PhrogPhlyer Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 29 minutes ago, Melo965 said: What's a little scud running among friends? Nice screenshot. Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Laptop, Intel Core i7 CPU 1.80GHz 2.30 GHz, 8GB RAM, 64-bit, NVIDIA GeoForce MX 130, Extra large coffee-black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossspecops Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 11 hours ago, PhrogPhlyer said: Found these two combined work well: kcgxfsx1.zip and kcgxpoly.zip Try as I might, I can't get that first file to show up on here. The second one does though, and it mentions the first one in its write up. Regards Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I'll send the zips I used in PM, see if that works. I will still do a little "adjusting" of these to add the helo spots and a couple other details. I will upload as just that, enhancements to be used with these files. Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Laptop, Intel Core i7 CPU 1.80GHz 2.30 GHz, 8GB RAM, 64-bit, NVIDIA GeoForce MX 130, Extra large coffee-black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 21 hours ago, ScottishMike said: VP2 The craft is a Beech King Air 300 belonging to the FAA (nav aid calibration etc.) all the info I have is from the Aircraft.cfg file: ui_manufacturer=Beechcraft ui_type=King Air 300 ui_variation=N74 - FAA Flight Check description = Beech King Air 300 for FS2004 Century of Flight. 3D model: Esa Kaihlanen / Juri Pelkonen, Flight Dynamics: Ari Kaihlanen, Textures: Siegfried Schaeffer / Rui Cristina. Sound by Leon Medado. That's nicer than any King Air I have! Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishMike Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 The Beech King Air 300 is from AFG. The base file is on this site here: AFG300V1.zip There are loads of textures in the files here as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melo965 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 17 hours ago, PhrogPhlyer said: Found these two combined work well: kcgxfsx1.zip and kcgxpoly.zip Yes they work well. Just don't taxi off the side of the runway in a few spots. The runway does not sit on the terrain seamlessly. Looking forward to your enhancements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 WANT A BEAUTIFUL FLYING CHALLENGE!?? I know a lot of folks are flying in and near Australia after this challenge. I suggest you turn all your scenery slides way up and fly from NZQN to NZMF in New Zealand! It's only 41 miles as the crow flies. Let us know how your landing at NZMF went! If I were flying RW I'd be dead there at least twice before I got it even half decent! But, at least with the ORBX New Zealand scenery, it sure is beautiful! Michael 1 Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melo965 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Goose Bay (CYYR) to Gander International (CYQX) Pre-flight done, ready to start the engine. Advancing throttle for takeoff on Runway 08. Climbing out through 1,600 feet. Flew into the base of the clouds at 5,000 ft. Out above the clouds at 6,000 ft. On course and at altitude of 12,000 ft. 30 minutes of flight. At 11,000 ft. 1 hour elapsed time. Was originally going to land on runway 03 but the wind has shifted. Changed flight plan to land on runway 31 at Gander. 62 minutes. At Top of Descent. At 6,300 ft. Long downwind almost parallel to runway 31. Airport in sight to my left. 2 minutes later at 3,200 feet and in a snowstorm. Cockpit view. Climbed to 4,600 ft for safety. Still on long downwind for runway 31. 3 minutes later. On Base leg and at 3,200 feet altitude. 1 minute later and on long final approach. Finally broke out of the clouds at 2,300 feet. Gear and flaps down. Still on a long final approach to runway 31 at 1,500 feet.. View of the runway from the cockpit. Tower view of my Spitfire on final approach. They are probably wondering why I did not divert to a different airport. Over the numbers. Safely down. Not eager to EVER repeat the last 8 minutes of flight! Parked at Gander in the snow storm. Next stop Halifax International (CYHZ) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossspecops Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 11 hours ago, Melo965 said: They are probably wondering why I did not divert to a different airport. I bet you were too! But you made it, well done. 1 Regards Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperPilot2 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 14 hours ago, Melo965 said: Goose Bay (CYYR) to Gander International (CYQX) Pre-flight done, ready to start the engine. Advancing throttle for takeoff on Runway 08. Climbing out through 1,600 feet. Flew into the base of the clouds at 5,000 ft. Out above the clouds at 6,000 ft. On course and at altitude of 12,000 ft. 30 minutes of flight. At 11,000 ft. 1 hour elapsed time. Was originally going to land on runway 03 but the wind has shifted. Changed flight plan to land on runway 31 at Gander. 62 minutes. At Top of Descent. At 6,300 ft. Long downwind almost parallel to runway 31. Airport in sight to my left. 2 minutes later at 3,200 feet and in a snowstorm. Cockpit view. Climbed to 4,600 ft for safety. Still on long downwind for runway 31. 3 minutes later. On Base leg and at 3,200 feet altitude. 