Welcome to the Carribean Island Hop!
Me, @anon17115501 and @anon97174548 organized this event where we will make a C208 and TBM scenic flight through the Carribean, with a landing competition at the famous St. Barts.
The Carribean is a region of islands to the south-east of Florida. It is a very popular holiday destination due to its gorgeous islands and beautiful beaches. It’s also an amazing place to fly through, one of my favourite places. A total of 43 million people live in the Carribean in a total of 34 countries.
St Barthelemy’s Gustaf III Airport has recently been reworked by @Davide_DC (Thanks to you and the rest of the IFAET) so we put together this event to enjoy the route and the newly reworked airport.
About the scenic route and diffic- impossible approach
Today, we picked 2 of the Caribbean countries, Puerto Rico and Saint Barthelemy. We will be flying from the capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan which has an international airport that is flown to by major airlines such as JetBlue. It is the biggest airport in the Carribean. But other than that it’s also the departure airport of the longest route to St Barts airport.
This route is normally operated by Tradewind Aviation.
St Barts is a small island in the eastern Carribean, with an EXTREME airport. There is a big hill right in front of the runway, requiring pilots to pitch down right before landing. This makes the final very difficult to execute.
The biggest plane to ever land there was a 777 by GabAir, which was piloted by @anon17115501. Unfortunately this was only in some flight sim (I wonder which), probably because 1- Gab doesn’t have a 777 in his backyard (he may, I never really asked), and 2- a 777 is literally half the length of the runway, so I have no idea how Gab did that in a Flight Sim.
Landing Competition
At the end of this flight we will have a little fun landing competition. You don’t have to participate, its just for some fun. It’s a great challenge to test your piloting abilities! What we will be looking at is:
- IF-O Screenshot (It is a free app available on the AppStore and Google Play)
- Make sure all passengers are ok.
- A quick check on the landing gear to see if you touched the hill.
- And make sure you land on the runway and stop by the end.
- And also if you prefer Butter over Grease thats a bonus too. (not really but butter is better)
Yup, that’s it. As long as you land successfully, you are a great pilot anyways. Let’s see who the actual @butter_boi is.
Event Information
Server: Expert
Aircraft: TBM930 or C208
Route: San Juan (TJSJ) to St Barthelemy (TFFJ)
Duration: ~1 hour
Day and Time: 2021-02-20T19:00:00Z (Saturday)
Gates
| Gate | Aircraft (Mention in reply) | Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| D01 | C208 | @tunamkol |
| D02 | TBM930 | @anon17115501 |
| D03 | C208 | @Captainflight |
| D04 | C208/TBM930 | |
| D05 | TBM930 | |
| D06 | TBM930 | @LNCEC |
| D07 | TBM930 | @anon57312879 |
| D08 | TBM930 | @Venezuelancap |
| D09 | TBM930 | @MJP_27 |
| D10 | TBM930 | @Nightt |
| D11 | C208 | @Murilo_Heindrich |
| D12 | TBM930 | @Deathsix |
| D13 | C208 | @Pilot_Felix |
| D14 | C208/TBM | @CaptainAftab |
A guide to San Juan
Although it is not directly related to our flight, it provides some great info about Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.
NOTAMS
- Respect every pilot during the event.
- Maintain special awareness when moving.
- We are NOT responsible for any violations you may receive during
this event. - IFATC may or may not be available for the event, if not use UNICOM correctly.
- Copy flight plan from @tunamkol or @anon17115501 once you have spawned.
- A PM will be created 3 days prior to the event.
- Have fun and enjoy the flight!
Thank you for checking out our event! Make sure to grab a gate!