A Little On The Side

Flights suggested by our members for additional fun and challenge

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Flight:

PIA B747-200 CLASSIC FLIGHT
KARACHI-CAIRO

Author:

Ali Mujtaba

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Pakistan International Airlines used to operate the Karachi-Cairo route en-route London with the classic 707-320 series in the 70s. Then the route was switched to the 747 and the A300 and eventually cancellation of the route a couple of years back due to low demand. I chose the Ready For Pushback 747 classic addon for FS2002 by VMAX systems specifically painted in PIA livery by me for this flight plan. 

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Flight:

A Fruit and Wine Tour

Author:

Ron Blehm

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After a great weather weekend at my Brother-in-Law’s place I decided to share (with my online friends) a little tour deeper into my homeyards.  I should say “our” area because as far as mileage is concerned, Tony and I are about equal distance from here.  (Though this flight can go over my house, NOT Tony’s)  Now, I’m warning you that this is a really fun trip but if I don’t see some PIREPS coming in we’ll have to make this into an official FOTM!

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Flight:

P-51 Mustang... A bit on the side

Author:

Peter Stark

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This is a short flight that takes no time to prepare or load, but provides good fun for as long as you want!

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Flight:

Central Oregon Fishing Trip

Author:

Tony Radmilovich

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This is a short, not very difficult float plane trip that brings you to my little area of the world, the high desert of Central Oregon. 

 

Its been a tough year for your air charter business. The economy sucks, fuel prices are through the ceiling and when customers do show up, they want you to do everything but wax their legs (things are so bad, you're considering it). So when a group of former Enron executives want to come to Central Oregon to spend a bunch of the company's stockholder and pension funds on a fishing trip, who are you to argue?

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Flight:

Meat Haulers of La Paz

Author:

Ron Blehm

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This is one of those great flights that makes you feel a very real connection to your plane and to the past, those great days of aviation history.  Actually, maybe not too far past.  First, you’ll need to go read this article:

 

  http://www.airliners.net/articles/read.main?id=9

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Flight:

Carrier Ops, Southern California

Author:

Ron Blehm

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Well, part of what we had hoped to get from this “Club” experience was some variety...  So I figured it was time to branch out and try something new.  I’ve set-up a little flight (just under 200 miles) from Point Mugu, NAS (KNTD), near Ventura, CA – ‘bout 10 miles from my old High School - to that Navy Carrier off the coast of San Diego.

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Flight:

 Hero's Flight

Author:

Ron Blehm

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Sorry but this flight may not be to everyone’s liking or ability but that’s why it’s the extra, I guess.  I’ll have to tell you, maybe it’s because of my imagination here, but I had such a blast doing this!  It turned out to be a longer day than I had planned and there was some added stress but that’s what made it fun, and a real challenge.  This is not a flight you can do with Real-Time ATC or Real World Weather.  It is the weather that makes the flight what it is. So, what is it?  First, let me lay out for you this totally invented scenario:

 

Flying under the Banner of whichever world or local Aide Organization you like, it is your job to get a load of relief supplies and aide workers – Emergency Room Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics in my case, in to a village-which has been a living (and dying) hell for the past 14 months.  You’ll need to get in and get out safely.  The more supplies you can haul the better off these people will be, so pick your plane carefully.  ‘Course we’re not flying into some 12,000 ft ILS airport here, this one didn’t even make it onto the Dangerous Airports List. We’ll be flying into the village of Lubero in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.  The runway is 6,800 ft long but it is wet, swampy grass and it sits in a valley, 5,906 ft above sea level. There are no local NavAids!

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Flight:

Anchorage, AK (PANC) - Dutch Harbor, AK  (PADU)

Author:

Tony Radmilovich

Type:

This is not for the faint of heart (Kids, don't try this at home). 

The flight is about 750nm and best done in a jet if you can muster the courage. Alaska Airlines flies 737-200's in every day (weather permitting), so it CAN be done. The fun part is the approach into Dutch Harbor, which for you history fans, was the only North American point to be attacked (other than a few stray shells lobbed at Ft. Stevens in Oregon) by the Japanese in WWII.

To survive... oops, I mean perform this approach, you must hug the side of a small mountain while setting up for a short, one mile final to a 3,200 foot runway with water on both ends. Have your auto-brakes set, your airspeed down and your reflexes keen because you don't want to be behind on this one! Go-around's are a bitch here. If the ceiling is below 2,000ft, you may want to consider going by boat.

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Flight:

Spirit of Friendship Tour

Author:

Bill Smith

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Spirit of friendship tour.

There are 13 individual legs to choose from in this reenactment of the actual " Spirit of Friendship" tour which took place between 1 July and late August 2002.

Qantas appointed actor and aviator John Travolta as their "ambassador at large" in a world-wide promotional tour. Mr Travolta flew from Los Angeles to Auckland in New Zealand, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, London, Rome, Paris, Frankfurt and New York before returning to Los Angeles. The tour involved about 80 flying hours and covered more than 35,000 nautical miles (64,700 kilometres).

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