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Post by gooneybird565 on Mar 24, 2019 23:17:49 GMT
Here some screenie... Blue skies Philippe
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Post by Rob on Mar 25, 2019 0:57:14 GMT
Thanks for your help Philippe,
The frequencies that you sent for ORBI worked just fine.
I don't normally fly in the Middle East and cannot understand why there is such a variation between real world data and sim data for this area. Never before have had this problem using real world data, Navigraph, Liitle Navmap, Jepp chart and the AIP's.
Every chart I have looked at states the ORBI VOR is 112.90, why the sim difference I do not know.
I downloaded the Sors installer but when it comes to computer tech I am a dummy with BGL files etc. Looked for a tutorial but there appears not to be one.
There are two other airports that do not agree with the sim and charts, one being Rome LIRF and another on the Damascus to Baghdad leg being ORAA, if you could be so kind and have the time could you post the information on these two airports.
I was going to use ORAA as a stopover airport for those flying the short leg flight plan A. There appears not much else on this leg except sand.
The TANF VOR out of Damascus works just fine with real world frequency.
Thank you very much for your help
Hopefully after this hiccup I can move on without to many problems
Rob
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Post by gooneybird565 on Mar 25, 2019 23:41:11 GMT
Hi Rob, Reporting from my P3D4.4 with stock navaids data (probably coming more or less straight from the FSX times...) LIRF 16R: Outer marker NDB 345.0 FW ILS 110.30 FRR LIRF 34L: ILS 108.90 ISW LIRF 16C: ILS 108.50 FNN LIRF 34C: ILS 108.50 ITA LIRF 16L: Outer marker NDB 421.0 FN ILS 108.10 FLL LIRF 34R: ILS 109.30 FSS LIRF 07: ILS 109.70 FEE LIRF 25: Outer marker NDB 354.0 FE ILS 109.70 FEE
LIRF global: VOR/DME 114.90 OST NDB 321.0 OST
TANF VOR 114.00 reported range in the sim is 195 nm, as Baghdad BGD ORAA : no navaids
About Hervé SORS navaids update, I know it updates the navaids to real life status, but as I mostly fly propeller oldies, I never updated my sim's navaids, to keep as much NDB's as provided with the sim itself.
Blue skies Philippe
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Post by Rob on Mar 26, 2019 0:31:04 GMT
Thank you once again Philippe.
I will continue with the planning then post a list of discrepancies at the end, hopefully not to many more.
Cheers Rob
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Post by Paughco on Mar 27, 2019 15:44:36 GMT
WOW! This is gonna be a long, strange trip! Hope it's not scheduled during motorcycle riding season in the Pacific Northwet (May - September). OK, I looked it up on Wiki and it looks like it'll fit right in to my busy schedule! London to Darwin Race of 1919
I looked up another link, which is an announcement of the event: Flight, issue May 22, 1919.
Looks like the rules for the flight were pretty simple:
"In early 1919, the Commonwealth Government of Australia offered a prize of £A10,000 for the first flight from Great Britain to Australia, under specific conditions. In May 1919, Billy Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, and Senator George Pearce, Minister for Defence (Australia), in consultation with the Royal Aero Club, stated that valid aircrews must all be Australian nationals, the aircraft must have been constructed in the British Empire, and the journey must be completed within 720 consecutive hours (30 days) and be completed before midnight on 31 December 1920. The departure point must be either Hounslow Heath Aerodrome (for landplanes) or RNAS Calshot (for seaplanes and flying boats), with reporting points at Alexandria and Singapore, and final destination in the region of Darwin. Each flight was to take place under the competition rules of the Royal Aero Club, that would supervise the start, and control the competition generally."
In looking at those rules, it seems to me that the organizers of this flight shouldn't worry too much about routes. All they have to do is:
1. Require leaving from Hounslow Heath Aerodrome... Uh-oh. First problem. Maybe require leaving from Heathrow (EGLL), which is about 4 miles away from Hounslow. A bit of thought might be required to accommodate flying boats and seaplanes.
2. Set the finish line as Darwin International (YPDN).
3. Require all entries to check in at Alexandria International (HEAX) and one of the several airports at Singapore; Changi (WSSS) looks pretty good, plus it's close to water for the seaplane guys.
4. Keep the timing: 720 hours total start to finish, completed before (Zulu or local?) midnight on 31 December. Maybe forget about the 1920, since this is a reenactment.
5. I hope you don't require British manufactured aircraft, as I want to fly my MJ C-47.
6. I hope you don't require that we all be Australian nationals, as that would limit your list of competitors.
Stick pretty closely to rules 1 through 4 and you greatly simplify all the worries about navigation and such. Leave that to the individual crews competing in the event! Whatever you all decide, I am looking forward to this. Should be a lot of fun! I predict you'll get a bunch of folks from DC-3 Airways.
Seeya ATB
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Post by Rob on Mar 27, 2019 23:22:22 GMT
I like the idea of flying boats and will keep it in mind but at present am concentrating on the land plane route.. Maybe a future rally based on the Qantas Kangaroo route from Australia to England, that rally could combine the route of the flying boats along with the route that the Lockhhed Constellations flew, hmmmmm thought. Also for your information, this forum will remain open until the completion of the GAAR. I have contacted Allan and after the GAAR an information sheet and dedicated forum for the rally will be available on the Bluegrass Airlines web site for questions, answers and updates. www.bluegrassairlines.comRob
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Post by Paughco on May 1, 2019 23:39:02 GMT
I'm really looking forward to this flight.
Thank you! ATB
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