Over the past few days, I have been taking a tour of airports in Central Asia and Afghanistan. Here are few shots of (mostly landings) from that trip.

Rough cross-wind landing in Baku--winds were 23 knots at about 15 degrees to the left of the runway heading. The landing was hard on the tires but successful.

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...fc595f6b8b.jpg


On initial approach into Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, another aircraft passed about 500 feet below, and 1 mile in front of my aircraft.

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...9d5bc51429.jpg


Landing in Ashgabat

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...4c6657d69e.jpg


Landing at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan. The scenery in FS2K only supplies a runway (completely undamaged), but the surrounding mountains were realistic enough.

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...365de0da95.jpg


Mark Gibson