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USA Tour 8th trip completed

We arrived to Jacksonville, FL as estimated just few minutes before the sunset.
The trip was flown in company of SIDE (on a DC8), and two competing pilots STAR and IAHMCOL. LV-EPM had join for about 20 minutes from Atlanta in the ERJ-190.

Thanks to everyone that participated

See you soon,
IHMACOL

• The following table is a partial of the points for the trip, plus the cumulative and total points in the USA tour event. Only pilots flying today are shown.
  You can see the rank of the pilots.
  
• The map indicates all routes completed to date
  
• Ready for departure procedures at KIND.
  
• Overflying Atlanta at 33000 ft
  
• Arrived to KJAX (1)
  
• Arrived to KJAX (2), shot courtesy of SIDE on the longest DC-8
  

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USA Tour Competition | 7th Trip: Indianapolis - Indiana | Twin engined airliners : KCYS - KIND | SUN NOV 18th 18:00-21:00 UTC


SEVENTH TRIP:
Departure from Cheyenne Regional Airport/Jerry Olson Field (KCYS) - Cheyenne; Wyoming
Arrival to Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) - Indianapolis; Indiana

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Leg Distance is approximately 950 nm
Competitors may choose any of the planes in the following list,

• McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 http://gitorious.org/fg-dc-9/dc-9-32
• McDonnell Douglas MD-81 http://www.buckarooshangar.com/flightgear/MD-81.zip
  WARNING <<There is an MD81 out there for FlightGear. However, it's not optimized for FG 2.6 (or not even 2.0...) -plus, it doesn't work on 2.4, so getting it really isn't worth it>>
• Fokker 70 / 100 ftp://ftp.kingmont.com/flightsims/flightgear/Aircraft-2.8/fokker100_20120717.zip
• Sud Aviation Caravelle http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/packages/flightgear/Aircraft-2.8/Caravelle_20120506.zip
• Boeing 717-200 ftp://ftp.de.flightgear.org/pub/fgfs/Aircraft-2.8/717_20110401.zip
• Bombardier CRJ200 http://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/fgfs/Aircraft-2.8/CRJ-200_2.zip
• Bombardier CRJ700 / 900 http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/packages/flightgear/Aircraft-2.8/CRJ700-family_1.1.0.zip
• Tupolev Tu134 http://helijah.free.fr/flightgear/tar.gz/tu134-17-08-2012.tar.gz

These are all, rear mounted twin engined jet airliners. Alternatively bring any plane of your choice to company the players

Expected cruising speed: 280 IAS | 415 TAS | 0.7 Mach
Estimate crusising altitude: FL280, IFR rules
Estimate flying time (enroute) 2 hrs 30 min
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USA tour will complete its 7th leg to Indianapolis. This time competitors will be allowed to choose from a list of similar aircrafts. This way, a player may better adapt himself/herself to a plane of his/her preference.

I invite all of you to come and join the multiplayer competition across USA in Flightgear;

To compete, you can fill the form below

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGF3aVlLWG9aTHExb1ZmZEg0WUViZEE6MA

and/or just simply show up at KCYS, at the departing time, Nov 18th 18Z, with any of the commpeting planes.

To accompany, simply show up with a plane of your choice and fly with us.

[s]Communications will be via FGcom, delta server, air2air frequency 122.75, and Teamspeak. Server and channel to be announced.[/s]

Communication

Voice communication makes our flights more enjoyable. We could get engage in interesting aviation chat and besides get the radio used to coordinate flying details and keep every pilot on "the radar". For the trip to Indiana, we will be using 2 forms of communications;

1. FGCom

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Server: delta384.server4you.de
frequency: 122.75 (air2air)
##Get FGcom installing instructions at http://wiki.flightgear.org/FGCom#Installing_FGCom
##Remember to modify the FGRun or the command line to allow FG to communicate with FGCom


2. Teamspeak

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Server: ip.freeteamspeak3.com
Channel: 21 (AirH5)
Password: Will be provided via text or fgcom during the game to joining pilots
##Get teamspeak client at http://www.teamspeak.com/?page=downloads


Looking forward to see you at KCYS!

