SCX Rail gets live tracking

 Thanks to a fortuitous find on the internet, SCX Rail now has live tracking and logging for TrainSim!

ThirdRail's MapTool is an awesome addon to TrainSim Classic.  It gives you real-time tracking on a scalable map, as well as 'publishing' your ride to their Online Radar which also has the ability to filter by a custom Tag.  I'll setup a Southern Charter Tag, and publish a tutorial on using the system in the near future.

SCX African Adventure

In the next month or so Southern Charter expects to announce charter operations in Africa as part of a customer contract to support a large deployment of personnel and equipment into the region.

In preparation for the deployment a programme of route clearance flights are scheduled in Africa, to both primary locations for our intended operations as well as to airfields to be used as divert or alternates.

Field suitability trials will follow once the scope of in-country operations is shared by the customer. 
This deployment will incorporate Air and Sea assets, with the possibility of limited ground transport, depending on the customer's need.

So... might pay to pack for a warm climate, and get those vaccinations up to date.... 

New Technolgy

 Update from the PR (propaganda??) department... we now have a gee-wizz application which sends a message to discord every time the website is updated...

Look out in the #notams channel for announcments!

SCX Embassy Courier - Europe

SCX recently won a contract to provide a courier service for personnel and material between selected
Embassies in Europe.

This mission is to be kept low-key due to the possibly sensitive nature of the passengers and/or cargo Any aircraft from corporate jet through to airliner is acceptable for the courier, but with the nature of the mission, anonymously marked aircraft are preferred and recommended.

Parking at remote or cargo ramps is recommended, Embassy agents will meet you at each airport with relevant ground equipment.

Agents will provide Air-Way-Bills for each 'cargo', thought he details will be very generic in nature.

Weight information however will be accurate.

Passenger details will be minimal.

Good luck!

Check out the Achievement page below for more details
[Achievement Page Link]

Hub Profile: Mitiga (HLLM)

 SCX first used Mitiga in Libya in a deployment in December 2022.  Local area transport mission from Mitiga covered most of Libya, with long haul support from our hubs at Heathrow in the UK and Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE.

Mitiga has a long and interesting history, being used as a military base during WWII, then by the USAF and Italian Air Force during the cold war.  You can read more of the history in this wiki article 

SCX has a pilot achievement for visiting Mitiga, which is open to any pilot to complete.

To complete the achievement arrive at Mitiga from anywhere 100NM or further away.

Charts for HLLM are available online via the Libyan AIP, or Navigraph Charts (with a subscription)
FSHub has a page on HLLM with data on arrivals and departures plus a link to the the AIP chart linked above.  Useful note; FSHub has useful data on all airfields, just use the 'search' box at the top of any FSHub page.

There is an ulterior motive for posting this....  we have a customer who is looking for transport support in Africa in the next few months, and Mitiga is likely to be our staging location for these ops.

August 2023 Update

Milestones

We have achieved some significant milestones this month; 

- SCX Air has now flown over 2,500 Hours, 1,300,000 Nautical Miles, 5,500 Flights! 

- SCX Shipping now have 2 ships in permanent operation. 

- SCX Trucking (EU) have covered over 16,000 km's passing 40 completed deliveries, while the US operation has exceeded 19,000 Miles, and 40 deliveries. 

Website 

This month also saw the launch of our own domain, southerncharter.net and more development of this webpage. In the process of building the web presence we are looking for screenshots to use on the various web pages, everyone is encouraged to submit images which portray what we do here at Southern Charter! 

Resources Page

One item which has come up in discussions around the new website is a download area for repaints, scenery, paint kits and developer resources. The first uploads should be live in the next week, covering developer items; SCX 'Branding' kit for repainters, and some scenery developer resources. As time goes on the hope is to expand this section.

We also need a much *cooler* name for the downloads page... suggestions?

MV John Matchett transits the Panama Canal

 For the 2nd time in 6 weeks MV John Matchett is transiting the Panama Canal.

After a quick mission to deliver supplied for IDAP the Matchett is once again headed back to the Pacific. 

After the Panama transit, the Matchett will pay a quick visit to Colombia, in support of SCX's colombian mission, then will head North for Long Beach.

SCX Shipping trials new Vessel

 SS Aide, a break-bulk Freighter, built in 1961 is being trialled by SCX as a possible expansion of the fleet.

SS Aide is currently operating around the Mediteranean, and is expected to enter "Suitability trials" in the next week or so.

If the trials are successful SS Aide will join the fleet after a delivery voyage back to New Zealand for refit.

SCX Ops Centre

 Welcome to SCX OPs, the all-seeing-eye of the company.

Here we have an overwatch view of our operations in action; 2 ships in the South Pacific, one aircraft operating in Colombia, Live traffic map and flight movements board.  It's all go at SCX!

SCX Trucking - After Dark Logistics Specialists!

 Logistics is a 24/7 Industry and SCX Trucking are well acquainted with operating after dark!

SCX Shipping Bringing Aid to Mexico

Southern Charter has been involved in a major logistics operation in support of humanitarian support agency IDAP.
IDAP recently started Aid Operations in Mexico, and required a significant amount of support equipment and supplies to obe moved from their base in Texas to their operating base in Mexico.
Southern Charter assisted with road transport and sea freight to move a huge shipment to Mexico at relatively short notice.

The partnership with IDAP extends to all parts of SCX's capabilities, and is expected to grow based on the success of this operation.