Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2003
Time: 3pm EDT (1900Z)
ID | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude | ATIS Freq. |
CYYR | +160 | N53° 19.55' | W60° 25.25' | 128.10 |
Runway | Length | Surface | ILS/LOC Freq. | ILS ID |
8 | 11046 | Asphalt | 110.30 | IYR |
26 | 11046 | Asphalt | ****** | *** |
16 | 9580 | Asphalt | ****** | *** |
34 | 9580 | Asphalt | ****** | *** |
The destination for the SimPilot Forum's sixteenth Flight Rally is Goose Bay Airport in Goose Bay, Canada!
Throughout the years, Goose Bay Airport has been managed and used by a variety
of nations and has undergone many structural changes. The airport now has two
major runways, and is capable of accommodating the largest aircraft in the
world.
In 1983, Goose Bay Airport gained international recognition when the Boeing 747 carrying NASA's Space Shuttle landed for refueling. It was a historical event, since this was the space shuttle's first landing outside of the United States.
Goose Bay Airport being on the Great Circle Route, is a regular stop-over location for aircraft en route to other international destinations. Today, the airport is operated by the Goose Bay Port Corporation to support the tactical flight training activities for the Air Forces of Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy.
There is scenery for this airport in Microsoft's "Flight Simulator" version 5.1 to 2002, Nomissoft's "Airline Simulator 2", subLogic's "Flight" and "Flight Light", as well as subLogic's "Scenery Disk 12" which can be used with Microsoft's "Flight Simulator" 4.0b and subLogic's "Airline Transport Pilot".
Download the file CYYR.GIF in Files Section 3 (Navigation) for an aeronautical chart of the area.
Please join us on May 25th for the sixteenth SimPilot Forum Flight Rally, and make sure to visit Conference Room 5 (Fly Online/FS Rallies) after your flight to let us know all about it!
Download RALLIES.TXT or RALLIES.HTM from Files Section 11 (Fly Online/FS Rallies) for detailed information on the SimPilot Forum Flight Rallies. If you need any further info or help be sure to post a message in Message Section 11 (Fly Online/FS Rallies). We'll be looking forward to seeing you there!
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