THE GAMERS FORUM MONTHLY FLIGHT
RALLY
CompuServe’s GAMERS Forum is proud to announce its special monthly event aimed at Flight Simulation enthusiasts from all around the on-line world: - THE GAMERS FORUM MONTHLY FLIGHT RALLY!
A spinoff from the hugely popular and highly
successful FLY-IN events held each year, the Forum Flight Rally is designed to
be a simple yet exhilarating event that can be held monthly
The GAMERS Forum Monthly Flight Rallies are
very much like "mini" FLY-INS, but with the rules, layers of
procedures and complexity stripped off. The Forum Staff will announce a
destination somewhere in the world -- and the rest is up to you! If you choose
to join in the event by "flying" to the announced destination, you may
use the Flight Simulator program of your choice (FS4, FS5.x, FS95, FS98, FS2000,
FLY, XPLANE, etc.) that supports scenery for the chosen destination. You may
choose any route you want to get there. Your flight may originate from anywhere
you choose. You fly whatever aircraft you like, under any weather conditions you
feel comfortable with. The complexity of your flight is up to you.
For our part, the Forum Staff will try to be
imaginative in choosing destinations each month. While many or our members
regularly use Microsoft's Flight Simulator version 98 and the newer version
2000, we also try hard to check the availability of specialist scenery to enable
users of these and other simulations to fly the Rally. Watch out for news of
specialist add-ons for these and other simulations to be made available to
members from time to time.
There are no strict requirements, no
Dual-Player hook-ups, no phone calls to Approach Control, no arrival times, and
no registration. Simply fly to the pre-arranged destination, trying your best to
arrive at the set date and time announced each month, and join us in Conference
Room 7 (Hanger Talk) to tell us about your trip! If you do not wish to actually
make the virtual flight, but still wish to join us in the on-line conference,
please do so - you will be most welcome.
We hope that you’ll use your imagination.
We’ll give you a destination; you tell us about your flight, your passengers
or cargo, any problems you encounter, or anything interesting or unusual. We
encourage you to be creative! When you arrive, please join our virtual
get-together in the GAMERS FORUM Conference Room 7 (Hanger Talk) to rub elbows
and swap stories with your fellow pilots!
Currently, many of our "seasoned"
Rally Veterans post regular write-ups or Flight Reports giving the full story
with pictures, of their trips to attend our Rallies! They make fascinating
reading!
So whether you fly a Jumbo, a Piper, or just
stick your arms out and go "Vroom-vroom!", be sure to join in the fun!
Watch Section/Library 20 (FS SimAir/Rallies) for announcements on dates, times
and destinations.
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Forum Flight Rallies take place on the SECOND
Sunday of every month (except the month before a major FLY-IN event is being
scheduled) and are timed to take place at 15:00hrs EST/EDT (3:00pm).
For our International members, this is
20:00hrs (8:00pm) ZULU/GMT/UTC in Winter and 19:00hrs (7:00pm) ZULU/GMT/UTC in
Summer when Daylight Saving Time is in effect - check the announcements each
month along with the Forum NewsFlash, for the exact timing!
Questions, comments or suggestions are welcome
and encouraged! Drop us a line in Section 20. See you at the airport!
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Mike
"Greenie" Greenwood/Assoc. Sysop [76704,435]
Lee
"Speedbird" James/Assoc. Sysop [112764,3330]
James
"CONman" Anderson/Assoc. Sysop [101751,3052]