VFR Club
| Briefing | December 2008 |
| Introduction | Pack your thermals, we're off to Norway! This special event covers the whole month of December, and takes us for a tour of the spectacular Norwegian fjords | |
| Start Time and Place | Start from the GA apron at Oslo/Gardemoen , ENGM, any time during December. | |
| Departure and Duration | We will depart and fly individually or in small groups. The total distance is approximately 640 nm. Cruising at 100 knots, the flight will take about 6 hours 40 mins. This is split across 10 legs. All legs must be completed in order, and within the month of December. A separate PIREP should be filed for each leg. | |
| Weather ...or not | Before
starting
we will check the weather en route. If it is unsuitable for our trip as
planned, then we will fix it. Something we can do in the simulator -
wouldn't it be nice if we could do it in real life! FSInn has a "CAVOK" button. Click this and you get calm clear weather. Those using Squawkbox will need to turn off the on-line weather updates, and select calm in the FS weather options. |
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| Maps and Charts | Airport
charts
and approach plates for all the airports in this tour can be downloaded
from the Norwegian
AIP. Flight plan images produced by Navbox Proplan. Click on the thumbnail to see the full size image. |
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| Leg 1 | Oslo/Gardemoen
ENGM to Sogndal/Haukasen ENSG 130nm Route: ENGM - BBU - ENSG Navaids: GRM 115.95 MHz (VOR/DME) BBU 112.75 MHz (VOR/DME) SOG 114.2 MHx (VOR/DME) Flight Plan: FSX |
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| Leg 2 | Sogndal/Haukasen
ENSG to Alesund/Vigra ENAL 100nm Route: ENSG - VNG - SD - ENOV - BRANDAL VRP - ENAL Navaids: SOG 114.2 MHz (VOR/DME) VNG 404 KHz (NDB) SD 408 KHz (NDB) VIG 115.8 MHz (VOR/DME) Flight Plan: FSX |
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| Leg 3 |
Alesund/Vigra ENAL to Molde/Aro ENML 33nm Route: ENAL - TAT - ENML Navaids: VIG 115.8 MHz (NDB) ML 258.5 KHz (NDB) Flight Plan: FSX |
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Leg 4 |
Molde/Aro ENML to
Kristiansund/Kvenberget ENKB 32nm Route: ENML - KVALVAG VRP - ENKB Navaids: BRS 371KHz (NDB) KVB 113.8 MHz (VOR/DME) Flight Plan: FSX |
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Leg 5 |
Kristiansund/Kvenberget
ENKB to Orland ENOL 60nm Route: ENKB - MOY VRP - EDOM VRP - STORA VRP - ENOL Navaids: KVB 113.8 MHz (VOR/DME) UTH 366 KHz (NDB) Flight Plan: FSX Note: Moy to Edom Max 1500ft. Stora to ENOL max 1000ft. |
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Leg 6 |
Orland ENOL to
Rorvik/Ryum ENRM 80nm Route: ENOL - VALSOY VRP - ENRM Navaids: UTH 366 KHz (NDB) RVK 112.7 MHz (VOR/DME) Flight Plan: FSX |
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Leg 7 |
Rorvik/Ryum ENRM to
Bronnoysund/Bronnoy ENBN 46nm Route: ENRM - ENBN Navaids: RVK 112.7 MHz (VOR/DME) BNN 115.3MHz (VOR/NDB) Flight Plan: FSX |
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| Leg 8 | Bronnoysund/Bronnoy ENBN
to Sandnessjoen/Stokka ENST 30nm Route: ENBN - ENST Navaids: BNN 115.3MHz (VOR/NDB) STO 112.0 MHz (VOR/DME) Flight Plan: FSX |
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| Leg 9 | Sandnessjoen/Stokka
ENST to Mo I Rana/Rossvoll ENRA 53nm Route: ENST - HD - STM - ENRA Navaids: STO 112.0 MHz (VOR/DME) HD 414 KHz (NDB) STM 345 KHz (NDB) RA 111.3MHz (DME) Flight Plan: FSX |
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| Leg 10 | Mo I Rana/Rossvoll ENRA
to Bodo ENBO 75nm Route: ENRA - FSK - IL ENBO Navaids: FSK 326 KHz (NDB) IL 320 KHz (NDB) BDO 117.55 MHz (VOR/DME Flight Plan: FSX Note the light aircraft VFR approach chart |
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NDB and VOR Tracking |
The
Instrument Flight
document in the Training section of the club web site contains a
section on NDBs and how to use them. If you are unsure how to track
NDBs, download and have a look at this. The document covers the use of VORs for direction and distance measurements as well. |
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Radio Discipline |
Take care not
to let our Teamspeak chat cut across ATC. Stop any conversation
immediately the R/T comes alive, then continue if "he wasn't talking to
us". This is difficult because when transmitting on Teamspeak you can't
hear the R/T. So be brief on Teamspeak, and be aware that ATC might be
trying to get through. If anyone hears an R/T message which seems to be
being ignored, just say "ATC is calling G-CIXN" if you have identified
the callsign, or "ATC is calling us" which is a cue for everyone to be
quiet on Teamspeak until ATC call again (which they will). Remember too
that if asked to "Stand By" by ATC, you do not reply - not even
"Roger", but simply wait until you are called again. Remember also that there are several different ATC frequencies in use, and you may not be able to hear when communications are taking place. Make sure you have set and know how to use a Teamspeak mute switch. |
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