Briefing | April 2019 |
Overview | Content |
Start Time and Place | This event will take place on Wednesday 10th April 2019 starting at 19:00 hrs UDT using the VATSIM or IVAO network. However, if you choose IVAO, it may well be that you have no company. |
Airmanship | There are a number of rules for both airfields. All participants are requested to fully research the flight requirements before the event. |
Flight Planning |
To add realism to the turnaround time, The Club “STAR” will
only be awarded for departure from VNLK to VQPR on Wednesday
10th April 2019 1930Z. As normal, any dispensation or exceptions
to this must be sought prior to the day of the event via the
Management Team. Two flight plans will be required to be submitted:
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Scenery | https://secure.simmarket.com/aerosoft-fsdg-paro-fsx-p3d-(download).phtml https://store.x-plane.org/VQPR-Paro-Intl-Airport-BHUTAN_p_715.html Some freeware: http://www.vf-air.com/FSX2.htm Check you have Paro VQPR as it isn’t in Plan-G so anyone installing the scenery will have to rerun Plan-G's database builder before the flight. |
Videos worth watching | Landing at Lukla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqgZvb37NX0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcjwaDUn3fg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfAw8ulhTiQ Landing at Paro Videos posted online showing the steep descents onto the runway by those planes attract serious praise for the pilots. One person wrote: 'Goodness gracious!! I thought this kind of landing would've been possible only in FlightSim, because aviation safety rules would've disallowed it - especially seeing how close the aircraft gets to the hill.' Runway 33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7_KytXETT0 Runway 15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsZqN-uEgQU > FSX Runway 15 Briefing & Approach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jnPtYmXPSM > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXWTqufiu50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-b5uJ2vtdA |
Weather and other hazards | The author has provided
the following information: |
What Aircraft can I fly | Club members should fly an aircraft capable of flying 160kts at 16500ft. Dehavilland Canada Twin Otters and Dornier DO228’s are the regular frequenters to Lukla, but these are not mandatory. It is requested for authenticity, aircraft should leave VNTR at MAX weight to simulate food and water supplies going into Lukla, then leave Lukla with a weight (according to aircraft) of 90Kg per climber they can take. |
Plan-G/ LittleNavmap |
Flight plans are not provided for this event. |
ATC | At the time of publishing this event plan, ATC has been requested but not confirmed. Check the forum for details on the day. |
Radio Discipline | Take care not to let our Teamspeak chat cut across ATC. Stop any conversation immediately the R/T comes alive, then continue if "he wasn't talking to us". This is difficult because when transmitting on Teamspeak you can't hear the R/T. So be brief on Teamspeak, and be aware that ATC might be trying to get through. If anyone hears an R/T message which seems to be being ignored, just say "ATC is calling G-CIXN" if you have identified the callsign, or "ATC is calling us" which is a cue for everyone to be quiet on Teamspeak until ATC call again (which they will). Remember too that if asked to "Stand By" by ATC, you do not reply - not even "Roger", but simply wait until you are called again. Remember also that there are several different ATC frequencies in use, and you may not be able to hear when communications are taking place. Make sure you have set and know how to use a Teamspeak mute switch. |
Acknowledgements | Event planning: Dan
Cooper Briefing: Dan Cooper, Peter Dodds. |