Official MSFS RTW Race Thread #4 - Team Flightsim

[xiphanopoulous]

Old one was getting a bit long in the tooth, so here's a new one.

Currently, Sandman has the baton, and is flying from SPQT.

Onward!!

-Xiph.

[Swi_Tzer]

Hi Guys,

Was engaged yesterday, and did not find time to help flying, although the "mental" support was there :D!
Hope to find some time after work today!

Go FSTeam :-jumpy
Pascal

P.S. Stick on top this Thread :-)

[xiphanopoulous]

Sandman posted the baton free in the previous thread, so:

I have the baton
Heading for SKBQ
As onward we go

(a baton post haiku - it's late)

-Xiph.

[xiphanopoulous]

At SKBQ
The baton is now released
It has just been freed.

In other news, I ##### at poetry....

-Xiph.

And in other news:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v438/miyridian/SKBQ.jpg

light Log -- from The RTW-Duenna v.0.600 Rev. 27
-----------------------------------------------------------

Takeoff:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 09:39:48
FS Time: 23/02/2005 05:34:55
Location: N4° 42.748' / W74° 09.041'
Airport: SKBO 1.0nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Enroute:
Aircraft: Avanti Default Paint Scheme
Max. groundspeed: 405.5 kts
Max. IAS: 250.1 kts
Max. altitude: 38084 ft
Flight aborted: no
Time in overspeed: 0.0 secs.
Error count: 0
Valid: VALIDATED

Landing:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 10:49:44
FS Time: 23/02/2005 06:41:19
Location: N10° 53.158' / W74° 47.013'
Airport: SKBQ 1.0nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Errors:


Summary:
Direct distance: 372 nm
Flight time: 01:09:56
Baton time: 01:11:43
Average GS: 319.1 kts
Valid: VALIDATED

Validation-Graphic: C:\Program Files\FS-Addons\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2005-02-23\FlightLog_2005-02-23--04-50-53.JPG


This file was created on 23/02/2005 10:50:56 UTC

[Tony G]

at SKBQ

[JohnMueller]

Short statistics update:
Count hops total 47
Count hops valid 42
Count hops invalid 5
Count distinct pilots 17
Total time 65.87 hrs. Flight time + wait time, incl. invalid hops
Total flight time 60.91 hrs. Valid hops
Max. flight time, one hop 2.70 hrs. Valid hops
Total wait time (baton still) 1.67 hrs. Valid hops
Max. wait time (baton still) 0.23 hrs. Valid hops
Total flight time invalid hops 3.08 hrs.
Max. flight time invalid hops, one hop 1.02 hrs.
Total distance covered 20626.9 nm Valid hops
Max. distance covered, one hop 2292.6 nm Valid hops
Average groundspeed 338.6 Kts Valid hops
Max. groundspeed, one hop 884.2 Kts Valid hops

My current flight plan says it's about 28300nm, so we have approx. 70-75% done (based on the distance) - guestimating about 30+ hrs flight time left. Does that make sense?

[oblio]

Flying the P-38 to KMIA.

[JohnMueller]

Thanks for holding out Tony, great to see that you landed ok.

[Swi_Tzer]

Hi there,

Great! Great! Great! good baton change over.
Fellows pilots up there... you are not alone! On the ground we try to follow every step :D.

Fly safe! :-jumpy

Pascal

[JohnMueller]

Short update at UTC 13:20
Sim-Outhouse is currently aiming for MGGT Mexico

Depending on their flight plans:
- South 45 - Brazil - Hop to mid-west Africa (Gambia, Senegal, etc)
.... approx 12000+ nm left, would need the wild card (don't know if it's used yet), guestimation 48+ hrs, possibly 3 bonuses

- South 45 - Falklands - South Africa
.... approx 13000+ nm left, using jet-corridow (possibly B747? GS 900?), guestimation 44+ hts, also possibly 3 bonuses

Avsim: currently aiming for MKJS, on our tail, but still needs some more vintage flights (2-3?), my guess is they're following us back to HECA :). Copy-cats :D

"Fly safe" is really a great motto Pascal, if we keep it safe, we'll soon be ready for a big round of drings in Cairo!!

John

[RFields]

I have the Baton at - 1415 UTC - KMIA - KPBI in the Vickers Vimy

[apollosmith]

Just an update that the MP server is back online. Come join us at 82.152.80.185.

And here's the updated race map as of the end of our Vimy hop. Nice work guys!

http://smithplanet.com/rtw/racemap.jpg

-Smitty

[F14FlyBoy]

I have the Baton at KPBI to KILM...
This flight continued below...
Bill...
N3342FL...

[F14FlyBoy]

Continued from post 16...
I have the Baton at KPBI to KILM...
Bill...
N3342FL...

[Swi_Tzer]

Hi guys!

Is there somebody who can grab the baton here in KPBI? Come on... somebody bring the baton toward north... along the coast as quick as possible... I cannot now, could later!
Keeeeeeeep the baton mooooooving!

Pascal

Edit: let me add... Great RField! good flight, good timing :D!

[Swi_Tzer]

... very well! :-jumpy

Great Flyboy!!!
Pascal

[seehunt]

go for it !

[AngelFuree]

Oh man, I have a feeling this race is gonna end without me being able to do a leg. ##### college work...aaaagh.

But on the other hand, great stuff guys. It's coming along greeeeeeeeeeeat!

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/403fd2305d5c6de3.jpg

[bjpilot]

Who has the baton? If no one has it, I'll take it.

[gcurtiss]

Bobby (seehunt has it). KILM-KLGA.

[TornadoWilkes]

BJ, come join us on teamspeak 68.47.109.128

We've got a real house full!!!!!

;-) Bring some beers :-lol

[Tony G]

Canada here we come!

173 miles out from CYSJ

[apollosmith]

Updated race map:
http://smithplanet.com/rtw/racemap.jpg

The numbers look pretty similar across the board - it's anybody's race. AvSim is in the air with their last classic. We're turning the last corner and entering the home stretch. Go Team FlightSim!

-Smitty

[Twolf]

I have the baton at CYSJ.

[Tony G]

Just some leg notes:

Original destination was Halifax, diverted to ST. Johns CYSJ due to winds aloft. St Johns was better to use the jetstream. once I turned to the new heading, my GS picked up to 380-400.

Handflew the ILS into CYSJ for the first landing on Canadian soil, which is home country, so that felt good. Many thanks to those who scouted winds and airport for me!!!

EDIT FOR SPELLING

[spitfire222]

Whats the IP for the multiplayer server for the RTW?

Best regards,
Vincent
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/411d634b01663419.jpg

[Twolf]

Baton is free at CYJT

[Swi_Tzer]

I have the baton to... CYQX, Gander 21:29z

[JohnMueller]

Hi Vincent
IP for FSHost is 82.152.80.185 (backup at 68.47.109.128)
IP for TeamSpeak is 68.47.109.128
John

[spitfire222]

Thanks John, I inadvertently joined 68.47.109.128, and was flying with the avsim boys! :-lol I left real fast!

Best regards,
Vincent
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/411d634b01663419.jpg

[spitfire222]

I'll take the baton next from Swi_tzer, from CYQX to CCE4.

Best regards,
Vincent
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/411d634b01663419.jpg

[apollosmith]

Wild card leg.

