London to Melbourne Entry Thread

Decided to go with an old favorite, George Diemer's Sikorsky S-43 in the Golden Age Class. In this case the S-43B with the twin tail and extended nose. Will be shuffling along in FS9 using default real weather.

After two speed runs in previous L-M races, something slower and more focused on navigation and fuel management seemed right.

Good luck to all!
Kevin

Some background on the Baby Clipper:

The Sikorsky S-43B NC16927 (c/n 4318) was the 16th of 53 S-43s produced by Sikorsky, under ATC numbers 593 and 623. Thirteen were built for Pan American Airways. Others went to the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Inter-Island Airways of Hawaii, and airlines in France, Russia, China, Norway and Chile.
This plane was delivered to Pan Am in September 1936. It then served with Pan Am's affiliate Panair do Brasil as registration number PP-PBM. It crashed in July 1940, and was rebuilt from parts of 3 planes.
The S-43B had twin vertical tails. Instead of the S-43's adjustable horizontal stabilizer, the S-43B used elevator tabs for trimming. Some S-43Bs had extended nose sections with contours to cut down on water spray.

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MM said:
Just a quick note to manfredc3.

We shall be proud to have you pilot the Uiver DC-2 in the event. From an historical perspective, it was the most important aircraft in the 1934 MacRobertson. Great to have you with us.

We might ask that rather than use Jaap van Hees' fixed weather (meant to replicate October 1934), you use instead a live weather engine. The Default MSFS FSX weather would be perfect. Or you might choose one of the other engines listed in the rules (FSrealWX, Active Sky, Opus).

One of the truly interesting features of this sort of event is the live weather. You never know for sure what your flight will bring. You may take off in beautiful conditions and run into storms along the way and then have to land in a dense cloud bank. Or it could be blue skies and tailwinds all the way. As Parmentier can tell us from Albury, the surprises will keep you on your toes!

We are delighted to welcome you aboard. This should be great fun.

Mike (for the Committee)
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Thanks for the invite Mike,

Since I have the great REX textures for real world weather I will have FSX do the weather engine, since i see no reason to spend money on a weather engine when I have REX.

I'm in the midst of making test flights using NDB's for navigation. I'm starting to get the hang of it, but the event will help me become a rookie "has been", I hope :biggrin-new:

That Duenna is giving me a headache, It's a p.... in the a...

Well..., got just over a week to get ready, have to get back in the cockpit, c ya.
 
Ron,

G'Morning

Coolio! Stepping into the fray! Is JT no longer going to be you partner? In any case, unless Ms. Nellie says otherwise you are in. You can find the the lists (Very cool setup) here. It may take a day or 2 for Paul?? (PRB) to get the entries into the tracking page. Optional (but it helps out) input into the page instructions are on page 27 of the rules.
 
Hi Ron. You're all set. In addition to the link that Roman pointed out, there is also a button at the top of this web site, labeled "MacRobertson 2014", which takes you to the same place. I thought you had said earlier that you might be entering as a two pilot team, and I was waiting for the other pilot to declare. I can add that later in any case. Welcome aboard!

Ron Attwood said:
How does one know if you've been accepted for this event? Is there a list of entrants?
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Hi Paul. I thought I was teaming up with Jeff but the swine left me for another guy! I've read the rules, got Duenna more or less tamed and already got some flight plans worked out. Still a few bits I'm not sure of but I'll get straight on those before the off.

Quite exciting eh? :jump:
 
Entering the race.

Hello.
I would like to enter this event using the Manfred Jahn DC-3/C-47.
I've searched for an entry form or email address but I cannot find one.
Could someone direct me where to go to enter, please. I would appreciate it very much.
Thank you.
 
Old Flyin' Fool said:
Hello.
I would like to enter this event using the Manfred Jahn DC-3/C-47.
I've searched for an entry form or email address but I cannot find one.
Could someone direct me where to go to enter, please. I would appreciate it very much.
Thank you.
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Actually, by virtue of your post. . .you have entered. Just indicate what sim you'll be using (FSX/FS9/P3D) and any other particulars about the division you'll be racing in (ie; I'm participating in the Golden Age/Handicapped as a non-competitive flyer). That's all.
 
Hi OFF

Just would like to echo falcon409's welcome. (And suggest that you pick your weather engine: default FS9 or default FSX, or one of the alternatives.)

Good to have you on board.
Mike
 
Entering the race.

Thank you MM and falcon409 for you quick reply to my inquiry.
I will be using FSX; the Manfred Jahn DC-3/C-47 v1 utilizing the default FSX DC-3 virtual cockpit.
The weather engine I will use is FSrealWXlite.
As the saying goes; "in for a penny, in for a pound", so I will enter the Golden Age Speed Race. I'm curious to find out if I can still navigate using only the ADF and dead-reckoning.

I have down-loaded the rules and the Duenna application and update. Scanning the posts I cannot find anything else that needs to be down-loaded. I'm not missing anything, am I?

Will there be any type of notification prior to the start date (8/25/2014)?

Again, thank you for your help.
 
Entering the event

I’d like to register into the Golden Age class flying the Lockheed L-10E (Modified, Full) by FSDB & Dave Bitzer in FS9 using FS9 default weather.

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Fred
 
MacRobertson in Reverse - "Beech Boys"

Folks,
I am happy to join everyone in this adventure as a participant in MacRobertson Modern Era in the Flight 1 King Air as one member of the "Beech Boys" team. We will be using FSRealWx.

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MacRobertson Modern Era entry - "Beech Boys"

jt_dub said:
Folks,
I am happy to join everyone in this adventure as a participant in MacRobertson Modern Era in the Flight 1 King Air as one member of the "Beech Boys" team. We will be using FSRealWx.

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I would also like to declare my entry in the MacRobertson Modern Era race as a member of the "Beech Boys" team, flying the Flight1 King Air B200 and using FSRealWx.
 
Flock of Gulls

Hi, all:

Another (Flying Stations) Mew Gull for the Golden Age event. FSX.


Is FS Global Real Weather acceptable as a weather engine?


Good luck and fair winds to all!

Ian
 
In the rules it states under.........2. Scoring the Race:
At the end of the Race, pilots may choose to be ranked in either the Speed or Handicap portion of their Class.


I announced up front that I was entering the Golden Age Class however..........before the final 2014 rules were submitted.

Since Ground Time needs to be added for each scheduled stop (added this year), I'd like to make it clear that I ‘m starting with high expectations and announcing that I’m entering the Speed Race so that Miss Nellie and the committee know that my times will be as follows.

Race Time = Flight Time + Ground Time + Penalty Time

I Just think it would help you to know up front.

Fred

Fred
 
Hi ratty,

Welcome to the 2014 London-Melbourne. Another Mew Gull pilot will add sparkle to the event.

Thought you'd like to know that the London bookies are reporting heavy money on the flock of Gulls…though there is considerable action on the Spartan, the Caudron, and the Lockheed L-10E special.

As to your using FS Global Real Weather as your weather engine, the short answer is yes. Please see Miss Nellie's detailed ruling at 119 Piccadilly.

--M
 
Official Entry:

I will be flying the Granville Brothers Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster. Willy will be in the #5 and I in the #4. It is a beautifully done model for FSX by Warwick Carter, and it's quite a handful on landing. Take off too, for that matter, when she's full of gas, luggage and who knows what our competitors might sneak in... Being such a tricky beastie, I could not turn her down. I will be flying in FSX with default real weather. May God have mercy on my soul.

 
Bowing out

Hi.
Please remove me from the list of competitors for this race. I cannot get the Duenna application to work on my computer.
Good luck to the rest of the competitors.
 
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