Breitling DC-3 World Tour
The virtual world tour is based on REAL World Tour in 2017, which occurred from March to September, here is the event website http://www.flydc3.net/en/. And Breitling also has a website for this event https://www.breitling.com/en/airtime/breitling-dc-3/. For more photo and video you can check https://www.facebook.com/BreitlingDC3WorldTour/.
History
Aircraft
The DC-3 HB-IRJ flying under Breitling colors was delivered on March 12th 1940 to American Airlines under the name ‘Flagship Cleveland’. Between 1942 and 1944, it was hired out to the US military, which based it in Europe. After being bought up in 1949 by Trans Texas Airways, it was subsequently owned by several North American airlines. In November 2008, the pilot Francisco Agullo and a group of friends, supported by Breitling, decided to make a legendary DC-3 fly again in Switzerland and in Europe. After a lengthy search around the world, they ‘fell in love’ with this Priscilla N922CA, based in the United States. Their interest was sparked by its exceptional condition, as well as by its rich civilian and military history perfectly embodying the significance of the DC-3. The Breitling DC-3 was then restored, adapted to European standards, and brought back to Europe. Since 2009, it has been participating in a number of air shows in Europe as well as in events organized by Breitling. Operated by the Super Constellation Flyers Association, based in Switzerland, it can accommodate around 20 passengers in its non-pressurized cabin and is equipped for flying under instrument flight rules. Like the Breitling Super Constellation (one of the world’s two remaining ‘Super Connies’ in flightworthy condition), the Breitling DC-3 vividly illustrates Breitling’s determination to safeguard the finest gems in aeronautical history.
World Tour Event
En 2017, Breitling has decided to launch its DC-3 on a grand world tour in stages, dotted with a number of stopovers providing opportunities to organize events and take part in air shows. Selected passengers will enjoy the privilege of being welcomed aboard for certain stretches. Having taken off from Geneva in March 2017, the plane must first fly to the Middle East, India, South-East Asia, China and Japan, before crossing the ocean to begin a grand tour of the United States, returning to Europe via Greenland and Iceland, and ending its epic journey in September at the 2017 Breitling Sion Airshow in Switzerland. At the venerable age of 77, the Breitling DC-3 is the oldest plane to do a world tour and this fresh claim to fame will be added to the already long list of its feats to date.
Aircraft for Virtual event
We will use Douglas DC-3 for this event, please make sure you have knowledge about basic IFR skill. Please note that there is NO such DME receiver on this aircraft, and NO auto throttle devices, so please do read Douglas DC-3 wiki page carefully and learn how to fly it.
You can download Douglas DC-3 Full Aircraft package here https://github.com/FGMEMBERS/Douglas-Dc3. (Breitling World Tour livery included)
And also I am working on improve the aircraft, now equipped with a DME receiver so it will helpful for this world tour, and I would make a new flap indicator and ALS effect improvement https://github.com/tonghuix/Douglas-Dc3.
Place it onto your aircraft directory.
Route
For navigation, it is a big challenge that using 'VOR by VOR' navigation, that means you can fly from one VOR (or NDB) station to another VOR (or NDB) until to destination. Also, you can use route manager and fly by FMS/GPS, though it may less fun :).
Due to Douglas DC-3 only flies hundreds mils (less than 1000), so you may have to 'refuel' mid-air for some long haul route.
| LEG | Departure | Arrival | Distance | Reference duration & Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneva Airport (LSGG) | Avignon - Provence Airport (LFMV) | 149nm | 70mins |
| 2 | Avignon - Provence Airport (LFMV) | Franjo Tuđman Airport Zagreb (LDZA) | 489nm | 3h22m |
| 3 | Franjo Tuđman Airport Zagreb (LDZA) | Athens International Airport (LGAV) | 586nm | 4h03m |
| 4 | Athens International Airport (LGAV) | Ben Gurion International Airport (LLBG) | 645nm | 3h46m |
| 5 | Ben Gurion International Airport (LLBG) | Amman Civil Airport (OJAM) | 56nm | 33min, the scenery of OJAM has bug, part of runway covered by sand hill |
| 6 | Amman Civil Airport (OJAM) | Bahrain International Airport (OBBI) | 841 nm | 5h15m |
| 7 | Bahrain International Airport (OBBI) | Doha International Airport (OTBD) | 79nm | 58nm |
| 8 | Doha International Airport (OTBD) | Dubai International Airport (OMDB) | 207nm | 1h25m |
| 9 | Dubai International Airport (OMDB) | Jinnah International Airport (OPKC) | 643nm | 4h04m |
| 10 | Jinnah International Airport (OPKC) | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (VANP) | 696nm | 4h05m |
| 11 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (VANP) | Shah Amanat International Airport (VGEG) | 717nm | 4h52m, outer marker is on the VGEG's runway! |
| 12 | Shah Amanat International Airport (VGEG) | Chiang Mai International Airport (VTCC) | 453nm | 2h58, VTCC covered by surrounding terrain! |
