First OfficerI've had an account here for a couple of years but have only recently started reading the forums. So I'm a bit of a newbie here myself.
I just read the Favorite Airports Topic by Phoebe and I've found a number that I want to mention in a reply there.
But along the same line...
Here's something fun to try with MS FS2004 Century of Flight using default scenery and aircraft and a VERY interesting airport.
I recently completed a flight sim trip that took me all over the world. Along the way I found some interesting spots that presented some fun flying challenges. I'd like to share some of those with you here.
Okay here's the deal for the first one ....
(Don't preview the area or either of the two airports involved. That will spoil the fun.)
In FS2004 Create a flight using the information in this post, then be ready to go. You need to complete the challenge in a specific amount of time or else the locals say they'll burn your passport.
Apparently none of them know how to fly the Douglas DC-3 that they want you to fly. Or... considering the surrounding country side, they simply don't dare.
Holding your passport and your Cessna 172 hostage, they demand that you fly the fully (100%) fueled DC-3 to a nearby airport LB1B where you are to:
1. land on RW20
2. stop on the number 2 on the far end - note the time and remain stopped for 60 seconds
3. pickup a package - someone will be waiting for you - they'll bring the package* aboard and fly back with you
4. then return to the starting airport without damaging the aircraft (or jostling the package too much)
5. taxi to and stop on the numbers 29
6. cut the engines - as soon as the props stop spinning note the time.
If you make it back in 35 minutes or less they'll give you back the passport and keys to the Cessna and you can be happily off again to wherever it was that you were flying before you "just had to" try a landing at this airport. It was fun making the landing with the Cessna but you aren't too sure about doing it with a freak'n DC-3!
Set up your flight as follows:
DC-3 with 100% fuel - engines running but speed at zero.
Goto World then Map...
N42* 26.46
E22* 59.85
Alt 635.0
Hdg 203
0.0 KIAS
Set time to 1500, date to July 29th, and weather to Building Storms
AND you must use NORMAL simulation rate.
Don't forget to announce your takeoff and landings properly and maintain proper radio contact with ATC. The locals don't want anyone thinking there's anything strange about this flight.
Hints:
shift 3 will bring up your GPS in the DC-3
be sure to save your flight before starting to fly it, you may need a "do over" or two
the pause key is okay
if your computer is slow like mine, you will want to print this out and get off line before flying
You don't have to go crazy being fast. Just try not to waste time and you should be fine. The difficulty has more to do with some tricky flying.
*Package? You really don't want to know whats in it.
As soon as the scenery loads, be ready to go. Hurry back and be sure to check the clock to see if you make it on time.
Then come back here and tell us how it was.
Last edited by Steve (SpiderWings) on Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:39 pm, edited 1 time in total
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