Description
This flight is far more than your typical bush trip. It recreates the first London to Australia flight made in 1919--a distance of more than 14,000 miles. It is considered one of the greatest achievements in aviation history.
The team flew a Vickers Vimy, piloted by Ross Smith, with his brother Keith Smith as co-pilot and navigator, and Jim Bennett and Wally Shiers as mechanics. That original flight took nearly a month.
As you fly, be sure to read the companion PDF document with more details of their trip, including historical photos and links to historical documents.
Some notes on this bush trip:
- The trip is long. 14,000 miles long. It will take many days to complete.
- The adventure is split into four different bush trips: (1) London to Cairo, (2) Cairo to Calcutta, (3) Calcutta to Singapore, and (4) Singapore to Adelaide. They will show up under Activities/Custom Content. Note that FS2020 doesn't always put them in numerical order.
- The main download file contains the four bushtrips, plus a folder of PDFs with historic photos and a more detailed description of the historical flight. I strongly encourage you to read the PDF as you fly along.
- There is a secondary, optional download file containing a Flightbook, automatically created by BushTripInjector. It describes the specific waypoints used during the flight.
- For the most part, the descriptions of each leg should be clear enough for you to find the next waypoint. There are a few legs that are intentionally difficult to navigate, such as a 260 mile leg over much of France, where the Vimy was flying in between cloud layers and could only navigate with dead reckoning for several hours. With clear skies, you will have a much easier time.
- The default aircraft for the trip is a Savage Cub, so it has similar navigation abilities to the Vimy: a compass, an air speed indicator, an inclinometer, and a clock. The Cub has a slightly higher cruising speed, a higher operational ceiling, but a shorter range. Unlike the Vimy, the Cub has the luxury of an enclosed cockpit. See below for details about how to change the default aircraft.
- Because of the shorter range, you will need to stop and refuel on some of the longer legs of the bush trip. If you land at an airfield where fuel is available, the "fuel" toolbar icon will appear for you to add fuel. Alternatively, you can assign a button or keystroke to the "Repair and Refuel" action which you can use at any time.
- A few airstrips were created specifically for this bush trip, including the starting location at Brooklands near London (where the Vimy was outfitted for the trip), and the first destination at Hounslow Heath (the official start of the race). All of the custom airstrips made for this bush trip have runway lights, to try to make them easier to locate. The navigation log also offers guidance for how to find them.
- The bush trip and accompanying documents are machine translated into several languages.
- Weather defaults to clear skies, but can be changed for a more challenging adventure.
Hints:
- Use maps to give yourself a sense of where you are going and what you are looking for. The navigation log has screenshots at most waypoints to help you find your way.
- Think like a 1919 pilot with limited navigation aids. Plan to follow rivers, roads, and railroads--but make sure you are following the correct one. Fly up valleys and over mountain passes, rather than take direct routes.
- If you get lost, there are plenty of opportunities to find your way again. If you are trying to find a city on a coastline, turn and find the coast first, and then look for the city.
- Sometimes, the simulator doesn't reset the time of day when you begin a new leg. This will cause you to run out of daylight on some legs. After you complete a leg, if you "Return to Main Menu" (instead of "Continue"), the next leg will start in the morning.
If you would like to change the aircraft for the bush trip (because you want something faster or with autopilot), you can use the MissionChanger program from BuffyGC.
Created with BushTripInjector by BuffyGC.
Special thanks to BuffyGC and the BushTripInjector community for answering questions and offering guidance.
Suggestions for improvement to these bush trips are welcome.
