bjornhall
01-01-2002, 04:54 PM
LAST EDITED ON Jan-01-02 AT 04:57PM (EDT)[p]Hi again,
First of all, to keep up the nice tradition from my post "WW2 Pacific Theatre Charter - Pt 2", Part 3 of that journey was posted under precisely the same subject, i.e., "WW2 Pacific Theatre Charter - Pt 2". Even though I think that was a very nice subject, and I was quite satisfied with it, I have decided to post Part 4 of my journey under the revised subject you see above. I have yet to make up my mind about what to call the fifth post, but I am thinking of calling it Pt1, since that part was posted under a completely different subject anyway... I'm sorry if my inability to number the posts in an even remotely logical manner has confused any of you... :-shy
The fourth leg of our scenic Charter flight took us along the stretch of the Salomon Islands, from Rabaul across Bougainville, Vella Lavella, and several smaller islands, to Henderson Field on Guadalcanal. Really pretty flight, with lots of interesting sights, from imposing mountains to friendly beaches and coral reefs... And, of course, plenty of historic places for my passengers to enjoy. I could here the "Can you still recall when the bow doors swung open on that beach" and "Over there, that's the very hill we took on that rainy night when..."-stories all the way to the flight deck... And I enjoyed hearing them too!
Tricky to take SS's of though... How do you tell "mother nature" ;-) that it is supposed to look its best when cramped into a tiny screen shot from a particular angle?! Anyway, here are a couple of shots, which you may or may not like...
The first shot shows the departure from Rabaul, the next one shows Bougainville, and the last two are from the approach into Henderson. I wish I could remember where the third shot was taken, but I think that might be Vella Lavella in the background... Enjoy!
New Ireland is just out of view to the right of this shot
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3c322d5c18cbc193.jpg
I was buzzing along at 12500 ft to enjoy the sights, so this mountain must have been pretty high...
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3c322d75193b7401.jpg
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3c322d8d199edbfb.jpg
High and fast on approach, as usual... :-shy I like the water in this light, the swell looks rather nice
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3c322da119f7252f.jpg
Turning base for landing, after a most enjoyable trip! :-)
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3c322dc41a8a2c3e.jpg
C ya!
/Björn
First of all, to keep up the nice tradition from my post "WW2 Pacific Theatre Charter - Pt 2", Part 3 of that journey was posted under precisely the same subject, i.e., "WW2 Pacific Theatre Charter - Pt 2". Even though I think that was a very nice subject, and I was quite satisfied with it, I have decided to post Part 4 of my journey under the revised subject you see above. I have yet to make up my mind about what to call the fifth post, but I am thinking of calling it Pt1, since that part was posted under a completely different subject anyway... I'm sorry if my inability to number the posts in an even remotely logical manner has confused any of you... :-shy
The fourth leg of our scenic Charter flight took us along the stretch of the Salomon Islands, from Rabaul across Bougainville, Vella Lavella, and several smaller islands, to Henderson Field on Guadalcanal. Really pretty flight, with lots of interesting sights, from imposing mountains to friendly beaches and coral reefs... And, of course, plenty of historic places for my passengers to enjoy. I could here the "Can you still recall when the bow doors swung open on that beach" and "Over there, that's the very hill we took on that rainy night when..."-stories all the way to the flight deck... And I enjoyed hearing them too!
Tricky to take SS's of though... How do you tell "mother nature" ;-) that it is supposed to look its best when cramped into a tiny screen shot from a particular angle?! Anyway, here are a couple of shots, which you may or may not like...
The first shot shows the departure from Rabaul, the next one shows Bougainville, and the last two are from the approach into Henderson. I wish I could remember where the third shot was taken, but I think that might be Vella Lavella in the background... Enjoy!
New Ireland is just out of view to the right of this shot
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3c322d5c18cbc193.jpg
I was buzzing along at 12500 ft to enjoy the sights, so this mountain must have been pretty high...
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3c322d75193b7401.jpg
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3c322d8d199edbfb.jpg
High and fast on approach, as usual... :-shy I like the water in this light, the swell looks rather nice
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3c322da119f7252f.jpg
Turning base for landing, after a most enjoyable trip! :-)
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3c322dc41a8a2c3e.jpg
C ya!
/Björn