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United Kingdom Island Hopper Piloting Skills Tour
This is the first of a brand new type of tour, which the GB Division has developed for the IVAO community. The new "Pilot Skills" division Tour badge will be awarded to pilots successfully completing the tour, but be warned, this tour is a harder challenge than our other tours.
With the Pilot Skills tour you must be able to fly both VFR and IFR, and fly a number of different types of aircraft. It is the pilots responsibility to select and fly an aircraft that is appropriate to the leg in the real world. You will not be allowed to take advantage of badly simulated flight models, you must pick a suitable aircraft for the leg, and pick a suitable route and flight regime. Failure to do so will mean your legs will not be validated.
With this tour you will visit all of the Islands that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and which have a serviceable airfield on them. No supersonic flights are permitted, however you are free to select any suitable aircraft for the legs. All charts are available at the UK AIS web site (for which we provide a free log in), and you are advised to check the Aerodrome data to determine the suitability of your aircraft before take off.
The legs
There are 27 legs. Click here to view leg details.
Charts:
- AIP Aerodromes (opens new window)
- If you encounter any difficulties do not hesitate to contact a staff member.
Important Notes:
The Pilot Skills badge will only be awarded to those pilots who complete the tour with fewer than 5 legs being rejected because of pilot error. Pilots who complete the tour with more than 5 rejected legs will receive the division tour award but not the Pilot Skills award.
Any VFR legs must be flown in daylight. In the UK, VFR flights are NOT permitted during the hours of darkness (Darkness being 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise). Any legs flown during this time must have "Simulating Daylight" written in the flightplan comments. Failure to do so will result in those legs being rejected.
