
Kelowna Air Historical Flights 
All of these historical flights are based on real flights using the same aircraft flown and the dates of the original flights. These flights will retrace the original routes flown as close as we can for flight sim.













Historical Flight #: 001 Aircraft used: Short Solent 4. (AVISIM sol_4vi.zip) Mechanics Bay FB (NZMB) to Chatham Is.
to Chatham Is. (NZCI) Note2: Sea Bases are available in fbbases.zip, AVSIM Flight: In the 1950’s TEAL operated a flying boat service from East New Zealand to Chatham Island. This flight takes you from the Mechanics Bay FB (NZMB), Auckland to Chatham Is. (NZCI). Take off is from the Mechanics Bay FB (NZMB) if you have not installed fbbases.zip, then take off near (NZHB) Navigation is by NDB’s across the north island of New Zealand and then DR until within radio range of the Chatham NDB. Depart Mechanics Bay FB (NZMB) at 08:00. Leg 1: Mechanics Bay FB (NZMB) 98 deg. To NDB HD @ Whitford (334.0) 13nm. Leg 2: HD 116 deg. To RD @ Miranda (314.0) 20nm. Leg 3: RD 114 deg. To RO @ Rotorua (282.0) 72nm. Leg 4: RO 118 deg. To WO @ Wairon (246.0) 78nm Leg 5: WO 112 deg. To CI @ Chatham (322.0) 399nm. Leg 6: CI 01deg. To (NZCI) 10nm. Land in the bay adjacent to the final NDB. Flight set up by pilot Gary McCarty KA022
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Historical Flight #: 002 Aircraft used: Used: DC-4 dc4_v10.zip and qfa_dc-4.zip @ AVSIM. Flight:Sydney (YSSY) - Darwin (YPDN) - Labuan (WBKL) - Hong Kong (VHHX).
This flight is based upon the work of Bruce Kennewell, qea_1949.zip AVSIM. Qantas Empire Airways (QEA) conducted a successful proving flight from Sydney (YSSY) to
Departure: 07:30 Local time.
Leg 1: YSSY 303* to VOR RIC (110.70) 28nm. Leg 2: RIC 303* to NDB MDG (398.0) 86nm. Leg 3: MDG 305* to NDB BRW (281.0) 212nm. Leg 4: BRW 312* to NDB WDH (407.0) 351nm. Leg 5: WDH 307* to NDB BOU (398.0) 212nm. Leg 6: BOU 324* to NDB CMW (254.0) 205nm. Leg 7: CMW 309* to VOR TN (112.30) 461nm. Leg 8: TN 321* to APT (YPDN) 153nm. VOR DN (112.60) Leg 9:(YPDN) 309* to NDB BC (315.0) 353nm. Leg 10: BC 316* to NDB NI (215.0) 354nm. Leg 11: NI 320* to NDB OP (270.0) 241nm. Leg 12: OP 330* to NDB OT (398.0) 289nm. Leg 13: OT 310* to APT (WBKL) 182nm. NDB LAB (260.0) Leg 14:(WBKL) 358* to APT (VHHX) 1018nm. NDB RW (377.0) Flight set up by pilot Gary McCarty KA022
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Historical Flight #: 003 Aircraft used: Kelowna Air DHC-6 on skies Date April 18,
2001 To get the most from this flight use the times and dates given in Flight Plan. The Flight leaves Calgary in the Spring and arrives in the dead of winter at the Pole.
