SPECIAL TIME: *** TUESDAY, SEPT 6, 8pm EDT) ***
This month we set our Bush Flying sights on beautiful British Columbia. This trip is inspired by a flight that our friend Dane, of DaneSimAir on twitch.tv, flew a few weeks back. In fact, you’ll get to hear from Dane himself as he explains where we’ll explore! Thanks Dane for your help!
Bush League Basics:
- Everyone is welcomed! Whether you’re an expert or beginner with flight simulators, radio communications, or navigation, etc., you’re invited! We’re a friendly bunch and enjoy learning from each other.
- You’re welcomed to fly airplanes and/or helicopters. There’s a little bit of fun for each. If you fly an airplane, STOL capabilities are probably a good idea.
- We encourage you to join the VATSIM network and use the CTAF frequency of 122.8 to announce positions. We will not be in communication with ATC unless you plan to extend your flight into a controlled airspace.
- We’ll use the Downwindsim Discord voice channel for a quick pre-flight briefing around 8pm EDT, and also during the flight for non-ATC related chit-chat.
- The main goal of these flights is to have fun and practice your navigation and airmanship skills. The weather in British Columbia can be limiting… adjust as you feel necessary.
Ortho4XP Requirements:
This scenery package and adventure is designed to be used with Ortho4XP scenery tiles. Your mileage may vary if you don’t have this part. Here’s my settings for Orthox4XP, make sure your road_level is bumped up to help flatten some logging roads. In total, X-Plane users will need orthotiles for +50-125, +50-126, +51-125, +51-126. ARC Imagery and NED 1″ DEM was used during development. There are OSM data files you need to copy to your Ortho4XP/OSM_data/+50-130 folder. There’s also a patch file to get Stuart Island Airstrip correct. The patch folder structure should be Ortho4XP/Patches/+50-130/+50-126/C446v2.patch.osm. If you already have these tiles made, remember to recook your tiles (+50-125, +50-126, +51-125, +51-126) after copying these files into the appropriate folders. If you don’t know what to do with these, this tutorial might help. If you still get stuck, ask in the DWS discord channel.
Scenery Information:
DaneSimAir originally flew most of this in MSFS, but in this X-Plane version, there are many other easter eggs and adventures to find and explore. Here’s a link to the custom scenery addons for X-Plane. These folders get copied to your Custom Scenery folder. Note, if you have LPNils’ version of Homathko and Scar Creek, you’ll want to temporarily remove them and use the DWS modified versions of these airstrips.
Also, not required but highly recommended is the Quatum River Scenery pack, now available from Orbx. If you have that, temporarily remove any mesh folder. The changes in Ortho4XP above accommodate the Quatum River package.
Plan on starting at Stuart Island. After you spawn in, consider moving into the grass for others to “arrive.” The airstrip is a tight little spot and there’s not a lot of extra room for parking. Thank you again to Dane, and all the regular Bush Hooligans… you know who you are! 🙂
Uncle Melvin has hopefully made a map.