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Tasmania - Part 1 Departing from Launceston (YMLT), we fly along the Tamar River past Batman Bridge to Georgetown (YGTO). Then, we turn east, landing at Bridport (YBDP) followed by a long 62nm leg to Flinders Island (YFLI). Heading south, we land at Cape Barren Island (YCBN) and make a challenging one-way landing on Swan Island (YSWI). The route takes us down Tasmania's east coast, stopping at coastal communities including St Helens (YSTH), Friendly Beaches (YFRI), Darlington (YDAR), and Lagoon Bay (YLAG). We finish our tour west at Bruny Island (YBYI), then north over Hobart, under the Hobart bridge, and end at Hobart (YMHB). FlightPlan Here The route is 355 miles in length with 12 landings. I will be flying the SWS PC-12 (although some of the fields are pretty short ~ Swan Island & Darlington). Optional Freeware Downloads YMLT Launceston Airport Tasmania George Town Airfield Tasmania (YGTO) YFLI Flinders Island YCBN Cape Barren Island - Tasmania YSTH St Helens Airport Tasmania YFRI Friendly Beaches - Tasmania YDAR Darlington (Maria Island) - Tasmania YLAG LagoonBay Airstrip, Tasmania YBYI Bruny Island Tasmania Recommend Departure time of 2:00 PM Particulars: Date and time: Wednesday March 12, 19:00 UTC RTWR Multiplayer Discord Channel 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!

Central America - Redux This is a reprise of a flight we did back in 2021. The flight begins in Mexico at Tapachula (MMTP) and then a quick stop at the grass strip at Malacatán Airport (MGML) to get our passports stamped. The route continues into the highlands of Guatemala with several volcanos and high-altitude airport landings. We stop at San Marcos (MGSM) and Quetzaltenango (MGQZ) before flying over beautiful Lake Atitlán to Santiago (MGST). Next is a landing at the sprawling capital of Guatemala City (MGGT) and then we head north to Zacapa (MGZA) before doing a flyover of the ruins of Copan. Turning south our next stop is Nueva Ocotepeque Airport (MHNV), then on to Ilopango Intl (MSSS) in San Salvador (the capitol of El Salvador). Departing over Lake Ilopango we will pass close by a series of volcanos before landing at El Papalon Airport (MSSM). The short final leg will take us to Tamarindo (MS1A), a small airstrip on the Pacific coast. FlightPlan and Pilots Guide Here The route is 352 miles in length with 10 landings. I will be flying the Cessna Caravan or possibly the SWS PC-12 (although some of the fields are pretty short). Optional Downloads Copan (MMTP) Tapachula Recommend Departure time of 2:00 PM Particulars: Date and time: Wednesday Feb 26, 19:00 UTC RTWR Multiplayer Discord Channel 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!

AR66 was the airport identifier in the MSFS2020 version of Amboy that was in my little navmap database. I realized just this afternoon that AM66 should work.

SOCAL - Desert to Pacific We start in Amboy on Old Route 66, heading south to the Mexican border with stops at Twentynine Palms (KTNP), Chiriaco Summit (L77), Agua Caliente Springs (L54), Ocotillo (L90), and Jacumba (L78). The route then turns west to Reider Ranch (CA75) and north to On the Rocks (1CA6). We continue south towards Tijuana, landing at John Nichols Field (0CL3), Brown Field (KSDM), and Imperial Beach (KNRS), before turning north over San Diego Bay to Coronado, then to Montgomery-Gibbs (KYMF). Finally, we visit Gillespie (KSEE) and Ramona (KRNM), ending our journey along the coast at Oceanside (KOKB). Pre-flight Activity- Amboy Walkabout. This new version of Amboy is highly detailed and designed to be explored with MSFS 2024 in character mode. There are some very interesting nooks and crannies worth checking out. Let’s plan to do this 20 minutes or so before the scheduled departure. Flight Plan NOTAM: I was unable to load a flight plan into the EFB and avionics when Amboy (AR66) was selected as the departure airport. For this reason, the flightplan starts at Twentynine Palms (our first stop). Please load into Amboy (AM66) and then we will fly to KTNP before activating the flightplan. Flight Plan HERE I plan to fly the Cessna Caravan Recommended Freeware Airports (these were designed for MSFS2020 but most should work with MSFS2024. You may have already downloaded these for a previous multiplayer flight but some do have updates which you may want to refresh) Amboy Airfield California - (updated version for MSFS 2024) Chiriaco Summit Airport (L77) San Diego Ocotillo Wells Airport (L90) San Diego Agua Caliente Springs (L54) L78 Jacumba KSDM - San Diego Brown Field KMYF - San Diego Montgomery - Gibbs KSEE - San Diego Gillespie San Diego Ramona (KRNM) KOKB - San Diego Oceanside (Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield) Optional Payware Airports KTNP Twentynine Palms Airport MSFS by 29Palms | Contrail Shop Recommend Departure time of 2:00 PM Particulars: Date and time: Wednesday Feb 19, 19:00 UTC RTWR Multiplayer Discord Channel 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!

