GREAT 48! Grand tour of US states. Week #15: South Carolina @ 120 kts

[Storm]

Following roads through the Palmetto State.

Week 15: South Carolina KAVL>KSPA>KCUB>KAGS FLIGHT PLAN In good weather, all legs low-level VFR following I-26 and I-20 Interstate highways. In bad weather, GPS direct and divert KCUB to nearby KCAE (6.5 nmi @ 260°). We may break off course on approaches, according to surface wind or ILS. Please check the flight plan for full details. Download the PLN flight plan file here. Flight plan in tabular form, flight maps and airport diagrams to come. CRUISE Speed: 120 knots Altitude: 3,500 ft at start (North Carolina). 2,000 ft throughout South Carolina. AIRCRAFT Capable of steady 120 knots at low altitude. ✔Fixed wing. ✔Rotorcraft (medium speed: note the default R22 and 206 are too slow). WEATHER Server specified default is OK but runways will be chosen according to real-world weather. Recommended: Real-world live weather generators, e.g. FSrealWX lite or Active Sky Next. FSrealWX lite is freeware available in our TeamSpeak file browser. Why not try it? Active Sky Next is payware, but currently on sale 20% off. (I will be using Active Sky Next.) SCENERY Default OK. Highly recommended: FSgenesis US landclass (inexpensive payware ON SALE $6.47!). FTX Global 1.30 and Vector 1.20 good but optional (expensive payware, now 33% off!). Vector users please see recommendations here. RECOMMENDED SCENERY ADDITIONS FOR FTX GLOBAL USERS You can download the whole series of freeware FTX global airport packs here. NA packs relevant for this flight: NA pack 10 (Departure KAVL) NA pack 17 (Second stop KCUB)

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Flight plan, flight maps and airport diagrams.

Download the PLN flight plan file here.


Flight plan in tabular form:




Flight maps:








Airport diagrams:

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Reminder: Be at KAVL by 9pm eastern tonight! I'll be in the Snipe.

Trivia:

• Easy: Home of the other Dark Side?
• Hard: The Amazon Basin and South Carolina have something in common?

What?! Suggestions during the flight tonight!

[Lazerbolt]

Here's a video from last nights great flight around South Carolina! Its the entire night crammed into 7 minutes. Enjoy the action.

Thank you Storm for another fun flight with good friends!

[Storm]

Wonderful - thank you Lazer! My jaw aches from smiling so much.