Adventure in the Serengeti - Charter Pilot in Serengeti National Park
Here is a trip with challenges for real bush pilots, i.e. increased level of difficulty. Land on runways somewhere in the terrain, rescue a climber on the glacier of Kilimanjaro and cope with system failures. Watch herds of elephants on their way through the wilderness, track down poachers and more. The plane will be loaded differently at the airfields, which will affect how it flies.
As perhaps in real life, you are an amateur pilot who takes on all sorts of assignments for the Serengeti National Park Authority while on vacation so that some money comes into the vacation coffers on the side. The journey starts at Seronera Airstrip, the primary airfield of the Serengeti National Park and will bring you back here in the end.
Specification:
- You are flying the Pilatus PC 6 from MS, which can be exchanged for the pay ware version with little effort. You can find instructions in the exchange file. Alternatively, the MissinChanger from BuffyGC can be used. Because of the loading points I would not recommend any other aircraft.
- The flight distance is 617 nm, with 13 legs.
- MULTILINGUAL: The trip is machine translated into all MSFS languages except Chinese and Japanese. Therefore, there may be errors in the translation. If anyone knows a better translation, please send it to me. The basic language is German.
- There is no GPS heading. Use the ICAO identifiers of the airfields in the G 1000 to navigate.
- Weather is user selectable. Live weather is preset.
- The button "Load and refuel" is only available at airports with refueling station.
- Turn off engine and battery and apply the handbrake to finish the flight.
- Use ATC if you like.
- The empty airfields have been upgraded a bit with buildings and other things. Many thanks to the creator, who does not want to be named here.
Have fun flying and always safe landings,
Koschi
Helpful tips:
- Sometimes the trip does not end. This can be due to the following reasons:
On grass runways, the airfield often has no additional area to register the landing. In this case, stay on the grass runway and finish the flight there.
Go to the main menu after each finished leg and then start the next leg. There is one exception, after landing on Kilimanjaro: do not go back to the main menu here, but continue the next flight by clicking 2x on "Continue". - Since SU11, the simulator does not save the progress in time intervals anymore, but only after a waypoint has been flown over. To avoid having to start over after a crash landing, empty waypoints are inserted - about 10 NM before the next destination.
Recommended addons:
Seronera Airstrip, Serengeti, Tanzania by benshares
Created with BushTripInjector by BuffyGC.
Abenteuer in der Serengeti – Charterpilot im Serengeti-Nationalpark
Hier ein Trip mit Herausforderungen für echte Bush-Piloten, also erhöhtem Schwierigkeitsgrad. Lande auf Pisten irgendwo im Gelände, rette einen Bergsteiger auf dem Gletscher des Kilimandscharo und werde dabei auch noch mit Systemausfällen fertig. Beobachte Elefantenherden auf ihrem Weg durch die Wildnis, komme Wilderern auf die Spur und einiges mehr. Das Flugzeug wird an den Flugplätzen unterschiedlich beladen sein, was sich auf das Flugverhalten auswirken wird.
Wie vielleicht auch im richtigen Leben, bist du ein Hobbypilot, der in seinem Urlaub alle möglichen Aufträge für die Serengeti-National-Park-Behörde annimmt, damit nebenbei noch etwas Geld in die Urlaubskasse kommt. Die Reise beginnt am Seronera Airstrip, dem primären Flugplatz des Serengeti National Parks und wird dich am Ende auch wieder hierher zurückführen.
Spezifikation:
- Du fliegst mit der Pilatus PC 6 von MS, die mit geringem Aufwand gegen die Payware-Version ausgetauscht werden kann. Eine Anleitung dazu findest du in der Exchange-Datei. Alternativ kann der MissinChanger von BuffyGC verwendet werden. Wegen der Beladungspunkte würde ich kein anderes Flugzeug empfehlen.
- MULTILINGUAL: Der Trip ist in alle Sprachen des MSFS maschinell übersetzt, außer chinesisch und japanisch. Daher können in der Übersetzung Fehler auftreten. Wer eine bessere Übersetzung weiß, kann sie mir bitte schicken. Die grundlegende Sprache ist Deutsch.