Thank you for this pointer. I've been pulling my hair out trying to find out why I could not launch MSFS2020. I followed the directions in the linked thread, and I am back in business. Jeff

Caribbean Amphibian - Turks and Caicos Edition Time for some flying in a warm climate while exercising our floatplane skills with some amphibian aircraft. Staring from Jags Mccartney Intl (MBGT) on Grand Turk Island we will zig-zag west and north through the Turks and Caicos making our way to Exuma Intl (MYEF) in the Bahamas. The route contains hard surface airports but we are free to land anywhere that looks inviting. Flight Plan HERE I plan to fly the Dornier Seawings SeaStar amphibian. MSFS2424 amphibian variant options include the following aircraft: Cessna 208 Caravan Dornier Seawings SeaStar Grumman G-21A Goose Grumman HU-16 Albatross De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter If you prefer you can fly the route with a conventional aircraft. There are no required water landings. Optional Freeware Airports (these were designed for MSFS2020 but most should work with MSFS2024. You may have already downloaded these for a previous multiplayer flight but some do have updates which you may want to refresh) MBGT-JAGS McCartney International Airport | MSFS Privat Island Ambergris-Cay- MBAC | MSFS MBMC - Middle Caicos Airport | MSFS MBNC - North Caicos Airport for | MSFS MBPI Pine Cay Airport - Turks and Caicos Islands | MSFS MBPV-Providenciales International Airport | MSFS MBNC - North Caicos Airport | MSFS Recommend Departure time of 2:00 PM Particulars: Date and time: Saturday Feb 1, 19:00 UTC RTWR Multiplayer Discord Channel 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!

Wednesday – Grand Canyon - MSFS2024 Tourism Let’s see how the Grand Canyon looks in MSFS 2024. We will start from Temple Bar (U30), located near the point when the Colorado river leaves the Grand Canyon and forms Lake Mead. Our first stop is Grand Canyon West (1G4) 25 miles to the east. On departure we then overfly the Grand Canyon Skywalk, then reverse course to overfly the Haulapai Indian Reservation to waypoint DUGGN, then cross the canyon paralleling the Colorado river for 30 miles before reaching Grand Canyon Bar 10 Airstrip (1Z1). We continue to follow the Colorado River 30 miles to WPT1 then turning to the southeast over the canyon to Grand Canyon National Park Airport (KGCN). The route follows the Bright Angel Trail 15nm across the Grand Canyon to the nicely depicted classic North Rim Lodge situated on the edge of the canyon rim. Turning back southeast we cross the canyon again enroute to the Desert View Watchtower. Proceeding north, the route passes the junction of the Little Colorado River and the main branch of the Colorado. The canyon narrows and becomes less deep as we near Marble Canyon (L41). This is a good spot to shutdown your aircraft and have a walk around the scenery with your avitar as Vince has included a lot of details in his rendition of this field. Departing Marble Canyon we may want to conduct a bridge inspection of the two spans of the Navajo Bridge before the final 10 mile leg to the Glen Canyon Dam with a finish at Page Muni (KPGA). If time permits we may continue on to Navajo Mountain (04UT). Aircraft: The route is 239nm with 6 landings and a bit of walking around, so a cruise speed of ~150knts would be about right. I plan to fly the Cessna 208 Caravan – Scientific Research variant in the Terraventia Research livery. Flight Plan HERE Freeware Scenery Bar 10 Airstrip - 1Z1 for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS Grand Canyon National Park Airport KGCN for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS Marble Canyon Airport (L41) for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS KPGA - Page Municipal Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS 04UT Navajo Mountain Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS Recommend Departure time of 1:00PM local Particulars: Date and time: Wednesday Dec 18, 19:00 UTC RTWR Multiplayer Discord Channel MFS Multiplayer: US Eastcoast Server

