User manual

Antarctica Vol. 1 - British Rothera and Beyond
Aerosoft GmbH 2021
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English
Some Useful Weather Links
http://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/data/view-data.php?action=list&product=sa
tellite/composite
For real time satellite weather images.
http://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/data/
This one is the best for all sorts of weather information live from
Antarctica.
https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/images/webcams/rothera-web-
cam/
Live webcam for Rothera Research Station.
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/met/rothera_forecast/realtime.html
Weather forecasts and current weather reports from the same base
– in some cases even including cloud type information in addition to
the cloud layers. A perfect source to create realistic Antarctic weather
themes in MSFS!
http://www.bom.gov.au/ant/handbook/handbook.shtml
“The International Antarctic Weather Forecasting Handbook” is a
perfect lecture for those interested in some more in-depth knowledge
about weather in Antarctica.
Radio Reports – Flight Following
No formal air traffic control exists as such. The position and therefore
potential search area of an aircraft is radioed into base every 30
minutes until touchdown, so that the flight-follower is aware of
where an aircraft is. No ground radar exists, so positions are plotted
on a large plotting chart at the home base. Once on ground, the time
of next call is transmitted before shutting down the aircraft.
Flying days are long due to the continuous hours of daylight and at
the end of the six months, the air crews are ready to begin the long
ferry trip home, back for maintenance.
Ferry fuel tanks are again installed for the flight home and skis are
removed and packed away for next season, once they reach Punta-
Arena‘s airport at the southern end of Chile, South America.
It is an enjoyable journey home, flying along the coast of Chile, up
through South America, Panama, Mexico, then across the US and into
Canada.”