October 24, 2025Oct 24 Route 66 – Part Four – Texas to New Mexico For Wed. October 29, 2025 https://www.route66roadtrip.com/images/photos-texas/amarillo/cadillac-ranch-amarillo-texas-2025.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ea8Kqxj.png Video: Kicks on Route 66: Amarillo TX to Gallup NM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9BCb2OqIVA Background This is a continuation of our flights via Historic Route 66 trip in msfs2024 in the vintage Douglas DC-3 (1930’s). This section of the terrain is again a scenic portion across the US and terrain elevations are definitely getting more hilly and much more rugged as we continue to travel west. The Route 66 route between Amarillo, TX, and Grants, NM, is a journey through the Texas and New Mexico portions of the historic highway, largely paralleling Interstate 40. You will drive through towns like Tucumcari and Santa Rosa before arriving in Grants, with numerous historic stops and attractions to see along the way. Key stops include the Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo, the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, and a variety of historic buildings and neon signs in New Mexico. Key stops and highlights: Near Amarillo, TX : The Big Texan – Home of the 72 ounce steak challenge! https://bigtexan.com/cdn/shop/files/big_texan_building_front.png?v=1752270160 Cadillac Ranch: A public art installation with 10 Cadillacs buried nose-down in a field. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dToHTiMgd-g Driving west from Amarillo towards Grants, NM Glenrio, TX: A ghost town on the border of Texas and New Mexico. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EszpblzZO-o Tucumcari, NM: A significant Route 66 stop in New Mexico with many historic motels and signs. The Blue Swallow Motel is a must-see. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4lL0acmch0 https://i.imgur.com/04Ke1Uo.jpeg Santa Rosa, NM: Features the Blue Hole, a natural swimming hole, and a variety of historic buildings and motels. Albuquerque, NM Route 66 Casino Hotel: Site: https://www.rt66casino.com/ Reaching Grants, NM Grants, NM: which is located in Cibola County is the county with the longest stretch of Route 66. See: https://www.ace.aaa.com/travel/advocacy/top-9-things-to-do-on-texas-new-mexico-route-66-road-trip.html Our Trip This is part four which covers historic Route 66 from Amarillo, Texas to Grant, New Mexico. The trip is 336 nm along the historic highway route and contains six intermediate stopovers at: E52, KTCC, KSXU, 0E0, KABQ and NM84 then landing at our final destination KGNT airport which is in Grants, New Mexico. In following excursions we’ll continue to travel southwest to travel the rest of “Historic Route 66” all the way to California! After this trip, we’ll have come over 1300 miles and only have @ 800 nm to go until we complete the Route 66 journey in Santa Monica, California, on the west coast of the USA. Flightplan, itinerary (this post in pdf format) can be found HERE Aircraft: This trip along Route 66 was intended to be flown in the Douglas DC-3 in MSFS2024 but as always, please fly your aircraft of choice. Mod Recommended for DC-3: https://flightsim.to/file/43893/duckworks-dc-3-improvement-mod by Imenes NOTAM: See note Mike Re: FIX DC-3 Liveries for MSFS 2024 Retrofit Version which outlines how to updated your retrofit DC-3 liveries (panel.cfg) to use the WT msfs2024 avionics package vs using the 2020 WT avionics. Add-on Scenery: All airports are in the default sim but if you want some eye candy: https://flightsim.to/file/57435/moriarty-municipal (by supergene) https://flightsim.to/file/15814/kabq-albuquerque-international-sunport (by unmlobo) https://flightsim.to/file/53004/kgnt-grants-milan-municipal-airport (by tumbleweed) Time and Weather Prefer to fly real weather if possible but if not, the few clouds or high clouds might make a nice choice. For takeoff: set the simulator time to @0630 (ish) local. (This time simulates a dawn flight and so that the sun is behind us and NOT in our eyes for the entire trip as we are heading west!) Multiplayer Particulars Date and time: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 - 1900 UTC, 1400 Eastern AVSIM Discord Server: https://discord.gg/K5Vy6UxWNm - AVSIM GROUP EVENTS-WED. COM1 Microsoft Flight Simulator Multiplayer: EAST-USA 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! Norm Richards October 2025 Edited October 24, 2025Oct 24 by nbrich1
October 29, 2025Oct 29 Author UPDATE: TIME: for North America: 1500 ET, 1400CT as Europe changed time last Sunday (Fall) and North America does not change time until Nov 2nd.
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