- Die Flugdistanz beträgt 617 nm, mit 13 Etappen.
- Es gibt keinen GPS-Kurs. Nutze die ICAO-Kennungen der Flugplätze im G 1000 zum Navigieren.
- Das Wetter ist frei wählbar. Live-Wetter ist voreingestellt.
- Der Button „Beladen und Tanken“ ist nur auf Flughäfen mit Tankstelle verfügbar.
- Stelle Motor und Batterie ab und ziehe die Handbremse an, um den Flug beenden zu können.
- Nutze ATC, wenn du magst.
- Die leeren Flugplätze wurden durch Gebäude und andere Dinge etwas aufgewertet. Vielen Dank an den Kreator, der hier nicht genannt werden möchte.
Viel Freude beim Fliegen und immer sichere Landungen,
Koschi
Hilfreiche Tipps:
- Manchmal beendet sich der Trip nicht. Das kann folgende Ursachen haben:
Auf Grasbahnen hat der Flugplatz oft keine zusätzliche Fläche, um die Landung zu registrieren. Bleibe dann auf der Grasbahn stehen und beende dort den Flug.
Gehe nach jedem beendeten Leg ins Hauptmenü und starte dann das nächste Leg. Es gibt eine Ausnahme, nach der Landung auf dem Kilimandscharo: Gehe hier nicht ins Hauptmenü zurück, sondern setze den nächsten Flug fort, indem du 2x auf "Weiter" klickst. - Der Simulator speichert den Fortschritt seit SU11 nicht mehr in Zeitabständen, sondern nur noch, nachdem ein Wegpunkt überflogen wurde. Um nach einer Bruchlandung nicht von vorne beginnen zu müssen, sind - etwa 10 NM vor dem nächsten Ziel - leere Wegpunkte eingefügt.
FlyingAxx
Hi Koschi,
My journey ended at HTWK as when trying to set up the next leg the plane was parked way off the runway, surrounded from bush and trees. The was no way getting out there without crashing sooner or later. I've tried compiling the airport, having it's ARP just centered on the runway - without avail. Likely I can help myself when looking into your project files, but I think it would be better updating your package.
BTW, I love specifically this Bush Trip as I can remember this area quite well, of course not all destinations. Well, we took public buses and and some guided tours. Actually, I would have included the Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara as both places where most impressive (despite the double peaks of Uhuru and Mawensi, of course).
EDIT: It works this way (changed it in your .FLT-file twice, at line 116 and 176):
Waypoint.8=AG, HTWK, , West-Kilimandscharo, A, S3° 03' 20.33", E36° 59' 56.29", +008500.00,
ADE told me those coordinates for the middle of the runway:
LAT: -3.05564727634192, LON: 36.9989682734013 (E)
Hope it helps.
Koschi author
Hello FlyingAxx,
you have caused double joy with me.
1. because you like the trip so much,
2. because you could help yourself.
Before SU 11, it was the case that the aircraft took off from where you left it. Now, when you return to the main menu after a leg, the plane is in front of the runway and sometimes in a bush or tree. This bug is known and should perhaps be fixed with the next update.
https://devsupport.flightsimulator.com/questions/12357/bug-spanwing-position-bushtrips-leg-2.html
Many greetings from the German east coast,
Koschi
2 years ago
romeokilo
Hi Koschi,
Just wanted to let you know I successfully competed all of the legs! Your tips for the Moshi leg worked. That was a real challenge, and it gave me the opportunity to learn how to handle that situation.
I really liked this bush trip. The story and added twists made it very enjoyable.
Looking forward to the Mississippi River bush trip. That's in my part of the world!
Thanks again.
RK
Kebra67
Hi,
Is there something special to do to use a language different than "german"? I tried several things but nothing changes, always german...
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
Kebra67
Koschi author
Many thanks for the tip Kebra67. I would not have noticed that otherwise. The translations were not included during compilation. Now it should work. Download the package again, unpack it and overwrite the previously unpacked files with it. Flights already started can be continued with it.