1 minute later and on long final approach. Finally broke out of the clouds at 2,300 feet. Gear and flaps down. Still on a long final approach to runway 31 at 1,500 feet.. View of the runway from the cockpit. Tower view of my Spitfire on final approach. They are probably wondering why I did not divert to a different airport. Over the numbers. Safely down. Not eager to EVER repeat the last 8 minutes of flight! Parked at Gander in the snow storm. Next stop Halifax International (CYHZ) The Photo of you in the Snowstorm reminded me of a similarly sketchy flight I had in a DC-3; the folks at DC3 Airways came up with a Mod to simulate Icing conditions, and I was using that bird for a Leg in the World Rally. Snowstorm @ 10,000' and the Windscreen started freezing up! You could hear the Ice creaking! I got to a lower Altitude and the Ice broke away from the Windscreen allowing me to see the Runway and Land. Scary! "I created the Little Black Book to keep myself from getting killed..." -- Captain Elrey Borge Jeppesen AMD 1.9GB/8GB RAM/AMD VISION 1GB GPU/500 GB HDD/WIN 7 PRO 64/FS9 CFS CFS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanpugh Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Good job, Melo! This is a test reply, my first time posting. Hello to Kit, it's been over 20 years since we last flew together with Lee James and Mike "Greenie" Greenwood. Alan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melo965 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 3 hours ago, ViperPilot2 said: You could hear the Ice creaking! Yikes! Glad you landed Ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melo965 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 3 hours ago, alanpugh said: Good job, Melo! Hello to Kit Hello Alan. Welcome aboard! Glad to have you with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPenDragon Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Welcome Alan Pugh!! What's your home field; What's your favorite thing to fly; and if you have the time this week, fancy a run to Meigs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossspecops Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 3 hours ago, alanpugh said: Hello to Kit, it's been over 20 years since we last flew together with Lee James and Mike "Greenie" Greenwood. Stone me Alan, there's a name from the past! How's life treating you these days? You're obviously still flight simming. Melo persuaded me to join with this crazy lot for a Rally across the US a month or so back, and they're a REALLY good bunch, wholly recommended. 2 Regards Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperPilot2 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 4 hours ago, alanpugh said: Good job, Melo! This is a test reply, my first time posting. Hello to Kit, it's been over 20 years since we last flew together with Lee James and Mike "Greenie" Greenwood. Alan Uh-oh, another Alan! Look out World... Here we come! Glad to have you here! Why don't you come along for the ride and see where it takes you? Like Kit said... we don't bite, are (somewhat) housebroken, and would be very glad to have you! "I created the Little Black Book to keep myself from getting killed..." -- Captain Elrey Borge Jeppesen AMD 1.9GB/8GB RAM/AMD VISION 1GB GPU/500 GB HDD/WIN 7 PRO 64/FS9 CFS CFS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossspecops Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Still heading vaguely eastward, but more southward on this leg, I left Haines heading for a 'MUST VISIT' place in the flying boat/ amphibian world, which is Sproat Lake in British Columbia. That's because the two MONSTER Martin Mars flying boat water tankers are based there usually, and I'd just HAD to see them. Getting out of Haines Marina was OK, so long as I could dodge all the pleasure boats. This guy carved right across my bow as I headed for the threshold of the water runway! Climbing out from there required quite a sharp turn to port to avoid the hefty cliffs, but soon I was able to climb in the steep sided valley which just happened to point in the direction I wanted to fly. Result! What was slightly odd is my Sealand seems to be leaving a smoke trail all the time, but some 50 ft or so BELOW me? What's that all about, eh? Heading south west I was soon out of the Alaska Panhandle area and over Canada proper, and they had LOTS of snow capped mountains there too! But the further south I flew it became more and more forested as the snow had melted around here I suppose. Luckily the peaks diminished a bit as I headed south as I needed to descend soon for the approach into Sproat Lake. And now I've got my FS traffic back again, I could see one of the Mars 'boats getting off the lake in FST! I could just see the Lake in the distance as I started my descent down that handy valley. I wondered why the Mars was taking off when I saw it in FST, but just then I flew past a peak on my west and it became blindingly obvious! There was a forest fire right in top of that hill there! I hoped to get down before the Mars landed, or maybe even before it did an ultra-low pass to refill its tanks, so kept on southward toward the Lake. And right then, about 2 mins out, FSX dealt me ANOTHER CTD!!!! I'm getting fed up with this and finally decided to get my un-installed copy of FSXSave properly setup. It took some hours of poring through posts on this site, but I think I've finally done it, and I carried on with this flight from a notional position as the pic above. Turning west onto the Lake runway and over the town was pretty simple and there was the Lake, and the Mars, right ahead of me! Landing on that vast mass of water was simple of course and I was soon taxi-ing toward the slipway and past the huge red & white monster 'boats. Being an amphibian I put my wheels down and taxied up the slipway to park on their ramp, something the massive Mars 'boats can't actually do. I expect I'll stop over here for the evening, talking 'boats etc. in the hotel dining rooms and bars, before I get off and head a bit more eastward on my next leg. Regards Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melo965 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 2 hours ago, Bossspecops said: Landing on that vast mass of water was simple of course and I was soon taxi-ing toward the slipway and past the huge red & white monster 'boats. I'm sure you feel right at home here amongst good company. