MacRobertson London to Melbourne Entry thread

I am pleased to announce the entry of the first of the Lockheed 9D Orion aircraft into this little jaunt, which I borrowed from a vacant lot... Well, sort of vacant. Good luck to all!
 
Q.E.D. Back from the paint shop

Here's a quick pic of the R6 on a quick test flight after leaving the paint shop. Now on to the instrumentation hangar for some needed upgrades and then some test hops before the race. It should be fun!
 
I will also be entering the race in the "Golden Age Class" and flying the DH.88 Comet "Black Magic". Looking forward to this a lot.
 
I'm in....

This is my official entry for the "Golden Age Class".

I have decided to fly the default Lockheed Vega "Lituanica II".

This livery in memory of the two pilots, needlessly shot down over Germany in 1933 after completing there flight across the Atlantic, but before they could reach home in Kaunas (Lithuania).

The real "Litunaica II" was flown in September of 1935 in a commemoration of their tragic transatlantic flight.

Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas may well have entered and placed nicely in this very event in 1934 had they not been killed the year before.

Good Luck to All!
 
I would like to put my hat in this here jaunt...

For the Golden Era class, I will be flying the Default DC-3 w/ the allowed Mark Beaumont Avionics. He did add a 4th tank, which is allowed in the RR version. His DC-3 Came with this mod, please let me know if this is not ok...

I took Trev Morson's Panel and stripped it of modern avionics (except the center compass) No GPS, No ILS, No VOR Capability. Put in Default DC-3 Dual ADF Gauge and Radios. Will be adding a E-6B and other old time drifmeters/computers.

Painted it "The Mischief Marie" (If ya knew my wife, you would understand :) )

I will be bringing 4 passengers, 5 cases of beer, 2 cases of wine, 2 bottles of Bailey's Irish Creme, and 14 cases of nearly ripe haas avocados.... (And not necessarily in that order)

Please let me know if there is anything wrong with this entry....

I changed my mind, and want to try this solo, so I will not be participating in Red Green's Team United 247D Team Flight posted earlier.
 
EdGeneer said:
I will be bringing 4 passengers, 5 cases of beer, 2 cases of wine, 2 bottles of Bailey's Irish Creme, and 14 cases of nearly ripe haas avocados.... (And not necessarily in that order)

Please let me know if there is anything wrong with this entry....
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For as long as I can Maintain Altitude I will be Flying behind Ed...

:icon29: BBBUUUURRRRPPPPP!!!!!

and if I come down I will be getting another bottle of Wine. :icon_lol:
 
EdGeneer said:
I will be bringing 4 passengers, 5 cases of beer, 2 cases of wine, 2 bottles of Bailey's Irish Creme, and 14 cases of nearly ripe haas avocados.... (And not necessarily in that order)

Please let me know if there is anything wrong with this entry....
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Wrong:
4 pax (unnecessary burden and they whine)
5 cases of beer?? that's only ONE per mandatory stop!! think of the Race Committee man!!
2 cases of wine ( 24 bottles...) that's only a bottle per day.. what about the other meals enroute ??? (Air France used to let their pilots have wine with the crew meal!)
2 bottles of Bailey's - you think that'll be enough to keep the copilot quiet?????? for 11,000 miles???
 
srgalahad said:
Wrong:
4 pax (unnecessary burden and they whine)
5 cases of beer?? that's only ONE per mandatory stop!! think of the Race Committee man!!
2 cases of wine ( 24 bottles...) that's only a bottle per day.. what about the other meals enroute ??? (Air France used to let their pilots have wine with the crew meal!)
2 bottles of Bailey's - you think that'll be enough to keep the copilot quiet?????? for 11,000 miles???
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Oh, perhaps I wasnt clear.... "I" will be bringing.... I dont know what the co-pilot is gunna drink, or the 4 lovely ladies we brought along for... um, moral and spiritual support.... :D

BTW: I cant get either sets of the sperry autopilot gauges to control the plane.... I dont know what im doing wrong.... I assume its illegal to use a std autopilot and hdg bug?
 
EdGeneer said:
I would like to put my hat in this here jaunt...

For the Golden Era class, I will be flying the Default DC-3 w/ the allowed Mark Beaumont Avionics. He did add a 4th tank, which is allowed in the RR version. His DC-3 Came with this mod, please let me know if this is not ok...

I will be bringing 4 passengers, 5 cases of beer, 2 cases of wine, 2 bottles of Bailey's Irish Creme, and 14 cases of nearly ripe haas avocados.... (And not necessarily in that order)

Please let me know if there is anything wrong with this entry....
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Ed G;
What in the hell are the Avacados for? You gonna throw them at hostiles if you land at an incorrect airport? ;-}
Charles.
 
EdGeneer said:
BTW: I cant get either sets of the sperry autopilot gauges to control the plane.... I dont know what im doing wrong.... I assume its illegal to use a std autopilot and hdg bug?
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Just a guess Ed but have you tried coping the [autopilot] section of the aircraft you took it out of into the aircraft you are putting it in?

It could be a setting in the auto that it does not like.

There should be no problem with using a modern Auto pilot as long as you don't activate the NAV settings to track VOR, ADF or GPS.

That statement of course comes from someone not in the committee they can correct me if I am wrong.

