Around the World in 80 Flights

Many—perhaps a great many—simulator pilots have already flown around the world. It is certainly a dream shared by countless people on our beautiful planet to travel the entire world themselves at least once. But who can actually afford to do that? Still, flight simulators make it possible—even if “only” virtually. The basic idea of circumnavigating the globe in 80 flights originally came from First Class Simulations and was first released for FSX. Included with the release was the Lockheed Electra 10, the aircraft Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan intended to use to fly around the world, but in which they tragically lost their lives. However, the creators of FCS were primarily concerned with getting from airport to airport using only a few waypoints. These 80 flights around the world are different. The total of 559 waypoints are designed so that you fly toward 156 handcrafted POIs and 21 AOIs. The entire mission consists of 4 parts, covering a total of 40,185 nautical miles. Additionally, you’ll be accompanied by texts in the Navlog, totaling 328 pages—a novel-length book. The aim isn’t to impart Wikipedia-style knowledge, but rather to present the individual stages in an atmospheric way. You will encounter countries, cities, and peoples across 5 continents—with their ecology, history, culture, religion, way of life, economy, and architecture—presented in a way you won’t find in either Wikipedia or travel guides. This journey around the world is not simply a mission; it is a grand arc—a flight that connects continents, climate zones, cultures, and centuries. It is also a feeling and the realization that the Earth is vast, diverse, contradictory, and beautiful—and that from above, you not only see it but understand it. The circle closes at the place where you started, but it remains open to interpretation: You return to the same place, but not as the same person. The world you have flown over becomes part of your inner map—a mosaic of images, patterns, and stories that reveals itself with such clarity only from the air.

Specifications:

• You fly around the world in a Beechcraft King Air 350i.
• The package is multilingual and translated into all available MSFS languages. The default language is German. The other languages are machine-translated, so there may be errors in the translation. If you have a better translation, please send it to me.
• A GPS course is available and can be obtained. You can find help with this here: https://www.koschis-web.de/en-us/help-support#gps
• Additionally, each waypoint is marked with a clearly visible indicator. This can be enabled in the support options / navigation aids. The Refuel button is only active at airfields with a fuel station. However, there are a few very long legs where the fuel supply will not be sufficient. To refuel in the air, you can assign the “Repair and Refuel” function to a button or key combination in the options, or enable “unlimited fuel” in the support options.
• The weather, date, and time are freely selectable. Live weather is the default setting. One day passes after each completed leg. Because you cross the International Date Line from west to east, you’ll be on the road for exactly 79 days.
• The trip is only over once the engine and electrical systems are turned off and the parking brake is engaged. It’s best to taxi to a parking spot for this.
• Very long flights over the ocean can be skipped using the teleport function. How this works is explained at the relevant points in the Navlog. The flight is saved at every waypoint you fly over. If you have to interrupt the flight due to time constraints, it will resume in the air from the last waypoint you flew over.
• Don’t worry about long flights over the ocean. There is an empty waypoint there after no more than 200 nautical miles where the flight will be saved.