| 13 | Chiang Mai International Airport (VTCC) | Phuket International Airport (VTSP) | 638nm | 4h10m, note that VTSP rwy27's LOC has a 1.14 deg offset, it's not a bug, see chart. |
| 14 | Phuket International Airport (VTSP) | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (WMSA) | 355nm | 2h28m |
| 15 | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (WMSA) | Seletar Airport (WSSL) | 173nm | 1h20m |
| 16 | Seletar Airport (WSSL) | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (WBKK) | 779nm | 4h18m |
| 17 | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (WBKK) | Laoag International Airport (RPLI) | 777nm | 4h55m |
| 18 | Laoag International Airport (RPLI) | Macau International Airport (VMMC) | 458nm | 3h13m |
| 19 | Macau International Airport (VMMC) | Taipei Songshan Airport (RCSS) | 472nm | 3h23m |
| 20 | Taipei Songshan Airport (RCSS) | Naha Airport (ROAH) | 337nm | 2h34m, LOC of ROHA RWY36 has 0.2deg offset, it's not bug |
| 21 | Naha Airport (ROAH) | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (ZSPD) | 428nm | 3h21m |
| 22 | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (ZSPD) | Kagoshima Airport (RJFK) | 460nm | 3h28m |
| 23 | Kagoshima Airport (RJFK) | Kumamoto Airport (RJFT) | 62nm | 33mins |
| 24 | Kumamoto Airport (RJFT) | MCAS Iwakuni (RJOI) | 105nm | 55mins |
| 25 | MCAS Iwakuni (RJOI) | Kobe Airport (RJBE) | 151nm | 1h09m |
| 26 | Kobe Airport (RJBE) | Sendai Airport (RJSS) | 347nm | 2h50m |
| 27 | Sendai Airport (RJSS) | Tokachi–Obihiro Airport (RJCB) | 295nm | 1h51m |
| 28 | Tokachi–Obihiro Airport (RJCB) | Eareckson Air Station (PASY) | 1373nm | 8h01m, refuel mid-air once is needed |
| 29 | Eareckson Air Station (PASY) | Cold Bay Airport (PACD) | 830nm | 4h25m |
| 30 | Cold Bay Airport (PACD) | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC) | 539nm | 3h49m |
| 31 | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC) | Juneau International Airport (PAJN) | 496nm | 3h08m, It is a challenge landing on PAJN, caution terrain and bad weather. |
| 32 | Juneau International Airport (PAJN) | King County International Airport (KBFI) | 786nm | 5h22m |
| 33 | King County International Airport (KBFI) | Aurora State Airport (KUAO) | 138nm | 53m |
| 34 | Aurora State Airport (KUAO) | Oakland International Airport (KOAK) | 452nm | 2h58m |
| 35 | Oakland International Airport (KOAK) | John Wayne Airport (KSNA) | 322nm | 2h14m |
| 36 | John Wayne Airport (KSNA) | Page Municipal Airport (KPGA) | 370nm | 2h35m, Great Canyon will on the route, enjoy it! Kingman (KIGM) airport in the way is parcially covered by the terrain. |
| 37 | Page Municipal Airport (KPGA) | Scottsdale Airport (KSDL) | 199nm | 1h47m |
| 38 | Scottsdale Airport (KSDL) | San Angelo Regional Airport (KSJT) | 595nm | 2h43m |
| 39 | San Angelo Regional Airport (KSJT) | Ellington Airport (KEFD) | 296nm | 2h |
| 40 | Ellington Airport (KEFD) | Addison Airport (KADS) | 219nm | 1h35m |
| 41 | Addison Airport (KADS) | St. Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) | 468nm | 3h12m |
| 42 | St. Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) | Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) | 333nm | 2h16m |
| 43 | Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) | Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) | 116nm | 48mins |
| 44 | Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) | Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) | 376nm | 2h33m |
| 45 | Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) | Teterboro Airport (KTEB) | 300 nm | 2h |
| 46 | Teterboro Airport (KTEB) | Laurence G. Hanscom Field (KBED) | 158nm | 1h06m |
| 47 | Laurence G. Hanscom Field (KBED) | Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (CYQB) | 259nm | 1h49m |
| 48 | Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (CYQB) | CFB Goose Bay (CYYR) | 576nm | 3h51m, CYYR covered by trees!! |
| 49 | CFB Goose Bay (CYYR) | Narsarsuaq Airport (BGBW) | 646nm | 5h10m |
| 50 | Narsarsuaq Airport (BGBW) | Keflavík International Airport (BIKF) | 652nm | 4h20m |
| 51 | Keflavík International Airport (BIKF) | Wick John O' Groats Airport (EGPC) | 653nm | 4h38m |
| 52 | Wick John O' Groats Airport (EGPC) | Edinburgh Airport (EGPH) | 151nm | 1h34m, some building near EGPH and Glasgow are floating in the air!! |
| 53 | Edinburgh Airport (EGPH) | Manchester Airport (EGCC) | 161nm | 1h28m |
| 54 | Manchester Airport (EGCC) | Duxford Aerodrome (EGSU) | 116nm | 47min |
| 55 | Duxford Aerodrome (EGSU) | London Biggin Hill Airport (EGKB) | 46nm | 23mins |
| 56 | London Biggin Hill Airport (EGKB) | Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LFPB) | 170nm | 1h20m, La Tour Eiffel on the way of approach to LFPB! |
| 57 | Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LFPB) | Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport (EDFE) | 250nm | 1h48m |
| 58 | Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport (EDFE) | Vienna International Airport (LOWW) | 332nm | 2h11m |
| 59 | Vienna International Airport (LOWW) | Milan Linate Airport (LIML) | 340nm | 3h07m |
| 60 | Milan Linate Airport (LIML) | Dole - Jura Airport (LFGJ) | 186nm | 1h47m |
| 61 | Dole - Jura Airport (LFGJ) | Geneva Airport (LSGG) | 56nm | 52m |
Other resources
A tutor for fly DC-3 http://www.douglasdc3.com/dc3throt/dc3throt.htm