May 15, 201511 yr Check this out: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/05/14/opinion/14-in-flight-mark-vanhoenacker.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=opinion-c-col-right-region®ion=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region I realize this is more properly posted in the Flight Sim and Aviation User Stories forum, but it appears that no one visits there, so I'm posting it here. I hope it's alright. Robert Robert Chartoff
May 15, 201511 yr What a gem of a find, Robert. Thank you. I have a friend in a Third World country who came to know of my interest in all things aviation, and wanted to know so many things about how aircraft got up in the air and came down safely. Now, thanks to you, I can explain it all to him. Rick Almeida
May 15, 201511 yr Thanks, Robert. The author gives us an insiders, erudite blink, of a twelve hour aero-trip. To those of us can but dream of making flight commonplace, we are reminded of the immensity of the process of coalescing the efforts of thousands of others who came before us. ...united in one concept, that man shall fly. Who dreamt, fought to understand, designed and failed, and designed again. Who built, tested and finally handed the command to those who guide, and sustain the "Queen of the Skys". It caused me to marvel at all who and which came before, and those gentle and driven, dream drivers of the sky. I wonder at the dream-makers of those sterling craft, which came after, and shall come, like passenger-stars, after I am gone. c My first sim flight simulator Take a ride to Stinking Creek! http://youtu.be/YP3fxFqkBXg Win10 Pro, GeForce GTX 1080TI/Rizen5 5600x OCd,32 GB RAM,3x1920 x 1080, 60Hz , 27" Dell TouchScreen,TM HOTAS Warthog,TrackIR5,Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals HP reverbG2,Quest2
May 15, 201511 yr I dont see an article, just a cockpit painting, do I click something? Cheers! I dont see an article, just a cockpit painting, do I click something? Cheers! got it, you gotta scroll down to read the article....god the internets! Ron Hamilton "95% is half the truth, but most of it is lies, but if you read half of what is written, you'll be okay." __ Honey Boo Boo's Mom
May 15, 201511 yr Author I'm glad this was of interest to some of you. Here's more about the book on which the piece is based. http://www.skyfaring.com I've pre-ordered it from iBooks. It's also available for Kindle. The release date is 6 June 2015. Robert Robert Chartoff
May 15, 201511 yr Very nice! Thx for sharing! Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
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