VFR Groupflight; Landing on the Petersgrat (ridge)

[Jwan Koch]

 

VFR Groupflight; Landing on the Petersgrat glacier

 

Are you looking for a challenge? Do you want to prove you skills? Do you really know your plane?

 

vACC Switzerland warmly invites you to participate in the first glacier meeting on the Petersgrat.

 

The Petersgrat is a very popular destination for heliskiing, taking a walk in the snow and to watch pilots perform spectacular landings on the glacier.

 

But landing on the glacier is a very difficult, challenging task. The snow’s indistinct contours, gusty winds, thin air and frequent, unpredictable changes of the weather make the whole thing very interesting.

 

This is your chance to prove that you are real Bush-Pilots. Therefore...

 

Meeting point at Thun (LSZW) at 1900z on December 20th

 

Route:

 

After departure from Thun (LSZW) we’ll be heading to the lake of Thun, then to Interlaken, Grindelwald and up the famous Eigernordwand. After overflying the Aletsch glacier, we continue to the Petersgrad (the Petersgrad ridge) for a landing and a group picture.

Then, we fly back towards the Aletsch glacier, the Rhône Valley, the Nufen p[Mod - Happy Thoughts] and finally down the valley all the way to sunny Locarno (LSZL).

 

see here: http://forum.vacc.ch/attachment.php?attachmentid=532&stc=1&d=1291905725

 

Important:

We recommend setting the weather to sky clear and wind calm and to turn the time to daylight.

 

Summary:

 

Date: December 20th 2010

 

Time: 1900z at Thun (2000 lcl)

 

Departure: Thun (LSZW)

 

Stopover: Petersgrat

 

Destination: Locarno (LSZL)

 

Thun Info: http://www.thun-airfield.ch/cms/fileadmin/fvt/docomeents/06_Der%20Flugplatz/Thun_VAC9.pdf und

 

http://www.mfgthun.ch/content/category/5/37/60/

 

Petersgrat Info: http://www.helicopter-mountainflying.de/flug1.php

 

Locarno Info: http://www.vacc.ch/en/airports_and_charts/LSZL

 

Checklist for glacier landings: http://www.vacc.ch/file/199

 

 

Besides helicopters, we recommend the following aircraft:

 

FS2004

 

Maule Orion with ski

http://www.flightsim.com/file.php?cm=SEARCH1&fname=m7260_*.zip

 

Super Cup:

http://www.shop.aerosoft.com/eshop.php?action=article_detail&s_supplier_aid=11276&s_design=DEFAULT&shopfilter_category=Flight%20Simulation&s_language=german

 

PC 6 Pilatus Porter

http://www.fsd-international.com/Hangar/Porter/index.htm

 

 

FSX

 

Maule Orion with ski (Default aircraft)

 

Super Cup

http://www.shop.aerosoft.com/eshop.php?action=article_detail&s_supplier_aid=11215&s_design=DEFAULT&shopfilter_category=Flight%20Simulation&s_language=german

 

Piper Cup 2

http://www.a2asimulations.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=36

 

Beaver X

http://www.mailsoft.com/FSX_Beaver/FSX_Beaver.htm

 

DHC-6 Twin Otter

http://www.mailsoft.com/FSX_TwinOtter/FSX_Twinotter.htm

 

PC 6 Pilatus Porter

http://www.fsd-international.com/Hangar/Porter/index.htm

 

 

Scenery: FS2004 & FSX

 

Switzerland:

http://www.flylogicsoftware.com/site/frameset_de.htm

 

Thun:

http://www.flylogicsoftware.com/site/frameset_de.htm

 

Locarno:

http://www.flylogicsoftware.com/site/frameset_de.htm

 

 

Any questions left? We’ll be pleased to answer them: [email protected]

Edited December 11, 2010 at 08:34 PM by Guest

[Thomas George 827476]

Wow, looks like great fun!

[Jwan Koch]

Wow, looks like great fun!

 

Thanks

 

And yes, we hope

[Todor Atanasov 878664]

Just one note, the links for the planes for FS2004 and FSX gives result "NOT FOUND".

[Jwan Koch]

the link should work now

[Thomas George 827476]

Any pics of this event?

[Mike Welten]

Not yet found them, but here is a video-link from our board: