May 7May 7 The Trans-Canada Highway – Part 7 (TCH-07) For Wed. May 13th, 2026 Our Trip To date this year, have travelled a large portion of the Trans-Canada highway: from Victoria British Columbia eastward all the way to Thunder Bay, Ontario. In this seventh trip following the “Trans-Canada”, which is referred to as Highway 17 in Ontario, we will continue eastward from Thunder Bay more or less following the highway route and the northern shore of great Lake Superior. By the day’s end we will have visited several towns and cities on this route. This segment of highway, Thunder Bay to “The Soo” spans 700 km and by road offers a highly scenic, roughly an eight hour drive along Lake Superior. It is a vital, mostly two-lane, paved route passing through rugged wilderness, demanding careful attention to fuel stops! This route crosses the scenic Canadian Shield, featuring lakes, forests, significant mining and forestry communities. Route Details Thunder Bay to Sault Ste. Marie: Highlights: City of Thunder Bay, Towns of Nipigon, Terrace Bay, Marathon, White River, Wawa, Lake Superior Provincial Park and area, City of Sault Ste. Marie. Crucial Tips: Fuel and food are sparse. Make sure you Fill up in Wawa and Marathon! Scenic Information & Essential Stops: City of Thunder Bay – Hosts the Terry Fox Memorial along our route departing Thunder Bay (x marks the spot on the flight plan). Visiting the towns along the highway: Schreiber, Terrace Bay, Marathon, White River*, Wawa* (CP Route) White River*: Hosts (Winnie the Pooh Park and statue). White River is known as one of the coldest spots in Canada! Lake Superior Provincial Park: Known for Agawa Bay, Old Woman Bay, and Sand River Falls. Pancake Bay & Batchewana Bay: Popular beach spots just north of the Soo. Chippewa Falls: A scenic spot near the midpoint of the entire Trans-Canada Highway. Wawa Goose: A classic photo stop! City of Sault Ste. Marie: “Soo” Lock system which joins Great Lake Superior to Great Lake Huron. (St. Marys River) (Marks CAN-USA Border) and host a Canadian Bush plane Museum. Airports/Route: This route is 361 nm in Ontario: departing Thunder Bay CYQT, three mid-stops: CYTJ CYSP CYXZ and final destination at Sault-Ste-Marie CYAM. Aircraft: We will need a slower-medium speed of about 150 for this trip. GA Piston Single is appropriate IE: C182, Comanche, Bonanza or equivalent. I, perhaps, will use a C182 in this trip but as always please fly your aircraft of choice. FP, itinerary, etc can be found HERE. Sault Ste. Marie Add-on Scenery: CYQT: (Available as payware (Simaddons) (If you have it please use it, but sure don’t need to get it if you don’t have it! CYXZ: Wawa/area by MazerMart: https://flightsim.to/addon/105989/wawa-regional-airport-cyxz) (*libs) *https://flightsim.to/addon/64249/mazermart-object-library *https://flightsim.to/addon/105992/wawa-seaplane-base-watson-s-skyways Sault Ste. Marie Area: by MulberryWing CPX8: https://flightsim.to/addon/70878/cpx8-sault-ste-marie-water-aerodrome-and-canadian-bushplane-heritage-centre-ontario(*libs) MI8: https://flightsim.to/addon/69166/mi8-sault-ste-marie-international-seaplane-base-michigan (and locks) (*libs) CPX8-MI8 libs: *https://flightsim.to/addon/32010/seaplane-asset by 30west Soo Locks: https://flightsim.to/addon/2121/michiganderflyer-thelocks (by Casualb58) Time and Weather Prefer to fly real weather if possible but if not, the few clouds, high clouds OR Jeff-Partly Cloudy-Jeff-1.wpr preset (included) might make a nice choice. For takeoff: set the simulator time to @1630 (ish) local. (This time simulates early dusk and sun will be behind us yet we should have enough daylight to make it to our destination under VFR conditions). Multiplayer Particulars Date and time: Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 – 1800 UTC AVSIM Discord Server: https://discord.gg/K5Vy6UxWNm - AVSIM GROUP EVENTS-WED. COM1 Microsoft Flight Simulator Multiplayer: SOUTH-EAST-ASIA 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 May 07, 2026 Edited May 7May 7 by nbrich1
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