Mendig – New York – Oklahoma Trip6 (V2.5)

Flight created on 25.03.2020 (29.10.2023 V2.5 English)

This flight only works with P3dV4, for P3dV5 and P3dV6 download the appropriate version here: https://www.andi20.ch/p3d

Estimated flight duration 3h (48h all 8 trips)

Difficulty level difficult/very difficult (with/without help)

Mission: Fly the AN2 from Mendig (Germany) to Oklahoma (USA).

This is the re-enacted flight of "Steel Buddy" Michael, from Mendig to New York and on to Oklahoma, in the old biplane An2.

Without autopilot and GPS it will be a hard and tough trip! Michael had a portable GPS on board, the An2 doesn't have one, so you'll probably have to stick to the operational compass.

The AN2 is unfortunately not included in the P3D...

This aircraft is available for purchase at Aerosoft (for about 27 Euro).

Here is the download/purchase link:

https://www.aerosoft.com/de/flugsimulation/flight-simulator-x/flugzeuge/2259/antonov-an-2

I think for fans it is worth it all, the machine is great implemented!

Don't worry, I have created the flight twice with great effort, so that fans of the "Steel Buddies" can fly the flight without AN2:

With the "Standard Mooney" from P3D.

However, some things are different:

1) Refill with fuel:

The Mooney flies with 18% fuel the same distance as the An2 with 90%.

(So that you can still enjoy the "fuel pumping", the Mooney starts with 28% fuel).

2) Everything "flying by hand", without autopilot:

The Mooney has autopilot and GPS. Using them makes the flight easier

(but can lead to problems, if e.g. GPS steers somewhere else than the air traffic control specifies).

3) Overheating problems, and other things which only occur with AN2:

Overheating problems etc. do not exist.

4) Egal, man kann den Flug wenigstens nachfliegen.

When flying the Mooney, ignore the speed and flap settings.

Power, propeller speed and mixture data apply to both aircraft.

5) Zeitangaben sind bei der Mooney auch anders:
The An2 flies with 100, the Mooney with 170 KIAS, so all times are shorter by a factor of 1.7.

(E.g. flight 1 does not take 6h, but only about 3.5h).

General Info

Michael has installed additional fuel tanks in the Antonov, this additional fuel must be filled by hand into the fuel tanks if required.

I have "modified" the AN2 for this flight, i.e. the switch for the "cab light" has been adapted so that this switch now triggers refueling.

It is best to refuel several reserve tanks if the fuel is below 10%.

Here are the most important instruments of the An2 incl. TaxiLicht:

You will find the cab light of the Mooney overhead:

Info about Trip 6

After Michael and Fabian have worked all night:

- The small yellow screwdriver is not to be found.

- So they file a ball-head-Imbus to a slot-screwdriver.

- Steal a piece of wire in front of the police building.

- etc.

Now the engine runs smoothly again.

Start of the flight

Trip 6: Westchester (KHPN)- High View Farm (61VA) 245nm

You are at Westchester on runway 34.

Take off, climb to 300m (1000feet) and fly heading 310.

Fly to the Hudson, follow the Hudson to the left, over the "Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge".

Sink to 150m (500feet) before the "George Washington Bridge".

Follow the Hudson towards the Statue of Liberty.

Air traffic control is puzzling whether this is an airplane or a helicopter, because the Antonov flies so slowly.

Anyway, you are allowed to circle around the Statue of Liberty.

Then fly heading 250.

On the way you hear about an air show, so change of plan:

Heading 280, towards Lanchester.

The airport comes into sight, so you aim for runway 26...

...and make a deep flyover...

Then fly a tight circuit to the left and land.

You probably know how to fly a circuit, don't you?

If not: If help is activated, you will be helped.

As soon as the runway in the left window is about 45 degrees behind you, turn left and land.

Now roll over the airfield as instructed, inspect the aircraft and continue flying at the end.

Red shows runway 26, blue the taxiway.

Now we go to the "High View Farm", where Toni's family lives.

Take off, climb to 1200m (4000 feet) and fly heading 250.

The farm is hard to find, so on Toni's instruction you will follow a road to the right.

Soon you will see the runway in the right window.

The landing will not be easy, because the landing area is short.

After landing, roll to the building, there is the gas station.

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