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossspecops Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Your base next Melo. 1 Regards Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melo965 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, Bossspecops said: Your base next Melo. I'm sure they will be pleased with your Fly-By! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanpugh Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Tom PenDragon wrote "Welcome Alan Pugh!! What's your home field; What's your favorite thing to fly; and if you have the time this week, fancy a run to Meigs?" Home field is 1B9 Mansfield Muni but I also use KOWD Norwood Memorial I have been flying a DC-6 and 737-700 but also like Cubs, TBM, Bonanza V35 and Beech 18 Melo has invited me to the Meigs Rally and I'm in. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melo965 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Gander International (CYQX) to Halifax International (CYHZ) I purposely waited a few days to do this flight. Gave the Gander snow storm plenty of time to move on. Pre-flight done, ready to start the engine. And the weather looks good! Advancing throttle for takeoff on Runway 13. Climbing out through 3,900 feet. Swung around after takeoff. Now on course and at altitude of 10,500 ft. 26 minutes elapsed. Leaving Newfoundland soon. 30 minutes so far. Approaching Cabot Strait. Cockpit view ahead. More clouds building up. 46 minutes, and half way there. 56 minutes. Almost feet dry over Halifax. 1 hour elapsed time. Steady at 11,000 feet. 5 minutes later. Spoke too soon. Lots of turbulence knocking my Spitfire about. She is normally a very stable camera platform, but not in these conditions. 75 minutes so far. Still lots of turbulence at this altitude. Hope that the worst of the weather is behind me. 1 hour and 20 minutes. At Top of Descent point. I descended to 5,000 ft but stayed above the clouds hoping for a convenient gap in the clouds to duck down through. No such luck so I tried a cautious careful descent. (at the red arrow) Got all the way down to 1,000 feet and still could see NOTHING so I climbed back up to about 3,000 feet for safety. My original plan was to land on runway 06 but the winds had shifted enroute so the current arrival runway is runway 15. At 3,300 feet. On downwind leg for runway 15. In clear conditions you would see runway 06 right off my right wingtip. No such luck today! There is method to my madness flying in this soup. Headed for Shubenacadie Grand Lake ahead so I can let down over water and get on base leg for runway 15. At least there I know what the altitude should be. My Base leg map. On Base leg at 140 feet altitude. Gear and flaps down right after this. 980 feet and on Final?? Still searching for runway 15. 860 feet. Found it! Short final. Very glad that they had the runway lights on. Over the numbers. Down safe! Whew! Parked at Halifax International. I was directed to park at one of the gates for a change. Parked near the big jets here. The weather map for this arrival is the worst I have seen so far. Tower view of my Spitfire. Next stop John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) in New York. It will be a longer flight, but easy enough with my leading edge wing tanks topped off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirrus Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 41 minutes ago, Melo965 said: It will be a longer flight, but easy enough with my leading edge wing tanks topped off. What sort of range do you get from your Spit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperPilot2 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, alanpugh said: Tom PenDragon wrote "Welcome Alan Pugh!! What's your home field; What's your favorite thing to fly; and if you have the time this week, fancy a run to Meigs?" Home field is 1B9 Mansfield Muni but I also use KOWD Norwood Memorial I have been flying a DC-6 and 737-700 but also like Cubs, TBM, Bonanza V35 and Beech 18 Melo has invited me to the Meigs Rally and I'm in. Awesome Sauce! Have a peek at the "Rules" a couple pages back; they're really simple, and we'll see you there! "I created the Little Black Book to keep myself from getting killed..." -- Captain Elrey Borge Jeppesen AMD 1.9GB/8GB RAM/AMD VISION 1GB GPU/500 GB HDD/WIN 7 PRO 64/FS9 CFS CFS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPenDragon Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 11 hours ago, alanpugh said: Home field is 1B9 Mansfield Muni but I also use KOWD Norwood Memorial Boston!!!! My old stomping grounds! IRL, my home field was KDXR, and I've landed Cherokees at KOWD a time or two. In the sim (FS9), I used to fly into Gillette for home games (Go Patriots!). 12 hours ago, alanpugh said: I have been flying a DC-6 and 737-700 but also like Cubs, TBM, Bonanza V35 and Beech 18 What sim, and whose planes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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