There are several add-on sceneries to consider, but none are required:
London to Cairo:
Brooklands Museum, UK ( including airfield ) by mgh65
Viaduc de Ventabren by jeremy160189
Vesuvio by longastrino
Port of Naples cranes fix by Nimic
Aix TGV - L'arbois by jeremy160189
Cannes: Hôtels de la Croisette and Château de la Napoule by mv46
Château de Châteauneuf-du-Pape by mv46
Ibn Tulun Mosque, Cairo, Egypt by SUdashSMD
Marina Baie des Anges by eriktu
Muhammed Ali Mosque, Cairo, EGY by SUdashSMD
Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican by sebick
Pisa Piazza dei Miracoli by WonderOfficial
Rome - Ansa del Tevere - Parco de' Medici by AntoRm
Monaco high detail new version by marktaylor
Avignon city center by wtacod30650
Avignon city, France by Comolas
Cagnes-sur-Mer city, France by Comolas
Cannes city, France by Comolas
Italy - Lerici & San Terenzo by IlParaCapo
Italy - Pisa + aeroporto by IlParaCapo
Lyon by Thalixte
Lyon city by AdrianL
Monaco by marktaylor
Monte Carlo (French Riviera) by Olmecslayer
Napoli - Da Mergellina a Villa Volpicelli by Lucio Sergio Barelli
Napoli - Da Santa Lucia a Mergellina by Lucio Sergio Barelli
Napoli - Naples, the harbour by Lucio Sergio Barelli
Napoli - Naples; Secondigliano, Casavatore e Scampia by Lucio Sergio Barelli
Napoli - Posillipo e Nisida by Lucio Sergio Barelli
Napoli: Zona ospedaliera by Angelokade
Nice, France by Thalixte
Pisa by RazorRay
pisa by slasko79
Porto Venere by IlParaCapo & Mauro Melone
Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, Alpes Maritimes, France by comolas
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat city, France by Comolas
Cairo to Calcutta
India Gate by Viks
Mazar-E-Quaid Add-On Karachi by Syed Arbaz Rasheed
Bodhgaya by san
Calcutta to Singapore
Shwe Dagon Pagoda by ClemensFellner
Wat Arun by san
Bangkok Scenery by zinorules
Ipoh by Brandon
Singapore Downtown by EnjoyItFly
Singapore Changi Airport (WSSS) (Accurate Taxiways and Gates) by exocet_falling
Singapore Changi International Airport [WSSS] by ams7880
Singapore to Adelaide
ANZAC Bridge Sydney
Sydney Harbour Bridge (3) by
Three Sisters by c64orinoco
Aeronoms - Semarang Landmark for MSFS2020 by Aeronoms
Google Map -Supertree Grove Singapore by demotyken
IKEA Tempe/Sydney Airport by jarvoss
istiqlal mosque - jakarta by zibedvai
Parkes observatory by droide
Sydney Tower Eye (2) by
The National Monument - Monas by zibedvai
Adelaide CBD - Low Poly by High_Frame_Rates
Singapore Downtown by EnjoyItFly
Surabaya Overhaul by Haykl17
Sydney by JacobTang
Barcaldine, YBAR by Shanman
Charleville, YBCV by Shanman
Cloncurry -YCCY by Shanman
RAAF Darwin Airbase - YPDN - Northern Territory - Australia by Tag21
YBCK - Blackall Airport by kliff0rd
YWTN - Winton Airport by kliff0rd
Adelaide International Airport (YPAD) by Impulse Simulations
YCMW - Camooweal Airport by kliff0rd
RAAF Air Base Point Cook - YMPC - Australia - Tag21
Frequently Asked Questions
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12 months ago
EHHL refers to Hounslow Heath, which is a historic airport that I've created specifically for this bush trip.
The runway lights are in place, but the sim has chosen to put trees in the middle of the runway.
Let me see if there's something I can do to fix this, but it is new behavior in the sim that's unexpected.
Update: I have released version 1.6.1 to address this issue.
None of the other custom airports in this trip seem to be affected.
12 months ago
almost 2 years ago
almost 2 years ago
Which version of the bush trip are you using?
Yes, the ICAO identifiers changed for Kalijati and Haliwen. I believe I fixed those in version 1.2.1, released May of 2023.
If you aren't using version 1.5 or later of the bush trip, I would recommend you download it and give it a try.
almost 2 years ago
over 2 years ago
i dont want to be tied to msfs bush trip.
thanks
over 2 years ago
All of my bush trips have the ".pln" flightplan included. (Maybe all bush trips do.) Look in, for example, MSFS.Packages\Community\bhpowell-singapore-adelaide\Missions\bhpowell\BushTrip\bhpowell-singapore-adelaide\bhpowell-singapore-adelaide.PLN
over 2 years ago
do not know if I'm the only one or if there are others like that.
not current enough after the last update?
otherwise everything is up to date!
over 2 years ago
Hi, Swissair67. I have heard no other reports of this.
