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Game forums => Game talk - Beginner's Worlds => Topic started by: Airspeedlive on February 10, 2022, 02:27:27 PM

Title: How to fly from LHR to SYD?
Post by: Airspeedlive on February 10, 2022, 02:27:27 PM
I just brought an A380-800 outright to fly to Sydney - Range: 8570 NM

So I am trying to plan as follows

LHR-DXB: 2967 NM
Tech Stop
DXB-SYD: 6499 nm

However it tells me the plane does not have range to do that flight?  :-\
Title: Re: How to fly from LHR to SYD?
Post by: Mort on February 10, 2022, 02:36:13 PM
Are you making sure to create the route whilst ticking the "create each day as a separate route" box? A single plane cannot fly that route daily, and you get a message to that effect if you try and create the route without ticking the box.
Title: Re: How to fly from LHR to SYD?
Post by: Airspeedlive on February 10, 2022, 02:37:43 PM
Yeah I am... it says at the top in red "unable to fly this route due to range"
Title: Re: How to fly from LHR to SYD?
Post by: Airspeedlive on February 10, 2022, 02:40:27 PM
Here
Title: Re: How to fly from LHR to SYD?
Post by: Mort on February 10, 2022, 02:47:22 PM
You haven't added a tech stop for the return journey, only the outbound leg  :)
Title: Re: How to fly from LHR to SYD?
Post by: Airspeedlive on February 10, 2022, 02:50:05 PM
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Thank youuu!  ::)
Title: Re: How to fly from LHR to SYD?
Post by: gazzz0x2z on February 10, 2022, 03:10:58 PM
Beware, though.

(1) tech stops for passenger flights are very bad for load factors, while A380s are already hard to fill.
(2) ultra long haul barely makes any money anyways.

It's very fun to do, but you should do it once you're drowning under profit, not to begin your company with it.
Title: Re: How to fly from LHR to SYD?
Post by: Airspeedlive on February 10, 2022, 03:28:01 PM
Thanks Gazz! I am the best airline in my game world (big flex)  :P

Now question is how to schedule the most effectively does anyone have examples maybe?

Thanks ;D
Title: Re: How to fly from LHR to SYD?
Post by: gazzz0x2z on February 13, 2022, 03:08:05 PM
Effectively? Forget such long routes, then.

now, that thing is gonna last 2 days. You can check my signature for having a clue on how to do a 7 days schedule. 2 days are already busy. You need other destinations to fill the schedule.