40 Great Flight Simulator Adventures

by Charles Gulick

Latitude/Longitude Coordinate Conversion

Greetings fellow old-school flight simulator enthusiasts,

Listed below are coordinates for all of the adventures from "40 Great Flight Simulator Adventures", which I purchased long ago and still have. These coordinates are displayed below in the original form ("FS:") and in the converted form ("Lat/Lon:").

They were converted using the old COORDS.ZIP file (which was available on CompuServe "many moons ago"). This compressed file contains the 'COORDS.EXE' utility, by James G. Maloney, circa 1989. This is a simple, DOS-based, command-line conversion application which can convert between the old, early, crude flight simulator coordinates (large integer 'North' and 'East' numbers) used in the aforementioned Gulick books and normal coordinates (i.e. latitude and longitude).

These coordinates are provided for those who want to try some of the books' adventures in modern versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS), or any other flight simulator for that matter, which use the normal (latitude and longitude) coordinate system.

For convenience, I've also provided (at the very end) a condensed form showing just the adventure name and the converted coordinates (on a single line) in a short, 1-page, printable form for each book.

In some cases, it's obvious that the converted latitude and longitude, although correct for the old versions of the "Flight Simulator" programs by Bruce Artwick, no longer match the proper position (as needed for the book's adventure to make sense) in modern versions of MSFS. In these cases, you'll have to figure it out and adjust accordingly, where practical. The converted coordinates should at least get you into the proper vicinity.

Also, in many cases the adventure will make no sense in modern versions of MSFS (or any other flight simulator), since the book adventures sometimes take advantage of features in the old simulator and/or its scenery that are not present in modern flight simulator software.

If anyone can provide adjusted coordinates to make the book adventure align more closely with what you'd expect to see in MSFS, please share them (along with the specific version of your flight simulator) with the maintainer of the www.flightsimbooks.com website so that this document can be updated accordingly.

Finally, I extend my thanks to Kevin Savetz for founding and maintaining the www.flightsimbooks.com website and also to all the authors (Gulick, et al) who've made the content of their books available for open publication at that site.

Without further ado, here are the converted adventure coordinates. Enjoy!

— Bill Marr (June 2008)