I've messed about a bit with the MSFS flight planner. Here's a link to a possible route: Wednesday Nov 20 - Oregon Coast

MSFS 2024 Scramble – Multiplayer Test Flight This will be a very impromptu flight. Assuming that some of us are successful in getting MSFS 2024 installed by Wednesday, we will attempt our first multiplayer group flight. I suggest that our first group flight start at Southwest Oregon Rgnl (KOTH) on the Pacific coast (this was where we attempted our first MSFS 2020group flight.) We scramble from there while discovering the idiosyncrasies of the new platform. Chose whatever default aircraft you prefer. It will come as no surprise that I will most probably be in the Cessna Caravan. We may wish to hop to other locations, but it would probably be a good idea to chose relatively obscure locations to not be overwhelmed by multiplayer traffic. Recommend Departure time of 1:00PM local Particulars: Date and time: Saturday November 20, 19:00 UTC RTWR Multiplayer Discord Channel MFS Multiplayer: US Eastcoast Server

Across the Andes – Reverse This is a reprise of a flight we made three years ago but in the opposite direction with a few different airports. We start in San Miguel de Tucumán (SANT) in Argentina. The route proceeds southwest with multiple stops, crossing several foothill ranges of the Andes until we reach Rodeo (SAQL), our last landing in Argentina. The route turns northeast and climbs over the main ridge of the Andes and frontier with Chile. We land at Tres Quebradas Airport (SCTQ) an extremely high elevation (11689 ft) airport serving mining operations in the Atacama Region. It is only 35nm south to the next high-altitude airport El Indio Airport (SCVC) at 11966 ft. Turning westward we follow the Rio Turbino valley down to Vicuña and a landing at Huancara (SCVN). Continuing down river (now named Rio Elqui) to La Serena on the Pacific Coast and a landing at La Florida (SCSE). We follow the coast 26 miles to the popular resort time of Tongoy. If time permits, we will continue an additional 43nm into the foothills to Los Tricahues Airport (SCMI). The pilot's guide has been recycled from the prior flight and POI's discussed are therefore in reverse order. The route is 556nm with 10 landings (some quite challenging) so we will require an aircraft that has a cruise speed of better than 250kts. I will be flying the P-38L by Flying Iron. I feel confident that two1530hp turbo supercharged Alison v12’s will help get me out of trouble. The King Air would also work, and the reverse thrust on landing big bonus. Flight Plan and Narrative HERE Freeware Scenery CHILECITO / BRIG. MY. JUAN FACUNDO QUIROGA for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS Aeródromo Villa Unión for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS Optional Payware Scenery VueloSimple Tucuman (SANT) for MSFS – iniBuilds Store Recommend Departure time of 1:00PM local Particulars: Date and time: Saturday November 2, 19:00 UTC RTWR Multiplayer Discord Channel 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!

When Gunter's away, we scramble on Sunday. Meetup at Brown Field Muni (KSDM). Sim Time 2pm. Real Weather. I will be in a Caravan. You can be in whatever aircraft strikes your fancy. DTP Themepark for voice. Jeff

