FERRY FLIGHTS

The ferry flight activity designed as a first level mission when a pilot begins their career and does not have their own aircraft yet. In this activity the goal is the repatriation of an aircraft to another airport, and the focus for the user is on not damaging the aircraft during the flight (the wear and tear level is recorded at the start and end of the mission). For the purposes of these flights the aircraft is empty of any cargo or passengers, and it's very much a "solo" flight.

 

For more information on the various other career activities and how to prepare your aircraft, please see here:

• Career Activities

 

 

Ferry Flight Constraints

Due to the nature of this kind of activity, compatible aircraft are all always small planes that don't have floats or skis, and as a result, users can make a ferry flight with any aircraft that has been configured correctly for activities with similar requirements, for example Aerial Advertising, Cargo Transport (light), Flightseeing, etc... However, the exact constrictions are as follows:

• The plane will need to have the navigation_graph_pilot.cfg (as explained here).
• The aircraft will need to have the ApronWithoutCovers.flt file (as explained below).
• The object_class must be "Airplane".
• The operating_status must be either "in_service" or "experimental".
• The plane cannot be flagged as military.
• The plane cannot have a copilot.
• The plane ui_max_range must be greater than 1.
• The payload mass must be greater than or equal to 100kg and less than or equal to 1250kg (see Note On Payload Mass for more information).
• The plane can have wheels or big wheels, for landing gear.
• The plane cannot have skis or floats for landing gear.

 

Note that this type of activity does not have a specific cabin type, but it will not be available for aircraft that have the following cabin types: SKP_Cabin, AEA_Cabin, AAD_Cabin, MED_Cabin, DIC_Cabin or FIR_Cabin. See here for more information:

• Note On Cabin Codes

 

 

FLT Files

When a user starts a firefighting activity they will not be going through the usual Preflight checks, and so they will need to have an ApronWithoutCovers.flt file in the aircraft preset for the activity instead of the Apron.flt. This file should be set up like a regular apron FLT file, however you should ensure that the following parameters and sections are setup correctly:

• Section [SimVars.0] must have the parameter SimOnGround set to true.
• All [Covers] needs to be set to false.
• Section [Controls.0] must have the parameter ParkingBrake set to 100.00 (if the aircraft has a parking brake).
• Aircraft electrics must be turned off.