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/images/notams/notams21/neil0818/neil0818.jpgThere really is no other place in the British Isles like the English LakeDistrict and for anyone who uses MSFS 2020 and would like to visit the areaat sometime in the future thanks to the excellent Bing maps this is nowpossible and there is no better guide book available on the planet! I have visited the area many times since my father first took me in hisnew Ford Anglia and saw Lake Windermere from the small town of Bowness onWindermere a very busy town even then, over the years we drove all over theLake District visiting all the towns and seeing all the sights. /images/notams/notams21/neil0818/neils-tours-1.jpgI carried on touring when I got my first motorbike a BSA C15 when I was16, but it wasn't until I was in my twenties I started walking the fells, butnowhere near as much as Alfred Wainwright. Wainwright spent his whole life walking and writing about these hills andmountains, it was he that gave me the inspiration to write these guides, butpersonally I find it much easier to actually fly them, definitely the bestway to view these mountains. I recommend the Nemeth design 103 which is idealfor our type of slow visual flying. Even Wainwright said "I hope when I diethere is some kind of heaven, imagine flapping your wings around GreatGable". I have also created a few fictional airfields (and they are literallyfields) for us to operate from and I am starting our journey on the FarEastern Fells a lesser known part of the Lake District but some beautifulviews non the less and a good introduction to the Lake District where youwill also learn much of the history of the places we fly over. /images/notams/notams21/neil0818/neils-tours-2.jpgYou can see the excellent Terrain map in the view of one of the LakeDistrict’s most popular walks "Striding Edge", clearly showing the knife edgewalk with Swirral Edge on the left and Catstye Cam at the end, with Red Tarnsnuggling safely in the bottom. A good days walk is anything from 3-12 hours hard graft and you have to befairly fit. We can cover the same area by air and see much more in 12-15 minsand that’s not rushing so if you fancy viewing the Lake District as neverbefore try Westwood Walks Vol-1. When all the volumes are complete you willprobably know as mush about the hills as the great man himself. /images/notams/notams21/neil0818/neils-tours-1.jpgPurchase Neil's Tours - Westwood Walks Vol 4 for MSFS 2020 See other packages from Neil's Tours
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/images/notams/notams21/neil0806/neil0806.jpgSurely there is no other place in England like The Lake District. Here insuch a small compact area surely lies the Jewel of the English Crown. So manymountains and fells, a lifetimes work to map them. Alfred Wainwright did hisutmost by writing 7 volumes of guide books. I in my own little way am goingto try and show you that same beauty from a slightly differentperspective. In truth I don’t suppose there are many days you can fly up herein a microlight due mainly to the winds on top of the mountains I think we’dtend to go backwards at times. /images/notams/notams21/neil0806/westwood-walks-1.jpg<A number of years ago I started to show you the beauty with my Flying BikeTour in 2004 but graphics have improved since then and will no doubt continuedoing so in the future. Many guide books have been written about the lakeseven long before Wainwright first visiting The Lake District. The first Ithink was written in the mid 1700’s. William Wordsworth wrote quite a fewguide books himself but then complained when there were too many visitors!The best known today are the 7 volumes of Wainwright’s Guide Books. Todaythanks to computers I myself have the capability to give people around theWorld some idea of what The Lake District has to offer and together we canlearn as much as we can. It is very difficult to compartmentalise The LakeDistrict so we will occasionally re-cross footpaths from different directionsbut that will just add to our knowledge as we learn together. Welcome to Volume 3! /images/notams/notams21/neil0806/westwood-walks-2.jpg<There really is no other place in the British Isles like the English LakeDistrict and for anyone who uses MSFS 2020 and would like to visit the areaat sometime in the future thanks to the excellent Bing maps this is nowpossible and there is no better guide book available on the planet! Wainwright spent his whole life walking and writing about these hills andmountains, it was he that gave me the inspiration to write these guides, butpersonally I find it much easier to actually fly them, definitely the bestway to view these mountains. I recommend the Nemeth design 103 which is idealfor our type of slow visual flying. Even Wainwright said "I hope when I diethere is some kind of heaven, imagine flapping your wings around GreatGable". /images/notams/notams21/neil0806/westwood-walks-3.jpg<I