-Smitty

[spitfire222]

I have the baton at CYQX...to CCE4

Best regards,
Vincent
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[spitfire222]

Aborted flight to leave baton for someone else.
=========================================================
Flight Log -- from RTW-Duenna v.0.610 R44
-----------------------------------------------------------

Takeoff:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 22:17:19
FS Time: 11/07/2005 19:15:04
Aircraft gross weight: 16728.6 lbs
Location: N48° 55.265' / W54° 34.152'
Airport: CYQX 0.9nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Enroute:
Aircraft: [P2] P-38J-20 'Porky II' w/ tanks
Aircraft-Reference: Vne=360kts, Vcruise=267kts
Max./Avg. Groundspeed: 325.0 kts / 218.5 kts
Max. IAS: 307.1 kts
Average IAS: 196.0 kts
Average Head/Tailwind: +12.5 kts
Max. altitude: 5931 ft
Flight aborted: no
Time in overspeed: 0.0 secs.
Error count: 0
Valid: not valid!!

Landing:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 22:21:39
FS Time: 11/07/2005 14:24:05
Aircraft gross weight: 16632.0 lbs
Location: N49° 09.708' / W54° 37.062'
Airport: 0.9nm
Valid: not valid

Errors:
23.02.2005 17:21:40 Error retrieving URL ''
23.02.2005 17:21:40 Takeoff or landing airport name not found


Summary:
Direct distance: 14.6 nm
Flight time: 00:04:20
Baton time: 22:17:03
Average GS: 218.5 kts
Valid: not valid! (errors: 0)

Flight Simulator: FS2004
Crash-Tolerance-Setting: 1.000
FSUIPC: 3.450
Validation-ID: 0D2 0B6 FAC (Rev. 1)


Validation-Graphic:
C:\Program Files\FS-Addons\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2005-02-23\FlightLog_17-21-40.JPG
(just copy the above path+file into your forum-attachment field.)

This file was created on 23/02/2005 22:21:54 UTC
Created by RTW-Duenna - http://johannesmueller.com/duenna - (c) Johannes Mueller
=============================================

Best regards,
Vincent
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/411d634b01663419.jpg

[TornadoWilkes]

Almost Spitfire,

As you can see Smitty posted in post 41 that he had the baton. Well done on attempting to grab it but there are some fast moving fingers on the TeamSpeak server ;-) Why not come over and speak to the team.

Just download Teamspeak and punch in 68.47.109.128 into the quick connection screen.

Regards
Ian
RTW Race Commitee

[spitfire222]

I got it and I'm on now. :-)

Best regards,
Vincent
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/411d634b01663419.jpg

[apollosmith]

Update: Currently 1000 miles inbound. Got up to 410 knots GS at FL240, but now I'm starting to pick up a strong crosswind and I'm down to 390 knots GS. ETE 2:30.

Update2: Currently 685 miles from the yet-to-be-named destination. The crosswind turned into a nice tailwind and now is back to a strong tailwind. GS has dropped a lot. Oh, and I'm flying the DC-6B.

-Smitty

[apollosmith]

Update 3: Winds are moving back to my tail now and I'm picking up speed. Still about 1:30 out. Luckily weather at my destination of LPCR is looking great!

Update 4: I hear Iceland is nice this time of year. Diverting to BIKF. ETE 35 minutes.

-Smitty

[spitfire222]

Have the baton at BIKF en route to EKVG.

Best regards,
Vincent
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/411d634b01663419.jpg

[apollosmith]

Go spitfire!

Here's the updated race map:
http://smithplanet.com/rtw/racemap.jpg

-Smitty

[RFields]

spitfire222 has the baton heading out from BIKF
Reggie is sitting on Rwy 11 at BIKF as backup for this leg

David on deck for next leg in a few minutes

[spitfire222]

Baton free at EKVG.

Flight Log -- from RTW-Duenna v.0.610 R44
-----------------------------------------------------------

Takeoff:
System Time UTC: 24/02/2005 02:09:15
FS Time: 24/02/2005 02:08:32
Aircraft gross weight: 16721.7 lbs
Location: N63° 59.142' / W22° 39.281'
Airport: BIKF 1.3nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Enroute:
Aircraft: [P2] P-38J-20 'Porky II' w/ tanks
Aircraft-Reference: Vne=360kts, Vcruise=267kts
Max./Avg. Groundspeed: 364.4 kts / 282.3 kts
Max. IAS: 346.5 kts
Average IAS: 268.1 kts
Average Head/Tailwind: -21.3 kts
Max. altitude: 16545 ft
Flight aborted: no
Time in overspeed: 0.0 secs.
Error count: 0
Valid: VALIDATED

Landing:
System Time UTC: 24/02/2005 03:41:02
FS Time: 24/02/2005 02:25:45
Aircraft gross weight: 15297.3 lbs
Location: N62° 03.828' / W7° 16.665'
Airport: EKVG 1.3nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Errors:


Summary:
Direct distance: 432.9 nm
Flight time: 01:31:47
Baton time: 01:32:17
Average GS: 282.3 kts
Valid: VALIDATED

Flight Simulator: FS2004
Crash-Tolerance-Setting: 1.000
FSUIPC: 3.450
Validation-ID: 2E4 0C1 BE7 (Rev. 1)


Validation-Graphic:
C:\Program Files\FS-Addons\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2005-02-23\FlightLog_22-41-16.JPG
(just copy the above path+file into your forum-attachment field.)

This file was created on 24/02/2005 03:41:25 UTC
Created by RTW-Duenna - http://johannesmueller.com/duenna - (c) Johannes Mueller

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/421d4e6a68f45286.jpg

Best regards,
Vincent
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/411d634b01663419.jpg

[xiphanopoulous]

I have the baton at EKVG.

-Xiph.

[RFields]

Ed setup up for the next leg

Dan is on standby for current leg and Reggie on backup.

Anyone interested in the team progress and remaining legs - join us on TeamSpeak - 68.47.109.128:8786

Or post a message here.

[xiphanopoulous]

Baton is now FREE at ENOV!!!

Go!!

-Xiph.

EDIT:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v438/miyridian/ENOV.jpg

Flight Log -- from The RTW-Duenna v.0.600 Rev. 27
-----------------------------------------------------------

Takeoff:
System Time UTC: 24/02/2005 03:42:54
FS Time: 24/02/2005 03:34:52
Location: N62° 03.923' / W7° 17.059'
Airport: EKVG 0.2nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Enroute:
Aircraft: Avanti Default Paint Scheme
Max. groundspeed: 329.8 kts
Max. IAS: 268.5 kts
Max. altitude: 30971 ft
Flight aborted: no
Time in overspeed: 0.0 secs.
Error count: 0
Valid: VALIDATED

Landing:
System Time UTC: 24/02/2005 05:05:16
FS Time: 24/02/2005 05:52:45
Location: N62° 10.804' / E6° 04.463'
Airport: ENOV 0.2nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Errors:


Summary:
Direct distance: 374 nm
Flight time: 01:22:22
Baton time: 01:23:17
Average GS: 270.5 kts
Valid: VALIDATED

Validation-Graphic: C:\Program Files\FS-Addons\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2005-02-23\FlightLog_2005-02-23--23-05-46.JPG


This file was created on 24/02/2005 05:05:48 UTC

[RFields]

Thanks for the five hour bonus David

Let's get 15 more

[AngelFuree]

Hey guys, I was wondering what are the plans for the upcoming legs?
I checked at the private forums, but apparently, nothing's been posted there w/ regards to the upcoming legs...

I ask 'cause I'm very interested in taking up one of the upcoming legs =)

Let me know, thanks.

