Estimated time to complete:
- 2 hours +

Aircraft:
- Grumman Goose G21A

Objectives:
- Fish Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park

 

Welcome to the Glacier Park Fishing Trip. Fly your Grumman Goose 'Fishing Edition' to Lake McDonald and do some fishing for lake trout and perch. Fly back to Glacier Park International (KFCA) to drop off your fish. The weather is fair and beautiful today.

The mission begins parked in the Grumman Goose at KFCA. Start your engines and depart from the runway of your choice. Head for Lake McDonald which is at a heading of 024 from Glacier Park International. Land anywhere you like on Lake McDonald and come to a full stop to begin fishing. If you have hit a fishing spot you will hear a fishing reel being cast. If not, takeoff and try another spot. Repeat this process until you hear the fishing reel. Once you have started fishing, you will hear a 'splash' every few minutes and see a brief text message which will tell you what you caught. If you do not hear a 'splash'after at least 8 minutes, takeoff and find another spot. The 'Messages' section of the kneeboard will give you a handy script of what you have caught.

Some fishing spots are better than others so if the fishing seems slow in one spot, you might want to takeoff and find a better spot. Once you takeoff from a fishing spot, however, it will be deactivated until the mission is restarted - so make sure you want to move.

As you are fishing, the payload weight of your plane will increase. Also, 'bad' things can happen and you may lose your fish. Therefore, it is prudent to return to the airport every once in a while to unload your catch and receive credit for it. Of course, this takes time away from fishing and so therein lies the strategy.

When you are done fishing, simply takeoff from Lake McDonald and return to Glacier Park International. Park in the spot of your choice at the airport (you MUST be parked properly) and press "Shift + F" to call the fish truck (fuel truck) to unload your catch. You will see a text message across the screen which will inform you that the fuel truck is coming and what customer number you are. When the fish truck arrives, your 'fuel & payload' window will open. Check your payload and scroll down so you can see your catch. Fish Cooler 1 is holding the lake trout and Fish Cooler 2 is holding the perch. To end the mission, simply set your fuel to 0% when the 'fuel & payload' window is open.

You can fly this mission alone or with friends and have a contest. Have a deck of playing cards handy if you wish to include a poker hand. When you 'catch' a poker card, simply deal a card from the deck and the player with the best poker hand wins! You can also have contests for most fish caught, etc. Have fun!

Please make sure you have installed the Deer Valley Grumman Goose 'Fishing Edition' which is included with the download of this mission.