North Pacific Transport and Rescue operates out of Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (KYKM). As the name implies, North Pacific Transport and Rescue provides transport and rescue support services for public and private organizations in the upper northwestern United States.
As a newly hired Kodiak 100 pilot for North Pacific Transport and Rescue, you will be required to conduct two qualification flights to confirm your skills at flying VFR and IFR flights in the Kodiak 100 aircraft. You will be assigned a regular co-pilot, who will be responsible for handling all radio communications and provide you with information during your flights. But as the pilot in command, you will be responsible for “listening to, and carrying out all instructions given”, and flying the plane safely.
After the two qualifying flights, there are eight (8) job assignments you will have the opportunity to complete. A company employee document (IMPORTANT_README.pdf) is included with your package and contains information critical to performing your assignments properly. You are expected to take time to review this document before starting your career with North Pacific Transport and Rescue.
All missions were created using the BushMissionGen tool created and distributed by f99mlu.
The package has been through testing , but because this is an initial release, some issues could be encountered. The PDF file contains an email address where comments can be sent, in addition to using the comments section of the FlightSim.to web site. All constructive comments are welcomed in order to make the package better. I hope you find the add-on interesting.
NOTE: This release requires that you have the SWS Kodiak 100 Series II aircraft installed.
So yeah this is great fun, quite immersive, and well thought out. There are some nice surprises in there , which will keep you on your toes, and completing the harder assignments is quite rewarding.
That being said, there are some problems. I personally had an issue with mission failure triggering at a point where it should not. On mission 6 set your transponder to alt mode and squak 5524 after landing at the stop along the way if it happens to you. Also the final search and rescue mission said it had a waypoint in the search area, when the search area was quite a large distance from said waypoint. These are minor things though, I also hope there are some quality of life improvements. I would for example like a bit more feedback from the passengers especially in the difficult missions. Make it feel a bit more special as it were.
but my most important addition might seem like a strange one, I really think this package could do with more extensive ground review material. Like a more extensive briefing of each mission, maybe with pictures of the airfields. But especially a good map of the search area in mission 10 would be appreciated. The one provided is not ideal, and looking for a map of the entire reservation online yields an even larger area that no simpilot could be expected to search on their own.
Maybe that is a lot to expect from one developer, but I would not mind helping out with some of this. If this is added this package could be as good as the FS acaemy payware at some point.
3 months ago
Vingilot
Thank you so much for taking the time to make and share these missions.
I had a great time flying them and have learnt a whole lot more about the Kodiak and this beautiful part of the world.
The audio was very well made and added so much immersion to these missions.
I look forward to seeing what you have in store for the North Pacific Transport and Rescue team next!
I have deleted my other comments as I don't want to flood this area with my support messages!
7 months ago
I'm very glad you enjoyed the missions. I am about to complete another series, but for this one I decided to create the assignments for a helicopter. Once these have been posted I will start another set for a different fixed wing aircraft but would like to learn more about including scenery objects first. Thanks again.
7 months ago
dave23913
manicminer
not sure why , but when I install all those folders in my community folder they don't show up in the Custom Content thing in MSFS .
You only install the folders nptr 1-1 to nptr 10-10 in the community folder .. right?
7 months ago
Sounds like you're installing correctly. You should see the ten folders you mentioned. Then after starting MSFS you should see the assignments in the ACTIVITIES > CUSTOM CONTENT > BUSH TRIPS area. If this is not working then I'm not sure what the problem could be, unless you are using the wrong Community folder, but I'm guessing this isn't the first add-on you've installed, so that's not likely. I somehow have two Community folders on my PC, but only one of them works for add-ons, so this is the only reason I mention it... I'll do some searching and see if I can find something to try to fix the problem - sorry.
7 months ago
dave23913
sparky147
Thanks for these nice little missions. I've gotten up to the 4th assignment so far and love the challenging strips and the voice lines which really add to the immersion.
7 months ago
Thanks for your comment. I am still making updates as I find little audio errors and other stuff. If you come across anything with the latest version, please let me know. :)
7 months ago
dave23913
Ungeneer