For Rob to return to the Frozen Yukon to retrieve his HP10B Calculator...
In the last RTW Race we skipped the Antarctic Challenge since that time I have often wondered how we would have faired. I still believe as I did then that the net gain was not worth the risk and we chose the right decision in by-passing the event.
So now is the time to find out how long it would have taken and if we would have been successful. Now I know the pressure will not be the same but it is still a good practice run.
Starting from our first airport below 40 and ending at our second airport below 40 following the rules below.
Start SAVV
End SCAS
Normal legs until SAWH (start of challenge) limited to 700nm 3X penalty for over two hours.
Normal legs resume SCCI (end of Challenge)
Follow special Challenges rules from here out.
Special Challenges.
Teams have the option of flying an additional challenge. This feature will take more time than the direct route and so flying it is entirely at the discretion of the team. Announcing the Challenge on its commencement will suffice.
Seventh Continental Challenge.
At their option, teams may elect a mission of mercy. There has been a call for help from a scientific party working in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula. One of its members has had a ghastly accident. The Challenge departs from Ushuaia, Argentina (SAWH) with a fresh supply of medical supplies and lands at one of four island bases near Antarctica. From there the team picks up a doctor and rushes to the continent, rescues the injured party, and returns to another of the four bases for emergency treatment to stabilize his condition. Finally, the team returns the injured party to the larger hospital at Punta Arenas, Chile (SCCI). Needless to say, speed is of the essence.
The four bases are: Petrel (FS9: NZ0A; FSX: SA47), Palmer Station (FS9: NZ0B; FSX: NZ12), Base Marimbo (SAWB), and Teniente R Marsh Martin (SCRM) on the Isla Rey Jorge. The scientific party has carved out an airstrip on the Peninsula at Base RTW2008 (ICAO 2008).
Aircraft. The Challenge requires transporting medical supplies, emergency personnel, and an injured party. Thus, all legs must be completed in aircraft that carry at least 4 seats. (The Team may switch aircraft from one leg to the next.) For this challenge, and within the geographic limits of the challenge, the leg time and distance limits are 3 hours and 850nm.
Airports. The team may stop at as many bases as it wishes, but must stop at one before the continental landing and another (different) one thereafter. For your convenience, special scenery/AFD files have been constructed for Base RTW2008 (ICAO 2008) and the real-life bases. (See the associated NOTAM.) Note that while some airports are better in FS9 and others better in FSX, all are flyable in both simulators.
Bonus. Completion of the rescue mission to two island bases and to the Antarctic landmass is worth ten (10) hours bonus time.
Clearance for immediate departure is given.
In the last RTW Race we skipped the Antarctic Challenge since that time I have often wondered how we would have faired. I still believe as I did then that the net gain was not worth the risk and we chose the right decision in by-passing the event.
So now is the time to find out how long it would have taken and if we would have been successful. Now I know the pressure will not be the same but it is still a good practice run.
Starting from our first airport below 40 and ending at our second airport below 40 following the rules below.
Start SAVV
End SCAS
Normal legs until SAWH (start of challenge) limited to 700nm 3X penalty for over two hours.
Normal legs resume SCCI (end of Challenge)
Follow special Challenges rules from here out.
Special Challenges.
Teams have the option of flying an additional challenge. This feature will take more time than the direct route and so flying it is entirely at the discretion of the team. Announcing the Challenge on its commencement will suffice.
Seventh Continental Challenge.
At their option, teams may elect a mission of mercy. There has been a call for help from a scientific party working in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula. One of its members has had a ghastly accident. The Challenge departs from Ushuaia, Argentina (SAWH) with a fresh supply of medical supplies and lands at one of four island bases near Antarctica. From there the team picks up a doctor and rushes to the continent, rescues the injured party, and returns to another of the four bases for emergency treatment to stabilize his condition. Finally, the team returns the injured party to the larger hospital at Punta Arenas, Chile (SCCI). Needless to say, speed is of the essence.
The four bases are: Petrel (FS9: NZ0A; FSX: SA47), Palmer Station (FS9: NZ0B; FSX: NZ12), Base Marimbo (SAWB), and Teniente R Marsh Martin (SCRM) on the Isla Rey Jorge. The scientific party has carved out an airstrip on the Peninsula at Base RTW2008 (ICAO 2008).
Aircraft. The Challenge requires transporting medical supplies, emergency personnel, and an injured party. Thus, all legs must be completed in aircraft that carry at least 4 seats. (The Team may switch aircraft from one leg to the next.) For this challenge, and within the geographic limits of the challenge, the leg time and distance limits are 3 hours and 850nm.
Airports. The team may stop at as many bases as it wishes, but must stop at one before the continental landing and another (different) one thereafter. For your convenience, special scenery/AFD files have been constructed for Base RTW2008 (ICAO 2008) and the real-life bases. (See the associated NOTAM.) Note that while some airports are better in FS9 and others better in FSX, all are flyable in both simulators.
Bonus. Completion of the rescue mission to two island bases and to the Antarctic landmass is worth ten (10) hours bonus time.
Clearance for immediate departure is given.