have also created a few fictional airfields (and they are literallyfields) for us to operate from and I am starting our journey on theEastern/Northern Fells. We will explore the area around the well known townof Grasmere, where we have our fictional field. I will introduce you to someof the walks available in the area and show you sights like "The Lion & theLamb", a rock structure that looks just like it (from a certain angle). A good days walk is anything from 3-12 hours hard graft and you have to befairly fit. We can cover the same area by air and see much more in 12-15minutes and that's not rushing so if you fancy viewing the Lake District asnever before try Westwood Walks Vol. 1 and 2. When all the volumes arecomplete you will probably know as much about the hills as the great manhimself. /images/notams/notams21/neil0806/westwood-walks-4.jpg<Purchase Neil's Tours - Westwood Walks Vol 3 for MSFS 2020 See other Neil's Tours add-ons for MSFS 2020
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Neil's Tours - Westwood Walks Vol 1 for MSFS 2020
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/images/notams/notams21/neil0713/neil0713.jpgA Flying Tour of the English Lake District There really is no other place in the British Isles like theEnglish Lake District and for anyone who uses MSFS 2020 and would liketo visit the area at sometime in the future thanks to the excellentBing maps this is now possible and there is no better guide bookavailable on the planet! /images/notams/notams21/neil0713/neils-tours-2.jpgI have visited the area many times since my father first took me inhis new Ford Anglia and saw Lake Windermere from the small town ofBowness on Windermere a very busy town even then. Over the years wedrove all over the Lake District visiting all the towns and seeing allthe sights. I carried on touring when I got my first motorbike, a BSA C15, whenI was 16, but it wasn't until I was in my twenties I started walkingthe fells, but nowhere near as much as Alfred Wainwright. /images/notams/notams21/neil0713/neils-tours-3.jpgWainwright spent his whole life walking and writing about thesehills and mountains. It was he that gave me the inspiration to writethese guides, but personally I find it much easier to actually flythem, definitely the best way to view these mountains. I recommend theNemeth Design 103 which is ideal for our type of slow visualflying. Even Wainwright said "I hope when I die there is some kind ofheaven, imagine flapping your wings around Great Gable". I have also created a few fictional airfields (and they areliterally fields) for us to operate from and I am starting our journeyon the Far Eastern Fells, a lesser known part of the Lake District butsome beautiful views none the less and a good introduction to the LakeDistrict where you will also learn much of the history of the placeswe fly over. You can see the excellent terrain map in the view of one of theLake District's most popular walks "Striding Edge", clearly showingthe knife edge walk with Swirral Edge on the left and Catstye Cam atthe end, with Red Tarn snuggling safely in the bottom. /images/notams/notams21/neil0713/neils-tours-1.jpgA good days walk is anything from 3-12 hours hard graft and youhave to be fairly fit. We can cover the same area by air and see muchmore in 12-15 minutes and that's not rushing so if you fancy viewingthe Lake District as never before try Westwood Walks Vol. 1. When allthe volumes are complete you will probably know as much about thehills as the great man himself. Purchase Neil's Tours - Westwood Walks Vol 1 for MSFS 2020 See other Neil's Tours add-ons for MSFS 2020-
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/images/notams/notams19/neil0812/neil0812.jpgThe final volume in the Lake District adventures. This volume covers mainly the North Western region of The Lakescovering Borrowdale, a tour down two of the Lake District's roadpasses, Buttermere, Kirk Fell, 2949 foot Great Gable, the 2569 footGlamara and many many more of The Lake District's hills and mountainsfinishing off with a guide tour around Lake Windermere. Includes areadme/Installation Guide, a 70+ page guide book in PDF format and 1.5GB worth of scenery. /images/notams/notams19/neil0812/westwood-walks-1.jpgAbout The Lake DistrictSurely there is no other place in England like The LakeDistrict. Here in such a small compact area lies the jewel of theEnglish Crown. So many mountains and fells, a lifetime's work to mapthem. Alfred Wainwright did his utmost by writing seven volumes ofguide books. I in my own little way am going to try and show you thatsame beauty from a slightly different perspective. A number of yearsago I started to show you the beauty with my Flying Bike Tour inFS2004 but graphics have improved since then and will no doubtcontinue doing so in the future. Many guide books have been written about the lakes even long