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Post by Allan_Lowson on Dec 3, 2013 3:27:00 GMT -5
Post your December 2013 screenshots here. You may change the subject to relate to your flight.
Cheers
Allan
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Post by uhug on Dec 3, 2013 15:49:18 GMT -5
 The de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth is a British three-seater high-wing monoplane aeroplane designed and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company between 1929 and 1933.  It flew at a speed approaching 124 mph (200 km/h), making it one of the highest-performance private aircraft of its era.  During the early 1930s, DH.80s were used for a number of record breaking flights. In early 1931, Nevill Vintcent made the first flight from England to Ceylon in G-AAXJ.  In July-August 1931 Amy Johnson made an eight-day solo flight to Tokyo in G-AAZI, named "Jason II". Late in 1931, the Australian Bert Hinkler piloted a Canadian-built CF-APK on a series of important flights including New York-Jamaica, Jamaica to Venezuela, and a 22-hour, west-east crossing of the South Atlantic, only the second solo transatlantic crossing.  Most famous of the record breaking Puss Moths was Jim Mollison's G-ABXY, "The Heart's Content" which completed the first solo east-west Atlantic crossing in August 1932 and the first east-west crossing of the South Atlantic from Lympne Aerodrome to Natal, Brazil in February 1933. His wife Amy Johnson made record flights between England and Cape Town using G-ACAB, "Desert Cloud" in 1932.  C.J. Melrose flew VH-UQO, named "My Hildegarde" in the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race. They finished overall seventh and second on handicap in a time of 10 days 16 hours. .. and this is the reason why my GAAR 2014 Aircraft will be the VH-UQO, once flown by C.J. Melrose  Here, you see me on approach to Southampton-Harbour..  .. where already a Vessel is waiting, for bringing the aircraft to Australia!  Meanwhile I do some landings..  .. as you can see, NOT easy in X-winds! May the exercise succeed.  Well, soon ready for disassembly to fit the containers.  So see you all on GAAR 2014. Cheers Urs Hug |
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Post by Scott Anderson on Dec 5, 2013 18:37:36 GMT -5
"Old Faithful" NC-61782 sitting on the ramp at Bowling Green in freezing rain. I was going to head north to Covington (KCVG) and Detroit-Wayne County (KDTW) to get some realistic idea of my fuel consumption before I head out on FlightSim's Sixth Annual Holkham Bay for the Holidays Dash on the 13th-- but we're having a non-virtual ice storm in Kentucky tonight, so here I sit... back to the hangar she goes...  |
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Post by Scott Anderson on Dec 7, 2013 14:21:40 GMT -5
Decided I should take advantage of a break in the weather to get the aircraft up to Detroit for the Holkham Bay flight. Climbing out from Covington, Kentucky  This was typical of the weather and terrain for most of the flight  About to pass over the 'cone of silence' at the Detroit radio range station  |
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Post by uhug on Dec 10, 2013 6:39:58 GMT -5
 The container vessel is finally casting off Southampton Harbour. My "de Havilland D.H.80 Puss Moth" is well stored, and I hope not, she sinks into total container chaos!  Reaching the the Channel..  .. and a few days later, the Vessel is about to pass the "Strait of Gibraltar". Still a long way to Australia! Cheers uhug |
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Post by billvons on Dec 12, 2013 21:02:43 GMT -5
 Departing KLBE Lewisburg WV on leg one heading to the GAAR 2014  Over the Ohio River at Parkersburg WV  Passing Toledo OH  Waypoint KMBL Manistee County MI  Duluth MN - Superior WI  Approach RW 31 Falls International KINL  Final  Touching down at International Falls, MN |
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Post by uhug on Dec 13, 2013 12:04:31 GMT -5
 Mediterranean Sea heading Port Said. Position N34°27'38.85" / S20°02'58.90"  My Vessel is about to enter the Suez Canal at Port Said / Egypt. Australia and the GAAR 2014 are coming closer! Cheers uhug |
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Post by billvons on Dec 13, 2013 18:17:00 GMT -5
 Departing KINL Falls International at International Falls, MN  Waypoint BDE Baudette Intl. MN at the south end of the Lake of the Woods.  Waypoint YNG Winnipeg MB  Waypoint YDN Dauphin MB CYDN Lt. Col. W.G. Barker V.C. Airport  Waypoint YPA Prince Albert SK Glass Field  Wypoint UOD Cold Lake AB  Waypoint CYZH Slave Lake AN  On approach to RW 7 CZHP High Prairie MB  Final at High Prairie |
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Post by billvons on Dec 14, 2013 13:18:04 GMT -5
 Departing CZHP High Prairie AB  Waypoint YQU Grand Prairie AB  Waypoint CYZJ MacKensie BC (Williston Lake)  Waypoint YYD Houston CAM5 Houston (near Smithers BC)  Final for RW13 CYPR Prince Rupert  Touching down. |
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Post by uhug on Dec 14, 2013 14:09:30 GMT -5
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Post by billvons on Dec 15, 2013 15:29:14 GMT -5
 Departing Prince Rupert BC  Waypoint ANN Annette Island AK  Passing west of Ketchikan AK  Looking north east toward Glacier Bay National Park  St. Elias Mountains AK/BC Coastal Ranges.  Waypoint YAK Yakutat AK  Just got a message that the ship carrying my Beech Seminole L-23D has arrived at Aukland NZ. It is due to arrive at Melbourne AUS in a week.  Waypoint GKN Gulkana AK  Dowwind for RW 6L at PANC Stevens Intl - Anchorage AK  On base leg for RW6L Nice sunset over western Alaska.  On final for runway 6L. I am cleared to circle to land on RW32  Circle to land RW32. Am I doing it right. I have been cleared for left traffic to RE32  Continueing turn to RW 32. I must have done it right, as I haven't had any complaints from the tower.  On Final.  Touching down on RW32 |
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Post by billvons on Dec 16, 2013 18:37:31 GMT -5
 Departing Anchorage AK  Waypoint ENA Kenai AK PAEN  Passing west of Homer AK PAHO  Waypoint ODK Kodiak AK PADQ  Waypoint DUT Dutch Harbor PADU Unalaska AK  Passing Atka AK  Final for RW 36 at PADK Adak AK  Short Final at Adak |
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Post by billvons on Dec 17, 2013 13:39:03 GMT -5
 Departing PADK Adak AK  Waypoint SYA Shemya Island AK PASY Eareckson Air Station  On approach to UHPP Yellizova Airport at Petropavlovsk Russia  Truning final for RW34R  Short final for RW34R  Touching down. |
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Post by bareace on Dec 20, 2013 14:17:49 GMT -5
Trying out Davide Scotti's Perfect Sky app for FS9  |
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Post by Scott Anderson on Dec 22, 2013 22:32:28 GMT -5
Flying with the moon  Approaching the mountains at 8,550 feet  Sunrise at my back  Abeam of PAMH  Parked at PAMH next to a Travel Air  |
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