Towards the end of 2007 DC-3 Airways introduced the very popular concept
of 'Free Flight'. This meant that as well as having the option of claiming
flight hours for all the other forms of flight credit, you may now create
and fly your own flight plan between any two airports in the world.
To submit a Pirep after making a Free Flight all you need to do is include
the ICAO codes for the departure and arrival airports. If a flight is broken
into legs, the ICAO code for the stop, or stops made during a flight do not
have to be recorded but you may optionally mention this in the Comments
section when reporting the flight. An example of a Free Flight PIREP is
shown below...
Pilot #: 0393
Name: Robert Betts
Flight Number: KVPZ-KIND
Minutes Flown: 51
Comments: Valparaiso, IN to Indianapolis, IN
KVPZ-VHP-KIND
FS9 ATC - IFR @ 5000 ft
As with all other flights, they should normally be flown with Flight
Simulator set at the default simulation rate of 1.0. On very long flights
such as Trans Atlantic crossings it is permissible to increase the
simulation rate. Honesty must prevail here and only the ACTUAL time taken
must be reported for credit. The fact that increased rate simulation has
been used should then be stated in the Comments section to avoid confusion.