Introduction

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Welcome to the 4th edition of Mutley's Hangar Around The World Challenge, or ATWC IV.

Do you love flying your Flight sim, but are stuck flying to the same destinations time and time again?

Want to join in a group activity for your favourite Flight Sim, but feel that other rallies are too strict and/or time consuming for your taste?

Do you enjoy telling a story of your flight, and publishing screenshots to enhance the story?

If the answer is yes to at least one of the above questions then the ATWC IV is the challenge you've been waiting for!

Bid, Fly and Post, it's as simple as that.

The ATWC is a relay "race" where the participants take turn in bringing the ATWC-baton around the world along a predetermined route.

The route will be published as we progress through the challenge, at this point all we are giving away is that we will start and finish in Southampton (ok, Joe already gave away the fact that we will be visiting Paro in Bhutan, but apart from that we are keeping the route a secret for the time being).

The challenge is split into a number of sections that in turn are split into a number of legs. Once a section is announced a bidding window will open during which all interested pilots can bid for the leg(s) they want to fly. More details on the bidding process will be published once we announce the first sector.

Once you have been assigned to a flight it’s up to you to plan your flight and fly it. With a few exceptions (more on those later) it’s all a matter of the pilots preference how you get from point A to point B. Pick any plane you want, fly any route you want to. You can even divide the leg into shorter flights with different airplanes (the current record is 9 flights for a leg, with different airplanes for each flight!).

As long as you end up at the planned destination we won’t mind the manner in which you get there. (As long as you do it in a flight simulator of course )

Once you’re done with your flight all that is left is to post your PIREP in the form of screenshots in the forum. The storytelling bit is purely optional, but some sort of commentary to go along with your screenshots is customary.

The only thing we ask is that you wait until the baton has been delivered to your departure airport by the previous pilot, and leave some time (about 36 hours) for others to view the previous PIREP before you post yours. There will also be a deadline, usually about 3-4 days after the previous PIREP was published, that we want you to keep in order to keep us moving along in good pace.

Changes from last year

For those of you that took part in the last ATWC there are two important changes this time around.

• This year there will be no JustReward points. We want this to be something you partake in for your own enjoyment.
  
• On a few legs we will impose some sort of restrictions on your choice of aircraft to add to the challenge of those specific destinations. I.E. it can be in the form of a minimum MTOW for the aircraft you pick.
  

What’s next?

Do you feel like joining in?

In that case mail atwc@mutleyshangar.com with your screen name, real name and home country. It is in no way a commitment to actually fly any legs, but rather an application of interest to take part. What you will get from indicating an interest in joining in is your name on the Pilot Roster and a personal banner for use in your forum signature sent to your registered e-mail.

Thanks

Micke,

On behalf of the challenge committee

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Airport Diagrams for all the Sector 3 airports are available in the MH File Library, either as individual airports or in a zipped bundle in the Special Events section.

John

[mutley 4,497]

Thanks again John.