Update

Thanks to LesBof for his work on the DC-9 and the Fokker 100
See downloadable files below

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PLAN

The Flight Plan is submitted as Follow:

KCYS MOCTU LEWOY CUGGA HLC SLOWR CATTS MCI DRIVL WELTS STL PLESS PXV.RACYR1 KIND | FL280

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Details:
ID      FREQ   TRK   DIST   Name/Remarks
KCYS             0      0         CHEYENNE RGNL/JERRY OLSON FIELKC
MOCTU           75     12      MOCTU
LEWOY          120     72     LEWOY
CUGGA          121    131    CUGGA
HLC     113.7   95     30      HILL CITY
SLOWR           86    125    SLOWR
CATTS           89     64      CATTS
MCI     113.25  90     66     KANSAS CITY
DRIVL           96     54       DRIVL
WELTS           97     85     WELTS
STL     117.4   99     61     ST LOUIS
PLESS          132     95     PLESS
RACYR1 STAR Pocket City Transition
PXV     113.3   84     57     POCKET CITY
KELLY
KIND                               INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL

Total 980.3 nm


Expect RACYR1 Arrival Pocket City Transition http://www.airnav.com/depart?http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1211/00203RACYR.PDF
GROUNDNETS

The following Groundnets are provided;

• KCYS: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4krviqd3ogleDNmODJNSU1VbDg
  It provides parking in terminal (A1,A2) and at different general aviation aprons(GA1-GA6)
  
• KIND: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4krviqd3oglQ0VnV1JtUUpDdTA
  UPDATE: KIND.groundnet.xml has been replaced to better reflect the KIND development status. A parking position is now available for every jet-tunnel available in terminal at pier A, and pier B, jet tunnels at the Northeast Ramp terminals (NER-A -> NER-D), 6 each at East and West Cargo positions (CAEast, CAWest) and 4 General Aviations parking positions. East Cargo is also modelled.
  
  
  To install, it is required to download and copy the groundnets into $ROOT/Scenery and/or $TERRASYNC/Airports folders as indicated below:
  

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  copy the files in (i.e):
$FGROOT/Scenery/Airports/K/C/Y/KCYS.groundnet.xml  AND
$TERRASYNC/Airports/K/C/Y/KCYS.groundnet.xml

  
  
  AIRPORT DIAGRAMS
  
  • KCYS: http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1211/00080AD.PDF
  • KIND: http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1211/00203AD.PDF

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USA TOUR LEG 7th FINISHED

USA tour completed its 7th trip, and measured already 5000+ nm~ http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=KPHL-KOKC-KIAH-KHOU-KCAE-KFAR-KSLC-KCYS-KIND&MS=wls&DU=nm



Tracking Page for IAHMCOL: http://mpserver15.flightgear.org/modules/fgtracker/?FUNCT=FLIGHT&FLIGHTID=4232201

And those many miles are not the main reason to be happy about it. This time we have got outstanding participation. 5 Pilots in competing aircrafts cruised the midwest toward east from KCYS, and landed in a nicely modeled Indianapolis International by an hour short of sunset. Competition was great and we had lots of fun controlling those airliners. Some FGFS systems crashed, unfortunately for the pilots, but that's a risk we all possess

We also got more pilots arriving from other cities such as cincinatti. Weather shown overcast for half way the trip and fully clear skies for the last half. Amazing visibility over Saint Louis, MO, and Indianapolis, IN.

So how is the competition going on?
Again, all pilots in competing aircrafts obtained points for the trip. Possible scores are 50 pts for take off, 50 pts per hour on the cruise (provided flight plan), and 100 points per landing. Performance is judged for the points. Particularly, landing points require "proper landing", that is, that it makes sense that pilots and passengers survived the land :/ (not me).

The following table summarizes scores on this leg, the cumulative results and the current ranking

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USA Tour Competition | 6th Trip: Cheyenne - Wyoming | Cessna 337 Skymaster: KSLC-KCYS | SUN NOV 11th 17:00-21:00 UTC

SIXTH TRIP:
Departure from Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) – Salt Lake City; Utah
Arrival to Cheyenne Regional Airport/Jerry Olson Field (KCYS) – Cheyenne; Wyoming
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Leg distance is approximately 375 nm
Aircraft in use (for competitors): Cessna 337 Skymaster
http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/flightgear/ftp/Aircraft-2.8/Cessna337_v20120429.zip
Expected Cruising Speed: 125 KTS, Estimate altitude 12000-15000 ft
Estimate flying time (enroute) 3 hours
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USA Tour is a multiplay game on flightgear that aims to the largest city of every state and special territory in USA, for a total of 57 trips, all of which are of different travel distance. Competitors will be indicated the plane to be used at a given leg, but non competing players are always welcome to come by and accompany the game in any plane they choose. Non competing players may consider the type of plane used by competitors, so they could use a similar specifications type of plane.
http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=17810

Currently 5 flights have been completed as outlined in this image (KMVC was a fueling stop!)