   Low Pass on the Pacific

      FS: N 15393, E 5806
      Lat/Lon: N 33d 50m, W 118d 29m

   Dead-Stick off San Clemente

      FS: N 14974, E 5664
      Lat/Lon: N 32d 48m, W 118d 30m

   To Breathe Free

      FS: N 17097, E 21028
      Lat/Lon: N 40d 48m, W 074d 05m

   A Game of Bridge

      FS: N 17058, E 20995
      Lat/Lon: N 40d 43m, W 074d 13m

   A Sound Approach

      FS: N 17606, E 22132
      Lat/Lon: N 41d 31m, W 070d 28m

   Fly Me a River

      FS: N 16862, E 16625
      Lat/Lon: N 41d 08m, W 087d 39m

   Midnight Ride

      FS: N 17155, E 16675
      Lat/Lon: N 41d 48m, W 087d 29m

   Threading the Needle

      FS: N 21344, E 6611
      Lat/Lon: N 47d 28m, W 122d 12m

   Tell It on the Mountain

      FS: N 21219, E 6339
      Lat/Lon: N 46d 59m, W 122d 54m

   We Aim to Please

      FS: N 17069, E 20984
      Lat/Lon: N 40d 45m, W 074d 14m

   Long Island It Is

      FS: N 17352, E 21751
      Lat/Lon: N 41d 06m, W 071d 46m

   A Place of Your Own

      FS: N 21827, E 6410
      Lat/Lon: N 48d 20m, W 123d 25m

   One Good Turn

      FS: N 17184, E 16690
      Lat/Lon: N 41d 52m, W 087d 27m

   The Mystery of Sammamish

      FS: N 21349, E 6655
      Lat/Lon: N 47d 31m, W122d 04m

   Another Fine Mess

      FS: N 21295, E 6477
      Lat/Lon: N 47d 15m, W 122d 34m

   Two on an Island

      FS: N 17299, E 20983
      Lat/Lon: N 41d 17m, W 074d 08m

   Water Ballet

      FS: N 17250, E 21327
      Lat/Lon: N 41d 02m, W 073d 06m

   Decisions, Decisions

      FS: N 21305, E 6508
      Lat/Lon: N 47d 18m, W 122d 29m

   Night Has a Thousand Eyes

      FS: N 21371, E 6481
      Lat/Lon: N 47d 25m, W 122d 38m

   The Great Beyond

      FS: N 17029, E 21073
      Lat/Lon: N 40d 38m, W 073d 59m

   Falling Off a Log

      FS: N 17165, E 21167
      Lat/Lon: N 40d 54m, W 073d 38m

   Circle Around Dinner

      FS: N 21414, E 6599
      Lat/Lon: N 47d 37m, W 122d 19m

   High Jinks

      FS: N 17060, E 16584
      Lat/Lon: N 41d 35m, W 087d 47m

   Goldilocks

      FS: N 15402, E 5955
      Lat/Lon: N 33d 57m, W 118d 06m

   Over on the Mayflower

      FS: N 17901, E 21856
      Lat/Lon: N 42d 18m, W 071d 08m

   Pyramid Power

      FS: N 15303, E 6041
      Lat/Lon: N 33d 48m, W 117d 47m

   Blues in the Night

      FS: N 14974, E 6098
      Lat/Lon: N 33d 07m, W 117d 21m

   Touch and Go

      FS: N 21377, E 6617
      Lat/Lon: N 47d 33m, W 122d 13m

   Strolling

      FS: N 17083, E 20993
      Lat/Lon: N 40d 47m, W 074d 12m

   Yes or No?

      FS: N 17194, E 16663
      Lat/Lon: N 41d 54m, W 087d 32m

   Of Sound Mind

      FS: N 21526, E 6666
      Lat/Lon: N 47d 54m, W 122d 14m

   No Time to Be LAX

      FS: N 15411, E 5747
      Lat/Lon: N 33d 50m, W118d 40m

   Fasten Seat Belts

      FS: N 14758, E 6106
      Lat/Lon: N 32d 38m, W 117d 09m

   Making Tracks

      FS: N 17642, E 21351
      Lat/Lon: N 41d 56m, W 072d 50m

   Space Glide

      FS: N 17404, E 21723
      Lat/Lon: N 41d 14m, W 071d 49m

   Central Issue

      FS: N 17027, E 20942
      Lat/Lon: N 40d 40m, W 074d 23m

   Have a Nuys Day

      FS: N 15503, E 5813
      Lat/Lon: N 34d 05m, W 118d 34m

   Twilight Zone

      FS: N 17100, E 16931
      Lat/Lon: N 41d 40m, W 086d 42m

   Olympic Run

      FS: N 21740, E 6375
      Lat/Lon: N 48d 07m, W 123d 26m

   If ... Then ... Else

      FS: N 17402, E 21435
      Lat/Lon: N 41d 21m, W 072d 42m

Here's a short, 1-page, printable form:

   Low Pass on the Pacific -- N 33d 50m, W 118d 29m
   Dead-Stick off San Clemente -- N 32d 48m, W 118d 30m
   To Breathe Free -- N 40d 48m, W 074d 05m
   A Game of Bridge -- N 40d 43m, W 074d 13m
   A Sound Approach -- N 41d 31m, W 070d 28m
   Fly Me a River -- N 41d 08m, W 087d 39m
   Midnight Ride -- N 41d 48m, W 087d 29m
   Threading the Needle -- N 47d 28m, W 122d 12m
   Tell It on the Mountain -- N 46d 59m, W 122d 54m
   We Aim to Please -- N 40d 45m, W 074d 14m
   Long Island It Is -- N 41d 06m, W 071d 46m
   A Place of Your Own -- N 48d 20m, W 123d 25m
   One Good Turn -- N 41d 52m, W 087d 27m
   The Mystery of Sammamish -- N 47d 31m, W122d 04m
   Another Fine Mess -- N 47d 15m, W 122d 34m
   Two on an Island -- N 41d 17m, W 074d 08m
   Water Ballet -- N 41d 02m, W 073d 06m
   Decisions, Decisions -- N 47d 18m, W 122d 29m
   Night Has a Thousand Eyes -- N 47d 25m, W 122d 38m
   The Great Beyond -- N 40d 38m, W 073d 59m
   Falling Off a Log -- N 40d 54m, W 073d 38m
   Circle Around Dinner -- N 47d 37m, W 122d 19m
   High Jinks -- N 41d 35m, W 087d 47m
   Goldilocks -- N 33d 57m, W 118d 06m
   Over on the Mayflower -- N 42d 18m, W 071d 08m
   Pyramid Power -- N 33d 48m, W 117d 47m
   Blues in the Night -- N 33d 07m, W 117d 21m
   Touch and Go -- N 47d 33m, W 122d 13m
   Strolling -- N 40d 47m, W 074d 12m
   Yes or No? -- N 41d 54m, W 087d 32m
   Of Sound Mind -- N 47d 54m, W 122d 14m
   No Time to Be LAX -- N 33d 50m, W118d 40m
   Fasten Seat Belts -- N 32d 38m, W 117d 09m
   Making Tracks -- N 41d 56m, W 072d 50m
   Space Glide -- N 41d 14m, W 071d 49m
   Central Issue -- N 40d 40m, W 074d 23m
   Have a Nuys Day -- N 34d 05m, W 118d 34m
   Twilight Zone -- N 41d 40m, W 086d 42m
   Olympic Run -- N 48d 07m, W 123d 26m
   If ... Then ... Else -- N 41d 21m, W 072d 42m

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