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/403fd2305d5c6de3.jpg

[RFields]

Crashed on landing at EGLC

[Twolf]

Have the baton at ENOV

[Swi_Tzer]

Heya there :D,

G R E A T Job!
Again, a compliment to all pilots wich have moved the baton ower the pond these last legs, and also for the Bonus city!!!

:-jumpy

Keep the baton moving :)

Pascal

Edit: For general route check TS and the private forum (now a bit up-to-dated) :D

[Twolf]

baton is free at EGSS


Flight Log -- from The RTW-Duenna v.0.600 Rev. 39
-----------------------------------------------------------

Takeoff:
System Time UTC: 24/02/2005 07:05:18
FS Time: 24/02/2005 08:05:19
Location: N62° 10.872' / E6° 04.720'
Airport: ENOV 0.2nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Enroute:
Aircraft: Beech Starship
Max. groundspeed: 407.3 kts
Max. IAS: 299.2 kts
Max. altitude: 37400 ft
Flight aborted: no
Time in overspeed: 0.0 secs.
Error count: 0
Valid: VALIDATED

Landing:
System Time UTC: 24/02/2005 08:58:20
FS Time: 24/02/2005 08:44:20
Location: N51° 52.983' / E0° 13.926'
Airport: EGSS 0.2nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Errors:


Summary:
Direct distance: 646.0 nm
Flight time: 01:53:02
Baton time: 01:53:26
Average GS: 343.0 kts
Valid: VALIDATED

Validation-ID: 131 065 5B5 (Rev. 1)
Validation-Graphic: C:\Program Files\FS-Addons\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2005-02-24\FlightLog_2005-02-24--03-58-27.JPG
Flight Simulator: FS2002
FSUIPC: 2.972


This file was created on 24/02/2005 08:58:38 UTC

[AngelFuree]

I have the baton EGSS-EGLC



http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/403fd2305d5c6de3.jpg

[AngelFuree]

Baton is free EGLC

EDIT: Pic's up:

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/421d98647849b918.jpg

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/403fd2305d5c6de3.jpg

[xiphanopoulous]

I have the baton at EGLC

-Xiph.

[xiphanopoulous]

Baton is free!

At LSGS!

Go!

-Xiph.

EDIT:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v438/miyridian/LSGS.jpg

Flight Log -- from The RTW-Duenna v.0.600 Rev. 27
-----------------------------------------------------------

Takeoff:
System Time UTC: 24/02/2005 09:03:35
FS Time: 24/02/2005 08:57:23
Location: N51° 30.330' / E0° 02.798'
Airport: EGLC 0.3nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Enroute:
Aircraft: Avanti Default Paint Scheme
Max. groundspeed: 412.0 kts
Max. IAS: 258.3 kts
Max. altitude: 32943 ft
Flight aborted: no
Time in overspeed: 0.0 secs.
Error count: 0
Valid: VALIDATED

Landing:
System Time UTC: 24/02/2005 10:28:24
FS Time: 24/02/2005 11:16:45
Location: N46° 13.145' / E7° 19.546'
Airport: LSGS 0.3nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Errors:


Summary:
Direct distance: 428 nm
Flight time: 01:24:49
Baton time: 01:26:04
Average GS: 301.8 kts
Valid: VALIDATED

Validation-Graphic: C:\Program Files\FS-Addons\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2005-02-24\FlightLog_2005-02-24--04-29-26.JPG


This file was created on 24/02/2005 10:29:30 UTC

And a nice screenshot of the approach:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v438/miyridian/Sion.jpg

[Tony G]

LSGS

[JohnMueller]

Hi everyone, competitors, visiters, tourists!

I just opened up our private website for everyone, so you all can take a short look into what went on behind the scenes (at least a part of it) for our team to get this far - it ain't over until it's over - so still best of luck to all you guys out there!

http://johannesmueller.com/fsforum

John

[salt_air]

I have the baton in LIBD

[JohnMueller]

Go Austin!! Bring that jewel-encrusted piece of wood back to Cairo (or first closer at least) so that we can finally get some sleep!! :D :D

Just a short statistic update - up to LIBD:
Count hops total 63
Count hops valid 57
Count hops invalid 6
Count distinct pilots 19
Total time 115.52 hrs. Flight time + wait time, incl. invalid hops
Total flight time 108.56 hrs. Valid hops
Max. flight time, one hop 25.97 hrs. Valid hops
Total wait time (baton still) 1.82 hrs. Valid hops
Max. wait time (baton still) 0.23 hrs. Valid hops
Total flight time invalid hops 4.93 hrs.
Max. flight time invalid hops, one hop 1.85 hrs.
Total distance covered 27272.3 nm Valid hops
Max. distance covered, one hop 2292.6 nm Valid hops
Average groundspeed 251.2 Kts Valid hops
Max. groundspeed, one hop 884.2 Kts Valid hops

I updated the grab / drop baton times up to the minute, not second - so those 1.82 hrs "baton still" is on 63 hops total, averaging 1.7 minutes/hop, just a bit more than my 1 minute +/-.

I've got a meeting coming up :(, I hope I can grab a chance to see you all in Cairo, otherwise I'll just wait for some of the other teams, I'm sure we'll meet up again!!
John

[Swi_Tzer]

Hi there,

Just a word of sustain :D, we are DOING GREAT!
The race is not finished yet, so keep the baton moving till the end!

Happy to see, the last legs were very successfully :-jumpy

Go FSTeam!!

[n704fn]

Have the baton at LGSA

[RFields]

There goes your free time to fly FS!! :-)

Great news - but how did you find time to propose in the middle of the race?

[TornadoWilkes]

Chinook

[RFields]

I'll post the Duenna info this evening, but the main cause of the crash is that I forgot one rule that my real world pilot friends emphasize"

When making an approach the pilot's goal must be a successful missed approach / go around - a good landing is a secondary goal

We discovered something very interesting about FS Real World weather last night - especially about reporting airports which are closed for much of the night.

Crash Sequence of EventsGreat flight and great work by Geno scouting 150 miles ahead to find FL for optimal winds. There is a temptation to fly the Avanti at the highest possible level - however the best winds for the first 500 nm were at FL370, then had to drop to FL300. Maintained 400+ kts ground speed from 25 miles out of ENOV until 70 miles from EGLC. Arrived at EGLC and picked up ILS lock 27nm out and 18 min under 2 hour leg time.

I had turned on the visual approach markers for some testing earlier in the day and forgot to turn them off. I was surprised to see them - at first I thought they were a bunch of television / radio transmission towers.

The glide slope into EGLC is steep and it felt like I was in a Stuka diving down.

The real world weather at EGLC had been reporting calm winds and clear for about an hour before the flight when first checked by the team, and throughout the flight. Yet a few miles away at Heathrow and Gatwick there was snow, reduced visibility and northwesterly winds.

A team member check of the real world METAR confirmed several times that the last report was approx 1130 local time.

The time of the flight would put me on the ground between 0630 and 0700 local time.

About 10nm out, the team member reported a new METAR for EGLC had been received with conditions similar to Heathrow. It was about 11 min old. I speculated that the next Real World Weather update would change the conditons at Heathrow. And that the update would occur right about landing time.

Approach to Rwy 28 just fine, though steep. Went through a bit of turbulence and rough weather but the Avanti in Approach mode for the Autopilot handled it perfectly. Rode the ILS on AP down to approx 500 ft AGL - 1/2 to 1/3 mile out from the threshold.

The weather went to clear and calm about 4-5 miles out and about 2300 ft AGL.

I checked and sighted the missed approach path and the location of the two buildings I would have to fly between.

I was also concerned about getting the aircraft stopped because I tend to float a bit on landings to softly touchdown.

Killed the Autopilot, had good control of the aircraft. Was flying with one hand light on the yoke and the other on the throttle. I was able to let the rudder stay centered with no pressure on the pedals.

The aircraft was approx 9800 lbs gross weight with about 45% fuel on board. I wanted to keep the aircraft above 110 kts until I could no anything but runway out the front 2D cockpit view.

I was about 115-118 kts, about 200ft AGL, starting to pull the throttle back and preparing to flare.

Real world weather hit - visibility dropped - not bad but very noticable, the aircraft tipped hard left when the relativly mild winds out of 343 at about 9 kts hit as a sudden gust.

I hit the rudder and turned the yoke, but I did not hit power and pull-up to execute a missed approach.

It took about 2-3 seconds for the aircraft to drop and pancake in about one aircraft length short of the threshold.

Cause of crash:
1. Pilot distraction on approach
2. Failure to execute missed approach in a timely manner when conditions changed suddenly

Contributing Factors:
1. Pilot fatigue - I had been up for 19 hours, flown approx 8 hours, stood on runways in backup position for 5 hours, and repaired a computer crash caused by a memory DIMM failure.
2. Pilot unfamilarity with airport and approach - didn't have a chance to shoot a couple approaches because of the way the team made the decision about flying the flight. The one pilot who had successfully completed a test flight in under two hours was concerned about his system reliability. That was a risk we should have taken, rather than putting me accepting the flight.
3. FS Real World Weather - EGLC is apparently closed from approx 2330-0630 local time - FS Real World Weather apparently creates a "bubble" around EGLC of clam weather when the airport is closed and not reporting weather. The team speculated on this, and I should have known better than to land at that time - knowing from the weather reports from other pilots in the area and the real world METAR that a sudden shift in weather conditons was highly probably.

I tried to get in before that happened and did not react properly when it occured.

Sorry guys, but we've all learned something valuable about the way FS works.

[Swi_Tzer]

Hi there,

Cairo stay ready... here we come :-cool
Unfortunately I am @ work so.... not able to join in MP, but wish you all a healty safty last flight to our final destination!!!!

Waiting near the Pyramids to drink virtual beers with you all :D

Pascal

[Swi_Tzer]

Olé!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:-jumpy :-jumpy :-jumpy :-jumpy :-jumpy :-jumpy :-jumpy

There we are!!!! GREAT JOB to all!!!! :-cool ;-) :-eek :7 :D

Pascal

[apollosmith]

Fantastic work! What a great team and a great experience. Thanks to all who made this happen. Here's the updated race map:
http://smithplanet.com/rtw/racemap.jpg

-Smitty

[gcurtiss]

I just wanted to give everyone my most sincere congratulations and a huge thank you from a multiplayer rookie for letting me be a part of the team. I still can't believe I flew the first leg departing Cairo!

I learned more about aviation in these 4 days than in all the time I've flown flightsim combined. Truly an amazing and gratifying experience. The cooperation and comradery were top-notch the whole way, even when headwinds presented themselves at the most inopportune times!

Thanks again and will see you soon here on FlightSim.com - 2005 RTW Race Champions!

Geno

[F14FlyBoy]

Great race guys, the best teamwork I have ever seen, I am proud to be a part of Team FlightSim. I want to thank you all of you for such a great job...
Bill...
N3342FL...

[TornadoWilkes]

Flightsim.com being the first team to land at Cairo with a massive lead now claim the trophy and offer the two other teams the chance to concede defeat. :-lol

The FS.com team offers their sincere congratulations to both AVSIM and Sim-Outhouse on their spirit, passion and efforts, and furthermore wish them all the best as they complete their journeys around the globe. ;-)

What say ye?

[spitfire222]

I also would like to congratulate all the team members for all of their devoted effort and time to make sure we get the baton to Cairo first! Great job team! Also, I would like to express my thanks for being given the opportunity to fly a leg, though being a rookie a this as well. (I flew the leg from Keflavik BIKF to Vegar EKVG last night! :-))

Job very well done everyone, now lets go gloat on their forums!! :-lol ;-)

Best regards,
Vincent
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[JohnMueller]

Hey guys, it was really extremely fun, I learned alot, it was a great team, keeping each other awake at the yoke with jokes, guys checking in and flying from the office with co-workers watching ;), guys running off "the boss is comming". It really must be more than just a hobby seeing how everyone here probably spent more time on TeamSpeak, in the FS than most everything else, including work and women :) - the flight is over, I'm still awed, amazed, dazed that we won. I think the peace and quiet we had on teamspeak with alot of the pilots on just now more or less sums it up: wow, can't believe we did it, teamwork at it's best!! Thanks all of you, even thanks to the other teams for keeping us on our tippy-toes, chasing us not halfway, but all the way around the world!

I'm putting together a short (ha ha) summary, report, journal of the race for team FlightSim (shouldn'ta opened my mouth, huh) - so please send me all screenshots, pictures, tapes, protocols, tales, videos, anything you've collected in the last few days. You should be able to get my email through the forum, or just send me a private-message, no problem.

So I'm outta here, heading back to real life for a bit, I'll digest all your input and put together the summary in a few days. Thanks for joining, hope to see you ALL online again soon!

John


Final statistics:
Count hops total 66
Count hops valid 60
Count hops invalid 6
Count distinct pilots 20
Total time 118.93 hrs. Flight time + wait time, incl. invalid hops
Total flight time 111.95 hrs. Valid hops
Max. flight time, one hop 25.97 hrs. Valid hops
Total wait time (baton still) 1.86 hrs. Valid hops
Max. wait time (baton still) 0.23 hrs. Valid hops
Total flight time invalid hops 4.93 hrs.
Max. flight time invalid hops, one hop 1.85 hrs.
Total distance covered 28248.6 nm Valid hops
Max. distance covered, one hop 2292.6 nm Valid hops
Average groundspeed 252.3 Kts Valid hops
Max. groundspeed, one hop 884.2 Kts Valid hops

[pilatus96]

Lets do it

[pilatus96]

If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time we've won, right? Again EXCELLENT work team! Great job!:-cool

[LJ922]

On behalf of Geoff (Capn_Sonic) and me, many thanks for allowing the Multiplayer Adventures Forum to host our Around-The-World Race team.

A great effort from all participants. Looking forward to next year.

We will be planning a reunion as part of our monthly multiplayer events here on the forum probably in August or September. (A much shorter flight, we promise.) Visit this forum frequently for announcements and updates.

Just a reminder that you can enjoy partial reunions every month by joining our sanctioned events. Many mambers of the team are regulars here. Our FSHost server is also on 24/7 for your flying enjoyment as well.

Best regards to all of the members of this fantastic team.

Ed

[MacKuen]

Hi all,

Really superb bit of airmanship and teamwork. Our collective hats are off to you. Your skill in the air and dedication to push through all difficulties mark you as true champions.

Congratulations, new holders of the Tornado Trophy for 2005!

Best,
Mike MacKuen

[MacKuen]

PS.

Might you all save your screenshots on your hard disks at home. We shall be preparing a Race Journal for 2005. Team FlightSim should play a prominent part in the narrative--it would be nice to have your screenshots to dress up the dull text.

(The Forum will expunge the screenshots soon enough. So please collect your favorites and save them.)

