FSX / P3D mission

FSX Mission--Gypsies

Gypsies recreates the opening chapter of Ernest Gann’s “Fate is the Hunter” as a story-driven FSX mission, flying the real-world route through distinctive scenery with clear objectives and authentic pacing. Part 1 starts simple but rewards disciplined handling, with enough piloting pressure to keep each leg engaging and true to the source.

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Images & Screenshots

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A labeled satellite-style map shows Peru and Bolivia with the Pacific Ocean, Lake Titicaca, the Andes, and major cities marked.

A dense urban area with high-rise and low-rise buildings sits below rugged mountains, with a snow-capped peak dominating the background.

A twin-engine propeller aircraft with "Trans-A" markings is parked on a wet tarmac behind a wire fence under overcast skies.

A snow-capped volcanic mountain rises above scattered buildings and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

A twin-engine olive drab military aircraft with nose art and a U.S. roundel flies above a layer of clouds.

A silver twin-engine propeller aircraft flies above a cloudy landscape with the text Fate Is the Hunter by Ernest K. Gann.

Gypsies, based on the book "Fate is the Hunter", by Ernest Gann. This is Part 1 of a four part mission. This is not a complicated mission. It requires some good piloting, and you can get into trouble if you're not careful. It is based on the real route and traverses some interesting scenery. By Owen Graham.

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gypsies1.zip

File size

1.36 MB

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FSX / P3D mission

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What’s inside this archive

The archive gypsies1.zip has 40 files and directories contained within it.

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
condor.RWD	12.25.06	40.71 kB
Rewards	12.29.06	0 B
Challenges	01.03.07	0 B
Gypsies1	01.03.07	0 B
Charts.htm	12.19.06	765 B
Charts_Tab.htm	12.19.06	5.40 kB
Details.htm	12.25.06	2.18 kB
Details_Tab.htm	12.19.06	5.39 kB
el_misti.jpg	01.02.07	64.24 kB
Gypsies1.FLT	12.25.06	8.73 kB
Gypsies1.htm	12.19.06	2.21 kB
Gypsies1.WX	12.18.06	155.04 kB
Gypsies1.xml	01.03.07	117.09 kB
images	01.03.07	0 B
header.jpg	12.19.06	21.33 kB
map.jpg	12.19.06	106.66 kB
Overview.jpg	12.19.06	25.27 kB
Thumbs.db	01.03.07	24.00 kB
la-paz.jpg	12.18.06	49.18 kB
Lockheed Lodestar.txt	12.24.06	2.15 kB
Lodestar-C60A.jpg	12.18.06	16.90 kB
Lodestar.jpg	01.02.07	38.86 kB
m_c.bmp	12.19.06	172.24 kB
m_i.bmp	12.19.06	172.24 kB
Overview.htm	12.19.06	2.95 kB
Overview_Tab.htm	12.19.06	5.39 kB
README.txt	01.03.07	5.38 kB
Sound	01.03.07	0 B
Backfire.wav	01.01.07	248.15 kB
chimes.wav	12.11.06	325.13 kB
click.wav	10.31.06	108.38 kB
eng_damage.wav	02.26.02	506.09 kB
warn.wav	11.09.06	466.14 kB
yeehaw.wav	11.14.06	11.91 kB
Thumbs.db	01.03.07	23.00 kB
VFR Rodriguez Ballon to El Alto Intl.PLN	12.24.06	1.47 kB
Missions	12.28.06	0 B
Gypsies1.gif	01.03.07	11.44 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B