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Cross country air race AI

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I am toying with the idea of replicating a vintage era cross counrtry air race for AI. The start would be LAX to KDCA flying in 500-700nm legs. Each leg would start on a different day of the week.

For the flight plan, leaving out the non-pertinent info:

6:00,16:00, KLAS, 6:00,16:00, KDEN, 6:00,16:00, KOMA, 6:00,16:00, KMDW, 6:00,16:00, KPIT, 6:00,16:00, KDCA, 6:00,16:00, KLAX (the times are arbitrary for the sake of discussion)

AI Flight Planner (v2.1.14) is giving me an Validation Report Error of "Leg duration too long. Flight unable to return within repeat period" I don't care about the KDCA-LAX leg. With this reported "error", will it prevent the flight plan from ever being flown?
 
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Which aircraft?

The flight plan must return to the origin airport, and if the aircraft cannot make the KDCA-KLAX leg in time, the flight plan is in error.

You are indicating aircraft flying 10 hours per day - 500 to 700 nm would would be 70 knots cruise at the fastest. That would require you allow 29 hours flying time for the return KDCA-KLAX leg.

http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=klax-klas-kden-koma-kmdw-kpit-kdca-klax &MS=wls&DU=nm&SG=70&SU=kts

I would suggest setting the FP to fly KMDW-KPIT-KDCA the same day, and that would give you two days to get the planes back to KLAX.

BTW - KPIT is a 'relatively' new airport - opening in 1952 - four months before I was born. The vintage era airport would have been KAGC.

And of course the vintage era airport for Denver was Stapleton.

If you are using FS2004 - Tom Gibson's California Classics site has links to some very good vintage scenery - http://www.calclassic.com/
 
So, you're saying the plane HAS to be able to make it back or the flight will not be generated. Thanks!
 
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