Event created by Daniel M - 965838
This Weeks Flight for Wednesday 4th March 2020 starting at 8.30pm AEDT replicates in part the relief flights into Berlin following partition of Berlin after WW2. There were three corridors from West Germany across East German territory to West Berlin agreed at the Potsdam Conference between western allies and Russia. Each corridor was 32kms wide and Templehoff and Tegal airports both in West Berlin were within a 32km diameter circle. There was also an UK airbase, RAF Gatow on the edge of Berlin within the middle corridor however was not used much in the airlifts.
Refer this link to historic maps Historic Maps
NB: Flight can be flown VFR (if you know the region) but for realism should be flown using instruments tuning to NDB's etc.
Flight created by YMA555
Airlift departs Wiesbaden AFB which at the time was one of the main airlift departure airfields (ETOU) via the southern Frankfurt-Berlin corridor to GED NDB 110.8 and FUL NDB 112.1 arriving Berlin-Templehoff (EDDI). Templehoff is now closed however for the purposes of this flight has been re-opened by Angela Merkel as a special occasion utilising the following scenery:
Scenery: Default X-Plane or what ever sim you use however it is only known that these airfields are definitely in XP 11
Aircraft: DC-3/C-47 freeware by Aeroworx downloadable here or of course any DC3/C47 you may prefer. Other aircraft can be used, just Google Berlin Airlift Aircraft for complete list including Connie.
https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/40334-awxdc3beta2_2xp11zip/
In need here is a link to relevant DC-3 CSL. Just Unzip (if zipped) and place as is in your CSL folder. DC3 CSL
Comms: Unicom 122.80 unless instructed by ATC
Flight Plan: ETOU GED (110.8) FUL (112.1) EDDI
Suggested Altitude: Potsdam agreement limits flight level through all corridors to max 10,000ft across East German territory (or get shot down by Mig 15's).
Distance: 213nm
Weather: Real time weather, fair weather if conditions are not suitable.
Flight Plan:(ETOU-EDDI)< Just click on this link for Flight Plan for FSX, P3D and XP11
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