fltsimguy Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Flew to where I thought I might see Swains Island, found another island... Tokelua. Is there really an island out there somewhere to find called Swains Island? cheers Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Hamilton Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 If you check the coverage area, Swains Island is in there... The main islands are near the bottom of the map, Swains is way up near the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olli4740 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I slewed my aircraft in map view according to the position in the coverage map of the manual and it got me pretty close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 It is here all right. Look at the long/lat in Google Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vora Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 According to Google Earth it's 175 nm, 18° true bearing from NSFA Faleolo. So go there, tune in VOR FA 113.9 and put in the 6° radial (18° true minus 12° magnetic variation) and fly the 6° radial due north. After 175 nm you should be over Swains Is. If you wanna land there bring your own pontons GPS jockeys, heh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fltsimguy Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 OK guys very helpful....I'll try a flight according to Volker's bearings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominique Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 According to Google Earth it's 175 nm, 18° true bearing from NSFA Faleolo. So go there, tune in VOR FA 113.9 and put in the 6° radial (18° true minus 12° magnetic variation) and fly the 6° radial due north. After 175 nm you should be over Swains Is. If you wanna land there bring your own pontons GPS jockeys, heh! Well, I did the trip with the Duke and there already is a pontoon there, with a man and, I think, a dog (I did two low passes at 140 kts, so I'm not sure). The guy has a debatable taste for clothing, you can't miss him. His name is Jennings. He has a small boat (how did the boat come ? dropped by parachute, I reckon, as the lagoon does not seem to have an entrance channel). The whole islet is quite nicely done BUT 175 nm to go and 175 nm to come back, over the Pacific. I may not go there every day ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fltsimguy Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Ha, ha....found it! I'm going to put a GPS coordinate there in my GNS750 so I can program a flight plan to the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Nice little bit of history here if you are enroute and need something to read http://www.yt1ad.info/n8s/swains.html http://www.janeresture.com/tokelau_islands/swains.htm As with most places, a colorful history, some good bits, some bad bits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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