Titanic Belfast opened in 2012 as a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage. It is located on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter, where the RMS Titanic was built. It tells the stories of the Titanic and her sister ships RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic. It has more than 130,000 square feet galleries, private function rooms and community facilities.

Samson and Goliath are twin shipbuilding gantry cranes, which were named after Biblical figures. They dominate the Belfast skyline and are landmark structures of the city. Each crane has a span of 459 feet and can lift loads of up to 840 tons to a height of 230 feet. Their combined lifting capacity of almost 1,700 tons is one of the largest in the world.

Runway that departs in the direction of the flight plan: 22

Distance: 13 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 the confusing destination marker)
  • 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.
  • MSFS > Welcome tab > World Map > Press Spacebar twice (More > Load) > Load From ...
  • Navigate to where you saved the flight plan and select it.
  • In the "From" airport, select the departure runway (provided in this description, above).
  • Click on the Flight Conditions window at the top right to adjust time and month.
  • Click on "Fly" at the bottom right of the screen.