And next trip aims to the state of Wyoming, whose most populated city is Cheyenne, located on close south easternmost tip. Traveling from Salt Lake city will require a fast climbing to clear the Rocky mountains at the east of the city, and then fly close to the Wasatch range and then to the high planes. We will probably get close to the city of Rawlings, WY, where omega had to make a fueling stop past trip, and from there slightly head southeast to approach KCYS. We will be communicating via FGcom with all players that join and trying to do formations on the air.
Hope to see lots of flying enthusiast coming by!
For competitors, you could complete the short form to register at
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEJVZFh1VXY0UjNNdWt5WWdaUHE1eFE6MA

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PLAN

Less than one week for the sixth trip of USA tour. and now here is the plan:

Omega will be leader, and we will try to do a formation using Skymaster together with any other joining participant. The more the merrier. I will be glad to see players with similar configuration planes or the same plane joining. Remember, bring Skymaster to compete (add points) or anything else if just joining.

The initial plan (VOR2VOR) is as follow, but expect changes depending on our group leader's decisions.

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ID      FREQ   TRK   DIST   Name/Remarks
KSLC               SALT LAKE CITY INTL
FBR     108.6     241       12    FORT BRIDGER
OCS     116.0     254      15  ROCK SPRINGS
CKW     115.0     257      50 CHEROKEE
MBW     111.6    262      38   MEDICINE BOW
KCYS                 132      21   CHEYENNE RGNL/JERRY OLSON FIELKC


To consider the following SIDs to Rock Springs

• SALT LAKE TWO: http://www.airnav.com/depart?http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1211/00365SALTLAKE.PDF

And these two KCYS approaches

• VOR OR TACAN-A: http://www.airnav.com/depart?http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1211/00080VTA.PDF
• NDB RWY 27: http://www.airnav.com/depart?http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1211/00080N27.PDF

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PARKING POSITIONS

There will not be ATC service planned for the airports that we will be flying from/to on this leg.
Still, I am providing groundnets elaborated in order to be able to start in different locations, instead of runways on these airports

• KSLC: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4krviqd3ogldU5PenRweDhQdmM Provides parking in terminal at each pier (A1,A3,A6,A9,B10,B11,B14,B15,C6,C7,C10,C11,D5,D6,D10,E11,E24,E28,E41), at North Cargo (NCA1,NCA2), at South Cargo (SCA1,SCA2), and at General Aviation (GA1,GA2,GA3)
  
  
• KCYS: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4krviqd3ogleDNmODJNSU1VbDg Provides parking in terminal (A1,A2) and at different general aviation aprons(GA1-GA6)

To install, it is required to download and copy the groundnets into $ROOT/Scenery and/or $TERRASYNC/Airports folders as indicated below:

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copy the files in (i.e):
$FGROOT/Scenery/Airports/K/S/L/KSLC.groundnet.xml  AND
$TERRASYNC/Airports/K/S/L/KSLC.groundnet.xml


Airport Diagrams

• KSLC: http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1211/00365AD.PDF
• KCYS: http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1211/00080AD.PDF

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USA TOUR SIXTH LEG FINISHED

And it's getting better

• KSLC->KCYS provided complex terrain with high altitude on some east Salt-lake Rockies and the high planes of Wyoming
• The weather had been harsher this time. For the first time in USA tour we departed under precipitation; we had a snow-storm on SLC.
• We were in company of 3 outstanding pilots -Star (dhc-2), LesBof (Percival Petrel) , and M-J4MC (Cessna 337) - and ... me (Cessna 337)
• Nonetheless I am improving my skills better and the landing at KCYS was bouncy but ok... and was performed with relatively strongly gusting winds.
• Trip was performed VOR2VOR in most realistic conditions possible; that is no "map/mpmap", and only navigating radials and frequencies, guided during departure by me (IAHMCOL) and approach by Star (Omega)
• De havillan's fuel tank was ridiculously small, and Omega had to stop at barely 100 nm, at Rock Springs KRKS to refuel and barely made it to Cheyenne, thanking he was on descending and could do it on lower power. Was the DH's, or was the mixture leaning control? I don't quite know. DH's specs suggested a 400 nm range, with would have been enough to reach KCYS (380) or at least reaching comfortably Rawlings (KRWL). A similar question remain open for me with respect to the A6M zero, specified range +1000nm, and when completing USA tour leg 2 both LesBof and I had to refuel at 400 nm. Is it a code error in these planes?

Screenshots
Thanks to Omega for his fabulous album. I Would love to see some shots by LesBof and M-J4MC

IHMACOL approaching KCYS

Some refueling going on at Rock Springs


What has been accomplished so far

4362 nm as follows

1. KPHL->KOKC, Citation X
2. KOKC->KIAH->KHOU, Piper Seneca II
3. KHOU->KCAE; A6M Zero
4. KCAE->KFAR; CRJ700
5. KFAR->KSLC; Fokker 50 (official) and the company of Vicker Nene Vicking, and B1900D
6. KSLC->KCYS; Cessna 337 (Official) and the company of Percival Petrel, and DHC-2

What about the points?

