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Download scenery for the Alderney race here. (FS9/FSX) |
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| The Course | |||||
| The course consists of 7
markers, as detailed below: Turn 1: South West Coast Turn 2: South East Coast Turn 3: Fort Raz Turn 4: Fort Albert Turn 5: Breakwater Turn 6: Burhou Island Turn 7: Casquets Light House Total distance: The race will be SIX laps, in an anti-clockwise direction. There is a VOR (ABB 108.45MHz) South East of the airfield. Note: The screenshots depict the area with FSX default scenery. Other systems may differ. |
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| Turning Points and Markers | |||||
| Turn 1: South West Coast Departing rwy 26, climb ahead and turn left around marker 1. Departing rwy 08, fly a left hand circuit, around the outside of both markers. |
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Turn 2: South East Coast Follow the South coast around the island |
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Turn 3: Fort Raz Fort Raz is a victorian Fort, on Raz Island. It is accessible at low tide via a causeway, but sadly is not depicted in FSX. The marler is placed at the approximate position of the island. Turn left around the outside of the marker |
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Turn 4: Fort Albert Again, the fort is not depicted in FS. Turn RIGHT around the marker and proceed on to |
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| Turn 5: Breakwater The marker is on the end of the harbour breakwater. Turn left around the marker. |
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| Turn 6: Burhou Island Burhou (pronounced Bu-roo) island is a bird sanctuary, so try not to crash on it. Turn left around the marker |
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| Turn 7: Casquets Light House The lighthouse is not present in the default scenery, so the marker is double-sized to compensate. Make a left-hand hairpin turn around the marker. |
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| Turn 8: Start-Finish Head East, back to the main island. For laps 1 to 5, continue past the marker and along the South coast. On the last lap, turn left around the marker and sharp right to fly through the start-finish markers |
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| Where do I go? Or, What to Do At The Start Of The Race |
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| The runway in use will be determined by the prevailing wind. RUNWAY 26: Climb straight ahead to 500ft then turn left around Turn 1. RUNWAY 08: Make a right-hand circuit, and turn left at the end of the downwind leg to Turn 1. |
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| Rejoin Procedures Or, What to Do At The End Of The Race |
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| * After crossing the finish line,
climb to 1000ft AAL and enter the circuit according to the published
procedures. * You may be required to hold until all competitors have crossed the finish line. |
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| Qualifying | |||||
| Pilot | Aircraft | Reg | Fastest lap | Start | Handicap |
| Rob Jones | DHC1 Chipmunk | G-BMMO | 9:01 | 1 | 0 |
| Al regina | Cessna 172 | C-GIST | 8:55 | 2 | 0:36 |
| Tim Arnot | ACA Decathalon | G-DDTS | 8:39 | 3 | 2:12 |
| Results | ||||||
| Position | Pilot | Aircraft | Time | Penalties | ||
| 1 | Tim Arnot | ACA Decathalon | 51:05 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Al Regina | Cessna 172 | 54:08 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Rob Jones | DHC1 Chipmunk | 54:20 | 3 | ||
| Pictures | |||
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| Turning around "Fort Raz" | Tim and Al fight it out around the Lighthouse hairpin... | Weather for qualifying was very choppy | Dogfight... |
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| Flying around the island... | Qualifying: Start-Finish line | Dogged determination! | Al and Rob fight out a photo finish for second place. |
| Pictures: Tim Arnot | |||
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Page updated 31/10/08 |