Merry Christmas! - Special Season events

[Jimbo]

DECEMBER 2005 FLIGHT SIMULATION TOURS SPECIAL EVENTS

Hi guys!

Its that time of year, again!
I have planned some special events for the period of december, which im sure you are going to like.
Should be fun, and a couple of good flights.

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Heres the SIMALIVE DECEMBER/CHRISTMAS 2005 EVENTS CALENDER

1. ENGLISH CHANNEL RACE - 5th December 2005

- A fun English channel race, using a selected aircraft, votes needed as to what aircraft to use! Although this is not Christmassy', it should be a fun flight


2. ICELAND EXPLORER - 12th December 2005

- Take off from Scotland, this fun flight will be a trek around Iceland, exploring the Country, then finally making a Fuel stop in the Scottish Islands on the way back to Scotland

3. LAPLAND Christmas flight!

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1. ENGLISH CHANNEL RACE - 5th December 2005

- A fun English channel race, using a selected aircraft, votes needed as to what aircraft to use! Although this is not Christmassy', it should be a fun flight

You should plan another one of these using the Schneider Race scenery & planes - that would be mega cool.

Have a look HERE for the planes & scenery.

Cheers,

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[gryshnak]

1. ENGLISH CHANNEL RACE - 5th December 2005

- A fun English channel race, using a selected aircraft, votes needed as to what aircraft to use! Although this is not Christmassy', it should be a fun flight

Antoinette, Bleriot, Curtiss Racer, etc.  ;D

Gryshnak
Only discovering this thread the day before the race!

[Hai Perso Coyone?]

I have a cool idea for a race........OMDB to KJFK...no slewing, no time-speed up, no cheating...and must be done in real time with a Airbus A340-500...why the heck is all the emphasis on GA and Vintage Warbirds??

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and must be done in real time with a Airbus A340-500

Why specifically the Airbus A340-500 Ashar??

What about Concordes or SR71's - London -> New York.

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[gryshnak]

I have a cool idea for a race........OMDB to KJFK...no slewing, no time-speed up, no cheating...and must be done in real time with a Airbus A340-500...why the heck is all the emphasis on GA and Vintage Warbirds??

If everybody has to fly the same route, with the same plane, at the same time, then they're going to be travelling at the same speed... it's not going to be much of a race!  More like Airbus formation flying.

A simple race from A to B is actually kind of boring, especially if someone else has a faster plane than you.  All you can do is sit and watch them get further and further in front, then read in the chat window that they've landed in first place while you're still many miles away.  Yaaaawn.

A good race should require the pilot to do more than open the throttle and point the plane in the right direction.

Gryshnak

[Jimbo]

Its all GA, because GA is fun, you have more control, and its easier, and alot more appropriate for some of the members.
I mean i fly heavys my self, but GA is the way im afraid.


Thanks for the Tips on the English Channel Race, looks fantastic

[gryshnak]

There's no mention of tomorrow night's English Channel race on the Simalive page, is it still happening?

Gryshnak

[Jimbo]

There's no mention of tomorrow night's English Channel race on the Simalive page, is it still happening?

Gryshnak

Sure is, check on the "Special events page", and it should be there. I was experiencing problems earlier, but it should be up and running fine now.

CLICK HERE

Cheers, and see you all tomorow.

James

[gryshnak]

Ah, that's better  :)  See you there!

Gryshnak

[Icelandair Pilot]

You do know Scotland to Iceland will take about 2-3 hrs.

You're better off taking off at BIKF and then flying around the country down to Vestmanegjar<-- island south of iceland. Im from there =D, enjoy Mt. Hekla