On this leg, IAHMCOL and M-J4MC had flown the competing official plane, and scores are as follow

IAHMCOL; Departure 50/100 points (first attempt failed), Cruising 3 h 25 min 170 pts (50 pts/hr), landing 50/100 (some risky landing) = 270
M-J4MC: Departure 0/100 points (he joined at KRKS instead), Crusing 2h30min 125 pts (50 pts/hr), landing 90/100 (really nicely performed) = 215

Cumulative Score Chart

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    SCORES
    Callsign(RANK)  | Fly | ATC  |   Cumul |   TOTAL
    IAHMCOL (1) |  270  |  0       |    1187  |  1457
    LesBof     (2)  |  0     |  0       |    550   |   550       
    M-4JMC   (3)  |  215 |  0        |   0        |  215
    Star (4)          |  0     |  0       |    190    |  190
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What's next?

Expect the next USA Tour leg invitation in the forum soon !!

I am considering changing one rule, specially based on the previous two legs experience when great pilots companied in great non-official planes and got "penalized" with no points. The change will consist in allowing a certain type of plane competing (to remain fair), ie, bi-propellers, monopropellers, helicopters, small Jets, Large Jets, ultrasonic, military, historic and similar theme based competition. If someone has a suggestion about this rule change, I am open to hear it.

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USA Tour Competition | 5th Trip: Salt Lake City - Utah | Fokker 50: KFAR-KSLC | SUN OCT21ST 16:00-20:00 UTC


FIFTH TRIP:
Departure from Hector International Airport (KFAR) - Fargo; North Dakota
ATC will be serving at SUN OCT21ST 16:00-16:30 UTC

Arrival to Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) -Salt Lake City; Utah
ATCs will be serving at SUN OCT21ST 18:30-20:00 UTC

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Leg Distance is approximately 750 nm
Aircraft in use (all competitors): Fokker 50
http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/packages/flightgear/Aircraft-2.8/fokker50_20120717.zip
Estimate Cruising Speed: 275 IAS. Estimate Cruising Altitude: FL210
Estimate flying time (enroute) 2 hours 45 min

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USA TOUR is a multiplay game on flightgear across the largest cities in america per state or territory. Competing players are
welcome to join anytime. Scoring is a point system. details can be found in the older post

http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=17257

To pilots willing to join to the fifth trip via Utah as competitors, They may fill the following form, and they will receive instructions email

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGNuLWJOcC1aTW9nV0JOellKbExrb3c6MA;

Alternatively they may show at the departing times at KFAR. To start at the terminal at KFAR you may either use one of the locations or install the groundnet files listed below, in order to obtain locally installed parkpositions.

Non-competing players are also willing to join at the ATC serving airports to be directed toward or from.
Please start FGFS in the terminals by using the starting locations or the groundnet files listed below.
Please do not initiate in Runways

Non-competing players may use any aircraft they choose.

Make sure to install appropriate scenery, or use autoscenery and TerraSync

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KFAR TERMINAL
--lat=46.920431 --lon=-96.824731 --heading=195
KFAR TERMINAL
--lat=46.920504 --lon=-96.826168 --heading=195
KSLC TERMINAL (E28)
--lat=40.785659 --lon=-111.987065 --heading=175
KSLC TERMINAL (E41)
--lat=40.785221 --lon=-111.986368 --heading=350


groundnet files available soon

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Groundnets and Parking positions

For USA Tour Trip 5, KFAR->KSLC, there is now groundnet files available.

KFAR includes five terminal positions (A1-A5), North General Aviation (NGA: FargoJet Airlines); two South General Aviation (SGA1-SGA2) and one North Cargo (NCA) positions
KFAR:https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4krviqd3oglYUhqUHNuakxkVVU

KSLC includes 4 positions at every pier of the terminal (A1,A3,A6,A9,B10,B11,B14,B15,C6,C7,C10,C11,D5,D6,D9,D10,E11,E24,E28,E41), two North Cargo (NCA1-NCA2), two South Cargo (SCA1-SCA2), and three General Aviation positions (GA1-GA3; GA3 for TacAir Airlines).
KSLC:https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4krviqd3ogldU5PenRweDhQdmM


To install either of these groundnets copy the files in the $FGROOT and $TERRASYNC local folders (both, unless terrasync is not being used).

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copy the files in (i.e):
$FGROOT/Scenery/Airports/K/F/A/KFAR.groundnet.xml  AND
$TERRASYNC/Airports/K/F/A/KFAR.groundnet.xml