April 19, 2001;- April 20, 2001:-
April 24, 2001:- April 25,2001;- April 26,2001:- April 30, 2001 Flight set up by pilot Gordon Volker
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Historical Flight #: 004 Aircraft used: Kelowna Air C-130 on Skies Rescue Flight to Antarctica for Dr. Jerri Neilson Two C-130 Aircraft From the 109th Air
Lift Wing located in Stratton Air National Guard Base, Schenectady County
Airport, Scotia NY. Left Schenectady for Travis AFB California, Oct
4th 1999. OCT 4, 1999 The rescue is now complete Dr Jeri Neilsen
was taken to Hospital for treatment and has since been Flight set up by pilot Gordon Volker
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Historical Flight #: 005 Aircraft used::- Douglas DC-4 (dc44aap.zip) and KLM Skin:- (dc44klm.zip) On May 21, 1946 KLM opened the first Transatlantic service from Amsterdam via Shannon, Ireland and Gander, Newfoundland, to New York, La Guardia. Flying their brand new Douglas DC-4. Most of the flight was in VFR as there
were very few Nav. aids around in 1946. The flight Plan Take Off 03:00 GMT May 21, 1946 Fly FL 180 Leg #1:- (EHAM) Schiphol course 299 to
BV Brough (NDB 372) Leg #2:- (EINN) Shannon, After refuel
leave for (CYQX) Gander on a course of 301 App. 757 nm. To Leg #3:- (CYQX) After 2 hr. stop for
food and refueling you leave on a course of 255 for Make your landing and get some rest you fly back tomorrow. Leg #4:- (KLGA La Guardia). Take off
at 12:00 GMT course 079 Climb to 19000. pick up PVC NDB. Leg #5:- (CYQX) Gander course 076 to Leg #6:- (EINN) Shannon Fly course 075
to Glad to see you Home hope you enjoyed your flight. Flight set up by pilot Gordon Volker
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Historical Flight #: 006 Aircraft used: DC-3, C-45 and (Sunderland Flying boat (Sand_v10.zip at Avsim or Flightsim)(DC4_V10) Berlin Airlift Known as Operation Vittles June 1948. The Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin figuring to starve out the Americans and the West German people, C-47’s begin the airlift to supply the city. Soon the C-47’s were found to be inadequate for the job and calls went out for C-54’s. When the calls went out in late June
1948 for C- 54s, the first units called on to supply aircraft were:
the 20th Troop Carrier Squadron, Panama Canal Zone; the 54th Troop Carrier
Squadron, Anchorage, Alaska; the 19th Troop Carrier Squadron, Hawaii;
and the 17th Air Transport Squadron, Great Falls, Montana. Other C-54s
came from Bergstrom AFB, Fairfield Suisun AFB, California, and Brookley
AFB, Alabama. By July 10 some 54 C-54s had arrived to supplement the
C-47s. The C-47’s carried 3,000 lbs of supplies while the C-54’s carried 20,000 lbs and the Short Sunderland’s were good for 18,000 lbs. Use these loads when going in to Berlin. There were three corridors into the
City, (1) Hamburg to Berlin, The British and French route Flight #1:- C-47 Loaded with 3000 lbs Coal from (EDDH) Hamburg course 101 to (NDB 315) then right to course 131 to (NDB 392)Tegel Then 078 to Tegel (VOR 112.30). Get your clearance to (EDDT) Tegel Airfield. Land and unload. Pick up a load of Children and leave via (NDB 347) fly course 265 to (NDB 427) then 283 for Hannover. (EDDV 116.90) Drop the Children and return course 033 to (NDB 284) finally to course 350 for (EDDH) Hamburg (VOR 115.80) Land and Load. (App 2hrs 30 Min) Flight #2:- C-47 loaded with 3000 lbs food from Rhein/Main(EDDF) course 055 to (NDB 425) turn to course 042 to (NDB 347) then course 083 for (EDDI) Tempelhof, (VOR 114.10) Land unload and pick up Patients and Children Take off. For (NDB 347) there turn to course 272 for (EDOC) Gardelegen turn to 196 for Giessen (NDB 314) Get your clearance for (EDDV) Hannover(VOR 113.95). Land, unload and leave for EDDF Rhein-Main.(VOR 115.90) Land and leave your Aircraft to be loaded for immediate take off. (APP 3 hr 30 min) Flight #3:- Try your hand at flying the Sunderland Carrying 18000 lb supplies to Berlin from Elb River near (EDHI)Finkenwerder take course 095 to (NDB 315) turn right to course 131 for (EDDT) Tegel (NDB 392) turn left and land on the lake Havel See off the end of rwy.26 Tegel in Berlin. Unload and return via (NDB 392) and (NDB 315) to Elb River at Hamburg (VOR 123.25) (App 2 hrs) Flight set up by pilot Gordon Volker
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Historical Flight #: 007 Aircraft used: Cessna 182RG Sydney Australia to Honolulu Hawaii in a Cessna Suggested by Pilot KA012 Cessna RG ( 2k4182dd.zip from flightsim.com ) Leg #1-16:00 GMT (YSSY) Sydney - Australia to (YLHI) Lord Howe Island - Australia Course – 058 - App. 428nm NDB 272 -- VOR 114.30 Leg #2- 20:00 GMT (YLHI) Lord Howe Island
