As stated on another thread, we are going to slowly go back through the trip tickets and upgrade them. We will be using a "Version 2" format that will be easier for people to follow. There will be an embedded map at the top so they can quickly refer to the route.
Text Differences: ==========================
*** Pilot Instructions to the pilot will be in regular type like this.
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Flight seeing information (chatter from the pilot about the area, etc) will be in italics like this ... this is the "story" the pilot would be telling his passengers. Usually it is about history or geography so people better understand what they are seeing out the window***
Waypoints/Course/Distance will all be bolded.=======================================
If people have FSDISCOVER! and use the RTMM dat file (top of the Map Room at Misty's Place), then these tickets were fairly easy. But without FSDISCOVER! you almost needed a sectional or another map source to find the waypoints. What I will be attempting to accomplish with the new format is a way to fly VFR with only visual descriptions, headings and distances. For difficult spots to describe, I'll be embedding a little picture so the pilot can watch for the waypoint by sight.
Also, we are going to vary the starting points a little more. Most everything we did earlier came out of PAKT, but there are other interesting starting points we will use. In our new Burnett Inlet Cabin, we start from Murphy's Pullout. 8K9. Flight plans for the flight-seeing trip tickets will all begin with an FS- instead of VFR- When you see a VFR, this is from the original scenery download. It is still accurate. However, the revised Trip Tics will most likely have their own flight plan. I am being careful to add enough waypoints that you can find your way more easily, so the flight plans will change accordingly.
You can check out the new version here:
http://www.return.mistymoorings.com/triptics/tripticfiles/trip_burnett_inlet_cabin.phpRemember how these work. You bring it up, then reduce your window to a rectangle over on the right side of the screen, usually the width of the trip tic. Then you put flight sim on the left (rest) of the screen. This way you can fly and be reading the instructions at the same time. In the new format, you can download the "FS" flight plan, a larger map and a "print-able" trip tic from the Trip Ticket itself.
When I finish a new (revised old one) trip ticket, I'll mention it on the forum or here and you can watch for the new V2 Trip Tic button so you will know it is a revised ticket. An example of the new button is below. (It is not a "hot link" and if you click on it you'll probably get your own paint program! :-).
Hope you like the new format.
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