Welcome again to our annual Mudspike Christmas Flight – 2020 Edition! For our sixth year running, we will deliver packages, hopes, (beverages), and spread good will across the globe as we make our way from our homes to our target location.
This year, by general consensus, we have decided to head for the scenic city of Cape Town near the southern tip of Africa.
Our destination will be Cape Town International (FACT) - approach charts are available: HERE
Operational Navigation Charts (ONC) (though dated) can be found: HERE
Rules
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Fly the sim of your choice (FSX, X-Plane, P3D).
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Fly any aircraft you like on your “mission” – fighter, transport, seaplane, helicopter – it’s up to you!
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Take off from the airport closest to your home location with a load of gifts.
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Fly to Cape Town (FACT)
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Encouraged to use real time weather to make things interesting.
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Fly as much of the route as you like, time accel if you want, or just do the takeoff and landing – there really are no rules – just have fun!
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Flights can be flown at any time up to New Year’s Day.
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Post your flight progress in this thread.
In the interest of being inclusive, your flight does not have to be a “Christmas” flight – instead, celebrate the New Year, or Hanukkah, Festivus, or whatever you feel represents the spirit of the event.
SkyVector.com – Great online general flight planning tool with maps and enroute charts (you’ll have to find individual country IAPs along your route though)
METAR/TAFS – Quick METAR/TAF information for many international airports
Global Winds – General wind patterns for the entire planet
AWC International Flights – Oceanic Winds Aloft
With the release of MSFS - obviously you have scenery for almost all of the world.
For those using FSX or P3D, there is an option for Global OpenLC Africa: HERE
Unfortunately, the old “IFR low res Ortho” scenery package that used to be out there for X-Plane that covered the world is gone. So you’ll either have to accept default global scenery, or generate your own with Ortho4XP.
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So, until that gets fixed…I’m cooling my heels at my home base.
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