[jhb] Farmstrip Campaign
- From: Gerry Winskill <gwinsk@xxxxxxx>
- To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:19:54 +0100
Just a few notes before I start to look for the first target destinations.
Perhaps aiming for five per week is a bit ambitious, so I'll start with
three and we'll see how that works out. We can easilly change the number
to suit ourselves.
Meanwhile, for those who may not yet have tried farm strips, a priority
is selecting aa aircraft that will do the job. The Baron and its ilk are
out! The ideal steed is something that has a low stall speed but won't
be too slow across country. The Tiger Moth, Piper Cub and C150 should
definitely be OK for the arrive and stop bit. The Maule travels faster
and has enough top end and slow arrival speed to be a good choice. The
Socata Payware TB200GT should also be OK. The main thing is to try to
settle on something like those, that you can feel comfortable with and
where you can fly by the numbers; if they're provided! Then it's matter
of finding somewhere suitable and, as in real life, grinding out the
circuit work.
Next, make use of the FS Fuel and Load function, so that you're not
carrying fuel you'll never need or passengers, other than size zero models.
Next point to mull over is the weather. I almost always use real weather
BUT this means there will be days when I can't fly VFR at all. Using FS
Host means you pick your own weather so if you don't use real weather
the only effect is the need to pick the same runway as anyone else on
line, arriving at the same destination.
Off to set up the server, before an early departure for Bones' home
patch, to watch the Southern 100 racing. If you need to stretch your
legs I'll probably be on the grass, in front of the bungalows, on the
Bypass; BRG MX5.
Gerry Winskill
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