DigitalThemePark Pacific Northwest GA Flights

[Zoolander64]

Greetings All,

For those interested, DigitalThemePark has recently started another set of scenic flights. We are doing a loop around the PNW area using A2A and GA aircraft. Our first flight meandered from KSHN to S18. Our second flight (yesterday) was S18 to W28. No GPS / Real time / Real weather for the area. Most of us flew A2A Piper Cubs, some in the A2A Spitfire. Wow, what an aircraft that Spitfire is. Fun to have two of them in formation roar past us in the Piper Cubs. We are typically flying twice a week. Leg 3 fly-in 9/1(Thur) 2100Z, 2p PDT/5p EDT

Here is our first 2 legs and next segment detail.

Leg 3 Route: W28->2WA3->KORS->38WA->38W (95.1nm)
Leg 2 Route: S18->11S->KNOW->W28 (Completed: 108.7nm)
Leg 1 Route: KSHN->S18 (Completed: 78.4nm)

Note: These count towards our "Pacific NW GA "bearpaw" Award"

For more details, connect your TeamSpeak to ts3.digitalthemepark.com and someone will be there to introduce you as a DTP citizen. We are gathering in the AoA Events channel (DigitalThemePark is the official AoA VoIP location for ground schools, Flight Training, VATSIM & GA Fly-ins). In TeamSpeak, on the channel details screen(that panel on the right), you will find more details of the route(s) and points of interest. I would suggest getting connected before our flights in order to make sure your headset fully works before the actual flight. We like to be prompt and not waste avgas idling on the airfield.

btw: Feel free to connect anytime. Several informal flights go on as well, as well as VATSIM flights, Grounds Schools, Training, etc. If you are a flight group in need of TeamSpeak services, we can accommodate as well.

-Todd, aka Zoolander64

[Th!rdeye]

Hmmm. I would like to do this sometime. Maybe bring my p47 along for some cub huntin. >:)

[Zoolander64]

Come and join us. It really is great fun. Would love to have a P47 with us. I am thinking of getting that and the Spitfire. They both look like good planes.

Have you picked up the Spitfire?

Note: At the arrival airport of tomorrows(Thursday) flight we are all going to Edaleen Dairy for ice cream. Now y'all really want to fly with us! lol

-Todd, aka Zoolander64

[Th!rdeye]

I shall see if I can make it!! I love ice cream!

[Zoolander64]

Greetings All,

Another successful flight. We got through Leg 3 of our trip around the Pacific Northwest.

Luckily, we had good weather and dead reckoning skills seemed to pay off. Leg 3 Route: W28->2WA3->KORS->38WA->38W (95.1nm). KORS was a fantastic location for lunch. Several of use talked to the local bi-plane owner that gives thrill rides around the area. We made it to 38W (Lynden, WA) just in time for ice cream and a look around the dairy farms. Lots of cows, smells like cows. I will have to leave the Cubs windows open to eventually get that smell out!

We take off again 9/4(Sun) 2100Z, 2p PDT/5p EDT
Real Weather / Real Time / Real Charts.

Leg 4 Route: 38W->WA12->WA56->3W5->6S9 (94.2nm) (Slower Aircraft)
Leg 4 Alternate Route: 38W->WN08->3W5->WA34->6S9 (139.8nm) (Faster Aircraft)

Two possible routes this time. One for slower planes like the A2A Piper Cub and the alternate route for faster planes. Care has to be taken on this one, since it will be deep in the Cascades. Easy to get lost. Make sure to bring extra supplies and fuel. Will also have to take into consideration the extra weight.

For more details, see the first post to connect to our TeamSpeak server.

-Todd, aka Zoolander64

[Th!rdeye]

Bah i could not make it. Had stuff to do and i would have gotten there too late to start the journey.


I shall try the sunday flight. That seems to be a good day for me.


As for the separate routes. I was thinking about escorting you Cubs for the journey. Would be fun to buzz you Cubs with a big P-47.

[Zoolander64]

Greetings All,

Another successful flight. We got through Leg 4 of our trip around the Pacific Northwest. This one was up into the Cascades to small grass airstrip that we are camping at. Those tundra tires really paid off. It was a long slow climb up and over Cascade Pass, but we all made it. We have setup camp and enjoying the warmth of the campfire. Although we had good weather, it was a bit of a challenge with not getting lost. We all had a few problems with navigation and it really added to the depth of what a bush pilot may go through. None of us expected such realism in mountain navigation.

We take off again 9/8(Thur) 2100Z, 2p PDT/5p EDT
Real Weather / Real Time / Real Charts.

