August 27, 201114 yr The narrative: A C130 is sent from KCHO (Charlottesville, Virginia) from the active (03). At 1,600' MSL she turns slightly south of due east to cross over Richmond at 10,000' MSL, on the way to Virginia Beach. From VB crossing the coast, she turns due south for Okracoke Island, North Carolina and climbs to 14,000 MSL. At approimately 60 miles from Oakracoke, she descends to 2,500' MSL. Task is to fly past Oakracoke in order to inspect the island and effects of Irene. Hope you enjoy the shots: Departing KCHO and a hint of things to come. Bound for Richmond seen from the office. Clearing a band just slightly ESE of Richmond. Turning south heading for Oakracoke In descent toward Okaracoke No rain but plenty of wind. Making a turn to the island. Pulling out and climbing to 14,000 on the way home. On Approach to KCHO.
August 27, 201114 yr Very interesting flight, great shots Tom and thank for the narrative. Cesar Martinez AMD 7800X3D RTX5080 NZXT N7 B650E | G.Skill 32GB DDR5 Samsung 980 Pro 2TB | Crucial MX500 (2×) | Crucial P3 Plus Monitor: Philips Evnia 34M2C6500 QD-OLED
August 28, 201114 yr Commercial Member Tom,I am sitting here in my my dispatch center (KSBY) listening to the winds intensify and it has not even arrived to us as yet KROSWYND a.k.a KILO_WHISKEYMajestic Software Development/Support Sys 1: AMD 7950X3D, NOCTUA D15S, Gigabyte Elite B650, MSI 4090, 64Gb Ram, Corsair 850 Power Supply, 2x2TB M.2 Samsung 980s, 1x4TB WDD M.2, 6xNoctua 120mm case fans, LG C2 55" OLED running at 120Hz for the monitor, Win11. Sys 2: i7 8700k, MSI GAMING MBoard, 32Gigs RAM, MSI 4070Ti & EVGA 1080Ti. Hardware: Brunner CLS-E-NG Yoke, Fulcrum One yoke, TM TPR Rudder Pedals, Yoko TQ6+ NEO, StreamDeck, Tobii Eye Tracker, Virpil VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Base with a TM gripSIMULATORS: MSFS2020/XP12/P3D v5.4 & v6: YouTube Videos
August 30, 201114 yr Commercial Member Another great set Tom. I like posts with a bit of narratives ;) Tim FuchsManaging PartnerREX SIMULATIONS website: www.rexsimulations.comsupport: www.rexaxis.com
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