FlightNight 13th Dec. Corsica, brought to you by Chat GPT
8pm UK time as normal.
Aircraft of choice of a JT-5B Autogyro.:-
https://sites.google.com/view/fgukhangar/flightgear-uk-home-page/hangar/rotary-wing/jt-5b-autogyro
I basically told Chat GPT where to hold a flight, the aircraft and the time available at 100 kts IAS. So here it is:-
Below is a two-hour scenic autogyro circuit around Corsica tailored for the JT-5B at 100 kt IAS, with a 10-minute refuel stop roughly mid-route. I made the plan as a VFR coastal circuit that maximizes dramatic scenery (Scandola / Calanques de Piana, Calvi, Cap/upper coast, Bonifacio cliffs, Gulf of Porto, etc.) while using airports and waypoints you can drop straight into FlightGear.
Summary plan (high level)
- Aircraft: JT-5B autogyro
- Cruise: 100 kt IAS
- Total airborne distance (approx): 181.8 NM → airborne time ≈ 1 h 49 min
- On-ground refuel stop: 10 minutes (mid-route)
- Total trip time ≈ 2:00 hours including the 10-minute stop
- Start / finish: Ajaccio (LFKJ) — convenient and scenic.
Route (clockwise circuit, start & finish Ajaccio LFKJ)
- LFKJ — Ajaccio (start) — Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte. (Lat 41.9236°N, Lon 8.8029°E). opennav.com
- Calanques / Scandola (waypoint) — Gulf of Porto / Scandola Reserve (excellent visuals). (Lat 42.32486°N, Lon 8.61628°E).
- LFKC — Calvi (overfly) — Calvi / Sainte-Catherine (Lat 42.52444°N, Lon 8.79306°E). Airprt
- LFKB — Bastia (overfly) — Bastia-Poretta (Lat 42.5527°N, Lon 9.48373°E). Metar TAF
- LFKG — Ghisonaccia / Alzitone (10-min refuel stop) — small GA airfield roughly on the east coast (Lat 42.0534°N, Lon 9.4002°E) — chosen because it sits about mid-route along the east coast leg and works well as a short refuel/land break in FlightGear. Metar TAF
- Porto-Vecchio area (waypoint) — town/harbour area (Lat 41.59137°N, Lon 9.27831°E). Longitude Latitude Maps
- Bonifacio cliffs (waypoint) — spectacular high limestone cliffs at southern tip (Lat 41.36019°N, Lon 9.18869°E). SummitPost
- Propriano (waypoint) — scenic gulf on SW coast (Lat 41.67578°N, Lon 8.898997°E). Mister Ferry
- Return to LFKJ — Ajaccio (finish). opennav.com
Comments
Nice proof of concept. It might make it easier for some to plan flights when we're down on ideas
Some photoscenery for this flightnight - OneDrive link:-
KJFK
Note this includes some airport scenery from the last time we flew around Corsica
Thank you