Welcome to Jurassic Park!
Yes, you're the pilot enlisted to fly the board of directors to the newly-constructed Jurassic Park. They have arrived at Juan Santamaria Intl Airport, Costa Rica
(MROC). You will fly them to Puerto Jimenez - Puntarenas (MRPJ), that last small airstrip before venturing out across the Pacific Ocean to Isla Nublar.
Ok, it's actually Isla Coiba National Park, Panama - but Isla Nublar doesn't really exist.
While MROC Intl airport can handle most any aircraft, and MRPJ is a respectable 2716 ft. long runway, the dirt strip at Isla Nublar can't handle much above
the Cessna Grand Caravan. I find the Kodiak works very nice for all legs of this flight. Fast enough to not make the flights too tedious, yet nimble
enough to get in and out of Isla Nublar.
This adventure works best with P3d -v4 and with FTX Global/Vector, but will work also with default FSX/P3d sims. Higher-end systems will work better at
handling the concentrated scenery at the park.
***UPDATE***
Jurassic Park has become so popular that it has had some improvements done. The airport has been updated, and will now show in your sim's airport
listing as airport Jurassic Park (ISNU). You can now set a gps track to is as part of a normal flight plan, or if you wish, set your ADF radio to
the Jurassic Park's NDB frequency of 312.0 and find your way there the old fashioned way. Note that there's a 75-mile limit to the NDB so you may
need to dead-reckon from your origin airport until you pick up the frequency.
The airport and the park has now been equipped with night lighting so you can safely make night landings there, and the park is lit up at night now
so it's equally fun to explore it during the day, dusk and night. You'll note that a couple of the dinosaurs are more active this time (one might say
'animated'), as is the worker helping get the cage out of the plane parked on the ramp. Additionally, there's now water access to the park - with a pier
and large shipping vessel dropping off supplies.
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[Flight# AP111 (MROC-MRPV)] Jurassic Park Adventure
(MROC-MRPJ-ISNU-MRPJ-MRPV) (Approx 223 nm to the park and 118 nm return trip)
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Aircraft: Bush aircraft no larger than Cessna Grand Caravan
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Weather: Your choice - but I would suggest clear.
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Time: Daytime - This is no place to be wondering around in the dark.
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Scenario:
Bring the board of directors to the park, show them the sites (help by taking pictures to document this wonder of science and nature). Touring the park
is done best with either the vehicle or walking person addons that were created for the simulators, but the paths are wide enough to accommodate most
aircraft capable of landing at the island. I find EZDok Camera addon is a wonderful way of hopping out of my plane to explore and photograph the various
scenes, but you can drive your plane through the fences to get a better look too if it's the only or easiest way for you.
After touring the park, fly them back along a similar route, but landing this time at Tobia Bolano Intl, San Jose (MRPV) as your final destination.
On January 14, 1993, the Galeras Volcano (Colombia), erupted suddenly and unexpectedly - killing six volcanologists and three tourists.
Seven others on the volcano at the time of the eruption survived. Recommended books:
Surviving Galeras
and
No Apparent Danger
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[Flight# AP112] Rescue flight from Alfonso Bonilla Aragon Intl Airport to the volcano and back again.
(SKCL-VGAL-SKCL) (Approx 152 nm round-trip)
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Aircraft:Bush Aircraft (capable of landing on a spit of land near the crater of the volcano.
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Weather: Your choice - but I would suggest clear.
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Time: Around noon - The actual eruption occurred at 1:43pm.
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Scenario:
You are with Air Rescue based at Alfonso Bonilla Aragon Intl Airport, Colombia (SKCL). You've received reports that an eruption of Galeras is imminent.
A group of volcanologists and a few tourists are currently at the crater of the active Colombian volcano.
Take off from SKCL and fly to the volcano (waypoint VGAL on the included flight plan). The people are at a basecamp located near the crater of
the volcano. Approaching the volcano on a 300-degree heading with the crater just to your right, and near the top crater will line you up
with the basecamp and landing area. This is an unmarked landing area - just a flattened area barely large enough to set down a bush plane and pick up survivors. Look for the tent and
survivors waving you in.
Once you've picked up your survivors and grabbed a few pics for your album, return to SKCL where your survivors can get the necessary medical
treatment.