May 30, 2009


AM-21, By Chris Whisler DCA 1462

FS9 and Radio Range RR4 are required for this charter.

This charter attempts to recreate the AM-21 route as described by aviation author Ernest K. Gann in his book, Fate Is the Hunter.  Gann flew AM-21 in a DC-2 in the early days of his civilian air transport career with American Airlines.  AM-21 was used to transport airmail and passengers from Newark, N.J. to Cleveland, Ohio.  The crews would spend the night in Cleveland and then fly the route back to Newark the next day.


Install Instructions:

1)  Unzip all the files into a temporary directory.

2)  Place the contents (not the entire folder) of the "Flight Simulator Files" folder into the C:\My Documents\Flight Simulator Files folder.

3)  Cut and paste the entire AM-21 folder located in the Flights folder into the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Flights folder.

Operations:

Start FS9 and click on the new AM-21 category in Select A Flight.  Choose a flight and click the Fly Now! button.

In the flights\AM-21\1940 AA Timetable folder are a 1940 American Airlines timetable, an original 1940 radio range map and a photo of an American Airlines DC-2.

Acknowledgments: 

I would like to give a big thank you to Dave Bitzer for his help in editing and technical support, Al Green for the approach plates and Bjorn Larsson at Airline Timetable Images for providing the 1940 AA timetable.

I would also like to give a special thanks to Dave Bitzer, Alex Nicolson, Norman Hancock, Allan Greene and to everyone that made Radio Range Version 4.0 a reality.  The results of their hard work gives us the chance to employ techniques of flying and navigation in a great era of aviation history that otherwise would be impossible to experience.


Have a nice flight!
