Jake Freedom
You are currently at Hihifo (NLWW) airport on the Island of Iles Wallis, in the Pacific. Mercenaries have hired you to to fly them to an abandoned Japanese airstrip left over from World War II on the Island of Alofi. You will find navigational instructions at the end of this briefing.
Your mercenary friends have discovered the whereabouts of a cache of precious stones - missing since 1945 - reportedly a fortune in diamonds intended to be used as a sweetener to allied powers in negotiating the surrender of Japan. This Japanese plan fell apart following the dropping of the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and in the confusion following the end of hostilities the whereabouts of the Emperor's diamonds became a mystery. Until now that is...
You originally agreed to make the flight in return for a payment of 10,000 dollars, demanding the big paycheck because it would involve landing on a abandoned Japanese airstrip leftover from WW2, the condition of which is not likely to be good. Also because it would have to take place right under the noses of French authorities - who patrol the waters around the island and stop any suspicious transport - making your offer to fly them in the only realistic option. Your employers, California Air, agreed to supply a suitable aircraft (Download for the Jake1_DC3) for the task, but instead of providing one with rough-field S.T.O.L. capability, as you expected, they have supplied a very poorly-maintained aircraft DC-3 specs. Not only that, but it seems that they are not the only ones after the loot and they've just told you that other mercenaries - and French Government Troops - are closing in on their friends, making the mission urgent as well as dangerous.
You've told them that you're not interested in flying the mission any longer, owing to the unsuitability of the aircraft and the fact that you'll probably have to risk being shot at too, but California Air won't take no for an answer. What originally looked like easy money has now turned into a very dangerous proposition.
*X-Plane does not have an airstrip on Alofi so download and install Alofi to add the required scenery.
You will find that you can land on the strip at Alofi, but you will NOT be able to place your aircraft at that airstrip. Ver. 9.xx will end up placing the DC-3 out in the ocean.
Area Map:
Navigational instructions:
Depart from Iles Wallis and steer 225°, You are not going to be able to get a visual on the Island of Alofi, till you have flown about 110 miles (or about 45 minutes of flying if you are flying at the top of the green arc), so be patient. It is the neighbor of the larger Ile Futuna. Ile Futuna and had an airstrip at Point Vele, but it has been overgrown by the jungle. (rumor has it that the abandoned airstrip you are looking for on the West side of Mt. Kolofau and on the South side of Alofi Island. You would be well advised to steer clear of Futuna bearing in mind the covert nature of this flight although you may find Point Vele's NDB (FN on 326.00 Khz) useful if visibility is poor, as it will put you in the general area of your target. The FN NDB will come in after about 1/2 hours flying.
Locate and land on the Japanese airstrip, come to a complete standstill, open the door and allow one minute for the mercenaries to board with the loot, do not stay any longer than this as the area is probably hot. Be advised that it's recommended you do a recon fly-by of the Japanese airstrip before attempting to land, in order to ascertain the runway's condition, although you are likely to attract fire from the ground in doing this, so be careful. Since there is apparently fighting going on in the area, this may provide visual clues to the airstrip's location. If all goes well, take off after a minute and return to Hihifo (the VOR. beacon for Hihifo is HOI on 113.0 Mhz) your course home should simply be a reciprocal of the outward trip (heading 45 degrees). The airport on Wallis Island also has a NDB located at the airport (frequency of 315.0 Khz).
Check your fuel load before departure, you might want to take the bare minimum to shorten your landing roll, and a full tank of gas will go up with a hell of a bang. On the other hand, if they shoot some holes in your fuel tanks, you might be glad you took plenty - it's your call. Good luck, you're going to need it...
*Note: The Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands are an overseas territory of France, and are protected by the French Military. This is their flag that you will see flying at the airport:
The Character Jake Freedom and all graphics included in this adventure were created by Mr. Alan Bradbury, who was kind enough to give Air Northwest Virtual Airlines permission to use his character and his artwork.
Reporting your flight
The flight reporting for Adventure Flights is just like you report all your CAX Flights.
The CAX Flight Report has been updated by David Pringle.
1. In the "Type of Flight" drop down menu, you will now find "Adventure Flights" Use that for Adventure Flights
2. In the "Aircraft" drop down menu, use "Alliance ACF" for the Aircraft type, and enter the actual aircraft used in the comments section of the flight report page.
3. This is Important. In the comments section enter "Jake1", so we will know what Adventure Flight you flew.
Both Stan Fitzgerald and Andrew Cook will receive copies of the flight report. This information will:
a. Give Stan and Andrew a chance to see what flights are being flown.
b Provide CAX pilots with a means of providing feedback about the Adventure Flight they flew.
c. Stan will keep a record of all Adventure Flight Reports submitted. (Pilots Name/Date flown and name of the Adventure Flight) This information will be used for awarding "Adventure Flight Pins"
Any problems with this flight, or broken links or confusion about reporting flight times, should be reported to Stan Fitzgerald.
This CAX Adventure flight was created using x-plane version 9.00 Beta-24 but should work in version 8.64 as well.
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Stan Fitzgerald, Adventure Flights --Last Updated: 03/04/2008 02:51 PM