Any of you partaking in a flight round the world?

[universeman]

I just started my first RTW trip; I'm using the default DH88 Comet, and I'm currently on leg three, from some unpronounceable airfield in northern Quebec, to some other unpronounceable airfield on the east coast of Baffin Island (going over top the Atlantic instead of across).

[BFMF]

Same reason there are no north and south poles in the FS world.

[universeman]

It's bad enough that I asked ATC to repeat itself twice, just to have a 'voice' over the radio.

[Katahu]

I'm already finished with my third leg. Going start the fourth tomorrow.

[cspyro21]

I'm already finished with my third leg. Going start the fourth tomorrow.

Cool! I'm going to restart mine in a plane that has a decent repaint on it, I'm thinking of a WWII bomber of some sort.

[Nav]

universeman, you need an RW nut who is also a DH88 Comet nut. I plead guilty to being both . A few tips:-

Some at least of the

[universeman]

Hey Nav, thanks for the advice.  I can keep the Comet within +/- 50 feet of the altitude I want, without touching the trim, unless the weather is real bad, in which case I'll just work the stick as best I can.  

I considered flying at 4x or so, but I figured I'd probably overadjust for something and crash, so I decided to fly at normal speed.  It should start paying off, at least in terms of things to see, in about 1,500 miles or so.  Right now, I'm over Baffin Bay, and there isn't a lot going on down there.

Good call on the autopilot, I tried to actually put the radio stack in from the Cessna and use that as my autopilot, but it only showed the top portion, not the part I wanted.  So I gave up.  But thanks for your idea, I'll be sure to try it.

Great plane, though.  Looks good and flies nice, but a couple questions.  Do the props turn in the same direction, or opposite each other?  Cause I don't notice a lot of drift one way or the other.  And, didn't the British use the ideas or technology or something from the Comet and incorporate it into the Spitfire or Hurricane? I thought I heard something to that effect, but I can't remember anything specific.  

Sorry for writing my novel here.  Thanks again.

[Nav]

Never noticed much drift either way, universeman. Plenty of torque on takeoff though. A little-known fact is that British piston engines turn in the opposite direction to American ones. You guys are in the wrong, of course; same as you drive on the wrong side of the road

Too right about the Comet technology coming in useful. 'DH' stands for Geoffrey De Havilland, who designed the Comet. In 1940 he designed the Mosquito (DH98 ), which turned out to be the fastest and most versatile aeroplane of WW2. It was originally intended to be a fast unarmed bomber that could outrun the German fighters; but it turned out to be able to do just about anything - night-fighter, day-fighter, intruder, ground-strafer, target-marker, recon., even ship-buster.

This is the best Mosquito site I could find in terms of history and pictures. You'll see the 'family resemblance' to the Comet. Apologies in advance for the loud music

http://www.mikekemble.com/ww2/mosquito.html

De Havilland went on to design the first jet airliner, the Comet range, after the war.