I do not have a VR headset to test with.
Let's start with some obvious questions...
* Does it crash for you without VR?
* Have you disabled all other add-ons?
* What graphics card and VR headset do you have?
almost 3 years ago
I am currently on the fourth trip and have reached as far as Sydney (Kingsford Smith Intl Airport. YSSY), however the flight plan ends at that point and there are no waypoints showing for flying the last three or four legs.
It would be an enormous shame to not complete the trip. Just want to get to Adelaide. Any help greatly apprecited.
Keep up the stunning good work!
almost 3 years ago
Hmm, I'll need to check on this. I'll report back if I figure something out.
I just checked the files I uploaded. I believe all the content is there to get you all the way to Adelaide.
Can you confirm a few things?
* Are you using the latest 1.5.0 version of the bush trip?
* Do you have any custom scenery installed (specifically for Australia)? If so, can you try removing it temporarily to see if that changes things?
* Do you have the latest version of the simulator and the world update that includes Australia?
* Trip 4 (Singapore to Adelaide) should have 21 legs. Is that what you see? Leg 17 should take you from the main Sydney airport to the Richmond Military Base. If you see fewer than 21 legs, what's the last you see in the bush trip starting menu (where you choose the legs)?
almost 3 years ago
Finally I used Mission Changer to go back to the TMB930 and when I reran from YSSY there were no waypoints after Richmoind (Military), so it looks like itis an issue with the 930.
So glad that I managed to finish the trip - seen parts of the world I never imagined I ever would. Thank you once again.
almost 3 years ago
almost 3 years ago
I cant wait for the A2A Commanche to come out so I can recreate the Sheila Scott flight to Australia.
almost 3 years ago
Hi, first of all this is a great bush trip and I am really enjoying myself. However is there any way to save your current progress during a particular leg? Since most legs take upwards of 4 hours, I would like to save mid flight and continue an other time. I tried landing at a random airport in the hopes that MSFS would save this, but sadly it didn't.
almost 3 years ago
Thank you, @TipsyTapir.
My understanding is that MSFS automatically saves your progress in the cloud at each waypoint. So if you crash, for example, it should resume from the last waypoint you passed. However, I sometimes see it revert back to the beginning of the current leg--so I guess sometimes it doesn't work.
To be clear, I don't think there's any way for a user (or the bush trip) to control how MSFS saves to the cloud, and I don't know if there's a trick to getting it to work.
If you look at the changelog for this trip, you'll notice I've slowly been updating this trip to improve the NavLog descriptions. Along the way, I've also been adding a few more waypoints--especially in the long straight stretches where it's nice to know that you're still on the right path. If the MSFS save mechanism works, that should prevent the amount of time you have to backtrack when you have to quit the bush trip in the middle of a flight.
I'm coming out with an update (hopefully today) that is focused on improvements to the Australia sections of the flight, but will be doing the same for other sections of the trip as well over time.
almost 3 years ago
Okay thank you for the tip and the work you continue to put into this! I'll make sure to overfly the waypoints and hope MSFS saves it the cloud!
London to Australia Historic 1919 Flight
Experience the historic 1919 London to Australia flight, covering over 14,000 miles in a Vickers Vimy. Recreate this monumental journey split into four bush trips, each with unique challenges and historical insights. Navigate through custom airstrips and follow limited navigation aids like a 1919 pilot, with optional add-on sceneries available for a more immersive adventure.
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Version 1.6.1 updates the Hounslow Heath airport to remove vegetation that was introduced in a recent FS2020 update.
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The "loading" image for this segment has the left half of the image chopped off. Ver 1.6.0 at least. Cannot say for older releases. Disappointing as I dove back in to fly the Indonesia section before we vacation there this fall and a visual image of the route would be very nice.
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Flying towards KL the nav page says you fly over the coastal "Planes".
Still the most fun I've had with a flight simulator - very well done! Thanks.