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Mifflin Soaring Competition FSX Mission

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Task

StartMifflin Start
TP 1Spruce Creek Tunnels
TP 2Blair County Airport
TP 3Penns Cave Airport
FinishMifflin Finish
 215km, expected time 1 hour 30 mins

Suggested route overview

Notes

  1. After the start at around 6000 feet head northwest to reach the ridge that will take you to TP1.
  2. TP1 is upwind into the valley a short distance, so gain some height on the ridge before you leave it.
  3. Blair County Airport is also UPWIND of the ridge, so make sure you have enough height, thermal if necessary.
  4. This little jiggle in the ridge is an UPWIND jump on the way to Penns Cave, so slow up and get a little extra height first.
  5. After you've passed back past Spruce Creek, you will need to make a more significant UPWIND jump to get onto the ridge that will take you north of Penns Cave. When you are upwind of Penns Cave you should thermal off the ridge to maybe 5500 feet, which will give you enough height to fly past Penns Cave and final glide to Mifflin.
  6. The final glide will have a significant cross-wind component, with high ground to traverse before Mifflin. If it looks like you're not going to make it, fall back onto a suitable into-wind ridge until you can climb to get enough height to finish the task.