beforeWainwright first visiting The Lake District. The first I think waswritten in the mid 1700's. William Wordsworth wrote quite a few guidebooks himself but then complained there were too many visitors! Thebest known today are the seven volumes of Wainwright's GuideBooks. Today thanks to computers I myself have the capability to givepeople around the world some idea of what The Lake District has tooffer and together we can learn as much as we can. It is very difficult to compartmentalise The Lake District so wewill occasionally re-cross footpaths from different directions butthat will just add to our knowledge as we learn together. I will alsotell you a little bit about the history of the areas that we will beflying over so you will know even more. /images/notams/notams19/neil0812/westwood-walks-2.jpgSceneryTo make these flights possible I have created three ortho files @18 magnification which is the best (although i can supply 19X which iseven better (USB only) which are free to download here onFlightSim.Com (or if you prefer they can be supplied (for a deposit +postage) on a USB stick as two of the files are quite large). You canof course use these free ortho files on their own for you to enjoy thescenery. The free background scenery is available from the FlightSim.Comfile library either as a regular browser download or viatorrents. These are the three scenery files: Part 1: Lake-District.zipPart 2: Lake-District-2-4-4.zipPart 3: overlay.zip /images/notams/notams19/neil0812/westwood-walks-3.jpgThe TourThe tour package includes additional scenery of airfields, a fullset of flight plans and an extensive guidebook in the form of a PDFfile. The 62 page guidebook is the heart of the tour, offering maps,photos, instructions and a detailed week-long itinerary that willguide your flights to the best parts of the scenery. About The Author Neil BirchNeil Birch is a long time flightsimmer and has been creatingscenery and tours for FSX for many years. This is his first ventureinto X-Plane. Neil is a pensioner who lives not far from the LakeDistrict. Read our interview with Neil Birch Purchase Westwood Walks In The Lake District Volume 4 North West for X-Plane
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Westwood Walks In The Lake District Volume 3 North Western for X-Plane
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/images/notams/notams19/west0719/west0719.jpgWestwood Walks Vol. 3 is the third of four volumes in the LakeDistrict adventures. This volume covers mainly the North Western region of The Lakescovering the area around the beautiful village of Grasmer, home to thefamous poet William Wordsworth. Fly around the 2847 foot Blencathra, explore the 3000 foot Skiddawrange, take a tour down the Borrowdale Valley, discover Catbells andmuch more. Includes a readme/installation guide plus a 70+ page guidebook in PDF format and 912 MBs worth of scenery. /images/notams/notams19/west0719/neils-tours-1.jpgAbout The Lake DistrictSurely there is no other place in England like The LakeDistrict. Here in such a small compact area lies the jewel of theEnglish Crown. So many mountains and fells, a lifetime's work to mapthem. Alfred Wainwright did his utmost by writing seven volumes ofguide books. I in my own little way am going to try and show you thatsame beauty from a slightly different perspective. A number of yearsago I started to show you the beauty with my Flying Bike Tour inFS2004 but graphics have improved since then and will no doubtcontinue doing so in the future. Many guide books have been written about the lakes even long beforeWainwright first visiting The Lake District. The first I think waswritten in the mid 1700¡¦s. William Wordsworth wrote quite a few guidebooks himself but then complained there were too many visitors! Thebest known today are the seven volumes of Wainwright¡¦s GuideBooks. Today thanks to computers I myself have the capability to givepeople around the world some idea of what The Lake District has tooffer and together we can learn as much as we can. It is very difficult to compartmentalise The Lake District so wewill occasionally re-cross footpaths from different directions butthat will just add to our knowledge as we learn together. I will alsotell you a little bit about the history of the areas that we will beflying over so you will know even more. /images/notams/notams19/west0719/neils-tours-2.jpgSceneryTo make these flights possible I have created three ortho files @18 magnification which is the best (although i can supply 19X which iseven better (USB only) which are free to download here onFlightSim.Com (or if you prefer they can be supplied (for a deposit +postage)on a USB stick as two of the files are quite large). You canof course use these free ortho files on their own for you to enjoy thescenery. As I said earlier the files have been specifically created @ 18magnification for low level visual flight and are ideal