2018 WorldFlight

I have circumnavigated the world in flight sim many times.  In 2010 I embarked on an “Around the World” journey in a single engine Mooney Bravo which consisted of 75 individual flight legs, spread out over approx. 45 days.  The total trip mileage was 35,816 nm and consisted of 201.5 flight hours.  You can view my trip log here.

Each year, teams of flight simulation enthusiasts from around the world come together in November and over the course of just one week will fly around the world.  These teams will book time in various full-size simulators and stream their round-the-clock, round-the-world adventures to earn money for various charities.

For 2018, the event departs Sydney, Australia YSSY and travels in an westerly direction.  (see map below).

As it would be impossible for a single pilot to fly the complete route, during the actual event timeline…I’m planning to start my journey in mid to late June.  The general purpose of doing this is just to help raise awareness for the official event in November and expose as many of my viewers to this awesome charity event.  Plus I think the journey will be fun and exciting.

I plan to utilize a variety of different aircraft from my virtual hangar.  These most likely will be Boeing 737, Boeing 777, Boeing 787 and Boeing 747.  In addition, once the Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319 and A320/A321 is released for P3D v4 (eta is mid June) I’ll add some of these aircraft to the mix.  In addition, I’ll introduce as much variety in the form of airlines/liveries as possible.

Finally, utilizing as many real-world resources such as Flightaware, FlightRadar24 etc. I will do my best to ensure the flights/aircraft/airlines/liveries are as realistic as possible to the region I’m flying in.  However, many of the legs I’m flying may not have real-world flights connecting them.  I’ll then most likely default to whatever national carrier is operating and call it good.

Regarding routes, once again…I’ll strive for real-world accuracy as much as possible.  If I can’t find a real-world connection between two cities, then I’ll rely on PFPX to give me the best  route available.

As for how long this journey will take me, I’m pretty sure it will take me much of the calendar year to complete it.  My initial goal would be to wrap up my tour around the same time as the event itself is taking place or even wrapping up.  I suppose it would be fun to fly the last leg or two on VATSIM at the same time the event is taking place.   But only time will tell if that will be possible.

If you would like to learn more about the 2018 WorldFlight event, please visit this website.  In the mean time,  stay tuned to both my blog and my YouTube channel for updated information.

Here’s another map view I created on Google Maps.

I will update this page and also include a full trip log.  Stay tuned…

LegDateDepartureArrivalMileageFlight TimeFuel Used (Gallons)Notes
115 August 2025KGTUKJBR4663.052
215 August 2025KJBRK27K3332.2540
316 August 2025K27KW053502.518
417 August 2025W055B22491.524
517 August 20255B2KLRG2731.7530
618 August 2025KLRGCYGP2712.036
718 August 2025CYGPCYFT4333.2552
819 August 2025CYFTBGBW5704.044
919 August 2025BGBWBGKK3582.7528
1020 August 2025BGKKBIRK4053.2530
1121 August 2025BIRKEKVG4213.534
1222 August 2025EKVGEGET2261.518
1322 August 2025EGETEGPC1261.010
1423 August 2025EGPCEGNC2151.7518
1523 August 2025EGNCEGBN1411.012
1623 August 2025EGBNEGTK75.758
1724 August 2025EGTKEGMD1501.7510
1824 August 2025EGMDEBAW1421.2514
1925 August 2025EBAWEDLP1641.2514
2025 August 2025EDLPLKVO2382.522
2126 August 2025LKVOLZPP1711.516
2226 August 2025LZPPLRAR2091.7517
2328 August 2025LRARLBGO2673.026
2428 August 2025LBGOLTBW1841.518
2529 August 2025LTBWLTFH3673.525
2629 August 2025LTFHUGSB2312.016
2730 August 2025UGSBUGSA1451.2516
2830 August 2025UGSAUBZA2602.5018
2931 August 2025UBZAUT1F1571.518
3031 August 2025UT1FUTAM4314.041
311 September 2025UTAMUTST2602.7523
321 September 2025UTSTOPZB3743.7530
332 September 2025OPZBVILD3373.022
342 September 2025VILDVIRB4243.7527
353 September 2025VIRBVGJR4724.2539
363 September 2025VGJRVYSW2813.019
374 September 2025VYSWVTCH2943.2523
384 September 2025VTCHVLVT2842.2525
395 September 2025VLVTVVCA3973.7535
405 September 2025VVCAVDSV4224.036
416 September 2025VDSVWMKC2823.020
427 September 2025WMKCWSSL3103.522
438 September 2025WSSLWIPY3283.526
448 September 2025WIPYWI1B3052.7524
459 September 2025WI1BWARA3263.7532
469 September 2025WARAWADA2061.515
4710 September 2025WADAWATG2652.2516
4810 September 2025WATGWPMN2902.7519
4911 September 2025WPMNYPDN4024.028
5011 September 2025YPDNYPTN1561.2514
5112 September 2025YPTNYTNK3272.524
5212 September 2025YTNKYBAS2581.7519
YBASYBDV
YCMU
YGDI
YCFS
YLHI
YSNF
NZKT
YSNF
NWWW
NFFN
NFTV
Totals15028131.251263