Pocket Planes by NimbleBit - Join Flight Crew #TouchArcade

[Bluebear88]

Originally Posted by Faye Valentine

It took me a few cycles to get into the new routine, now I don't have to think too hard about which plane is going where. I'm now up to 212 jobs for a rank of #23. I love not having to check in frequently.

Well done. I closed my novo and norl at about 80, trying to focus on levels and profit at the moment. I also like to send my planes off on long trips, I hate constantly fighting to refill them lol

[Lozz51]

Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forums but have been playing pocket planes for a while and try to participate in all the flight crew events as long as my airports and planes allow!

I was wondering, does anyone know what's up with all this sunken treasure that keeps appearing in my jobs list? Does it give some kind of bonus?

[Spidubic]

I am using London as my event drop off. Feeding from Shanghai and New York. Was as high as 17th today. Running blimps and mohawks which give a good mix of speed and slow. I have not even had to change my regular runs with this event. They just carry event items along with regular cargo. Thought I would be well out of contention for top spots in this event but surprised at being in the top 20. As usual I will keep feeding the event until it is done.

[Andrwsc]

Originally Posted by Lozz51

Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forums but have been playing pocket planes for a while and try to participate in all the flight crew events as long as my airports and planes allow!

I was wondering, does anyone know what's up with all this sunken treasure that keeps appearing in my jobs list? Does it give some kind of bonus?

Sunken treasure shows up as outgoing cargo from a city that currently has the "dive trip" event. There is no bonus, it's just kind of a fun easter egg.

[Lozz51]

Originally Posted by Andrwsc

Sunken treasure shows up as outgoing cargo from a city that currently has the "dive trip" event. There is no bonus, it's just kind of a fun easter egg.

Thankyou for that!

[tofubean]

Originally Posted by Lozz51

what's up with all this sunken treasure that keeps appearing in my jobs list? Does it give some kind of bonus?

If you complete 1000 jobs of that particular event e.g. dive trip, you get 15bux reward. Not really worth it to go out of your way to do it but it's extra rewards it they occur in existing cities.

[ElkhoundsRock]

Hey guys I'm level 17 and I only operate in north America I would like to get rid of my class 1 planes but I just don't know what to do please help

[Faye Valentine]

Originally Posted by Tigerstriker

Anyone got a spare plane? Especially a blimp. Or starship

Edit: I read through a few pages and I was wondering if Im playing the game wrong as I've spent hours playing this addicting game
As of now I've got two kangaroos - for the event
4 sequoias
4 aero eagles
3 pear jets
1 fogbuster
Right now I'm getting the pear jets and kangaroos to ship around Asia and most of Europe delivering planes to madrid( maxed Irport where my aero eagles make a Madrid -> new York -> Chicago / Mexico/ la / rio/ lamia) flight and back to Madrid
As for my fog busters and sequioas they make a London to ny flight and expanding through south America from there .
All of my planes are p and c except for 1 fogbuster which is a m
Any tips /.constructive criticism is appreciated
I have all red dot airports except for osaka and harbin which I'm going to remove. Also the xian -> ulan bator some random city and Norris's flight

Edit 2 all my planes are black with a red somewhere along it -> I've heard about some color coding but I'd like some clarification and explanation

The most important thing is that you're having fun.

I'd phase out the Pearjets for something else (AeroEagles, Sequoias, etc)
I assume you have Madrid in order to allow your 2x upgraded Pearjets to cross over the Atlantic to New York. I think I did that too when I started out in the game. Even fully upgraded, Madrid will offer a smaller job pool than a red class 1 city like London. I would sell Madrid and buy London. Your Fogbuster, Sequoia (and 3x upgraded AeroEagle) are able to cross from New York to London.

I keep changing my routes which results in changing the names & colors on my planes. The color coding helps me identify at a glance the plane's route/region. The naming helps me identify the plane's route
For example, I used to have blue planes in the Americas and red planes in Europe/Asia. When I switched to a feeder system, I would use one color for feeders and another color for the main long-range route. Right now my flight crew event planes are all completely white.

[Faye Valentine]

Originally Posted by ElkhoundsRock

Hey guys I'm level 17 and I only operate in north America I would like to get rid of my class 1 planes but I just don't know what to do please help

When you click on an airplane, click on the little icon at the bottom that looks like an airplane with a magnifying glass. On the next screen, you will see a "remove" button to move your plane into the Hangar.
Note: it will cost you Bux to move any plane from the Hangar back into active service.

[Faye Valentine]

Originally Posted by Spidubic

I am using London as my event drop off. Feeding from Shanghai and New York. Was as high as 17th today. Running blimps and mohawks which give a good mix of speed and slow. I have not even had to change my regular runs with this event. They just carry event items along with regular cargo. Thought I would be well out of contention for top spots in this event but surprised at being in the top 20. As usual I will keep feeding the event until it is done.

I'm doing the same thing as you. My regular route is unchanged while I have blimps/kangaroos for the event. It wasn't even that hard to reach the required 40 jobs.
I have the feeling that the low turnout has to do with the remote location and less desirable reward. I bet people would work much harder if it had a rare plane reward and mystery parts. Total jobs are ridiculously low. I can't believe I'm ranked #17 with only 268 jobs. A top 20 ranking would have jobs in the thousands if this was a rare plane/mystery part event.