This month the hooligans are off to explore a new area… Mt. Hood, Oregon! A special thanks to G and Medtner for the excellent and exhaustive research for this region. If you’d like to see their work, visit MyFlightRoute.com and then start reading about the various alphabet challenges. One of the fields we’ll visit is a XP12 upgrade to their work, so a big thank-you to G and Medtner!
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.
- The best aircraft for these events are those that can handle short, narrow airstrips. STOL mods are not mandatory, but helpful. Fat tires help make the bouncy strips that much more enjoyable. Several CSL files are available to correctly render other aircraft.
- We encourage you to join the VATSIM network and use the CTAF frequency of 122.8 to announce positions. We may be in communication with ATC be sure to check ATC’s online status before you fly into or out of a controlled airspace.
- We’ll also use the Downwindsim Discord voice channel during the flight for non-ATC related chit-chat.
- As always, the main goal of these flights is to have fun and practice good airmanship. The weather in the Pacific Northwest can be good or bad, so configure as you see fit.
Flight Information:
The event takes place on Monday, April 3rd. We will gather at KTTD, Portland Troutdale for a short flight briefing at 8:00pm EST (0000z on April 4) with departures shortly after. The basic route is a round-robin, and you can go either direction… Troutdale — Mc Kinnon Airpark — Fish Creek — Nelson Ranch (Gabel) — Wapinita — Pine Hollow — Hanel — Green Acres — Troutdale (of course, there might be more, but you’ll have to figure it out).
X-Plane Scenery Installation Instructions:
The scenery has been developed for XP12. Here’s the link to the files for your “Custom Scenery” folder:
2023-04 BL Mt Hood.zip
I’ve pre-cooked the Ortho Tiles you’ll need. The two tiles can be found here and these folders go in your “Custom Scenery” folder:
zOrtho4XP_+45-122.zip
zOrtho4XP_+45-123.zip
Ortho tile scenery should go near the bottom of your scenery_packs.ini folder. If you’re not sure what this means there are plenty of tutorials online.
If you’d like to build your own ortho tiles and would like my modifications to the .bz2 files, you can find them here.
We are big supporters of the X-World scenery addon (free) and Global Forests v2 ($15) addon. They are excellent additions for the XP12 world. Again, as a reminder, scenery addons have included the use of the Global Forests v2 payware package addon. If you haven’t purchased that, your mileage may vary.
Questions and Help:
If you get stuck or have a question, drop a message on the DownwindSim Discord bush-flying text channel. There’s a bunch of friendly folks that’d be happy to help. Leave your GPS turned off, get out Uncle Melvin’s updated map and we hope you can tag along on the Bush League Backcountry Fly-In Series!
-DWS