Western Australia Tour – Part 3 We resume our tour at Bruce Rock (YBRO) a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Our first stop is Cunderin (YCUN) 48nm to the west, followed by longer 79nm leg south to Narrogin (YNRG). The route proceeds 75nm southwest reaching the Indian Ocean coast at Bunbury (YBUN). Heading south we reach the famous wine region of Margaret River and land at Margaret River Airport (YMGT). Continuing to the south we reach the holiday town of Augusta on the southwest coast. Turning eastward and somewhat inland we reach Manjimup (YMJM). A long last leg will take us to historic Albany (YABA) located on Princess Royal Harbor with its many fine heritage buildings. Flightplan: HERE Aircraft The route is 412 nm with 7 landings. An aircraft capable of 200knts cruise is recommended. I will fly the SWS PC-12 but the King Air would also be a good choice. As always you are welcome to fly whatever aircraft you like Recommended Freeware Airports YBRO - Bruce Rock Airport, Western Australia - (New Rebuild) YNRG Narrogin YBUN - Bunbury Airport - WA YMGT - Margaret River Airport - WA YAUG - Augusta Airport - WA YMJM - Manjimup Airport - WA YABA - Albany Airport - WA Recommend Departure time of 2:00 PM Particulars: Date and time: Saturday October 26, 18:00 UTC RTWR Multiplayer Discord Channel 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!

Atlantic Beach Getaway – New England Edition The tour features two parts – one in helicopters and the other in business jets. We begin this flight with a helicopter tour of Manhattan. Starting from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (KJRB) the tour proceeds up the East River over the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg bridges to the UN where we turn and follow 42nd Street past the Chrysler Building and Grand Central Terminal to just past Bryant Park (the Empire State will be off away to your left. We will follow 6th Avenue north over Central Park to the Harlem River where we turn east towards the George Washington Bridge. We backtrack flying over the Hudson turning east at the Chelsea Piers to land at Teterboro where we will transition into business jets. Very highly recommend the SamScene3D New York City Times payware scenery. If you have it make sure to activate it for this flight. Departing Teterboro in your preferred business jet we proceed down the Hudson past the Verrazzano Bridge and fly along Rockaway and Jones Beaches before landing at Long Island Mac Arthur (KISP). We then head across Long Island Sound to New Haven Tweed (KHVN) then it is back to the tip of Long Island for a landing at Montauk Airport (KMTP). We fly over Block Island Sound over-flying Block Island State Airport (it is too short for our jet) and continue to Martha's Vineyard Airport (KMVY). It is a short hop to Nantucket Memorial (KACK) followed by a longer leg to Provincetown Mun (KPVC). Our destination is busy Boston Logan Airport (KBOS). We will try to avoid unduly annoying the controllers there. I will include my usual two weather themes with the flight plans and a bonus summer cloud setting: Custom Jeff Scattered 2.WPR (multiple cloud layers – moody – a little dark) Jeff's Partly Cloudy.WPR (fewer clouds – with more sun getting through – brighter than Scattered 2) Summer Clouds.WPR Flight Plan and weather themes HERE Recommended Freeware Scenery New York City - George Washington Bridge for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS Do NOT install if you have SamScene NYC Times Payware Verrazzano Narrows Bridge, NY, USA for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS KISP, Long Island MacArthur Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS KHVN - Tweed New Haven Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS Do NOT install if you have Orbx KHVN KMTP - Montauk Airport - NY for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS ProFlight And H2Air Collaboration - KMVY - Martha's Vineyard for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS Nantucket Memorial Airport (KACK) for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS Provincetown KPVC and Race Point Lighthouse for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS Optional Payware Scenery New York City Times MSFS by SamScene3D | Contrail Shop KTEB for Microsoft Flight Simulator (flightbeam.net) KHVN Tweed New Haven Airport - Microsoft Flight Simulator - Orbx (orbxdirect.com) KBOS Boston Logan International Airport - Microsoft Flight Simulator - Orbx (orbxdirect.com) Recommend Departure time of 2:00PM local Particulars: Date and time: Saturday October 6, 18:00 UTC RTWR Multiplayer Discord Channel 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!

