Anthony Presutti 1058415 Posted August 28, 2009 at 02:39 PM Posted August 28, 2009 at 02:39 PM Hello Everyone! I was wondering if anybody would be interested in a long VFR with a group of people. I think it would be fun to get away from the big airliners and busy traffic, and take a long and peaceful VFR in the old GA plane. I am open to destinations and arrivals, and dates and times as well. If our group is up for it, maybe we could use a TeamSpeex server for our group frequency...obviously if there is ATC in the area we will have to be able to communicate with them, but maybe when we are in uncontrolled and open airspace. Anyways, this is open to everybody and anybody can throw ideas about places and dates and times for this flight. See Ya! Anthony Presutti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike McPhee 1010429 Posted August 30, 2009 at 01:52 PM Posted August 30, 2009 at 01:52 PM I'll go if you can get a few people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stein 1035507 Posted September 6, 2009 at 06:51 PM Posted September 6, 2009 at 06:51 PM I'll come along, love flying VFR, but I'll need to get some good scenery before we leave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Presutti 1058415 Posted September 6, 2009 at 08:44 PM Author Posted September 6, 2009 at 08:44 PM Ok...I am still waiting for some responses and ideas from some other guys yet. In the meantime, what place/places would you be interested in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggrey Ellis 964561 Posted September 7, 2009 at 02:44 AM Posted September 7, 2009 at 02:44 AM I'll go.Anyone wanna cross Canada from coast to coast? ZLA I11 VATCAF S1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Presutti 1058415 Posted September 7, 2009 at 06:25 AM Author Posted September 7, 2009 at 06:25 AM That would sound good, I was thinking Canada for awhile. Maybe from CYQB or CYHX to CYVR or CYYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llennel evangelista 100068 Posted September 7, 2009 at 01:44 PM Posted September 7, 2009 at 01:44 PM I would love to join you guys, but depends on the time and length of your flights. Could you please keep me in the loop? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Turner 1018734 Posted September 7, 2009 at 04:21 PM Posted September 7, 2009 at 04:21 PM Keep me in the loop as well. Jody Turner - I1 Toronto FIR - Facility Engineer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Presutti 1058415 Posted September 9, 2009 at 01:23 AM Author Posted September 9, 2009 at 01:23 AM Ok, well I've done a little searching around for a couple good GA airports that aren't too close, yet too far from each other. Please remember that this is just my idea so far and that this isn't final. So...I was thinking a VFR from CYYC (Calgary) to CYWG (Winnipeg). If we do this flight, I have planned to fly a Piper Malibu, in which the flight would take about 3-4 hours. The length is about 650nm between the two airports and has some good scenery and sights through the flight. I am still open to ideas!!! But I just wanted to see what you thought of it! See Ya! Anthony Presutti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggrey Ellis 964561 Posted September 9, 2009 at 01:56 AM Posted September 9, 2009 at 01:56 AM How about starting in Newfoundland or St.Pierre and Miquelon ZLA I11 VATCAF S1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Turner 1018734 Posted September 9, 2009 at 07:46 PM Posted September 9, 2009 at 07:46 PM St.Pierre and Miquelon Didn't we decide on VFR inside Canada? Not France to Canada! I don't have a valid p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]port. And if you are looking for good G/A airports, Calgary and Winnipeg are bigger international airports... atleast in the real world. Jody Turner - I1 Toronto FIR - Facility Engineer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Presutti 1058415 Posted September 10, 2009 at 12:21 AM Author Posted September 10, 2009 at 12:21 AM Okay...well I've done some offline GA flying, and have come up with some up very small and discrete little GA airports. The two airports are Prince Rupert (CYPR) and Cold Lake Regional (EN5). They are both in Canada and are pretty nice little GA stops. They are about 700nm apart and would be about a 5-6 hour trip in a Piper or something like that. If this sounds good or bad for anybody just let me know, and I will try to get a specified date and time. Thanks