Thanks,
Mike MacKuen
(for the RTWR Journal Staff)

[RFields]

I want to echo the comments of gcurtiss above.

I've had FS for a few years, but I first flew online only about a month ago. I joined late some of the practice sessions / legs after John's invitation.

The support, enthusiasm, coordination and work of so many sim-fliers to pull this together was fantastic.

The team who organized the race and setup the rewards, and the risks, and the requirements did a fantastic job!!!

I'd never seriously tried to fly any of the vintage aircraft except the DC-3. I ended up with one hour successful flights in the Vega, the Comet, the Cub - and five hours and five successful flights in the Vimy -- YSSY-YPEC, YMLT-YMHB, & KMIA-KPBI x 3 - with the first one at night. The last two were a three person formation test right before completing the "official" leg - with two other pilots in Vimy's alongside for company.

A fantastic race, opportunity and something I will always remember with great fondness.

It's great to be on the FlightSim.com team and come in first this year, but more importantly is that I've learned, I've become much better and I've made new friends.

Thanks for the WONDERFUL four days.

[Swi_Tzer]

Hi there,

I would like to thank everybody for the support, the commitement and the fun that we all had during this year race.
It was AMAZING, another unforgettable experience :D!

Also a great THANK to the Organiser of such a great fun!

Pascal

[gary2]

Shows what organization and spirit can achieve. Bravo Zulu!
( navy for "well done")
Gary

[Stonec0ld]

Congratulations!

(Although I'm honestly wondering why duenna is reporting mid-air refuelling and calling the flight invalid...)

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(One of these centuries I'm gonna make a better sig... :-lol)

[gcurtiss]

Cheers to AVSIM and SimOuthouse! Great job to all the pilots!

Geno

[bjpilot]

GREAT JOB EVERYONE! I didn't get to fly a leg this year, but I did fly along with a few of the pilots as backup. GREAT JOB ONCE AGAIN!

[F14FlyBoy]

OK...what's this going around on AVSIM about our final leg being invalid with mid air refueling? and that the race isn't over? Or are the trying to stir up something? They say it shows on the text that there were several refuelings but I highly doubt that...
Bill...
N3342FL...

[spitfire222]

TornadoWilkes (Ian) Duenna file says that the flight was invalid, but this was due because of his realism sliders being off.The Duenna also shows lots of refuels, but they were not during the flight. An appeal was made to validate the flight, and passed. So, the last flight was successful and we did indeed win. :-).
(Dont know why that dude was saying that the race wasnt over, probably just joking ;-))

Best regards,
Vincent
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[Stonec0ld]

Well, when we see the Duenna report being redflagged because of several refuellings while the baton was in hand, it does look suspicious. It has since been proved that he refuelled before and after the flight but not during, so we were wrong about the refuelling issue.

The race rules do say that the realism sliders must be full right, and as you said yourself, they weren't.

However, the board allowed the flight, so the flight and the victory stands.

So, I'll say again: congratulations! (But, if Murphy wasn't attacking us so often, things might have been different... :-lol )

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(One of these centuries I'm gonna make a better sig... :-lol)

[Twolf]

I suppose if we had wanted to intentionally sidestep realism, we could have set the sliders anywhere and posted a flight analysis screen shot instead ;) Teamwork and determination won the day and my personal feeling is we ran an honest race (as did every team.)

Thanks to everyone on all sides involved for making this possible and putting together an excellent event. I wouldn't have missed it for anything, and had the opportunity to fly with a great bunch of guys.

Problem: I'm no longer able to function unless I've had heaphones on for 18 hrs and consumed at least 5 gallons of coffee. Is this condition permanent?

[apollosmith]

I keep wanting to push the PTT button on a keyboard when I talk on the phone or to my wife. I also had to wear a hat today because of headphone hear - a nice, flat band across the top of my head. My eyes feel like someone poured gravel into them and before driving anywhere I triple check my fuel guage, check the winds, and drive like a bat out of he11! I, too, hope this is not permanent.

In regards to some at AvSim raising a stink about the refueling, they ought to be grateful that we took our nice sweet time and flew an EXTRA leg in a helo... A HELO!... and didn't just sweep into Cairo to beat them by a few more hours than we did. Regardless, I had a great time - and I think all teams flew an honest and professional race. I've been on the losing side of this race twice and it is still a phenominal accomplishment to fly around the world with a team in such a short amount of time - but winning is especially sweet!

-Smitty

[JohnMueller]

I bet Maxwell House (or whoever) is wondering why sales for coffee went up so high this week and are going to drop again next week :). What will I do without my daily dose of 8 espressos ..... (then again, I think it would be a good idea to fall into a small sleep-coma this weekend)

Regarding the last flight: I think, possibly, we could find a witness to the flight, maybe even two :).

Considerung that the in-flight refueling the Duenna reported added a total of 0.2 lbs, I don't think that would have made much difference for this flight :D :D - I'm not sure, but as the refuelling was added more or less last to the program, it most likely has a small issue with helicopters (which I'm not sure was tested much by the pilots). More likely, I think the FS / FSHost was acting up with all the players online, I noticed that the Duenna would in these cases shortly loose connection (when FS hung itself for 20-30 loooong seconds) and report this. We'll need to test this a bit better for next year, but looking back, I think it worked quite well, thanks for all the testing and ideas guys!!

John

[TornadoWilkes]

Okay guys,

Challenges are all part of the race, and we have to take them in good spirits. If there is indeed foul play and someone is attempting to sidestep the spirit of the race then this should be raised and the judges/commitee are pleased to clear things up. In this case the judgement was made by other members of the commitee based upon the fact below... however in the spirit of openess and free debate please judge for yourselves ;-)

I'll copy the details here:

Challenge
Team Avsim is Challenging FS.com's last flight.

There is a 21 Second Duration error enroute at 15:16

There is also several other errors, all of which ar ebeing challenged, since these are Multiple instances of errors.

And His realism Setting reads .50 instead of 1.00, like everyone of Avsim's Text Duenna Logs.

The Duenna Graphic is Red, and We are of the opinion that their final leg is not valid an dthe baton for FS.co still resides at HEBA.

Please get together with the race Marshalls and let us know.

It took us quite a bot of time to figure this out, understanding Duenna, and looking up the Chinook to see what version they were flying as to HC2, or A , or whatever.

Response

Thanks for the Challenge... its good to see the race community feels this deeply. We have raised and had raised a number of challenges where we have looked to see whether any advantage was gained and I'm happy to be part of that process.

