So I've now come up with a tentative plan for the F1 2023 season. For 2023, it's not going to be some rich boy's private jet jaunt, this year will be the (mostly) Airbus tourist version. I'll be using the following criteria:
- Starting and ending from Kingsford Smith Airport (YSSY).
- Look up available tourist flights online to get to the closest city to the next race.
- Apply the following flight distance to aircraft range rule:
- Up to 3000nm - FlyByWire A320 Neo (freeware mod)
- 3000 to 5000nm - MSFS/iniBuilds A310-300 (included free in 40th anniversary update for everyone)
- 5000nm plus - Headwinds A330-900 (freeware mod) Will need to sub in the Boeing 787 or 747 for these ranges.
- A suitable Euro summer holiday for the summer break. Ibiza? Greek Islands? Where are the Euro's going for summer?
- Occasionally do a touristy helicopter flight around the track or local attractions in the Airbus H135 helicopter (freeware mod)
All planes are quite complex, so I'm going to be spending some time to learn how to use them. After seeing some reviews of the A330-900 mod, I have decided that I'll go with the more mature 787-10 and 747-8i mods for the very long range legs.
Mods can be found here:
FBW A32NX (A320-neo) -
https://flightsim.to/file/8486/flybywire-a32nx
Headwinds A330-900 -
https://flightsim.to/file/18198/airbus- ... conversion (Turns out this mod isn't really ready enough)
HPG Airbus H135 Helicopter -
https://flightsim.to/file/8970/airbus-h ... er-project
Heavy Division Boeing B78XH (787-10 inprovement mod):
https://hdsimulations.com/downloads/
Salty Simulations 74S (787-8i Improvement mod): Available through the FBW Installer, linked in the A32NX mod page above.
If folks are interested I can run a thread here somewhere to track progress.
(EDIT - Need to disregard the A330 mod. Will use the the built-in Boeing 787-10 or 747-8i for the really long range, but will use suitable improvement mods for them)