May 17, 201313 yr Just a nice shot of my "backyard"....thanks for viewing! CPU: AMD 9800X3D PBO MB +200 CO -25| Motherboard: MSI MAG X870e Tomahawk WiFi | GPU: MSI RTX 5090 Ventus 3X OC | RAM: G.Skill 2x32GB DDR5 6000 cas 30 | M.2 SSDs: Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2T, WD Black SN750 M.2 1T | Hard Drive: WD Black HDD 6T 7200 | Optical Drive: LG Bluray writer, internal | Cooling: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO | Case: Fractal Design Focus G | PSU: NZXT C1200 1200W Win 11 Pro 64|HP Reverb G2 revised VR HMD|Asus 25" IPS 2K 60Hz monitor|Saitek X52 Pro & Peddles|TIR 5 (now retired)
May 17, 201313 yr Ahh yes :-) Shot from the cockpit, as it should be. Nice Dan George (woodhick)Check out Greenbrier Aero Club, the VA for and about the GA pilot.
May 18, 201313 yr Great pic- I used to live in Redwood City, used to fly out of Palo Alto, the tower put a hold on departures when the Orions were leaving Moffet (when still an NAS) for coastal patrol... too much vortex turbulence their departure procedure... I'll be back out in the Bay Area and SFO in a week for a conference and vacation.... Thanks, Bruce. ASEL, Instrument. KBJC, Colorado.
May 18, 201313 yr Author Thanks for the feedback, it is much appreciated. My goal is immersion: excellent atmospheric depiction is as important as excellent terrain, and IMO immersion occurs in the cockpit so that is where I usually am when taking pictures. Great pic- I used to live in Redwood City, used to fly out of Palo Alto, the tower put a hold on departures when the Orions were leaving Moffet (when still an NAS) for coastal patrol... (snip) You date yourself there, the P3 patrols haven't flown from Moffet for almost two decades now. (I've lived in Sunnyvale area for nearly all of the past 40 years.) Currently Hanger 1 has been stripped of its skin, which was deemed a toxic hazard; it sits as a skeleton awaiting the decision/funding to be restored or destroyed. CPU: AMD 9800X3D PBO MB +200 CO -25| Motherboard: MSI MAG X870e Tomahawk WiFi | GPU: MSI RTX 5090 Ventus 3X OC | RAM: G.Skill 2x32GB DDR5 6000 cas 30 | M.2 SSDs: Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2T, WD Black SN750 M.2 1T | Hard Drive: WD Black HDD 6T 7200 | Optical Drive: LG Bluray writer, internal | Cooling: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO | Case: Fractal Design Focus G | PSU: NZXT C1200 1200W Win 11 Pro 64|HP Reverb G2 revised VR HMD|Asus 25" IPS 2K 60Hz monitor|Saitek X52 Pro & Peddles|TIR 5 (now retired)
May 18, 201313 yr You date yourself there, the P3 patrols haven't flown from Moffet for almost two decades now. (I've lived in Sunnyvale area for nearly all of the past 40 years.) Currently Hanger 1 has been stripped of its skin, which was deemed a toxic hazard; it sits as a skeleton awaiting the decision/funding to be restored or destroyed. Thanks- I soloed there at KPAO in early '93. The P3's used to take off towards the Bay, then do a sharp left to avoid the KSJC departures and head over the hills- possibly over Woodside (OSI). During that hard left turn they were "low and slow", and if taking off on 12 at KPAO you flew right under them and got to suffer their wake turbulence.... ASEL, Instrument. KBJC, Colorado.
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