You're challenger is correct in stating that the Duenna shows an invalid flight with accompanying red box, however the following holds true:

1. The spirit of the race is the overriding measure of completion of a leg in all instances
2. The Duenna is simply a reporting tool to help understand if the spirit has been broken or not & is not the deciding factor, the judges and committee are.
3. The messages displayed by the Duenna are not the final judgement on whether a flight is legitimate or not, the system cannot deal with the limitations and errors of third party developers and is relatively untested against helicopters with their various engine layouts including jet which is not allowed in the rules for fixed wing aircraft, but perfectly acceptable for rotorcraft.
4. The Chinook is a jet helicopter
5. The crash tolerance slider had been adjusted before flight, however an FS restart did not occur. (The landing at Cairo was beautifully conducted as witnessed by 17 onlookers (check multiplayer photos))
6. The specific errors mentioned in the flight log are thus:
[li]2x fuel increasing by a fraction of a percentage
As the flight took place using a helicopter, there are no restrictions on where the flight must takeoff from. In this instance the flight both took off from and ended at a fuel bay. As can be seen from the baton times, the refuelling occurred both before takeoff and after landing, but not in between.
[li]1x error in flight. During the flight the Duenna lost its connection with FS and the flight froze automatically. An announcement was made via Teamspeak to this effect however upon hitting the Duenna reconnect button the flight continued as planned. Johannes Mueller was online at the time to verify this. (Edit: This is similar to the error which happened to Jeroen for AVSIM at NIUE and was judged fair)
7. Rotorcraft are allowed in the rules and the Chinook is an incredibly popular machine with over 10 models produced and in active service

Judgement
The judges concluded that the flight was fair, that the leg was not an attempt to skirt the spirit of the race. To quote some responses,

"By tradition (started by AVSIM), if the Race is essentially over we treat the Final Leg as do the participants in the Tour de France—sort of a ceremonial celebration of the event. A festive affair. No reason to worry about anything at all. We should simply be gentlemen about the whole thing and congratulate our colleagues over at FlightSim."

and

"The flight was viewed by many participants and the pilot had no reason to fudge the rules. So the Rules Committee has no reason to doubt that the flight was conducted properly—other than the Duenna, which we know is not the final arbiter. In the Rules Committee’s judgment, which is final in this case, the FlightSim final leg is accepted as valid."

Final comments

So once again the RTWR has proven controversial. Last year we were beaten by the Thunderscreech challenge (n.b. whilst technically the plane was legal it was ruled not in keeping with the spirit of the rules). However this year the challenge was not accepted as whilst it appeared at first glance to not be technically legal (although in retrospect it was judged to be) the commitee ruled on the spirit principle once again :-) I'm sure that in future years there will be challenges from both sides, however whilst FS.com appears to be the winner, I think the real winner is the "spirit of the rules."

Regards
Ian

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/images/Aviation%20Page/296-610.jpg
Bring home the Tornado Trophy

[capn_sonic]

Why is it that there always appears to be something or someone that tries to take away the shine.
Guys, Forget the post on Avsim. The flight was good and the race is won.

Full credit where it's due, to all involved. I somehow knew we were gonna be the victors because the team was excellent and the amount of countless hours testing really just emphasised the enthusiasm.
Many, many congrats to the team and all who were involved in the organisation, practice and race. You guys deserve a week away in the sun with a cold beer or two.
You done us proud..........Well done!

Hopefully I can get a little more involved next year. Alas, it wasn't to be this year but I was keeping up with progress via the forum and a few emails passing to and fro. Missed out on the comeradarie though and that is a dissapointment to me.
One weeks training next week and I get my wings back so I can get back in the air again very soon.

Again, You all did a great job and we are very proud of ya'll.

[MacKuen]

Nice looking piece of hardware, there. Must be precious stuff for everyone to so foolishly pursue...

Mike

[dcc]

am I reading this correct, that the trophies have been handed out before the race is even completed? hmmmmm.....

congrats to the apparent 1st and 2nd place teams, but with all due respect, it's not over yet.

- dcc

[Swi_Tzer]

Hi there,

Dcc, you are correct! The race is not over till SOH land in Cairo. Only after counting the Hours togheter we can be shure who has won this year race. Especially because one can gain bonus hours in the bonus cities! we have 55 bonus hours time, will see how many your Team will get togheter, and then count "Race Time"-"Bonus time".

Good luck!
Pascal

[JohnMueller]

Hi dcc
I just wanted to say "thanks!" for that wonderful P38 which I've been flying so much in the last months preparing for the race and in the race as well!!

Do you have an estimated arrival time in HECA for SOH? We need to get started planing the After-Race-Survival-Party!! I suggest we go to a country with a nice brewed-beverage-history, how about Ireland :) or closer, a wine-country like Italy :)?

What would you guys think of a 3-Team-Groupflight from HECA to a place like this? The (virtual) beverage-tab is on the winners :); pilots, ground-crew and everyone else invited :D (just virtual drinks though, I can't check your ID-cards and have no idea which age-limit would count anyway)!

Who's up for another flight?

John

[jwenting]

The Thunderscreech was technically illegal as it is a jet with an auxiliary prop and derives the majority of its thrust from that jet.

If it weren't we'd not have challenged it.

[TornadoWilkes]

Hey guys, just to let you know, if you want more, be sure to check out the RTW Cargo company in the Multiplayer forum :-wave

[dcc]

>Hi dcc
>I just wanted to say "thanks!" for that wonderful P38 which
>I've been flying so much in the last months preparing for
>the race and in the race as well!!

my pleasure. I began working on the L update in the Fall just for this race, happy to see many pilots enjoying it. And thank you for the hard work on the Duenna.

>Do you have an estimated arrival time in HECA for SOH? We
>need to get started planing the After-Race-Survival-Party!!
>I suggest we go to a country with a nice
>brewed-beverage-history, how about Ireland :) or closer, a
>wine-country like Italy :)?

right now, my best guess is we'll get to Cairo in maybe 6 - 8 hours from now. I'm hoping we'll time it for after sun-up there (for good pics) and for when a good majority of our pilots can join us.

By the way, we really enjoyed those from FS and Avsim who joined us last night on our server, but it would probably be best if we had no visitors on the home leg to Cairo, as our FSHost server is someone limited in capacity.

- dcc

[MacKuen]

John & David (and all),

Of course the "game is not over 'til the fat lady sings." (Of course, one can do the math and begin to hear some warbling in the background.)

If we're thinking about a post-race celebratory flight, it might be fun to do it on the same server. Any idea whose server is most capable?

M.

[MacKuen]

Perhaps the winning team buys...and hosts the flight.

Would that work?

[jt_dub]

I would like to add my congratulations to the Flightsim team. Your race performance, route planning, and organization was outstanding. I dropped by your public teamspeak forums several times during the race and quickly realized that you were an extremely formidable group. My hat is off to you. Very well done indeed.

Best Regards,

Jeff Williams

[dcc]

now that the race is actually over (we made it to Cairo!!!) I extend my heartfelt congratulations to team FlightSim.com as the winner of this years race!

- dcc (SOH and P-38 nut)

[Ridge_Runner_5]

Congrats to team flightsim!!! I guess that means that we all get free Avsim's Members section??? :D

[capn_sonic]

Many thanks to everyone who took the time to come over here and offer their congratulations. Much appreciated.
We are all part of the same community that is 'Flightsimming' and events such as this certainly reminds us of that.

Now that SOH are home and dry I need to lock this thread as it is becoming far too large. I am sure this years race will be discussed for sometime yet so can someone please start another thread.

Will unsticky all 4 threads and lock them today.
Will be moving them to archive in a day or two, once the new thread is underway.

Thanks to all. This has been the mother of all events passed and it wont be that long before we are planning 2006 RTW Race.

Well done to 'everyone' who participated.

