From time to time
there will be new Adventure Flights available to CAX pilots.
Some will take a bit of time to accomplish, and some are
just short fun flights. Look them over and see which ones you want to fly.
Many of these Adventure Flights were developed for Air Northwest, but have
been revised and updated for use by CAX pilots. All Adventure Flights
were developed using version 9.01 of X-plane, but should work fine in version
8.64 All aircraft have been updated to version 9.xx and may not work in
version 8.64. If you find an aircraft that will not work with your
version, send Stan and email and he may be able to find a aircraft for your
version.
There will be
many types of Adventure Flights. Some will be something fun to do, some
will be educational, and many will be based on historic events or famous
people. Most will have aircraft that you don't normally fly, as well as
custom scenery.
Current CAX
Adventure Flights
(Just click on the hotlink to the left in blue text to see a list of the current
flights available) You pick the ones you want to fly. At the bottom
of the Current Flights page, there is a link to look into the future, and see
what Adventure Flights are being worked on, and the status of each.
Access to
Adventure Flights pages and Adventure Flights Aircraft
Adventure Flights
pages and aircraft will only be available to CAX pilots ranked Captain
or above, and you will need to be logged in to get to the Current Adventure
Flights page.
Flight Reporting (non ACARS)
The flight reporting for Adventure Flights is just like you
report all your CAX Flights.
Pilots must be Ranked Captain or above to file a
CAX Flight report for an Adventure Flight.
1. In the "Type of Flight" drop down menu, use "Adventure Flights"
2. In the "Aircraft" drop down menu, use
"Adventure ACF" for the Aircraft type. Specific Adventure Flight
Aircraft are being added so look for specific aircraft below the Adventure
Aircraft. You can also specify the actual aircraft used in the comments
section.
3. Just above the comments section is a drop down menu that
lists all the Adventure Flights. - Select the Adventure Flight you just
flew from the drop down menu.
4. If the Adventure Flight asks for specific LEG information,
enter that in the comments section also.
Specific information needed for flight reporting is shown on
each Adventure Flight page.
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Adventure Flights Flown with ACARS – Flight Reporting
- When
you do an Adventure Flight using ACARS, you will need to enter the Flight
Number. This will be ADVxxxx. You can get the Flight Number to
use from the Adventure Flight page, or from the Adventure Flight
Schedules.
- We
now have a Special Adventure Flights ACARS Report
(compliments of Anthony Sanchez) that will give us information needed for
tracking flights flown using ACARS. (a)
The actual aircraft used (b) Your Hub (c)
Your rank (e) and a very important addition, you can now enter comments
about the Adventure Flight. - The supplemental Adventure Flights ACARS
report is NOT required, but can be used to send in comments about your
flight.
- After
you have flown your ACARS flight, go to this link and you will get the
special Adventure Flights ACARS Report: http://www.californiaair.net/application/adventure.html
- If
you don’t care about having records of your Adventure Flight, you can do
your Adventure Flight using ACARS, and not bother sending in the Adventure
Flights ACARS Report.
- Some
flights can NOT be flown using ACARS. The Hot Air Balloon doesn't
have a engine to turn off/on to start ACARS, and ACARS is unable to handle
water takeoffs/landings.
* For the Aircraft type: If Type of Flight is "Adventure
Flights" enter a valid Adventure Flights ICAO code. If the ICAO is
not found the aircraft will be changed to "Adventure ACF" when the
PIREP is saved in the database.
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Both Stan Fitzgerald and Andrew Cook will recieve copies of
the flight report. This information will:
a. Give Stan and Andrew a chance to see what flights
are being flown.
b Provide CAX pilots with a means of
providing feedback about the Adventure Flight they flew.
c. Stan will keep a record of all Adventure
Flight Reports submitted. (Pilots Name/Date flown and name of the Adventure
Flight) This information will be used for awarding "Adventure
Flight Pins"
Award Pins
The first award pin will be given for flying 10 Adventure
Flights. Additional pins will be awarded for each additional 10 Flights.
Pins for 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 Adventure Flights
Adventure Flights is a division of California Air and is managed by Stan
Fitzgerald and Andrew Cook. Stan and Andrew are constantly trying to find new and exciting
flights for CAX pilots. Andrew and his crew at the Tuna Works takes care
of fixing aircraft and creating the scenery used. If you have questions
regarding anything about Adventure Flights, please contact Stan Fitzgerald or
Andrew Cook by email or post a message in
the Forums.
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