A Scenic Flight around one of the largest abandoned cities in the world.
This Event will be partnered with Infinite Flight General Aviation Club (IFGAC) after a one busy week! This time I have a brilliant idea to fly somewhere different, rather interesting and an adventurous journey across the Ukrainian Countryside.
What is Chernobyl? Well, exactly 34 years ago, on the 26th of April 1986, a meltdown following a massive explosion took place in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Reactor Number 4. Chernobyl is rather considered an area and a nearby abandoned city. The dangerous dose of radiation spread across Ukraine caused the beautiful cities of Pryp’yat’ (Прип’ять) and Chornobyl (Чорнобиль) to be left abandoned immediately, leaving 50,000 people behind.
About 100,000 firefighters are honoured as the true heroes sacrificing their lives to fight the roasting Uranium fires, they were burned to death. Another explosion was to happen that could wipe out the entire European continent, this was prevented once again by the engineers, experts, Military, miners, divers, pilots and many more great people, with limited time, quick thinking and teamwork.
Today, the ruins of reactor number 4 is covered inside of a steel structure after a massive investment worth billions for the next 100 years. A thirty Kilometer Exclusion Zone is now active for the next 20,000 years.
In other news, we are also praying for the firefighters that are extinguishing massive forest and bush fires that are taking place in the Exclusion Zone, and Eastern Europe. Updated as of April 2020.
Chernobyl Air Tours is organising scenic flights around the entire region of the Exclusion Zone, which is exactly what we are going to fly for this event. They use the Cessna C172, and if you feel like taking a ride here one day, you can buy a ticket for yourself! Their website: https://www.chernobyl-tour.com/chornobyl_air_tour_en.html
Event Details
Server: Expert
Event Starts at: 1800Z 2020-04-26T18:00:00Z
Departure Airport: Gomel Airport (UMGG), Belarus. 🇧🇾
Arrival Airport: Kyiv Sviatoshyn Airfield (UKKT), Ukraine. 🇺🇦
Aircraft: Cessna C172 (Generic Livery recommended)
IFATC Services!
I am thanking @Matt93 for opening ATC Frequencies at UMGG and UKKT during the event! This also ties in well with the current IFATC Schedule. Busy airports in the Eastern Region included. 👍
Flight Details
Air Speed: 120kts
Cruising Altitude: 4,500ft
Flight Duration: About two or three hours. We will be circling around the Exclusion Zone for some time before we will return to the flight path. Copy my flight plan upon spawning!
Gates
| Gate | Attendant | Callsign | IFGAC Member |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA 14 | @Kuba_Jaroszczyk | K-JARO | ✅ |
| GA 15 | @Balloonchaser | Balloonchaser | ✅ |
| GA 16 | @FLY_BOII31 | F-OISM | ✅ |
| GA 17 | @anon41771314 | VSCOGIRL | ✖️ |
| GA 18 | @Sashaz55 | N186SZ | ✅ |
| GA 22 | @Thunderbolt | T-BOLT | ✖️ |
| GA 23 | @David_Mullen | N76VT | ✅ |
| GA 24 | @EpicLegend29 | N436GH | ✅ |
| GA 25 | @Austrian001 | N389GH | ✖️ |
| GA 09 | @JarrettFlies | N9915T | ✅ |
| GA 08 | @HelloSkyMan | H-SKWHY | ✅ |
| GA 07 | @Kingorino | FROG | ✖️ |
| Gate 01 | @ColtonS | N129JW | ✅ |
| Gate 02 | Vacant | - | - |
| Gate 03 | Vacant | - | - |
| Gate 04 | Vacant | - | - |
| Gate 05 | Vacant | - | - |
| Gate 06 | Vacant | - | - |
This event is partnered with the Infinite Flight General Aviation Club!
If you love flying small, lovely propeller Aircraft with friends then this VO is for you! You may check out their website and the official thread. There will be fun flights waiting for you.
Community Thread - Infinite Flight General Aviation Club | Exploring Infinite Flight at a Slower Pace
Website - http://if-gaclub.rf.gd/?i=1