Greetings!
A few of us "Niners" at one of the FS Sites are putting together a friendly "competition" in the interests of both camaraderie and straight up Fun...
Had an idea about a re-creation of the Bendix Trophy race from Santa Monica Airport (KSMO) to Cleveland (KCLE) that was run from the 30's until the early 60's. Wanted to focus on the period from '46 to '49, immediately after the War and a time when all of the hot fighter planes were being sold as Surplus except for a few Navy planes. P-38 Lightnings and P-51 Mustangs were the most common types, and Mustangs won the Trophy in all the races during the period.
For the purposes of the 'challenge' and to make it somewhat realistic, the Rules would be simple; fly a predetermined Route with mandatory Fuel stops, the fastest time wins, and in an attempt to make this fair, EVERYTHING'S on the Honor System.
Pick any WW II propeller driven Warbird, even a Prototype (e.g. Martin Baker MB.5). Freeware or Payware (if you have it). Fly it as it comes
'out of the box'; no modifying FDE's. Country of Manufacture doesn't matter. It'd be nice to see some variety, but if it's all US airplanes that's okay too. Oh, and even though they were in service at the time, Corsairs, Bearcats and Tigercats would be welcome, as would Hellcats.
For the moment... no Jets. Not yet.
Here is the Thread where we're talking this through, and what we've done so far:
https://www.flightsim.com/forums/topic/58309-how-about-a-simple-challenge-flight-for-us-niners/
I'm posting this here in the FS2004 Forum because the emphasis is on those who fly FS9 exclusively. All the other Platforms have their own place, but we'd like to focus on our little corner of the FlightSim World.
It's not a MP or "online" Event; do everything at your own pace. No intricate "White List", no complicated Timing like FS-Duenna, no thick Rule Book.
The operative word is FUN, FUN, FUN!
So if you're interested, come join us. Tell your fellow Niners about it. Grab your favorite bird that fits the Requirements listed, and come play with us!
Thanks for Looking!
A few of us "Niners" at one of the FS Sites are putting together a friendly "competition" in the interests of both camaraderie and straight up Fun...
Had an idea about a re-creation of the Bendix Trophy race from Santa Monica Airport (KSMO) to Cleveland (KCLE) that was run from the 30's until the early 60's. Wanted to focus on the period from '46 to '49, immediately after the War and a time when all of the hot fighter planes were being sold as Surplus except for a few Navy planes. P-38 Lightnings and P-51 Mustangs were the most common types, and Mustangs won the Trophy in all the races during the period.
For the purposes of the 'challenge' and to make it somewhat realistic, the Rules would be simple; fly a predetermined Route with mandatory Fuel stops, the fastest time wins, and in an attempt to make this fair, EVERYTHING'S on the Honor System.
Pick any WW II propeller driven Warbird, even a Prototype (e.g. Martin Baker MB.5). Freeware or Payware (if you have it). Fly it as it comes
'out of the box'; no modifying FDE's. Country of Manufacture doesn't matter. It'd be nice to see some variety, but if it's all US airplanes that's okay too. Oh, and even though they were in service at the time, Corsairs, Bearcats and Tigercats would be welcome, as would Hellcats.
For the moment... no Jets. Not yet.
Here is the Thread where we're talking this through, and what we've done so far:
https://www.flightsim.com/forums/topic/58309-how-about-a-simple-challenge-flight-for-us-niners/
I'm posting this here in the FS2004 Forum because the emphasis is on those who fly FS9 exclusively. All the other Platforms have their own place, but we'd like to focus on our little corner of the FlightSim World.
It's not a MP or "online" Event; do everything at your own pace. No intricate "White List", no complicated Timing like FS-Duenna, no thick Rule Book.
The operative word is FUN, FUN, FUN!
So if you're interested, come join us. Tell your fellow Niners about it. Grab your favorite bird that fits the Requirements listed, and come play with us!
Thanks for Looking!
