Airdropping trout
in Colorado
Colorado Parks & Wildlife asks you to restock isolated lakes with trout. You are leaving with your C152 in windy conditions.
- Time : 20min
- Aircraft : Cessna C152
- Location : Grandby, Colorado, USA → Elk Park Ranch (34CD)
- Weather : Some altocumulus at 15000ft and strong wind from 270° for 9kt
- METAR KGNB 27009KT 9999 BKN150 24/13 Q1027
Vertical of Lake Granby, you must quickly reach three moutain lakes : Frigid, Eagle and Pipit lakes. Your mission is to drop trout there to repopulate them on the orders of Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Be careful, the performance of your C152 is degraded with altitude and the environment is constrained and turbulent. After your drops, land at Elk Park Ranch.
- Speed : 90 kt
- Altitude : 100 ft AGL (Above Ground Level)
- The start of the drop is controlled by voice recognition: “Three Two One TOP”
- Dropzone : Pipit, Eagle and Frigid lakes
- Drop in the order you want
- Lakes are visible with the POI markers (if activated in settings)
- Start/Drop Time : Fly efficiently to reach the lakes as quickly as possible. Watch out for the downdrafts on the lee side of moutains !
- Drop : Release the trout in the right lakes, at the right speed and at the right altitude. Be precise !
- Landing : Make your best landing on the target. Any deviation or bounce will be penalized.
Penalties cause the loss of points on the final score:
- Not complying with VMC conditions : keep your distance to clouds
- Stalling : be careful with slow speeds
- Leaving the mission zone : stay in the allowed area
Briefing
elements
Navigation map
Please take note of the layout of the lakes and the mission area. Activate the “OpenTopoMap” map below to see the relief. Click here for full screen.
Mission zone
Overview of the region. Prepare your optimal flight path.
Optimal drop
Speed : 90 kts
Altitude : 100 ft AGL

IMPORTANT : make sure you have :
- disabled MSFS2020 ATC : Top Pilots has its own control.
- Options -> Assistance -> User Experience -> ATC voices OFF
- Options -> Assistance ->Piloting ->Assistance -> Delegate ATC to AI OFF
- assigned the TOGGLE LOGO LIGHT command to a key to replace and/or redundant the Voice Command.
Fly
To play Download the software Top Pilots Player for MSFS2020
IMPORTANT Make sure you have :
- Disabled MSFS2020 ATC : Top Pilots has its own control.
- Options -> Assistance -> User Experience -> ATC voices OFF
- Options -> Assistance ->Piloting ->Assistance -> Delegate ATC to AI OFF
- Activated MSFS2020 points of interest (POI)
- Assigned the TOGGLE LOGO LIGHT command to a key to replace and/or redound the Voice Command.
Ranking
My rank
General ranking
Position | Pays | Pilote | Score |
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Charly | 91 |
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MisterPepe | 90 |
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Colchix33 | 87 |
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MaxTM | 86 |
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ranginator | 86 |
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PilotoF-22 | 85 |
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FGILT | 82 |
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Waphane | 81 |
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Gripen | 80 |
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Harfang | 79 |
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MajorTom | 77 |
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Fatcat74 | 77 |
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roskud | 77 |
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Doc | 77 |
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Myutcavion | 76 |
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Thibault | 76 |
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Bntch3r_509 | 75 |
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sergio | 75 |
19 | ![]() |
eyra63000 | 74 |
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Sinkrate | 73 |
21 | ![]() |
roman75 | 72 |
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Yuraair | 72 |
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Clarke | 72 |
24 | ![]() |
guitou1111 | 70 |
25 | ![]() |
DEFLORA | 70 |
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grogeta74 | 70 |
27 | ![]() |
Ralingsmurf | 70 |
28 | ![]() |
Soukee | 70 |
29 | ![]() |
Baalkis | 68 |
30 | ![]() |
Earwin | 67 |
31 | ![]() |
Cotam57 | 66 |
32 | ![]() |
MadMax | 65 |
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Bee | 63 |
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USApr1 | 63 |
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Max-ou | 60 |
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cool | 58 |
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Rik1024 | 55 |
38 | ![]() |
FlyingSquirrel77 | 54 |
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Viper12 | 52 |
40 | ![]() |
naindejardin | 47 |
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theluckyboy | 46 |
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Shammi | 33 |
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Dunhillspt | 33 |
44 | ![]() |
etienne13 | 24.67 |
Debriefing

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