Patagonia Part 4 We depart from Villa O'Higgins Airport (SCOH) heading westward, winding our way upward into the Southern Patagonian Ice Field before descending to our first landing at Río Pascua Airfield (SCTP) which serves small settlements along the Pascua River. There is mountainous terrain in all quadrants. The runway is aligned northwest with the lowest terrain routing. This is the first of the shortish (2362 ft) airfields that we will visit on this tour. It is only 16nm to our next landing at Río Bravo Airfield (SCRB) – and another challenging approach featuring terrain and a short field length. Much more of this to come. We follow a dog leg course down the fjord to Enrique Mayer Soto Airport (SCCR) which is concealed from view on the direct course by a prominent hill. Plan your approach carefully as there is water on both ends of the 1895 ft airstrip. The route continues 20nm inland along the Rio Baker to Lago Vargas Airport (SCVS). Then, it is only 14 nm direct route to Ñadis Airport (SCND) – but smart pilots will want to follow one of two river valleys, which while longer, will simplify the approach and landing at the 1921 ft airstrip. We might take a few minutes to regroup and review the next leg waypoints before departing. It is a longish leg that will require an immediate climb to avoid terrain. Work your way up the Laguna Trunco valley and cross a saddle between the peaks. Continue to climb steadily with peaks to your left and right until you finally cross the last mountain pass and the impressive expanse of the North Patagonian Ice Field lies before you. A steep descent to Laguna San Rafael will be needed to setup for the approach and landing at Laguna San Rafael Airport (SCRF). The route continues with longer legs over rugged mountains and fjords with stops at Río Exploradores Airport (SCEX), Quitralco Airport (SCQO), Cabo Juan Roman (SCAS), and finishing at Puerto Cisnes Airport (SCPK). The route is 334 nm and an aircraft capable of 200knts cruise is recommended. I plan to fly the SWS PC-12. Because live weather produces too much snow coverage, I have included the scattered clouds weather theme which we may use if needed in the flightplan zip. Two weather themes which should improve the experience. Custom Jeff Scattered 2.WPR (multiple cloud layers – moody – a little dark) Jeff's Partly Cloudy.WPR (fewer clouds – with more sun getting through – brighter than Scattered 2) Flight Plan and weather themes HERE Freeware Scenery Lake O'Higgins Project (SCOH, SCIO, SCTP, SCRB & SCEY) - Aysén, Chile for MSFS FSonFS (Flight Simulator on Far South) for MSFS (Required) Optional Payware Scenery simMarket: SCAS PUERTO AYSEN AIRPORT MSFS Recommend Departure time of 1:00PM local Particulars: Date and time: Wednesday September 18, 18:00 UTC RTWR Multiplayer Discord Channel 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!

Western Australia – Jet Tour – Part 2 We resume our tour at Mount Keith (YMNE), the site of an open pit nickel mine. It is 104nm to our first stop - Leonora (YLEO) in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia and then 61nm to the gold and nickle mining community of Laverton (YLTN). The route continues 117nm further east to the Tropicana Gold Mine (YTRA) at the western edge of the remote Great Victoria Desert. It is a longish 187mn southwest to Kalgoorli (YPKG) – the location of the Super Pit gold mine. Another longish 184mn leg will take us to Bruce Rock (YBRO) a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Western Australia – Jet Tour pt 2 Flightplan: HERE Aircraft Recommend the Cessna CJ4 with optional Woosel Mod but as always you are free to fly what you like. Recommended Freeware Aircraft Mod CJ4 WooselMod Adds some very nice features to the default CJ4 including working door. Recommended Freeware Airports YMNE - Mount Keith Airport, Western Australia - (New Rebuild) YLEO - Leonora Airport, Western Australia - (Full Rebuild 2023) YLTN - Laverton Airport, Western Australia YTRA - Tropicana Airport, Western Australia - (New Rebuild) YBRO - Bruce Rock Airport, Western Australia - (New Rebuild) YNRG Narrogin YBUN - Bunbury Airport - WA YMJM - Manjimup Airport - WA YABA - Albany Airport - WA There are two freeware options for Kalgoorlie – NZA (full featured) or CoolGunS (lightweight FPS optimized). We’ve used the NZA before and it has more detail. NZA Simulations - YPKG Kalgoorlie-Boulder for MSFS CoolGunS - YPKG Kalgoorlie-Boulder - (Payware Quality Rebuild) Recommend Departure time of 2:00 PM Particulars: Date and time: Wednesday September 4, 18:00 UTC RTWR Multiplayer Discord Channel 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!