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2023 Route 66 Aerial Rally Official Sponsor Suc-A-Lux Vacuums “It they don’t suc, it really blows." The 2023 inaugural rally will take place starting November 1st. The official end will be no later than November 30th or upon completion of the route by all contestants if sooner. The rally is open to any flight simulation platform, with emphasis towards legacy versions of MSFS (FS98, FS2004, FSX). The primary focus is to showcase the aircraft and scenery of these legacy programs. However, all others are also welcome to participate (MSFS2020, X-Plane, etc.). This rally will follow the historic US Route 66 from Lansing Illinois to Santa Monica California. Participants will fly 1646 miles, visit 11 airports, traverse 7 States, cross 3 time-zones, all while vying for the coveted Suc-A-Lux Trophy. Route 1. Lansing Municipal IL (KIGQ) CTAF 122.7 Rwy. 9/27 18/38 Elev. 620 2. Zelmer Memorial IL (5K1) CTAF 122.9 Rwy. 18/36 Elev. 663 3. Jones Lebanon MO (KLBO) CTAF 122.8 Rwy. 18/36 Elev. 1321 4. Claremore Regional OK (KGCM) CTAF 122.7 Rwy. 17/35 Elev. 733 5. Cordell Municipal OK (F36) CTAF 122.9 Rwy. 17/35 4/22 Elev. 1589 6. Tradewind TX (KTDW) CTAF 122.8 Rwy. 17/35 5/23 Elev. 3649 7. Moriarity NM (0E0) CTAF 122.9 Rwy. 8/26 Elev. 6199 8. Gallup Municipal NM (KGUP) CTAF 122.95 Rwy. 6/24 Elev. 6472 9. Flagstaff Pulliam AZ (KFLG) Tower 134.55 Rwy. 3/21 Elev. 7014 10.Needles CA (KEED) CTAF 123.0 Rwy. 11/29 2/20 Elev. 983 11.Santa Monica Municipal CA (KSMO) Tower 120.1 Rwy. 3/21 Elev. 177 Aircraft Any general aviation and light commercial aircraft from the 1930’s through the 1960’s are welcome to participate. We are attempting to recreate the feeling of the golden age of General Aviation. J-2 Talor Craft through DC-3 or Boeing 247, there is an amazing number of wonderful classics we look forward to participating in this rally. In addition to the “as delivered” and “off the shelf” paint schemes that are always a pleasure to see, we encourage custom repaints, with various colors and personal or rally sponsor logos. Weather/Winds You decide the time of day/night, the weather, and winds for your flight. Entrant Requirements 1) Select and appropriate aircraft. 2) Determine your weather/winds/time of day. 3) Develop flight planning for the route with your planned route times. 4) Submit an on the ground (grass, runway, ramp) photo of your entry aircraft (engine off). 5) Submit a copy of your flight planning. On the days you are flying: 6) Route time for each leg begins when you roll for take-off, and ends at a full stop on landing. If you are not stopping at any airport, you must still overfly that field. Record the time when directly over the field as the end time of one leg and the start time of the next. 7) Take lots of screenshots from taxi to takeoff, enroute, landing and parked for a fuel stop. Poetic license is valued as we all “enhance” our flight with stories and antidotes, sea-stories, and exaggerations. Have fun as your adventure develops. Scoring will be done in a simple and fair manner. Record your route time for each leg/segment. Note the difference in minutes between your planned flight time and your actual time. Minutes ahead or behind planned are considered the same, difference from your planned time. Add together your ten leg time differences. The entrant with the least amount of time from planned will be the “winner.” 9) HAVE FUN!!! This is all being done on the honor system. So whatever you state was your times, that's what counts. Navigational Assistance 1) GPS direct route to visually assist along your route. 2) Time compression along your route, if time recorded is the same as without time compression. 3) Autopilot for wing leveler and altitude hold. In keeping with this period of aircraft autopilot for routing. 4) Try to use navigational equipment as close as possible to the time period, no FMS, glass cockpits, GPS only, etc. If you are going to use ground based navigational stations, please use VOR and NDB/ADF only. Share your experiences As your flight progresses, share occasional pictures and stories on the Route 66 Air Rally thread on FlightSim. Share the fun!!! Example Picture/Flight Plan Submittal Here is the proposed entrant aircraft and flight planning for PhrogPhlyer, who will be utilizing FSX and a custom rally paint scheme. We ask that each entrant submit something similar.
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I just realized that this was posted only in the 2004 discussions, but is intended for all simmers, especially FSX'rs. It's not too late to join the rally! Aircraft for the '30s through the '60s. Ten legs along the historic Route 66. Come one, come all. Join us on the discussion thread below.
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I think there is a lot of scope for recreating the early pioneering flights. Here is one idea - a recreation of the First Successful Circumnavigation Flight, made in 1924. Currently the DigitalThemePark, a multi-gaming community is running an "Achievement Flight" based on this event: https://digitalthemepark.com/2022/04/29/1924/ You could join the group, or just do some or all of the flights independently, as the route (as close as possible) is marked out and available using SkyVector maps online. The original flight used Douglas World Cruisers - modified WWI Douglas DT-2 torpedo bomber open-cockpit biplanes, powered by a single 450 HP Liberty 12 engine. The planes were equipped with both floats and wheels and could be configured to land on water or land. The four aircraft used in the flight had no radios, navigational aids, or weather-forecasting equipment! Their only instruments were a compass, an altimeter, and a turn-and-bank indicator. If you wanted a real challenge and fly this route in the original aircraft, Dennis Simanaitis created a FS2004 version of this aircraft and you can find it here: dwc04.zip I suspect Bernard has already posted pics of this aircraft, either here or elsewhere. Edit: I only saw this after I posted: this event was advertised here in the Events section: https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?337913-1924-First-Successful-Circumnavigation-Flights Paul
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