built around 1282. Nowadays the sea is about one kilometer away and the castle is in the middle of the town. We head north and pass Glyder Fawr, the highest mountain in Wales. We reach the town of Conwy with Conwy Castle, another important medieval castle. We continue to Llandudno with the Pier and the Summit Cable Car station before heading south again. We reach Caernarfon Castle, built in the late 11 century. The first fortifications here were built by the Romans! We finish the flight at Caernarfon Airport (EGCK).

This flight has 150 miles and three landings.

There are five add-ons available:

https://flightsim.to/file/22410/egui-talybont-airstrip-llanegryn-gwynedd-wales-uk-upgrade,

https://flightsim.to/file/6162/egcw-welshpool-mid-wales-airfield,

https://flightsim.to/file/27375/llandudno-and-conwy-north-wales-pois-hand-crafted.

https://flightsim.to/file/3958/egck-caernarfon-with-custom-buildings 

https://flightsim.to/file/28148/raf-llanbedr-egod-wales-tag21,

EGCK is also available as payware from ORBX.

All flight plans for this flight are available here.

We try real weather and depart at 10:00 am.

Multiplayer Particulars
Date and time: Sunday, September 29, 2024. 1800 UTC
Microsoft Flight Simulator Multiplayer: United States East server.
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