Brief Introduction
VFR Visual Flight Rules all the way to Cairo navigation course. 20 flights.Description
In this visual Navigation course, flight planning every leg. We will be flying the Mk2 Hawker Hurricane which is modified with the desert air filter and camo.
We take off from British Gibraltar on the southern most tip of Europe and head south to North Africa and fly {not always along the coast} 20 legs to Cairo in Egypt.
We may have mechanical problems along the way and we are also flying actual weather conditions.
VR VFR navigation and no auto pilot. taking careful note Headings time high ground and of weather conditions.
Great use will also be made of the GPS moving map. Hurricane is not fitted with VOR.
The trip will be made in a series of short flights taking in the interesting locations along the way. You can even look the places up on google maps and google earth.
The British Hawker Hurricane played a major roll in the North African campaigns during world war 2 and we will be passing most of the locations, You could take a closer look if you wish.
This course was inspired by the North Africa campaigns in WW2. There is lots of additional information on this on the internet.
Requirements
- Requirements
- Either follow through with your own flight sim or just watch
Graham "The Baron" Hesketh
3.4 Raiting
Flight planning Gibraltar to Cairo.
- 3.4
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VFR Visual Flight Rules all the way to Cairo navigation course. 20 flights. In this visual Navigation course, flight planning every leg....