Leg 5 Route: 6S9->5WA5->W20 (118.6nm) (Slower Aircraft)
Leg 5 Alternate Route: 6S9->2SO->WT03->5WA5->W20 (162.6nm) (Faster Aircraft)

Two possible routes again. One for slower planes like the A2A Piper Cub and the alternate route for faster planes. A little less pressure as we are following Lake Chelan for most of the way.
For more details, see the first post to connect to our TeamSpeak server.

-Todd, aka Zoolander64

[Zoolander64]

Greetings All,

Well again I report that we had another successful flight. A bit of a hiccup at first with FSHost. We are going to migrate to a FSX Multiplayer Direct Connect to IP from here on out. Seems better than having everyone open up hardware firewall ports. We got through Leg 5 of our trip around the Pacific Northwest. This one was South East through Lake Chelan, out of the Cascades, past Wenatchee, WA and off to W20 (Moses Lake Airport). I traded in my tundra tires for smaller wheels and it reduced my drag. We passed KMWH, the alternative US space shuttle landing site. My gosh that runway is long!

We take off again 9/11(Sun) 2100Z, 2p PDT/5p EDT
Real Weather / Real Time / Real Charts.

Next through the famous Stevens Pass, following the railroad and Highway 2:
Leg 6 Route: W20->8S2->27W->S88 (105.6nm)

For more details, see the first post to connect to our TeamSpeak server.

-Todd, aka Zoolander64

[Zoolander64]

Greetings All,

Moses Lake to Skykomish State Airport. After leaving the dry W20 area, we were off into the Cascades again. The highlight was Wenatchee State Park with 12,623 feet of waterfront. The faster aircraft had time to put a line in to catch some fish. A nice area. We headed off into the mountains and landed at S88. You would not want to visit this grass field outside of daylight hours. Hard enough to land with sunlight!

We take off again 9/15(Thur) 2100Z, 2p PDT/5p EDT
Real Weather / Real Time / Real Charts.

Next through Fall City:
Leg 7 Route: S88->S86->1WA6->4W0->KESW (75.7nm)

For more details, see the first post to connect to our TeamSpeak server.

[Zoolander64]

Greetings All,

Skykomish State to Easton State. Weather was terrible. Fogged in. Since it was not VFR, so we decided to use Orbx Weather Set 1. It was still cloudy, but it was okay for simulator flying. We headed West then South through Fall City. It is a very narrow landing strip. We decided to park and watch Nick from AoA land the Spitfire. That really was fun to watch. Nick is takin a likin to that aircraft and really getting good at it. After our quick break it was off to Easton. Another great flight!

We are off again 9/18(Sun) 2100Z, 2p PDT/5p EDT
Real Weather / Real Time / Real Charts

Next to Trout Lake (Mt Adams):
Leg 8 Route: KESW->4S6->66WA (115.2nm)

For more details, see the first post to connect to our TeamSpeak server.

[Zoolander64]

Greetings All,

Due to Internet issues, I was unable to make the flight. I hope all went well. Here is the information for the next upcoming flight

We are off again 9/22(Thur) 2100Z, 2p PDT/5p EDT
Real Weather / Real Time / Real Charts

Next to Mt St. Helens and Seaside, OR:
Leg 9 Route: 66WA->56S (118.1nm)

For more details, see the first post to connect to our TeamSpeak server.

[Zoolander64]

I took a stupid pill last week and realized leg 9 did not take us around the North side of Mt St. Helens. I have corrected this. The new leg 9 is as follows: 66WA->56S (121.5nm)

Hope to see all of you today for the flight.

btw: If you have not previously setup the port forwarding required for FSHost, make sure you join early enough to get that taken care of. Any of us can help folks with that as well.

[Zoolander64]

Greetings All,

Leg 9 has been completed. A nice view of Mt St Helens. If any of you get a chance check out the Northern side. You have a good view of the active steam plume, and lava rock that made its way past Spirit Lake and down several valleys. Luckily, our compasses stayed true and we made it around with no issues. We landed at W27 (Woodland airport) for a meal, then off again to Seaside. Woodland airport is well lit, and also right next to a highway. You would not want to mistake the two. If you get a chance and have the fuel (I was running on 2 gallons in the cub at that point) fly South to hit Cannon Beach to see Haystack Rock before landing at Seaside. You can actually walk to it at low tide.

We are off again 9/25(Sun) 2100Z, 2p PDT/5p EDT
Real Weather / Real Time / Real Charts

Last Leg: 56S->W04->KSHN (103nm)

For more details, see the first post to connect to our TeamSpeak server.

[Zoolander64]

Greetings All,

This concludes the PNW flights working toward the "bearpaw" achievement. This really was a lot of fun and each enjoyed every nautical mile of the journey. I think it totaled 1022nm in all. Of course, these flights are now part of our inventory of fun activities and we welcome anyone that wants to go. Trust me, there is ALWAYS somebody to fly with. We have plenty of surprises to come.

Stay tuned for our next group of flights!