Classic British Flight Sim

I thought I'd pop a report of my training sortie on. It's the Flying Stations Buccaneer S1. Fantastic Aircraft if you haven't already got it.

A practice strike on Prestwick was the objective using both radar and TACAN offsets. Planned on a 1:500000 aviation chart, we left Lossiemouth, entered Loch Ness over Inverness and made our way down at low level.


The first fix was visual upon exiting at the west end, and the route went down the Sound of Jura, looking for a radar fix off the southern tip of Gigha Island


The radar was adjusted to get the island in view and compared with the chart to ID it.

The radar was locked onto this and a turning point was createdwith an offset of 225 degrees at 12nm to line up for a route through a break in the hills over Campbelltown.


After turning over this point, the second offset, creating an IP was fed in, 132 degrees at 23nm. This took the aircraft though a gap in hills and to the IP.



The fix over Prestwick was found by offsetting Turnberry VOR at 34 degrees and 13.5nm (obtained from a Pooley's Guide)

The HSI was set for that and in we went. Poor weather making it a test and what do you know???


Bob's your uncle!

Thoroughly enjoyable flight, and great fun working the back seat gear

Great shots, Paul! The FS Buccaneer looks to be a superb product, and at quite a reasonable cost. The radar alone looks like it's worth the cost of admission. Another fine creation to add to my wishlist...

It's great, I've been waiting for something like this for years.

It has the ground radar which can handle offsets, you can also offset from a TACAN/VOR and it has a Doppler moving map display in the rear seat.

I'd certainly recommend it, very reasonable on price too.

I bought it when it first came out and it is a great model and thoroughly recommended

Yup.. just waiting for the S2 to become the icing on the cake

ATB
DaveB

I bought FSX just to run the Bucc

Carrier landings are fun once you get the hang of them, the radalt hold lets you get low and very fast, and the weapons system is a real gem.

TTFN

It's got a full navigator station, Doppler, Ground Radar, moving map, both VOR/TACAN and radar offsetting...

I've been wanting a navigator station for years. I'd kill for one in the Vulcan!