2 years ago
romeokilo
Hi Koschi,
I'm really enjoying this bush flight. Having a story to along with the flights adds a nice touch. As do the "surprises"!
But I'm stuck right now on leg 9 to Moshi. I've landed several times onto the runway but can't trigger the trip end. And once there I can't move around to try and find the right spot. Do you have any suggestions on how to trigger the completion? Is there any way to bypass or modify this leg so that I can continue?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
RK
Koschi author
The problem is well known. It is a bug in MSFS. It occurs on different types of aircraft, on different airfields, and unfortunately there is no effective solution for it yet. Have you tried the things under the heading "That might be helpful" on this page?
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I have just updated the notes on the page.
One more tip: repeat the flight from the West Kilimanjaro airfield. Do not go back to the main menu after landing on the summit.
2 years ago
romeokilo
If you've gotten stuck after a bad ending of a leg, try starting the previous flight but then exiting. That has worked for me to reset the start of the next trip. that way you don't have to fly the entire trip.
ECPatterson
I really wanted to like this bush trip but I’ve had just too many problems. The flight plan is amazing (that long leg across the valley to the foot of Kilimanjaro is magical) and made me discover a totally new landscape which is remarkably well rendered in MSFS. The custom events and scripting also made for an altogether new experience.
The problems started when I had to restart that long leg because my arrival at West Kilimanjaro was marked by a failure (a not enough fuel message when landing??). On the leg after, I crashed when landing at KILI (because of the reverse thrust bug in MSFS) and once I reloaded, I was in mid-air 3000 feet below summit altitude with the Pilatus not wanting to power up past 12 NG whatever I tried and, of course, refusing to climb back up. I don’t know if that was a scripted failure or just an MSFS bug. MSFS won’t let me restart that leg so that I can try again, and I won’t be redoing the preceding 1-hour leg a third time, which is the only option available at this point. (I was also getting major lag around KILI in VR, which I suspect is due to the custom airstrip and lights, but that was not a game-stopper).
Finally, I’m continuing the trip using the flight plan only, but I’m missing the story and the custom events. :"(
Thanks for the effort for making something so original. I won’t leave a rating though because I don’t know what part of my troubles is due to the custom scripting and which part is due to MSFS bush trip wonkiness.
Koschi author
Hello ECPatterson,
oh, I'm sorry to hear that. But you are not the first one who has to struggle with this problem. You have to repeat the flight from Ndutu (HTNO) so that all triggers are active again. Backup the SAVE files before takeoff, as described in "That might be helpful" and then always before starting a new leg. Landing on Kili is not easy. Maybe practice once before?
Good luck, Koschi
2 years ago
Ritchy61
Bin die erste Stecke geflogen. Motor aus, Parkbremse an. Aber es geht nicht weiter
Koschi author
Batterie? Stell Dich mal cold&dark auf die Landebahn.
3 years ago
romeokilo
Hi, I'm having trouble ending the first leg. Where is the front of the two park ranger buildings? These are the two small structures, not the two quonset hut hangers? I've tried different positions but no luck.
Does it matter if I stop the engine by shutting off the fuel or use the cut off lever? I tried both. I turned off both the External Power and Battery/Bus 1 switches.
Do I need to do something to drop off the guenons?
I have also set the handbrake.
What am I missing? Thanks for any help you can offer, I'm looking forward to finish the whole mission.
Thanks! RK
Koschi author
Hi RK,
did you try to shut down the leg on the runway? Use the key combination Ctrl + Shift + E to shut down the machine. You don't have to do anything to drop people or material. This is done automatically as soon as the leg is finished.
I wish you a happy new year.
3 years ago
romeokilo
I struggled for some time trying to get this to show up in MSFS, found this tip on another bush trip provider, thanks 8bitgamerdad!
"MSFS made a small change with the latest version with MSFS. All 3rd-party bush trips can now be found in Activities -> Custom Content. You'll need to scroll all the way to the right of the Activities screen to see that option."