Rupert Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) As most of you know, I'm an old chopper jockey and therefore most used to low level flying. Some say we get nervous more than 3,000' above the terrain. And nose bleeds about 5,000' AGL. That's not 100% correct in my case. But even when RW GA flying in a fixed wing, if I was just out for the fun of it and not on a trip, I usually stayed under the 3,000' AGL. There's so much you don't really see when up high. These shots are from around Victoria British Columbia. And yes, they're real world weather according to the METAR. Even in January along the coast 40*F is not an unusual temperature. What is unusual is it being this clear this time of the year! Enjoy it when it's this nice, it might be another month before you see it again!! ;) And yes, props to ORBX for their wonderful scenery!! ;) Michael Edited January 29, 2020 by Rupert Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenvox Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Nice pcs....are you landing at YYJ in pic 10? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk WJA221, BFL0200, ASA2703 http://www.darrensfs9site.weebly.com http://darrensflightsimblog.blogspot.com/ https://discord.gg/6d5V7Qu << <<<fs9 discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalizzi Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Lovely photo essay Michael. Interesting to see a helicopter pilot flying fixed wing on FSX, I am yet to see someone posting pictures of rotary wing ships on here. Well, to all intents and purposes the pictures you posted are lovely. Best wishes. Khalid Asus P8Z77-V Premium Mobo w\32GB MSATA Caching SSD On-Board | i7-3770K CPU | 16GB DDR3 1600 | FSX Gold on 1TB boot SSD | P3Dv4 on 512MB SSD | 1TB+2TB WD HDDs | 2 Asus GTX660 2GB Ti Cu cards w\SLI | Win7 Pro 64 | REX Full Catalogue | ORBX FTX Full Catalogue | Saitek Flight Control Pro w\Dual Throttle Quadrants+Pedals | 24"+2x19" HP Monitors | 1000W PSU [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLW Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Great flight through the mountains Michael. Nicely done. :cool: :cool: :) Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Enjoyed the pics Michael, thanks very much for the views!:cool::cool::cool: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Very nice flight Michael! Your flight and mountainous scenery reminds me of one I fly on the West Coast, an approach thru a mountain pass and then thru the opposite end for a normal downwind to base to final approach. Took me several times and some good notes for future flights. Really has you on the edge of your seat! Thanks for sharing your flight Michael. Glad to see you back enjoying what we all have come to love over all these years! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightsimg Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Great! Gérard Guichard, Dijon, Burgundy, France. i5 Intel processor, 4 Go of Ram, Nvidia GeForce 920MX, DirectX 12.0, and FSX Gold Edition with SP1, SP2. My personal flightsim website is at http://flightlessons.6te.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzaro Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 My kind of flying. If you're not scaring a few cows you're not doing it right. :p -- Bob [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] i7-7700 3.6GHz / GTX1660 6GB / 32GB RAM / 49" Samsung CHG90 / WIN10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugilist2 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Beautiful scenery in your shots. Nice set! Intel i-9 13900KF @ 6.0 Ghz Cpu, MSI RTX 4090 Suprim Liquid X 24GB Videocard, MSI MAG CORELIQUID C360 Water Cooler, MSI Z790 A-PRO WIFI Motherboard, MSI MPG A1000G 1000W Power Supply, G.SKILL 48Gb Ram @76000 MHz DDR5 Ram, MSI SPATIUM M480 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2TB Drive, Windows 11 Pro Ghost Spectre x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Nice pcs....are you landing at YYJ in pic 10? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Yes it is. Good catch! ;) Michael Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Lovely photo essay Michael. Interesting to see a helicopter pilot flying fixed wing on FSX, I am yet to see someone posting pictures of rotary wing ships on here. Well, to all intents and purposes the pictures you posted are lovely. Best wishes. Khalid Hey Khalid, In the Corps we all put in many hours learning the basics in fixed wing planes. Choppers' per hour cost is totally out of the roof, even for the military!! :mad::o So yes I've always been comfortable with a fixed wing. In fact a buddy of mine had a Beech Bonanza that we tore the west coast up in. I don't "sim" rotary winged because I've never found a "sim" that responds even similarly to a RW chopper. I've got all the hardware, collective, cyclic, rudder pedals, etc. to perform a sim flight. I just have never seen software I could afford that made it accurate enough to enjoy. :( Michael Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macroburst Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Nice! Good area especially in the winter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Thanks to all of you for your interest and comments! I'm trying to squeeze in enough time to be more active here again. :o Michael Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDSTRAKA Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Never been in a helicopter before, but I did enjoy low level work in fixed wings. Very nice work on these shots! :pilot: Senior Rookie Bragware: FSX Gold - Acceleration | HP Omen Obelisk Desktop | Intel Core i7 3.2 Ghz |16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 | 1TB HD | 256 GB SSD (Gaming Computer) REX Worldwide Airports HD AS16 + ASCA ORBX Global BASE ORBX Freeware Airports ORBX HD Trees [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalizzi Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Hey Khalid, I don't "sim" rotary winged because I've never found a "sim" that responds even similarly to a RW chopper. I've got all the hardware, collective, cyclic, rudder pedals, etc. to perform a sim flight. I just have never seen software I could afford that made it accurate enough to enjoy. :( Michael Exactly my thoughts, Michael. Despite having only done a couple of hours in a Hughes 300, even I was able to tell that FSX / FS9 do not represent piloting a helicopter adequately. Asus P8Z77-V Premium Mobo w\32GB MSATA Caching SSD On-Board | i7-3770K CPU | 16GB DDR3 1600 | FSX Gold on 1TB boot SSD | P3Dv4 on 512MB SSD | 1TB+2TB WD HDDs | 2 Asus GTX660 2GB Ti Cu cards w\SLI | Win7 Pro 64 | REX Full Catalogue | ORBX FTX Full Catalogue | Saitek Flight Control Pro w\Dual Throttle Quadrants+Pedals | 24"+2x19" HP Monitors | 1000W PSU [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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