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Feb 24th, 2009 at 5:49am

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SimV's server now has a hoplist!! Cool

It is currently set in Hawaii, and will take you through the various islands, but is being expanded to take you on a tour through the South Pacific islands and into, and around Australia.

There are no annoying, constantly repeating, reminder messages here, so nothing to distract those who are not interested in this feature.

To access and start the hop, just type: ?hop  into the chat box while online, and it'll tell you what to do from there. Wink

This will be a work in progress for a little while, so if there are any special routes in this area you would like to see included in the future, please feel free to post them here. Smiley

Thanks, and enjoy! Smiley

Shane
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Reply #1 - Feb 24th, 2009 at 9:25pm

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Sounds great, hopefully we'll see more online participation now.
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Reply #2 - Feb 24th, 2009 at 10:30pm
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Great.

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Reply #3 - Feb 24th, 2009 at 10:45pm

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Sweeeet! I have been waiting for this for a while. I usually hang around other servers with hops but I'll be back at Simv now! Grin Smiley
 
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Reply #4 - Feb 25th, 2009 at 1:09am

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Great work Shane!  I'll be sure to check this out
 
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Reply #5 - Feb 25th, 2009 at 3:24pm

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HOP LIST UPDATE




The Southern Pacific part of the hop has been added.

This hop list will consist of three main parts, two of which are now complete.




The first: A tour of the Hawaiian Islands that starts and ends at Honolulu Intl.
 
NOTE FOR THIS SECTION: This part of the hop is suited for smaller types of aircraft, but most commercial jets should have no problems.




The second: Starts when you arrive back at Honolulu and begins the Pacific Island hopping, and ends at Sydney, Australia.

NOTE FOR THIS SECTION: The distance in these hops is quite large and is geared more for commercial jets and fast fighters.
Only the truly brave should attempt these in a Cessna or similar type of small aircraft. Wink

(Many thanks to SeanTK for the help in assembling this route. Smiley )



The third : This is where the tour of Australia will start. It begins at Sydney and will explore  various strips around the circumference of the Island Continent. (STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION)


Please feel free to add comments and suggestions for routes to be added in the future. Wink

Cheers, and enjoy!

ShaneG
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Reply #6 - Feb 26th, 2009 at 1:25pm
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Shane, what the biggest distance between 2 hops? Would a DC-3 be able to make it?

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Reply #7 - Feb 26th, 2009 at 1:47pm

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The longest distance would be 1,265nm between Johnston Atoll and Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands. So the DC should have no problems.

After that monster, the longest is 713nm and the shortest is 391nm, and the rest average in between those.

There are 12 hops in the Pacific part. And each hop has a nice little island cluster to explore in between hops if you so choose. Smiley


We tried to get a good mix in this hop so everyone could enjoy it. Wink

The Austrialian part of the hop list won't involve such large distances for the most part. Unless we go for a nonstop return to Hawaii! Grin Wink

Enjoy, and feel free to make any suggestions to improve it. Smiley
 
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Reply #8 - Feb 26th, 2009 at 2:12pm
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1265nm? Time to find a nice, fast but small jet...

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Reply #9 - Feb 26th, 2009 at 5:07pm

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Just an update for part three of the hop. I've got the route all worked out now. The Australian part of the tour will be composed of 103 hops completely navigating the outer perimeter of the continent including some stops in Tasmania. It starts when you land in Sydney from the Pacific Hop and ends when you get back to Sydney. To complete the hop list will require some special nerve and endurance though. Wink

The final leg of the hop is a monster nonstop flight from Sydney back to Honolulu where it all began. Smiley


A special consideration: This tour of Australia was conceived with the FTX (payware for FSX) and VOZ 1.8(Freeware for FS9) addons in mind, so those who have these addons will get a special treat flying into different major and minor airports all throughout the country. Smiley

This part of the hop list should be added before anyone makes it to Sydney, however if you get there before I announce it's completion you may want to wait to complete the flight that takes you into Sydney. Wink

This hop list is a beast and should keep everyone busy for quite some time. Major kudos to the first to complete it. Cool
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Reply #10 - Feb 27th, 2009 at 6:36pm

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Nice work Shane...almost finished all the Hawaiian hops (see freeware forum Wink )

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Reply #11 - Feb 27th, 2009 at 6:41pm

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Reply #12 - Feb 27th, 2009 at 7:09pm

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Glad to see people enjoying this! Smiley

I just finished the Hawaiian hop tonight. Next up is a nice long 713 mile hop from Honolulu to Johnston Atoll. Shocked

Sounds like a job for the Concorde! Grin Wink


EDIT: The hoplist has been updated and now goes all the way to Perth.

         The rest should be up in a couple of days. Smiley
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Reply #13 - Mar 2nd, 2009 at 6:24am

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Finally i have fats net so i can download VOZ yay Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy. I shall attempt the longest hop in my cessna 182s Cheesy,I Might fall asleep so yeah... Grin
 
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Reply #14 - Mar 2nd, 2009 at 3:03pm

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Here is a list of the scenery files for FS9 to use with the Pacific part of the tour. These should be available on most major sites. (Thanks to SeanTK for compiling this list. Smiley)

*Honolulu*

honov5.zip


*Johnston Atoll*

dbwsimjohnston04.zip


*Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands*

dbwsimmajuro05.zip


*Kosrae, Micronesia*

dbwsimkos05.zip


*Tarawa, Kiribati*

kiribati005_177822.zip


*Nauru*

nauru005.zip


*Solomon Islands*

NONE - But there is mesh available

   pacificsrtm1.zip

   pacificsrtm2.zip



*Port Vila, Vanuatu*

portvila.zip



*Nadi, Fiji*

fiji.zip

   fijgufx.zip



*New Caledonia*

http://dl.free.fr/getfile.pl?file=/LOS5aqAS/tontouta.zip

Click on "Telecharger ce fichier" in small text near the middle of the page.



*Norfolk Island*

I need to see if VOZ includes it, but if not:

norfolk_island_ysnf_2007.zip



*Lorde Howe Island*

VOZ 1.8



*Sydney and beyond:*

VOZ 1.8
 
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Reply #15 - Mar 2nd, 2009 at 6:07pm

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Others may already know of this, but I just noticed it today:

http://cockpit.netfrag.org:81/User999.html

Nice way to keep track of where you are in relation to others on the trip. Wink
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Reply #16 - Jun 17th, 2009 at 3:04pm

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I've just finished the Hop List!!  Smiley

It is now tested bug free, and is 107 hops long, and ends in Sydney. Cool

Good luck to everyone who is flying it, quite a few of you are getting close to the end now.  Smiley


Enjoy! Smiley


Maybe down the road, we'll make it go around the world. Grin Wink


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Reply #17 - Sep 25th, 2009 at 11:43pm

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How many hops are gonna make me go mach 4 in ma F-18 Roll Eyes

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Reply #18 - Feb 2nd, 2010 at 7:53am

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The Hop list is going to be changing soon, so anyone who is still wanting to finish the current version should do so quickly.  Wink


The new one is not going to be near as world encompassing as the current iteration, focusing more on one landmass, and the complete exploration of it.

More info coming soon!  Smiley
 
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