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Required Event and Flight Briefings
and Flight Situation File Downloads Download the required Event & Flight Briefings document file containing the detailed Event and Flight Briefings. Download the relevant MSFS, version specific, Flight Situation Files for FS9 or FSX. Unzip the enclosed files to your Flight Simulator files folder. For Windows XP and Vista users, the default location for FS9 is c:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Flight Simulator Files. The default location for FSX is c:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Flight Simulator X Files. For Windows 7 users, the default location for FS9 is c:\Users\username\My Documents\Flight Simulator Files and the default location for FSX is c:\Users\username\My Documents\Flight Simulator X Files.
Required Scenery Files There are no specific add-on scenery files required for the event. Weather Information The weather briefing for each Flight Leg is contained in the following MS Word (doc) files. The Weather Briefin (Detailed) file provides more detail, in particular, winds aloft information. Whilst the information is provided in a table, the data is generally consistent with the METAR format. Weather Briefing (Simplified) (doc format) Weather Briefing (Detailed) (doc format) Information on the METAR format is provided at the following link.
METAR Help
Fireworks Scenery File (by John Lawler) John Lawler, our resident pyrotechnics master,
and with instructions from management that no expense is to be spared,
has produced an excellent fireworks displays for the GAAR 2012. This
small scenery file will add extra bang and colour to your flying. Flight Timer (Version
4) (by Tom Goodrick) Tom Goodrick has updated his
Flight Timer to take into account strong winds on landing and to
minimise the chance of it resetting to zero and is available from the
following link. Aerodrome Information For those participants who
are serious about Departure and Approach Procedures, the Australian
Aerodrome and Procedures Charts (real world charts) are available for
download / printing at the web link below. If it's not there, it
doesn't exist.
Official Aerodrome and Procedures Charts Basic information on the
Papua New Guinea aerodromes is available at the web link below. If
it's not there, it doesn't exist.
Papua New Guinea Airport Guide John Allard at
Mutley's Hangar, has produced Aerodrome Charts for all the airports
associated with the Event. They are available for download from
Mutley's Hangar at the link below. Note.
You must log on to the Mutley's Hangar Forum to access them. Flight Planning TA
Software's VFR flight planning application, Plan-G v2.0.5,
is an excellent tool. With the addition of the "Flight Plan
Elevation Profile", provided by adding a suitable Digital Elevation
Model (DEM), it provides immediate information to make decisions
regarding "cruise altitude". The Plan-G application is available
for download by clicking on the banner. Information
regarding the DEM is also provided on the web site.
Optional Scenery Downloads There is a range of freeware scenery add-ons, including terrain mesh, that will enhance the scenery for the event. In particular, terrain mesh will add good relief to a sometimes featureless default terrain, particularly in FS9. Freeware add-on scenery can be sourced by clicking on the banners below. In particular, the following scenery files add additional detail to various airports in the Rally and are available from flightsim.com: FS9 FSX
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