for use by theAerolite 103. Two of the file sizes (3) are large but all three can be suppliedon a USB stick if required. A £á/$ 25 deposit will be required and£á/$21 (£á4 p+p) will be refunded on return of the stick. If you would like the scenery at 19 magnification @ just over 200GB this can only be supplied on USB. The free background scenery is available from the FlightSim.Comfile library either as a regular browser download or viatorrents. These are the three scenery files: Part 1: Lake-District.zip Part 2: Lake-District-2-4-4.zip Part 3: overlay.zip To obtain the scenery on USB stick contact the author:neil.birch@ntlworld.com /images/notams/notams19/west0719/neils-tours-3.jpgThe TourThe tour package includes additional scenery of airfields, a fullset of flight plans and an extensive guidebook in the form of a PDFfile. The 70 page guidebook is the heart of the tour, offering maps,photos, instructions and a detailed week-long itinerary that willguide your flights to the best parts of the scenery. About The Author Neil BirchNeil Birch is a long time flightsimmer and has been creatingscenery and tours for FSX for many years. This is his first ventureinto X-Plane. Neil is a pensioner who lives not far from the LakeDistrict. Read our interview with Neil Birch Purchase Neil's Tours - Westwood Walks Vol. 3 -
/images/notams/notams19/neil0604/neil0604.jpgWestwood Walks Vol. 2 is the second of four volumes covering theEnglish Lake District in greater detail. This particular volumecarries on from whereVolume 1 left off, visiting the Eastern Fells. We continue our journey at Patterdale and spend the next weekexploring just what this area has to offer. Many of the flights centeraround the Brotherswater area. /images/notams/notams19/neil0604/neil-1.jpgAbout The Lake DistrictSurely there is no other place in England like The LakeDistrict. Here in such a small compact area lies the jewel of theEnglish Crown. So many mountains and fells, a lifetime¡¦s work to mapthem. Alfred Wainwright did his utmost by writing seven volumes ofguide books. I in my own little way am going to try and show you thatsame beauty from a slightly different perspective. A number of yearsago I started to show you the beauty with my Flying Bike Tour inFS2004 but graphics have improved since then and will no doubtcontinue doing so in the future. Many guide books have been written about the lakes even long beforeWainwright first visiting The Lake District. The first I think waswritten in the mid 1700's. William Wordsworth wrote quite a few guidebooks himself but then complained there were too many visitors! Thebest known today are the seven volumes of Wainwright¡¦s GuideBooks. Today thanks to computers I myself have the capability to givepeople around the world some idea of what The Lake District has tooffer and together we can learn as much as we can. /images/notams/notams19/neil0604/neil-2.jpgIt is very difficult to compartmentalise The Lake District so wewill occasionally re-cross footpaths from different directions butthat will just add to our knowledge as we learn together. I will alsotell you a little bit about the history of the areas that we will beflying over so you will know even more. The X-Plane version works with free ortho scenery provided separatelyby the author. The FSX/P3D version works with several choices of scenery. /images/notams/notams19/neil0604/neil-3.jpgPurchase Neil's Tours - Westwood Walks Vol 2 for X-Plane Purchase Neil's Tours - Westwood Walks Vol 2 for FSX/P3D
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Neil's Tours Releases Westwood Walks Volume 1 /images/notams/notams19/neil0515/neil0515.jpgIntroductionWestwood Walks Vol-1 is the first of four volumes covering the EnglishLake District in greater detail thanks in the main to the 18xmagnification of the free Ortho files (download at FlightSim.Com). This particular volume covers the Far Eastern side of the LakeDistrict, covering a quieter more serene area (normally). Mainlybecause it's harder to reach by road which is stopped dead by themassive bulk of the surrounding hills overshadowing the small carpark. /images/notams/notams19/neil0515/neil-1.jpgWe start our journey at a fictional airstrip near Haweswater Damand spend the next week exploring just what this area has tooffer. I will show you a High Street without shops, a bell that doesn¡¯tring, a Hall where the film Withnail and I was shot and also tell youa little more of the fascinating history of this area and leave youknowing as much if not more than many people who have visited thisarea for years. Our vantage spot up in the air also allows us to seethings mere mortals probably don¡¯t even know exist: /images/notams/notams19/neil0515/neil-2.jpgHaweswater DamSwindale BeckHaweswater DamRiggindalePatterdaleHelvellynHart Crag Blea WaterPurchase Neil's Tours - Westwood Walks Vol. 1 For X-Plane Purchase Neil's Tours - Westwood Walks Vol. 1 For FSX/P3D