Dave
 
Dave has it correct. My Golden Age entry just has a couple of switches. One for altitude and the other for heading hold. I also use a heading gauge with a bug for fine tuning on the heading. The altitude, I just get "reasonably close".

With only one case of beer per compulsory stop, the race inspectors at each stop will be very cranky.

Don't forget you'll need the appropriate "baksheesh" at every stop.
 
Dangerousdave26 said:
Just a guess Ed but have you tried coping the [autopilot] section of the aircraft you took it out of into the aircraft you are putting it in?
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Thats exactly what it was... I tried switching all the gauges out, tried three different sets of Sperry's, then I thought, well, why does it work in the default... so I looked in the default aircraft.cfg and compaired the autopilot sections, they looked really close except for the last two lines. Default Bank Mode and Default Pitch Mode were set to 0 in the a/c i was trying to use it in... SO I just copied the autopilot section from the default dc3 and voila!

Thanks for suggesting it anyways, because if i didnt try it already, I would have after reading this :)
 
Welcome

Welcome to the Frenzy Ed!, :applause:

Sounds like your usual cargo for trips like this....

[NOTE]: If anyone should see Ed on the course, I strongly suggest passing not on the right or left , but over the top. Trust me you don't want to be behind him at the same altitude. The steady trail of cans, bottles and various snack wrappers will be a tempting trail to follow even in low vis, but in the long run will prove to not be worth it. :isadizzy:

Good Luck buddy! :ernae:
 
EdGeneer said:
Oh, perhaps I wasnt clear....
For the Golden Era class, I will be flying the Default DC-3 w/..."I" will be bringing.... I dont know what the co-pilot is gunna drink, or the 4 lovely ladies we brought along for... um, moral and spiritual support.... :D
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Gonna keep an eye on this one...
It reminds me of the plan we hatched one day, sitting in the cold and snow and zero vis while waiting for the runways to be cleared, of buying a DC-3, restoring it to "DST" configuration and taking it out to the arctic mining and exploration camps on "Morale and Recreation Tours".

"Douglas' Dollies - Support for the Mining Industry and Its Workers"

Ed, you'd best be careful with customs at some of those enroute stops...

Rob
 
Quick recap of who is flying what so far (in order of post):


Willy, Gee Bee R-6H/Vintage, Cessna 337H/Modern

Buzzbee, Spartan Executive/Vintage

Vicious, Gee Bee R-6H/Vintage

salt_air, Lockheed Vega/Vintage

Highmike, Spartan Executive/Vintage

Great Ozzie, De Havilland DH.88/Vintage, Pilatus PC-12/Modern

arrvoo, Savoia-Marchetti SM.79/Vintage, Beech Duke/Modern

MM, Percival Mew Gull/Vintage, Beech Duke/Modern

Bry Rosier, Savoia-Marchetti SM.79/Vintage, Pilatus PC-12 or Cirrus CR22/Modern

RedGreen/DHC120 Charles, Boeing 247/Vintage

menekod28, Douglas DC-3/Vintage

PRB, Lockheed 9 Orion/Vintage

falcon409, De Havilland DH.88/Vintage

AussieMan, De Havilland DH.80A, Douglas DC-2, or Boeing 247 (undecided)/Vintage

txnetcop, De Havilland DH.80A/Vintage (as part of Team Melrose)*

EdGeneer, Douglas DC-3/Vintage

*Several will be part of "Team Melrose" along with txnetcop.


I have a couple I'm looking at currently. One is in the paint shop and hope to have it back by the weekend.
 
Hi
As a former member of FS-MP who took part in the RTW2008 race I am hoping to make an entry in the modern class, looking at my all-time favourite Cessna C441 Conquest.

The FS-MP RTW Team is dis-assembled due to the closure of FS-MP as it once was, and has re-assembled over various FSX communities.

I will represent the new Aspire FSX Community, at http://aspirefsx.com and hope to be accepted, and maybe bring others into the race as well.

We have a teamspeak and dedicated multiplayer server on our own networks and you are welcome to utilise it as you wish. Details for for connection details are in the forum at http://aspirefsx.com

We would fly our legs there (as indeed you may like too as well) unless of course a specific server is specified.

Thank you for considering our application!!
 
SWSucceed said:
Hi
As a former member of FS-MP who took part in the RTW2008 race I am hoping to make an entry in the modern class, looking at my all-time favourite Cessna C441 Conquest.

The FS-MP RTW Team is dis-assembled due to the closure of FS-MP as it once was, and has re-assembled over various FSX communities.

I will represent the new Aspire FSX Community, at http://aspirefsx.com and hope to be accepted, and maybe bring others into the race as well.

We have a teamspeak and dedicated multiplayer server on our own networks and you are welcome to utilise it as you wish. Details for for connection details are in the forum at http://aspirefsx.com

We would fly our legs there (as indeed you may like too as well) unless of course a specific server is specified.

Thank you for considering our application!!
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Hi Stuart,

In the aircraft performance thread I've posted that we need to get the C441 tested. It may be too fast (over 270 knots TAS). If so, we'll have to fly something else - maybe another Goose adventure?! The Goose is an eligible Golden Age aircraft...

Regards, Martin.
 
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