–Australia to (YSNF) Norfolk Island - Australia Leg #3- 16:00 GMT (YSNF) Norfolk Island
– Australia to (NWWM) Noumea - New Caledonia Leg #4- 20:00 GMT (NWWM) Noumea - New Calidonea to (NVVV) Port Vila - Vanuatu Course 009 - App. 293 nm NDB 300.0 -- VOR 114.30 Leg #5-15:00 GMT (NVVV) Port Vila –
Vanuatu to (NFNR) Rotuma – Fiji Islands Leg #6-20:30 GMT (NFNR) Rotuma –
Fiji Islands to (NGFU) Funafuti – Tuvalu Leg #7- 16:00 GMT (NGFU) Funafuti –
Tuvalu to (PCIS) Canton Airfield – Kiribati Leg #8-15:00 GMT (PCIS) Canton Airfield
– Kiribati to (PLPA) Palmyra Island – Kiribati Leg #9-14:00 GMT (PLPA) Palmyra Island – Kiribati to (PJON) Johnston Atoll – United States Course 310 App. 784 nm NDB 388 – VOR 111.80 Leg #10-18:00 GMT (PJON) Johnston Atoll – United States to (PHNL) Honolulu - United States Course 055 - App. 714 -- VOR 114.80 This is a good test of your navigation skills as you must adjust for the winds. Have a great flight Duster—KA029 |
Historical Flight #: 008 Aircraft used: Ford Trimotor May 16 1935 Grant McConachie leaves from
Calgary Alberta for Vancouver Calgary – over Banff – back
over Calgary to Grand Forks for fuel and Poor weather and fog combined with high
mountains at Banff he detoured This flight will keep you busy on the
sticks as the Ford Trimotor has no Leg #2 – Leave (CZGF) Grand Forks
at 20:00 GMT course 269 for (CYDC)
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Historical Flight #: 009 Aircraft used: Pilot Choice From Anchorage, in south central Alaska,
to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast, each team of 12 to 16 dogs
and their musher cover over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days. This years race starts March 1st. 2008 and will take the northern route. The route I chose is the Southern Route, although the scenery covers both routes. Scenery files to be able to do this flight are available from flightsim.com AWID_1.zip IDIT2004.zip Iditarod Race 1# Anchorage (PANC) to Eagle
River (47AK)
#3 Wasilla (PAWS) to Knik (AWKN) #4 Knik (AWKN) to Skwentna (PASW) #5 Skwentna (PASW) to Rainy Pass (6AK) #6 Rainy Pass (6AK) toRohn (AWRH) #7 Rohn (AWRH) to Nikolai (5NI) #8 Nikolai (5NI) to McGrath (PAMC) #9 McGrath (PAMC) to Tokotna (TCT) #10 Tokotna (TCT) to Ophir (Z17) #11 Ophir (Z17) to Iditarod --FLAT (FLT) #12 Iditarod—FLAT (FLT) to Shageluk
(SHX) #13 Shageluk (SHX) to Anvik (PANV) #14 Anvik (PANV) to Grayling (KGX) #15 Grayling (KGX) to Kaltag (KAL) #16 Kaltag (KAL) to Unalakleet (PAUN) #17 Unalakleet (PAUN) to Shaktoolik (38A) #18 Shaktoolik (38A) to Koyuk (PAKK) #19 Koyuk (PAKK) to Elim (ELI) #20 Elim (ELI) to Golovin (GLV) #21 Golovin (GLV) to White Mountain (WMO) #22 White Mountain (WMO) to Safety (AWSF) #23 Safety (AWSF) to Nome (POAM) This flight was done using the DHC-2 Beaver.
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Historical Flight #: 010 Aircraft used: Convair CV-340 1954 Recreation flight from San Diego to Essendon Australia To do this flight you will need to download from flightsim.com 1954_BZD.zip and a copy of a good Convair CV-340 from calclassic.com. You may wish to change the panel to one with a better autopilot. 1954_BZD.zip This FS2004 (FS9) flight replicates the
route taken by Ansett-ANA's Convair CV-340 VH-BZD when it was delivered
from San Diego to Essendon airport, Melbourne. The flight commenced
on the morning of August 4th. 1954 and they arrived in Melbourne 12
days later, on the 16th. August. It was ferried to Australia by Captains
C R Sealey, Why did they take the "long way
round" rather than ferry the aircraft across the Pacific? Flight Plans Flt #1 San Diego (KSDM) to Kansas City (KMCI) Flt # 2 Kansas City (KMCI) to LaGuardia (KLGA) Flt # 3 LaGuardia (KLGA) to Gander Intl. (CYQX) Flt # 4 Gander Intl. (CYQX) to Shannon-Ireland (EINN) Flt # 5 Shannon-Ireland (EINN) to London-Heathrow (EGLL) Flt # 6 London-Heathrow (EGLL) to Rome-Ciampino (LIRA) Flt # 7 Rome-Ciampino (LIRA) to Beirut Intl. (OLBA) Flt # 8 Beirut Intl. (OLBA) to Bahrain Intl. (OBBI) Flt # 9 Bahrain Intl. (OBBI) to Karachi-Jinnah Intl. (OPKC) Flt # 10 Karachi-Jinnah Intl. (OPKC) to Indera Gandhi Intl. (VIDP) Flt # 11 Indera Gandhi Intl. (VIDP) to Calcutta (VECC) Flt # 12 Calcutta (VECC) to Singapore (WSSL) Flt # 13 Singapore (WSSL) to Jakarta (WIIH) Flt # 14 Jakarta (WIIH) to Darwin Intl. (YPDN) Flt # 15 Darwin Intl. (YPDN) to Brisbane (YBAF) Flt # 16 Brisbane (YBAF) to Essendon-Melbourne
(YMEN) This flight was found and flowen by Dave
Middleton (Milt) KA006
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