[Tony G]

Flight Log -- from The RTW-Duenna v.0.600 Rev. 27
-----------------------------------------------------------

Takeoff:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 10:53:37
FS Time: 23/02/2005 06:52:45
Location: N10° 52.808' / W74° 47.304'
Airport: SKBQ 0.8nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Enroute:
Aircraft: FSD Cheyenne Champagne
Max. groundspeed: 344.2 kts
Max. IAS: 266.3 kts
Max. altitude: 33057 ft
Flight aborted: no
Time in overspeed: 0.0 secs.
Error count: 0
Valid: VALIDATED

Landing:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 12:37:46
FS Time: 23/02/2005 07:27:27
Location: N18° 30.089' / W77° 55.097'
Airport: MKJS 0.8nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Errors:


Summary:
Direct distance: 492 nm
Flight time: 01:44:09
Baton time: 01:45:02
Average GS: 283.8 kts
Valid: VALIDATED

Validation-Graphic: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2005-02-23\FlightLog_2005-02-23--04-38-06.JPG


This file was created on 23/02/2005 12:38:09 UTC

[Tony G]

Flight Log -- from The RTW-Duenna v.0.600 Rev. 27
-----------------------------------------------------------

Takeoff:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 18:46:09
FS Time: 23/02/2005 13:38:08
Location: N40° 46.373' / W73° 51.525'
Airport: KLGA 0.7nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Enroute:
Aircraft: FSD Cheyenne Champagne
Max. groundspeed: 403.5 kts
Max. IAS: 233.5 kts
Max. altitude: 32008 ft
Flight aborted: no
Time in overspeed: 0.0 secs.
Error count: 0
Valid: VALIDATED

Landing:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 20:14:54
FS Time: 23/02/2005 16:02:25
Location: N45° 18.457' / W65° 53.455'
Airport: CYSJ 0.7nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Errors:


Summary:
Direct distance: 442 nm
Flight time: 01:28:45
Baton time: 01:29:07
Average GS: 301.7 kts
Valid: VALIDATED

Validation-Graphic: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2005-02-23\FlightLog_2005-02-23--12-15-04.JPG


This file was created on 23/02/2005 20:15:09 UTC

[Swi_Tzer]

landed safe, with the PC12! Baton is free!

[JohnMueller]

**CONGRATULATIONS ON THE ENGAGEMENT!**
Now you need to mentally get ready to change diapers at 2AM instead of flying, forget about the sports-car and look for a used station wagon. One thing follows the other :), don't worry, you'll survive!!

Just a quick update on the weather guys, it's looking nice for the northern part of South America, further up we'll be fighting a strong crosswind, nothing we can't handle, but it might have an effect on the distances we can fly.

Also a note for the leg-planing: The 2 canadians would like those canada-legs: Dan "T-Wolf" preferring La Guardia - Halifax, Tony G would like the one following to Gander. If they aren't online in Teamspeak about one hour before the legs start, you can contact them via e-mail (through http://fs.softplus.net/fsweb - click on Availability, then click on their names to send them an email through the site). I'll try to get in on Teamspeak on time to pass this on to the next group, just in case :).

Going great guys! Go!
John

[RFields]

Baton is free at - 1516 UTC - KPBI - last vintage Vickers Vimy completed - flight time 00:54 - Baton time 1:00:02

Validation
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Flight Log -- from The RTW-Duenna v.0.600 Rev. 43
-----------------------------------------------------------

Takeoff:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 14:15:14
FS Time: 23/02/2005 09:13:29
Aircraft gross weight: 7745.6 lbs
Location: N25° 48.044' / W80° 18.054'
Airport: KMIA 0.7nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Enroute:
Aircraft: [P2] Vickers Vimy Transatlantic
Aircraft-Reference: Vne=0kts, Vcruise=62kts
Max. groundspeed: 74.0 kts
Max. IAS: 75.8 kts
Average IAS: 65.1 kts
Average Head/Tailwind: -2.7 kts
Max. altitude: 2701 ft
Flight aborted: no
Time in overspeed: 0.0 secs.
Error count: 0
Valid: VALIDATED

Landing:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 15:09:49
FS Time: 23/02/2005 10:07:50
Aircraft gross weight: 7515.1 lbs
Location: N26° 41.246' / W80° 05.943'
Airport: KPBI 0.7nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Errors:


Summary:
Direct distance: 54.3 nm
Flight time: 00:54:35
Baton time: 01:00:02
Average GS: 60.3 kts
Valid: VALIDATED

Flight Simulator: FS2004
Crash-Tolerance-Setting: 1.000
FSUIPC: 3.450
Validation-ID: 15E 0C1 AE8 (Rev. 1)


Validation-Graphic: C:\Program Files\FS-Addons\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2005-02-23\FlightLog_09-15-08.JPG
(just copy the above path+file into your forum-attachment field.)

This file was created on 23/02/2005 15:15:13 UTC

[RFields]

Posting Davids graphic

[seehunt]

wahoo !

[F14FlyBoy]

Baton is free at KILM...
Bill...
N3342FL...

[Twolf]

Flight Log -- from The RTW-Duenna v.0.600 Rev. 39
-----------------------------------------------------------

Takeoff:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 20:23:46
FS Time: 23/02/2005 17:23:46
Location: N45° 18.165' / W65° 53.700'
Airport: CYSJ 0.8nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Enroute:
Aircraft: Beech Starship
Max. groundspeed: 422.1 kts
Max. IAS: 278.4 kts
Max. altitude: 31999 ft
Flight aborted: no
Time in overspeed: 0.0 secs.
Error count: 0
Valid: VALIDATED

Landing:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 21:34:40
FS Time: 23/02/2005 12:36:40
Location: N48° 32.692' / W58° 32.874'
Airport: CYJT 0.8nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Errors:


Summary:
Direct distance: 358.2 nm
Flight time: 01:10:54
Baton time: 01:11:18
Average GS: 302.7 kts
Valid: VALIDATED

Validation-ID: 40C 0D5 0FB (Rev. 1)
Validation-Graphic: C:\Program Files\FS-Addons\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2005-02-23\FlightLog_2005-02-23--16-34-47.JPG
Flight Simulator: FS2002
FSUIPC: 2.972


This file was created on 23/02/2005 21:34:54 UTC

[oblio]

Flight Log -- from RTW-Duenna v.0.610 R44
-----------------------------------------------------------

Takeoff:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 12:40:43
FS Time: 23/02/2005 07:09:05
Aircraft gross weight: 17459.2 lbs
Location: N18° 30.013' / W77° 55.338'
Airport: MKJS 0.4nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Enroute:
Aircraft: [P2] P-38H-5 Lightning w/ tanks
Aircraft-Reference: Vne=360kts, Vcruise=267kts
Max./Avg. Groundspeed: 396.8 kts / 294.7 kts
Max. IAS: 326.1 kts
Average IAS: 244.6 kts
Average Head/Tailwind: -6.4 kts
Max. altitude: 30274 ft
Flight aborted: no
Time in overspeed: 0.0 secs.
Error count: 0
Valid: VALIDATED

Landing:
System Time UTC: 23/02/2005 14:13:59
FS Time: 23/02/2005 08:39:31
Aircraft gross weight: 15678.8 lbs
Location: N25° 47.539' / W80° 17.328'
Airport: KMIA 0.4nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Errors:


Summary:
Direct distance: 456.8 nm
Flight time: 01:33:16
Baton time: 01:34:11
Average GS: 294.7 kts
Valid: VALIDATED

Flight Simulator: FS2004
Crash-Tolerance-Setting: 1.000
FSUIPC: 3.450
Validation-ID: 04E 042 92D (Rev. 1)


Validation-Graphic:
C:\Program Files\FS-Addons\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2005-02-23\FlightLog_08-14-16.JPG
(just copy the above path+file into your forum-attachment field.)

