USA TOUR Event | SAT MARCH 25TH 16:00 UTC AND SUN MARCH 26TH

[Octal450]

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USA TOUR event | 54rd Leg: The Longest Tour | SAT MARCH 25TH 16:00 UTC AND SUN MARCH 26TH 16:00 UTC

FIFTYFOURTH TRIP
Departing Francisco C. Ada, Saipan Intl. Airport (PGSN): Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Stopping Juneau Intl. Airport (PAJN): Juneau, Alaska
Arriving Portland Intl. Jetport (KPWM): Portland, Maine

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Leg Distance: approx Ferry 6800 nm(!!)
Competing Aircraft: Any Civilian Long Range Jet Aircraft (capable of 4500 nm unrefueled distance)
Expected Cruising Speed:at or around 0.80 Ma
Expected Cruising Altitude:at or around FL330
Expected Duration (en route): SAT: 9h30 min en-route, SUN: 5h30 min en-route
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The Longest Tour

The Tour succesfully made it to Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, after overflying the North Pacific on a leg that lasted around 14h en route. Pilots finished feeling accomplished, off course -- but also exhausted. For the European time zones the flight was completed overnight, and landing briefly after breakfast time. For the American time zones the flight lasted from the early hours in the morning to early in the night. The tour made it for its last time to the far away Islands, after visiting all of them: Guam, American Samoa and now the Northern Mariana Islands.

But something we already experienced in the USA tour -- in consequence of the fact that our last destination matches the new departing airport; that arriving to these distant territories by means of a long and extenuating trip was immediately followed by experiencing an equally matched long return to continental USA.

Leg 54th, two legs shy of the Tour final conclusion, and return of the Mariana Islands, is, in fact the Longest tour. Joining the Eastern-Most location east of the International Date line (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands), with the Eastern-Most location of the West Hemisphere (Portland, Maine), this Tour segment is the longest flying distance leg both by en-route flying distance as well as the great circle line --a whooping 6800 nm(!!) (no crow flies that way... I warranty). Also, and possibly as direct consequence, the leg 54th is the longest flight in terms of en-route time: To succesfully complete this enormous leg, the Tour will be completed in two segments; the first, a connecting flight to Juneau, Alaska will cover over the Pacific ocean, and will be done in 10 h flight on Saturday March 25th. The second segment, achieving arribal to Portland, Maine will overfly almost in its entirety over Canadian airspace (only the airports regulated airspace is USA territory) and will be completed in a sister 5 h flight to be completed on Sunday March 26th. Both days we'll depart at 1600Z.

Aircrafts

In order to succesfully participate in the USA Tour segment 54th, pilots are invited to choose a Civilian Jet Engined Aircraft that is capable to complete the 4500 nm distance joining Saipan to Juneau (Although pilots can choose a different aircraft for the second flight if they choose to, the aircrafts participating are STILL bound to this distance requirement to be considered participants!!).

Pilots can feel free to join either the Saturday or the Sunday leg, or even better Both.

Let us know which aircraft or aircrafts are you planning to join with, and which segment or segments we will have the pleasure of your company, on this the longest leg of the years-long FlightGear's USA Tour.

Per popular request we will bring this tour of the leg to the regular FG servers. Hopefully we can show a very nice populated event, and maybe meet new friends

GCMAP


Route, Saturday March 25th:



Departing on Saturday, March 25th at 16:00Z from Saipan Intl. Airport (PGSN), Northern Mariana,
Expected Duration: 9h30 min enroute

SKYVECTOR

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 TEGOD A337 DAGDA KAGIS POXED PUGAL PASRO A590 POWAL A590 PLADO A590 PINSO A590 PINTT A590 PUGGY A590 POETT A590 PORGE A590 HAMND ENA JOH T269 YAK J541 SSR 

Route, Sunday March 26th:



Departing on Sunday, March 26th at 16:00Z from Juneau Intl. Airport (PAJN), Alaska
Expected Duration: 5h30 min enroute

SKYVECTOR

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 ASORT2.ASORT CHILL DEEJA NCA10 YQU 5401N11555W WYLDE YEG CAMRA 5246N11028W YXE YQV VLR XL YSP BEMOG YMX J570 KELVI BTV V141 LEB CDOGG 

PROCEDURES

CHARTS

• PGSN: Aerodrome Diagram
• PAJN: Aerodrome Diagram
• KPWM: Aerodrome Diagram

SIDS

• PAJN: ASORT TWO Departure

Multiplayer Server

Operations will take place in the regular Flightgear Multiplayer servers.

Communications

Communications will take place with mumble. Important messages can be relayed on FGChat. Sincere thanks to Michat for offering the intercom room and channels. This will be located in the FG mumble server:

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 server: mumble.allfex.org Room: USA Tour

To install and prepare the mumble (any OS), see here: http://mumble.sourceforge.net/Main_Page

Forum

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[V12]

Hmmm, landing at Juneau will be very tricky in bad weather.

[V12]

Nobody ?
I replaced all seats with additional fuel tanks in my Speedbird G-BOAC...

[Octal450]

http://thejabberwocky.net/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1004

[Catalanoic]

First solar rays, leaving japanese coasts and heading to russian Kamchatka. despite lonely image, i'm virtually flying with nearly 10 pilots

[Johan G]

That is one beautiful screenshot.

[Catalanoic]

Thanks

Half trip photo, nice sunrise

[V12]

Landing at Juneau with fuel for only 30 minutes in not optimal weather :



The weather became whorse and whorse, making landing very difficult :


screenshot by SHM


screenshot by SHM

... and runway (or hangar) party can begin :


screenshot by SHM

Next leg from Juneau to Portland :


screenshot by SHM

Final approach to Portland with ATC in service :


screenshot by omega