again! See Ya! Anthony Presutti Yes, I know the two airports aren't THAT small, but compared to CYYC and CYWG they are! Also, the beautiful mountains around Prince Rupert make for spactacular sights, but a challenging depart! I tried cruising at a higher altitude and speed and knocked it down to about 4 hours, but that was in my Piper Malibu at 18,000 at 300kts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Turner 1018734 Posted September 11, 2009 at 08:37 PM Posted September 11, 2009 at 08:37 PM This weekend? Jody Turner - I1 Toronto FIR - Facility Engineer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Presutti 1058415 Posted September 12, 2009 at 03:25 AM Author Posted September 12, 2009 at 03:25 AM Hmmm...I am pretty busy this weekend, but MAYBE Sunday late afternoon could work. Otherwise, next weekend should be better. This would also allow for others to get some "heads-up" time before we fly. Anyways, our flight route will be VFR from CYPR to EN5, altitude should be between 5 and 10 thousand to be clear of the mountains around Prince Rupert, but I personally think weaving through them is much more scenic! I will be flying a Piper Malibu. Let's make our date next weekend! I'll give an exact day and time in the next day or two. Hope you all can come! See Ya! Anthony Presutti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Rodriguez 1123361 Posted September 13, 2009 at 05:05 PM Posted September 13, 2009 at 05:05 PM Im intrested, there is a good server called discover, we could fly thru los andes... anyways ill keep touch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggrey Ellis 964561 Posted September 14, 2009 at 02:49 AM Posted September 14, 2009 at 02:49 AM Im intrested, there is a good server called discover, we could fly thru los andes...anyways ill keep touch! Isn't the idea to fly on VATSIM though as this is the VATSIM forum? ZLA I11 VATCAF S1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Presutti 1058415 Posted September 14, 2009 at 09:35 PM Author Posted September 14, 2009 at 09:35 PM Okay...well here is what is final... VFR from CYPR to EN5 This will take place Sunday, September 20 at 1600 zulu. It may seem early for some, but keep in mind that it's a fairly lengthly flight. Aircraft is any General Aviation plane, but our group will probably fly between 125 and 200 IAS. Hope this clears some questions up! See Ya! Anthony Presutti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Presutti 1058415 Posted September 19, 2009 at 02:33 PM Author Posted September 19, 2009 at 02:33 PM Reminder of the VFR Flight Just a reminder that our Group VFR is tomorrow. We will meet at Prince Rupert (CYPR) at 1600 zulu. Then we will probably will leave about 10-15 minutes later for Cold Lake Regional (EN5). Bring any GA aircraft you wish, but you might want to make sure you can fly IFR with it just in case we hit some bad weather on our long journey. Anybody is still welcome to meet us there or on the way. Hope you can all make it! I am also sending a PM to those who were interested on this thread. See Ya! Anthony Presutti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José Torres 1087794 Posted October 3, 2009 at 07:39 PM Posted October 3, 2009 at 07:39 PM I would like to be part of your VFR group. I am used to flying small GA aircraft (i.e. C-152 and C-172). Not IFR rated. Let me know if I can join you. x-plane for mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porfirio Bas Posted October 4, 2009 at 12:24 AM Posted October 4, 2009 at 12:24 AM Did you all flew already...? If you are still planning I would love to go with you. Let me know. Porfirio Bas 1123923 Callsign EJoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Whitt 847947 Posted October 6, 2009 at 03:45 PM Posted October 6, 2009 at 03:45 PM I really wanted to try Red Bluff, CA (KRBL) to Santa Barbara (KSBA) if anyone was interested; the route presents some fun of VOR-VOR nav through some scattered airspaces. Plane of choice for me is the Flight1 Cessna 172R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charan Kumar Posted October 6, 2009 at 11:00 PM Posted October 6, 2009 at 11:00 PM Brian, depending on the time, I will certainly be interested in the RBL to SBA. C172 or Piper, I'm game. You might want to start a separate thread though. When is your next Flight||VATSIM HitSquad Member, ZOA/ZAK/GANDER/P1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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