CAM8 in
2018
© C.A.M. 8 2018
This month we will follow the flight being made in commemoration of the centenary of the first United States Government Airmail Flight in May, 1918.
Three vintage Stearman Speedmail biplanes will retrace the pioneering west coast airmail route, Contract Air Mail 8 (CAM 8), from San Diego to Seattle, May 13-18, 2018. After departing Gillespie Field in San Diego, stops will include Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Fresno, San Francisco and Redding in California; Medford and Eugene in Oregon; Vancouver, Olympia and finally Paine Field in Everett, just north of Seattle, Washington. The flight is expected to take about 12 flying hours spread throughout the six-day event.
Details of the flight, aircraft and pilots can be found at https://www.cam8in2018.com/
Photographs and flight details on this page are all from the above webpage and copyrighted by C.A.M. 8 2018
Photo by Zachary Harris
CAM8 in 2018 Route and Dates
|
Heading |
Distance |
ICAO
|
Airfield
|
Details
and Dates |
|
306 |
0 |
KSEE |
San
Diego, Gillespie Field |
Beginning Mail Stop, Sunday May 13th |
|
321 |
112.2nm |
KWHP |
Los
Angeles, Whiteman Field |
Mail Stop, Sunday May 13th |
|
320 |
62.1nm |
KBFL |
Bakersfield,
Meadows Field |
Overnight Mail Stop, Sunday
May 13th Leave Monday May 14th |
|
290 |
226.9nm |
KFCH |
Fresno,
Chandler Exec |
Mail Stop, Monday May 14th |
|
237 |
138.5nm |
KCCR |
Concord,
Buchanan Field |
Overnight Mail Stop, Monday
May 14th Leave Tuesday May 15th |
|
345 |
61.7nm |
[ 22CA ] |
San
Francisco Crissy Field ( not in sim so stopping at |
Tentative Mail Stop, Tuesday May 15th |
|
331 |
109.1nm |
O85 |
Redding, Benton Field |
Mail Stop, Wednesday May 16th |
|
333 |
74.5nm |
KMFR |
Medford,
Rogue Valley |
Overnight Mail Stop, Wednesday
May 16th Leave Thursday May 17th |
|
355 |
34.8nm |
KEUG |
Eugene,
Mahlon Sweet Field |
Mail Stop, Thursday May 17th |
|
333 |
89.5nm |
KVUO |
Vancouver,
Pearson Field |
Overnight Mail Stop, Thursday
May 17th Leave Friday May 18th |
|
004 |
47.2nm |
KOLM |
Olympia,
Olympia Regional |
Mail Stop, Friday May 18th |
|
- |
66.9nm |
KPAE |
Seattle
Paine Field |
Last Mail Stop, Friday May 18th |
|
|
1,042.9nm |
|
|
|
Flightsim
Aircraft
The Stearman Speedmail is available
as payware for FS9 or FSX from Golden Age Simulations
and can be found on most flightsim software outlets
but not directly from the developer.
For freeware
alternatives there are various Stearman and Waco
biplanes on flightsim.com. A good alternative would be the NWA Waco collections
in fs2004_nwa_waco_fleet.zip and fsx_nwa_waco_fleet.zip from flightsim.com.
Route Map
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