With this package you get 34 flights, total flight time is 44:14 hours, you visit 2 continents and 10 countries, land at and depart from 20 airports and 2 glacier landing strips, the highest being located at 5820m/19100ft elevation, you will break still standing world records and welcome ministers of your host country aboard your aircraft, 10000 will come and see you flying an airshow from a provisional airstrip, you will handle loss-of-communication procedures and finall... WHAT DO YOU GET?
With this package you get 34 flights, total flight time is 44:14 hours, you visit 2 continents and 10 countries, land at and depart from 20 airports and 2 glacier landing strips, the highest being located at 5820m/19100ft elevation, you will break still standing world records and welcome ministers of your host country aboard your aircraft, 10000 will come and see you flying an airshow from a provisional airstrip, you will handle loss-of-communication procedures and finally an engine failure. And the best part is, it all happened that way in reality!
WHAT IS THE BACKGROUND?
Almost every year in the 1950s an expedition was started to reach one of the most difficult and dangerous eight-thousander, the Dhaulagiri in the central Himalaya. But as none of these expeditions made it to the summit, in 1960 the Dhaulagiri remained the highest unconquered mountain in the world.
These bushtrips tell the story of some young men who set out from Europe in 1960 in a small aircraft to take part in one of the most fantastic adventures of modern times, eventually climbing to the summit of Dhaulagiri!
Their aircraft was the one-year-old prototype of the Pilatus PC-6 Porter with the registration HB-FAN, whose eye-catching red and yellow color scheme provided high visibility, and which was nicknamed Yeti.
And these were the adventures that these men together with little Yeti had:
- Flight from Switzerland to Nepal over 8 daily stages. - Twice improved the today still standing world record for the highest landings and takeoffs of fixed-wing aircraft. - Landing on a temporary airstrip on Kathmandu’s parade ground. - Airshow over Kathmandu. - Glacier landings in the Himalaya. - Establish an air transport network between the highest ever used airstrips. - Having to circle around the tower until receiving landing clearance by a green lightgun after the radio failed. - Perform an emergency landing after an engine failure.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
In this package you find 17 bushtrip, each containing all flights the real Yeti made on a particular day in spring 1960. Each bushtrip includes between one and four flights. Each individual flight is carefully recreated based on the book “The Ascent of Dhaulagiri” by Max Eiselin, the leader of the expedition. Since each daily stage is a separate bushtrip, you can not only operate the flights in chronological order, but also start with any daily stage at any time.
WHAT ARE THE FEATURES?
- Detailed information about the flights, routes, and waypoints in the navlog. - Everything you need to know will be explained comprehensively, like glacier landing procedures, engine failure handling, loss-of-communication procedures, air show figures, classical navigation methods and fuel management. - Detailed illustrations provide guidance on the geography and correct execution of the various procedures.
Besides the bushtrips, this package also includes . . .
- 90 km2 of aerial imagery covering generic terrain in the Dhaulagiri area. - 3 static sceneries (Gadani shipwrecking yard, temporary airstrip for the airshow, tent basecamp of the UK expedition). - 2 dynamic sceneries, which change while the expedition progresses (just void plains of snow when landing the first time, material depot after takeoff, fully ramped up base camps with tents the following days).
Finally, this package also includes an exact replica of the colorful paint job Yeti had!
BONUS SUPPLEMENT
As a bonus supplement, the package also contains these three additional Swiss PC-6 liveries:
- Swiss Air Force V-633, Ski and wheel version - Swiss Air Force V-622 Patrouille Suisse "Felix", Wheel Version - Air Glaciers HB-FCT, Ski Version
Lukla is a quaint town nestled in the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu rural municipality of the Solukhumbu District, within Province No. 1 of northeastern Nepal. Perched at an elevation of 2,860 meters (9,383 feet) above sea level, it serves as a gateway for adventurers heading to the majestic Himalayas and the iconic Mount Everest. This charming village is home to a small yet vital airport that connects the region to the outside world. The village itself is dotted with a variety of shops and lodges, of... Lukla is a quaint town nestled in the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu rural municipality of the Solukhumbu District, within Province No. 1 of northeastern Nepal. Perched at an elevation of 2,860 meters (9,383 feet) above sea level, it serves as a gateway for adventurers heading to the majestic Himalayas and the iconic Mount Everest. This charming village is home to a small yet vital airport that connects the region to the outside world. The village itself is dotted with a variety of shops and lodges, offering western-style meals and essential trail supplies to the throngs of tourists and trekkers who pass through. From Lukla, it takes travelers approximately two days to reach Namche Bazaar, a crucial stop for altitude acclimatization before continuing their journey. The airport in Lukla boasts a single asphalt runway measuring 527 meters (1,729 feet), making it one of the shortest commercial runways globally. In August 2014, the Nepalese government unveiled plans to construct the first tarmac road linking Kathmandu to Lukla, a significant development for the region. Lukla is served by the Tenzing-Hillary Airport, where, weather permitting, twin-engine Dornier 228s and de Havilland Canada Twin Otters make frequent daylight flights between Lukla and Kathmandu. The airport's short and steep airstrip, combined with often treacherous weather conditions, has earned it the reputation of being the most dangerous airport in the world, with several fatal accidents recorded over the years. This scenery addon is an improvement in and outside Lukla extending all the way to Thulo Gumela, Tok Tok and Yeti Mountain Home in Kongde. Bring out your Helicopter landing skills as there is a lot of places to challenge yourself along the way.
- Corrected river elevation - Animated rivers and waterfalls - Custom local buildings and POIs with PBR and Photographic textures - Multiple Helipads - Fix vegetations - Improved river details - Improved ground elevation and details
