MFS0022 US East Coast - Florida

Welcome to Florida. In this excursion we continue our journey from Key West Florida. This is a start of a new series exploring the entire Atlantic or Eastern Seaboard from Florida, northward along the east coast of the US and into Canada. 

The Atlantic seaboard watershed is a watershed of the Atlantic Ocean in eastern North America along the Atlantic Canada (Maritimes) coast south of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence Watershed, and the East Coast of the United States north of the Kissimmee River watershed of Lake Okeechobee basin in the central Florida Peninsula.

The continental area east of the Appalachian Mountains and highlands to the north and south is demarcated on the south by drainage to the Lake Okeechobee basin (which drains both westward to the Gulf and eastward to ocean), the Eastern Continental Divide (ECD) to the west, and the Saint Lawrence divide to the north. US physiographic regions of this watershed are the Atlantic Plain and the Appalachian Mountains & Highlands.

In this trip we follow the coastal areas of the” Keys”to Miami then follow the Atlantic coast northward to Jacksonville. (And taking with a slight diversion inland on the way to visit Orlando, Florida: home of Disney’s Magic Kingdom).

This excursion covers 761 nm in 15 legs.

The Excursion:

This is intended to be a low level flight excursion. The legs are short and scenic..   

Aircraft:
These are all land runways and some of the legs are not very long so a lighter aircraft/helo will do. Speed is best around 100-130 kts to be able to enjoy the site seeing aspect. Either single or twin will fit the bill but as always, please feel free to use your craft of your choosing from the fleet.
Will perhaps run a cub or C172 in this trip as all legs are under 60 nm.  
 
SIM:
MSFS, FSX, P3D,

Time/Weather:
If possible try live time and live weather. If not possible set your own weather and time parameters and enjoy the scenery.  (Dawn or Dusk are the nicest times to fly and can yield very pretty and interesting lighting effects).

Add-on Scenery:
Refer to the Add-on Scenery folder in the tour download. (None mandatory)

Tour download for this MFC0022 excursion is available from the download section and contains documentation, flight plans (.pln) for FSX/P3D/MSFS and LNM.

Additionally, have prepared sky-vector maps (links) for each flight leg for those seeking a greater navigational challenge in negotiating the route by way of dead reckoning and marking position/landmarks.

Refer to the flight plan and Cigar Box notes for intermediate stopover locations.

Tour Landings: Max landing rate is -600fpm or under for all landings.