CCB_012
Remote Beach Landings
Event begins immediately following the Sunday Flight. This flight will be run a second time on July
12th at 1400 ET (US)
1900 GMT
First of all, let’s cover the required files list for this
flight. These files are mandatory – you must have them installed
on your system.
·
The aircraft will be the Maule M7-260 with
tundra tires available in the CC Downloads section.
·
The scenery is the awesome Glacier
Bay package available on Flightsim.com and Avsim. The
file names to search for are: glbayv2a.zip
and glbayv2b.zip. These are large downloads – 56 megs
and 85 megs respectively, but ‘you get what you pay for’
in terms of file size. This package covers a large area in the
northern panhandle of Alaska and
includes accurate mesh, shorelines, landclass, airports and a whole lot of
beautiful eye candy.
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The scenery files included in this
package: move or copy the Com Central Bush Flights folder to your
fs9\addon scenery folder. This adds two fictitious campsites and a permanent
camp to the Glacier Bay scenery. If you haven’t already
installed Com Central Bush Flights scenery from previous flights, then be sure
to go into your Scenery Library and activate this scenery.
·
Please read and follow all of the instructions in the Com Central Bush Flying Flights – More Required Files and Instructions forum thread.
·
Please download and install the files in the Com Central Bush Flying Flights – Bush Flights Scenery Library Update v1.0 forum thread. This
contains scenery objects and textures for this and future bush flights.
Now, on to the particulars for this
adventure.
The CCB_012.zip file contains the following:
- CCB_012
Briefing This briefing document.
- CCB_012
Briefing_files folder
Contains images for this document.
- CCB_012
Kneeboard A concise printable page
with flight plan information.
- CCB_012.fsn
FSNav flight plan. Move or copy this file to your
fs9\modules\FSNavigator\plan folder.
- Flight
Simulator Files folder Contains
GPS flight plan and saved flight to begin this adventure. Three files in
this folder are: CCB_012 VFR Skagway to Atlin.PLN ,
CCB_012, and CCB_012.wx. Move or copy this folder to your My Documents folder and overwrite when
prompted..
- CCB_012-Sectional.jpg
A partial sectional chart roughly describing our route.
- Com
Central Bush Flights folder Adds two fictitious
campsites and a permanent camp to the Glacier Bay
scenery. Also clears some trees at the landing sites. Move or copy
this folder to your fs9\addon scenery folder and activate it in the fs9
Scenery Library if needed. Overwrite if prompted.
The Adventure
There are two teams
of ecologists from the University of British
Columbia at remote bodies of water that need to be resupplied
and have data and samples transported to Atlin. There is also a camp on Striker Lake that needs supplies. All of our amphibious aircraft are either
already busy or are in the hanger for maintainance, so we’ll take the Maule with tundra tires and
land on the beaches at these three remote locations. The beaches are a bit small, so we have our
work cut out for us. Fortunately, we’ve
got great weather for this mission.
Setup
Aircraft: Maule M7-260 with tundra tires
Fuel Load: 150 pounds - 25
gallons
Payload: No more than 600 pounds
Simulator Time: 1630 Local / 0130 UTC, set by saved
flight CCB_012
Weather: Set by saved flight CCB_012
Location: PAGY, at or near the following location:

The Flight
Here’s an overview of our approximate flight path for today:

Cruise Altitude: As required
Cruise Speed: 144 kias
Power Settings: Cruise: 24”hg Manifold Pressure
@ 2400 rpm
Climb:
Full throttle @ 2500rpm
PAGY Skagway to Lawson Lake Campsite - Flight Time about 15 minutes
Load up with supplies and depart from runway 2. You’ll need a fairly steep climb rate at the
bottom of White Pass – by Fix01 you can decrease your
rate of climb to 700’/minute. We’ll
follow White Pass and turn right up Warm
Pass Valley.
Continue the climb to 5800’ to clear the top at Fix10. As soon as you’re clear, descend to 4000’msl
into the valley. The beach at Lawson
Lake is short – you want to be very
low and slow when you get to the specific beach for landing. Refer to the illustrations below for an
indication of the beach and campsite location.
PAGY Skagway Elevation 29’ msl Runway 2 3522’ x 74’ Asphalt
Fix16 Lawson Lake Campsite Elevation
3396’ msl Beach


Lawson Lake Campsite to Striker Lake Camp - Flight Time about 15 minutes
Unload the supplies for this campsite and pick up the
samples and data from the ecologists. Taxi back down the beach around the bend
a bit – there’s a good place to turn around a couple of hundred feet beyond it.
Get turned around and set up for a short
field takeoff. Don’t depart from the bend in the beach – run up and depart from
the turn-around and steer around the bend on your takeoff roll. Climb to 4000’ after departure. Head across the flats for Tutshi Lake. Once you’re at Fix23 you can descend to 3800’ for the rest
of the flight to Striker Lake. At the end of Tutshi Lake
we’ll turn left up a valley for Striker
Lake. There are bumps in the near end of the beach
we’re landing on so land a bit long. This beach is plenty long enough to do
that. Taxi back to the
camp to unload the supplies.
Fix16 Lawson Lake Campsite Elevation
3396’ msl Beach
Fix30 Striker Lake Camp Elevation 2773’
msl Beach


Striker Lake Camp to Teenah Pond Campsite
- Flight Time about 30 minutes
Unload the supplies for this stop and taxi down the beach
for takeoff. You don’t need to go all
the way to the end of the straight part, but if you do then take off as close
to the lake as possible to avoid the bumps in the beach. Climb to 3800’ on departure. Not long into this leg we’ll pass within
sight of Carcross (to your left) and the Carcross Bridge
(again, to your left). Enjoy the scenery
as we follow valleys to Teenah Creek and the lakes
and ponds associated with it. The GPS track will take you to a short final leg
for the beach at Teenah Pond. This beach is another short one, so be low and
slow as you get close. Taxi to the
campsite indicated below.
Fix30 Striker Lake Camp Elevation 2773’
msl Beach
Fix42 Teenah Pond Campsite Elevation 2956’ msl Beach


Teenah Pond Campsite to CYSQ Atlin
- Flight Time about 25 minutes
Unload the last of the supplies and pick up the data and
samples from the scientists. Taxi back
down the beach and get set for a short field takeoff. We’ll head southwest to intercept northern Atlin Lake
and then turn south to follow the shore line to Atlin. The GPS track will lead you to short left
base and final legs for runway 36. Taxi to the ramp to unload
the ecologists’ materials.
Fix42 Teenah Pond Campsite Elevation 2956’ msl Beach
CYSQ Atlin Elevation 2349’ msl Runway 36
3950’ x 75’ Asphalt


That’s it! I hope you enjoyed the flight, and I hope
to see you again in future Com Central Bush Flight adventures!
-Bob “Maple One” Williams-