This file was created on 23/02/2005 14:14:19 UTC
Created by RTW-Duenna - http://johannesmueller.com/duenna - (c) Johannes Mueller

[TornadoWilkes]

The baton is down

Flight Log -- from The RTW-Duenna v.0.600 Rev. 43
-----------------------------------------------------------

Takeoff:
System Time UTC: 24/02/2005 14:45:10
FS Time: 24/02/2005 16:12:57
Aircraft gross weight: 2036.0 lbs
Location: N30° 55.109' / E29° 41.325'
Airport: HEBA 0.4nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Enroute:
Aircraft: [T2] Chinook HC2 RAF 18Sqn
Aircraft-Reference: Vne=180kts, Vcruise=135kts
Max. groundspeed: 161.8 kts
Max. IAS: 150.7 kts
Average IAS: 129.6 kts
Average Head/Tailwind: +2.9 kts
Max. altitude: 5598 ft
Flight aborted: no
Time in overspeed: 0.0 secs.
Error count: 1
Valid: not valid!!

Landing:
System Time UTC: 24/02/2005 15:30:21
FS Time: 24/02/2005 17:56:08
Aircraft gross weight: 1882.6 lbs
Location: N30° 07.620' / E31° 24.846'
Airport: HECA 0.4nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Errors:
24.02.2005 14:44:56 ERROR: Refueled: last total gross weight=2036.0372lbs, total gross weight now=2036.1899lbs
24.02.2005 14:44:56 AT N30° 55.1' / E29° 41.3' at 186ft (HEBA/0.4nm) GS:0kts, IAS:0kts, VS:0ft/min
24.02.2005 14:44:56 STATE
24.02.2005 14:44:56 AIRCRAFT Chinook HC2 RAF 18Sqn / Counter 5
24.02.2005 14:44:56
24.02.2005 14:45:02 ERROR: Refueled: last total gross weight=2036.0236lbs, total gross weight now=2036.1785lbs
24.02.2005 14:45:02 AT N30° 55.1' / E29° 41.3' at 186ft (HEBA/0.4nm) GS:0kts, IAS:0kts, VS:0ft/min
24.02.2005 14:45:02 STATE
24.02.2005 14:45:02 AIRCRAFT Chinook HC2 RAF 18Sqn / Counter 5
24.02.2005 14:45:02
24.02.2005 14:45:07 ERROR: Refueled: last total gross weight=2036.0164lbs, total gross weight now=2036.1673lbs
24.02.2005 14:45:07 AT N30° 55.1' / E29° 41.3' at 186ft (HEBA/0.4nm) GS:0kts, IAS:0kts, VS:0ft/min
24.02.2005 14:45:07 STATE
24.02.2005 14:45:07 AIRCRAFT Chinook HC2 RAF 18Sqn / Counter 5
24.02.2005 14:45:07
24.02.2005 15:16:01 ERROR NEW: [FS available]
24.02.2005 15:16:01 AT N30° 23.6' / E30° 54.9' at 2938ft GS:137kts, IAS:138kts, VS:-971ft/min
24.02.2005 15:16:01 STATE
24.02.2005 15:16:01 AIRCRAFT Chinook HC2 RAF 18Sqn / Counter 5
24.02.2005 15:16:01
24.02.2005 15:16:22 ERROR RESOLVED: [FS available] (Duration 00:00:21)
24.02.2005 15:16:22 AT N30° 23.2' / E30° 55.7' at 2986ft GS:134kts, IAS:136kts, VS:-299ft/min
24.02.2005 15:16:22 STATE
24.02.2005 15:16:22 AIRCRAFT Chinook HC2 RAF 18Sqn / Counter 5
24.02.2005 15:16:23
24.02.2005 15:30:30 ERROR: Refueled: last total gross weight=1882.2725lbs, total gross weight now=2036.1628lbs
24.02.2005 15:30:30 AT N30° 07.6' / E31° 24.8' at 388ft (HECA/1.0nm) GS:0kts, IAS:3kts, VS:0ft/min
24.02.2005 15:30:30 STATE
24.02.2005 15:30:30 AIRCRAFT Chinook HC2 RAF 18Sqn / Counter 5
24.02.2005 15:30:30


Summary:
Direct distance: 101.0 nm
Flight time: 00:45:11
Baton time: 00:45:40
Average GS: 134.7 kts
Valid: not valid! (1)

Flight Simulator: FS2004
Crash-Tolerance-Setting: 0.500
FSUIPC: 3.450
Validation-ID: 1C8 026 2DA (Rev. 1)


Validation-Graphic: C:\Program Files\FS-Addons\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2005-02-24\FlightLog_15-30-32.JPG
(just copy the above path+file into your forum-attachment field.)

This file was created on 24/02/2005 15:30:42 UTC

[TornadoWilkes]

Here's the guys on TS at the time

[MacKuen]

Hi to Team FlightSim,

Please take these incidental challenges for what they are: moments of competitive spirit during an event in which we all get totally immersed. When you play sports with your friends, tennis or golf or basketball or rugby or curling, these moments inevitably arise. We all understand, and then go have a beer afterwards.

So here is our heartfelt congratulations to Team FlightSim. An absolutely stellar performance by wonderfully skilled and dedicated pilots.

You are the champions and should thoroughly revel in the glory.

And please allow the rest of us to enjoy your victory—and to join in on the celebration. No one in the world better appreciates your achievement than your fellow racers at AVSIM and Sim-Outhouse. From all of us gathered in this great hall, you have earned a knowing admiration. Well done.

Three cheers for this year's winners: a toast to every one of you!

Best,
Mike MacKuen

------------------------------------------------

Note that the inscription reads:

To the Year's Champion Flyers:
2003 Team AVSIM
2004 Team AVSIM
2005 Team FlightSim

We all look forward to seeing whose name will fill the next slot. Engravers are busy working on this already...

[pilatus96]

wish I could have flown with you guys but ended up not being able to. I did follow along on the forums and listened in on team speak. I also made this incase we won. Should I post it on AvSim's forum?:P

[pilatus96]

Should I post this on AvSim's and SO's forum?

[Tony G]

Flight Log -- from The RTW-Duenna v.0.600 Rev. 27
-----------------------------------------------------------

Takeoff:
System Time UTC: 24/02/2005 10:30:58
FS Time: 24/02/2005 11:25:14
Location: N46° 13.015' / E7° 18.925'
Airport: LSGS 0.5nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Enroute:
Aircraft: FSD Cheyenne Champagne
Max. groundspeed: 404.0 kts
Max. IAS: 278.9 kts
Max. altitude: 32985 ft
Flight aborted: no
Time in overspeed: 6.5 secs.
Error count: 0
Valid: VALIDATED

Landing:
System Time UTC: 24/02/2005 12:08:38
FS Time: 24/02/2005 12:58:36
Location: N41° 08.219' / E16° 45.306'
Airport: LIBD 0.5nm
Valid: VALIDATED

Errors:


Summary:
Direct distance: 510 nm
Flight time: 01:37:40
Baton time: 01:38:11
Average GS: 312.2 kts
Valid: VALIDATED

Validation-Graphic: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\RTW-Duenna\OUTPUT\2005-02-24\FlightLog_2005-02-24--04-08-57.JPG


This file was created on 24/02/2005 12:09:07 UTC

[apollosmith]

Baton free at BIKF.

The flight took longer than I anticipated but went pretty much flawless. The C-118 is a sweet bird to fly and did almost all the work for me.

-Smitty

[n704fn]

BATON IS FREE


AT HEBA

[n704fn]

.

[salt_air]

The baton is free in LGSA

[Twolf]

Duenna

[gcurtiss]

Great work Team FlightSim!