Announcements Archive - Page 5

Alaska Saturdays

Posted on 11/27/2021 by Todd Cox
The Saturdays in Alaska Tour coincides with the online Saturday Flight Group flights. The Tour covers approximately 1,900 NM and starts from Eareckson Air Station (formerly Shemya Air Force Base) which is a USAF military airport located on the island of Shemya, in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands, and is located approximately 1500 miles southwest of Anchorage, the Tour end point.
 
The Tour has been set up for all sims, however, there are three airports that have different IDs in P3Dv4. Those airports are King Cove (KVC), Perryville (AK5), and Pilot Point (PNP).  P3Dv4 Pilots will need to remember this when... Read in full

New Tour Awards

Posted on 11/02/2021 by Jerry Hayman

We are about to implement 3 new awards to honor those that have completed multiple tours.  The following will apply:

Tour guide - 10 tours completed
Senior Tour Guide - 25 tours completes
Master Tour Guide - 50 tours completed

 

MEC011 Pilot Bill is the one that came up with this suggestion and he is going to be making the awards as you reach each milestone.

Thank you for this great suggestion Bill

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New Tour - US Capitals

Posted on 08/14/2021 by Jerry Hayman

This tour is for all 50 US state capital cities, and what a coincidence it comes out to 50,082 miles... Due to the number of legs this tour is in 3 parts. It is in alphabetical order by state in case you were wondering on the order...So you would start in Alabama, and the last place should be Wyoming... It is a mix of long-haul airliner, small jets and even some single or dual prop for some that are closer together. As always you can fly the aircraft of your choice as long as it has the range... Read in full


Florida Seaplane Operations

Posted on 08/07/2021 by Jerry Hayman

Seaplane Operations: Florida

Descrption:
Florida is one of the most seaplane friendly states in the United States.  Opportunities to fly seaplanes are everywhere in Florida from great salt water flying in the Florida Keys to amazing amount of inland lakes in Central Florida to salt and fresh water flying in the northeast of the state.  Flying in South Florida can be more difficult as the inter coastal waterway is controlled by various local governments and development along the waterway makes it difficult to safely operate seaplanes in it.  Pretty much any body of water is open to... Read in full


Seychelles Island Tour

Posted on 07/07/2021 by Jerry Hayman

Bill has created a new tour for us.  This one will really big nice this winter if you get cold.  Check out the nice sand beaches along the way.

Here is the text of his tour:

Mirage is looking at opening routes in the Seychelles Islands and are looking for some pilots to head down there to scout out the area for us.  We have a list of islands that we want you to fly to, 16 in total.  When you are there, we would like you to look at want the area has... Read in full


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