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Why yes I did!!! My best friend lives in Parker, and flies Lear 60's from Centennial. Since he rented the 206, he has the cert. Now that I found the pic, I think it must have been about 10 yrs ago.

This rings of truth. We always knew which base nearby had the best happy hour buffet, flight line hamburger, or breakfast sandwiches. Often we'd fly to Pt. Mugu for the best chocolate milkshake in California. Even when afloat, we'd go to any ship cruising with us that had a helo pad. They never failed to either give us a tour of their ship followed by a meal or to bring out wrapped meals that were big enough for several people. Hard not to gain weight.

A few years ago I flew a 206 out of Centennial and landed at Leadville. Pretty thin air. That was a fun day!

The yellow ring is surrounding a static grounding plug, and the two white circles ate static ports. The plate is the aircraft data plate. I will do some more research and see if I can get you exact stenciling and data plate info.

John, Thanks for the clarification on how FS functions. One of the challenges of FS is working to make it as real as we the uses want it to be.

To me, in reviewing the ADE information and the actual approach plates for URSS, none of this makes any sense. If FS was basing any of the arrivals on real world charts, there would be NO fixed wing landings on 20 or 24. All the instrument approaches are for 04 or 06, with no circling weather depicted, meaning, no circling to land on 20 or 24. This is due to multiple terrain obstructions NE of the field. And the missed approaches are for a climbing turn ( away from those obstacles). Also there are no approach lighting systems nor VASI/PAPI for 20 or 24. And the extensive airport remark data pages make no reference to VFR or IFR landing on 20 or 24, only take offs. So, the landings on 20 may be an FS default coding (airport or traffic) with no bearing on real world operations and possibly non-adjustable with ADE. You even stated that " By default, ATC use 02 for landings and take-offs." which is not what apparently happens at the actual airfield. This is just a guess on what is happening. I do hope you find a way to make this work appropriately, i.e. TO/Dpt = 20/24, Aprch/Lnd = 04/06. Ref: https://opennav.com/airport/URSS

The joys of "new and improved." Glad it sorted itself out.

There are two sides to this, yes one is that there are people that wealthy, but without their interest the space program would be DOA in the US. I also believe that it took several other counties launching their own space initiatives to "almost" get the US program off of the coroners table.

I miss the days when schools would either let you stay home to watch a launch or they would project the TV in the auditorium for all to watch (yes TV, no computers or internet at that time). I watched every launch from Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and the early shuttles. Unfortunately the Columbia incident, the over televised shots of the explosion and the shocked families at Canaveral, accelerated the already decreasing public support for these missions. That was seen by many as the same type of event as the Hindenburg and the Concord crashes. I hope that the the new budding interest in space continues to grow and people can share the joy and wonder I did during those early years.

Frank, During this trying time for Boeing, it was a welcomed relief to relive some of the glory days. What made this such a good review of the 747 was that you covered not only the highlights but also tragic incidents. And you exposed the viewer to the amazing scenery that can be found in MSFS. As always, well done!

Nicely done. "Felt" like the real deal.

Lighter than air history is a story of great advances interspersed with epic tragedies. After decades of casual LTA research and collecting, please allow me to suggest a few websites to get your interest going. Luftschiffbau Zeppelin https://www.zeppelin-lz.com/ Airship Heritage Trust https://www.airshipsonline.com/airships/index.html Lighter Than Air Society https://www.blimpinfo.com/ Naval Airship Association https://www.naval-airships.org/ Excellent series on current considerations and status of airships. https://lynceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Part-1_Intro-text-and-tables_Rev-3_26Aug2021-converted-compressed_1.pdf And of course YouTube and Archive.og.

Absolutely have enjoyed sharing the adventure with you.

Thanks, I'll look there. No, I'm working on the Piasecki/Vertol facility in Morton PA.