Gunter’s Sunday World Flights
Join us every Sunday for about 2 hours when we fly somewhere in the world. We are using different airplanes for these flights, from small GA planes to jets. No experience is necessary. If you have ever wanted to give multiplayer flying a try and have not known where to start, and enjoy a calm and relaxed environment with like-minded others, this is the place for you.
- Where: DigitalThemePark Discord
- When: Every Sunday at 11:00a PT / 14:00p ET / 1700 UTC
- Requirements: Your simulator and aircraft of choice
- South East Asia Server
Sunday, November 8 Flight
Hi everyone,
We continue our tour across Africa.
We depart from M’Vengue (FOON, Franceville, Gabon). Gabon is located on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa along the Equator. Gabon is heavily forested — roughly 85% of its land area is covered by dense equatorial rainforests, with coastal plains in the west and interior plateaus rising toward the east. The climate is warm and humid with frequent heavy rains. Formerly part of French Equatorial Africa, Gabon gained independence in 1960. Unlike many of its neighbors, it has maintained relative political stability. Driven by significant offshore oil reserves and mineral wealth (such as high-grade manganese mined near Franceville/Moanda), Gabon has one of the highest GDPs per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa. We cross over the border to the Democratic Republic Of The Congo, the second-largest country in Africa by land area, dominated by the massive Congo Basin river network. Our flight via Olombo (FCOD), Mbandaka (FZEA), Gemena (FZFK) and Gbadolite (FZFD) takes us straight through the heart of the equatorial rainforest and along the Congo and Ubangi river corridors. High humidity, low-level mist/fog along river channels, and frequent afternoon thunderstorms characterize the region. The country has a complex and often turbulent history — from the Congo Free State era under King Leopold II of Belgium to independence in 1960, followed by decades of autocracy under Mobutu Sese Seko (who renamed the country Zaire and built up Gbadolite). Despite vast natural mineral wealth (cobalt, copper, diamonds, gold), infrastructure across the interior remains minimal, making air travel the vital backbone for transport. Airfields like Gbadolite feature unexpectedly massive asphalt runways originally designed to handle wide-body presidential traffic. Now we cross the border into the Central African Republic, a landlocked nation sitting at the crossroads of Central Africa. Formerly the French colony of Ubangi-Shari, the CAR gained independence in 1960. The country has faced ongoing political instability and civil conflicts over recent decades. The economy relies primarily on subsistence agriculture, timber, and diamond extraction.
We transition across the Ubangi River and are now out of dense rainforest into the Sudano-Guinean savanna terrain. Bangui (M’Poko, FEFF) sits right along the northern bank of the Ubangi River border. The flight is 780 miles long and has 4 landings. We want to be in a fast jet. I will be in the IFE Tornado; please fly what you like.
Additional scenery from flightsim.to:
Gbadolite – FZFD included in Africa to Go
We try real weather. Please set your simulator for a 11 AM local departure.
The flight plan is here.
Cheers
Gunter
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