Flight Night 20th June 2024 - A Royal Flush
Ladies and Gentlemen, back in the 50's 60's, 70's and 80's NATO held a series of exercises, Royal Flush, to test the reconnaissance abilities of it's members. These highly coveted and contested exercises were gruelling and required precise and technical flying from those involved.
In 1957 and 1959 It was won by the RAF with the Supermarine Swift - it's those feats we are going to replicate.
Starting at ex RAF Marham (EGMH) we will head across the channel, between Dover and Calais, before heading into mainland Europe to our first photo recce point at Antwerp, on to Rotterdam and then Amsterdam for our half way break at EHAM
The second half will be more fast paced and at lower level, overflying Eindhoven EHEH before going on to Brussels and Lille before recrossing the channel at the same point and back into Manston.
You will be flying the Supermarine Swift, please practice with whatever version you have, and we'll be providing a special version on Friday which will complete the requirements for the flight.
Timings will be everything on this flight so we must be ready to depart at 8pm UK time. Comms will be via Teamspeak and the we'll be having a hell of a lot of fun.
See you there!
Comments
Link to the Swift to be used ??
A flightplan for creating the photoscenery SkyVector does not like EGMH would be helpful
Yo! Here's what I got:
Supermarine-Swift.zip
VooDoo
The actual date would be June 22 as well. Just a heads up....
VooDoo
Here is a copy of the Swift suitable for our Photo recce mission.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GvcsYMu7OzzzCUtdTrJ1Bx4pkU5yTJlH/view?usp=drive_link
It will take a screenshot of your view at set intervals so, given our wonderful precise flying. Will be able to record the "target" on Saturday as we approach.
Here's also a flightplan, apologies for the delay in getting it up. It's been quite a week!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r3WB4nUD5VXTF8v1ZgBgK1RZ-l-VJy55/view?usp=drive_link
Thanks Alex!
VooDoo
Some photoscenery for this flightnight - OneDrive Link
EGMH
Please confirm this link works
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AmRcwtiRJxd9hIgQqch9q3VJwafRJQ?e=33Vr9x
Both links work and Thanks for the Stuff!
Do we need both files?
VooDoo
This sounds like a lot of fun, hopefully I'll be able to make it.
Oh Lookie! It takes pix on its own!
Sweet!
VooDoo
This is an odd bird ... stalling begins with 200 kias. It is really worthwhile to do some practicing, particularly low speed.
Interesting website: https://www.jeversteamlaundry.org/swiftpictures.htm
Looking forward to tomorrow night, hope I can join ...
Oswald
The Swift was a tremendously flawed aircraft. It would randomly depart for no reason.
Bloody hell Stu, give us some help
Well its not my FDM in this one, so its probaably not going to depart they way they say. My original FDM, did.
The links work but it won't download for me, is there a Google Drive link at all, I really would love to have the scenery.
CJ
OrbitalMartian
Callsigns: G-ORBI
I found an FDM from 2014 and am testing it. Would it be acceptable to upload one with the original FDM (if this is - it's the oldest one I can find) if it works. And it does...it's not good/easy to fly but it's different.
VooDoo