Vezelay Abbey is a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery that was completed in 1150. In 1976, after more than eight centuries, it was discovered that every year at noon on the summer solstice, the light coming through the southern clerestory windows casts a series of luminous spots precisely along the longitudinal center of the nave floor.

Runway that departs in the direction of the flight plan: 36

Distance: 17 miles

No navigation or GPS instruments are required; simply follow the on-screen markers.

Do not engage the copilot or autopilot. They may alter or suppress waypoints.

MSFS settings for the best experience with this flight plan: Options > Assistance Options >

  • Piloting > AI Radio Communications (ATC) > Off (required to properly display the waypoints)
  • Navigation Aids > Route and Waypoints > On
  • Points of Interest > Landmark Markers > On
  • Points of Interest > City Markers = Off (optional - declutters the screen)
  • Points of Interest > Display Direction to Chosen POI > Off (disables confusing destination marker during flight)
  • Points of Interest > Display All Labels > Off
  • User Experience > ATC Enforce Flight Plan > On (prevent current conditions from overriding selected runway number)

How to Use This Flight Plan

  • Unzip the downloaded file into any folder.
  • The flight plan is the file that has the “ .pln ” filename extension.
  • SFS > Welcome tab > World Map > Press Spacebar twice (More > Load) > Load From ...
  • avigate to where you saved the flight plan and select it.
  • n the "From" airport, select the departure runway (provided in this description, above).
  • lick on the Flight Conditions window at the top right to adjust time and month.
  • lick on "Fly" at the bottom right of the screen.