Mudspike Rio 2016 Olympics Fly-In
By @BeachAV8R - July 13, 2016
Originally published at: Articles - Mudspike Forums
Join other Mudspike community aviators for a fun filled commute from your home base airport to Rio, Brazil. An event similar in nature to the Annual Mudspike Christmas Flight, each participant will choose the sim and aircraft of their choice and make their way to Rio with the intent to reach the city prior to the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
Rules
- Choose your sim – FSX, X-Plane, P3D, or similar.
- Choose your starting point – preferably close to your home (suitable to your aircraft type).
- Choose your aircraft. Transport? General aviation? Fighter? Helicopter? Sure!
- Plot a route – direct or make multiple stops.
- Fly the trip whenever you want, over as many days or weeks as you like.
- Fly with real weather enabled, or use manually set weather.
- Plan to arrive in Rio (at the airport of your choice) prior to 2300(UTC), August 5th, 2016.
Participants can post their progress in our Rio Olympics Trip Log and Screenshots thread.
Planning resources:
- Global map, enroute LO/HI IFR charts, and Worldwide VFR planning chart: SkyVector
- South America aviation weather charts: FlightWeather
- Approach plates, charts, maps for Brazil (free): Aeronautical Information Service
Rio area airports:
- SBSC – Rio De Janeiro / Santa Cruz AB (Military)
- SBAF – Camp Delio Jardim De Mattos
- SDIN – Clube Ceu (Private)
- SBJR – Rio De Janeiro / Roberto Marinho
- SBGL – Rio De Janeiro / Galeao
- SBRJ – Rio De Janeiro / Santos Dumont
- SDUR – Itaborai (Private)
- SDMC – Marica
Click to enlarge Rio terminal area chart
BeachAV8R will be flying his custom painted, Brazilian manufactured Embraer EMB110 “Bandeirante” all the way from Charlotte, NC to Rio via the Caribbean and other South American countries.
Some excellent freeware Rio area airports for X-Plane:
- SBRJ – Rio De Janeiro / Santos Dumont by tdg
- SBJR – Rio De Janeiro / Roberto Marinho by Gabriel Machado
- SBGL – Rio De Janeiro / Galeao by SNowblind7
Some excellent payware Rio area airports for X-Plane:
- SBGL – Rio De Janeiro / Galeao
- SBRJ – Rio De Janeiro / Santos Dumont
- SBGL – Rio De Janeiro / Galeo – Aerosoft
Some excellent payware Rio area airports for FSX:
- SBRJ – Rio De Janeiro / Santos Dumont by Paulo Ricardo
- SBGL – Rio De Janeiro / Galeao by TropicalSim
- SBGL – Rio De Janeiro / Galeao by BluePrint Simulations
We hope to see some interesting trip reports, screens, and discussions on your flight to Rio!
Chris “BeachAV8R” Frishmuth