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New IP Address (Temporary)
The FSHost and TeamSpeak servers are now available on 80.229.86.51 until Friday 09 June 2006.

UK multiplayer email list
The NEW UK Multiplayer email list keeps you informed of many multiplayer events in the UK and beyond. You will also find details of events and fly-ins on the Shetland Flyer Multiplayer Server, plus server information such as outages, etc. To subscribe send a blank email with "subscribe" (no quotes) in the subject line to:

uk_multiplayer@shetland-flyer.co.uk

Please note this is a low volume email list with a maximum total message size of 50KB. Please read the list rules and netiquette here before posting.

New Live Server Status
You can now see directly from this page the status of the FSHost and TeamSpeak servers. If they are available they will show up in green as Online. You can click the status to take you to the relevant server status or administration web page. If any systems are not available they will show up in red as Offline. The live status is actually in a mini frame on this page, so if your browser doesn't support frames you won't see it.

Scheduled Events

Next Fly-In: Date to be announced
Location: Tatenhill
Platform: FS2002/FS2004
Time: 19:30 UTC
Route: HTML flightplan (printer friendly) available soon
Details: Historic Midlands from the Air
Weather: Supplied by server
Aircraft: Light single or twin
Scenery: VFR Photographic/Terrain and UK2000 scenery recommended.
Flightplan:

Use the link above for an HTML flightplan and pilot log that's printer friendly (A4 or Letter in portrait format).

(Drag your mouse to select the text (or right-click, select all), then right-click to copy)

Flight Data: Continuing the occasional historic tours, we'll take off from Tatenhill and visit some of the interesting sites of middle England, both past and present. Immediately after takeoff we'll head to the famous Fauld Crater, the site of the worlds biggest non-nuclear explosion on the 27 November 1944. Killing 70 people and an entire heard of cows, this accidental explosion in an underground munitions dump left a crater over a 100 foot deep and 250 yards wide in the Staffordshire countryside. The site shows up very well with the VFR photographic scenery and VFR Terrain. From here we'll take a leisurely amble down through the Midlands with some (hopefully interesting) commentary on the way.

Notes on Scenery: Although all Shetland Flyer flights in England and Wales can be flown using the default scenery it is highly recommended that you purchase the VFR Photographic Scenery of England and Wales by Visual Flight and GetMapping plc, published by Just Flight. Available in four volumes, these can be purchased separately or as a complete set from GetMapping.Com, or selected on-line stores and retailers throughout the world. This stunning scenery is made from actual aerial photographs of the UK and allows true VFR flying, and is compatible with both FS2002 and 2004. For the ultimate realism add the Horizon Simulation VFR Terrain package and you will think you're really there!

As a companion to this scenery, and to make your VFR flying as "real as it gets", why not purchase a set of 1:500,000 or 1:250,000 ICAO/CAA charts of the UK? Available online from Pooleys, Transair and all good pilot supply stores, these charts are laminated and will last a long time in the simulator environment. The ¼ mil charts are great as road maps too!

Don't forget the UK2000 series from Garry Summons to compliment your VFR experience: fully compatible with FS2002 and 2004, AND the VFR Photographic Scenery - order and download online from here!

Visual Flight UK and Ireland Terrain Mesh Scenery for FS2002

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