Simviation Forum - Bush Flying in Bolivia : The Death Road

Jan 4^th, 2010 at 9:12am

ShaneG Offline
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I'm going to start flying around Bolivia , after some inspiration from Top Gear of course, and I will be kicking off the trip in La Paz and following Highway 3, better known as the Death road. Wink

Wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Road

Area in Google Earth (Death Road is the yellow line):

Area in FS9 w/ addon mesh (Red flight route follows road) :

FS map superimposed on top of the Google image:

After this hop, there really isn't a planned route, the plan is to simply meet up a few times a week, and see where we wind up, while exploring places we've probably never been to before. Cool

When: Monday - Friday @ 2pm Est / 5pm(?) Gmt

Where : fs.netfrag.org

Planes: You can fly whatever you feel is a suitable bush plane for the area, I'll be using a C150, it's very slow, and takes a while to get to altitude in this region ( knowing your mixture is important here), but it allows for such a scenic trip, in an area made for sight seeing. Wink

Also, it's much easier to land in the middle of nowhere when you can't find an airport. Cheesy

Hope to see you around Bolivia soon.

« Last Edit: Jan 4^th, 2010 at 2:25pm by ShaneG »

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Reply #1 - Jan 4^th, 2010 at 9:32am

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...looks interesting, Shane!...

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...but I am going to try it at a more sociable time of the DAY!... Grin

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Off to La Paz (El Alto Intl SLLP) in my C150 Aerobat, wearing my Bolivian Bonnet... Kiss

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Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004...FS Navigator... Cool

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Highway 3. La Paz to Trinidad (Bolivia)...a vary scary road!... Shocked

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P.S. ..don't be fooled by your Altimeter!...you are starting off at 15,000+ Feet ASL!
Had to revert to my Beech Baron 58....the Baby Cessna couldn't cope with 20,000+ Feet ASL...not enough Oxygen for my Carb!.... Grin

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The scary Highway 3 bit ends at Rio Yacuma!

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Reply #2 - Jan 4^th, 2010 at 11:16am

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I just did the hop in my C150, you just have to get the mixture right, and keep a nice steady climb till you get to the peak. Wink

The speed was never high, and neither was the RPMs, but she did OK.
Here's a few shots of the trip.

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/SG_FS9_038.jpg

Lots of scary looking drops, if you're in a car. Shocked

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Reply #3 - Jan 4^th, 2010 at 11:26am

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Well done Shane.... Wink

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Lovely Pics!

I'm afraid I Chickened out, and swapped over to my Beech Baron after seriously running out of Oxygen and Airspeed in my '150.... Roll Eyes

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I'm not used to such high altitudes in my Baby Cessna!...(Santa Barbara is quite close to Sea Level)..... Grin

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Paul.... Grin

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...spotted you on-line... Wink

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Reply #4 - Jan 4^th, 2010 at 11:50am

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Flying that Death road is fun ofcourse, but why don't you just download a car and drive it?

I'm going to do just that...

Carlo Wink

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Reply #5 - Jan 4^th, 2010 at 12:16pm

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Quote:

Flying that Death road is fun ofcourse, but why don't you just download a car and drive it?

I'm going to do just that...

Carlo Wink

I always find that the Road surface is rather obscure (blurry) when at ground level in the Sim, and its difficult to see the edges of the road, although I have "driven" the route taken by the Car (Denis Weaver) and Truck, in the Film "Duel" by Stephen Steilberg, from LA, Santa Clarita, en-route to Palmdale through the San Bernardino Mountains, (Soledad Canyon Road).

Good luck, Carlo..... Sim V Air Rescue will be on hand... Wink

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Paul... Grin

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Reply #6 - Jan 4^th, 2010 at 12:19pm

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I'll honk the horn if I am in need of any rescue attempts...

Carlo Wink

(beep, beep...)

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Reply #7 - Jan 4^th, 2010 at 1:06pm

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I wonder how the Catalina would do in these circumstances!

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Reply #8 - Jan 4^th, 2010 at 1:11pm

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I wonder how the Catalina would do in these circumstances!

The length of Wings will exceed the width of the road, Sean.... Wink

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Not recommended. Will annoy other Drivers.

Paul.... Grin

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