August 16, 200520 yr Echo all above! Happy Birthday Bob, and a great post :DHow nice to see someone still getting genuine pleasure from FS9 after the last couple of years that it has been around! A worthy testiment to the quality of the programme, and those who really care for using it.May you enjoy many more equally satisfying flights; thanks for sharing that one with us :)
August 16, 200520 yr Should have treated yourself to a ride in one of these of something similar if possible.356 Romeo in Benton,Kshttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/wic...ON/356Romeo.jpg
August 17, 200520 yr Happy birthday, Bob, and so nice to hear that our ATR gave you additional enjoyment! :-)Regards,http://www.dreamfleet2000.com/gfx/images/F...R_FORUM_LOU.jpg
August 19, 200520 yr Love those kind of flights, and hearing about those of others! An experience that I enjoy, is flying in and out of the eye of Hurricanes. Each time one is out there, I check the weather channel to see where it is and what is happening. Then, I look for an interesting airfield within a couple of hundred miles, and make the flight in different aircraft each time. I might beging from Cuba, of Bermuda, etc. and fly though it to a destination in Miami. Then, make a flight from there again, to another up the coast as the Hurricane moves up the coast or into the Carribian. Sometimes (Im retired) making several flight following it from Island to Island. The smallest aircraft which Ive used to fly though one is the Kingair. the Largest is the Citation X from Eaglesoft. Have used other biz aircraft that fit in between. One of the most interesting experiences so far, has been the time I flew into one. Then, while circling down to within 100' of the ocean, and then up again, a gust from the wall caught my wing and flipped me upside down. Was a bit hair raising as it was close to the surface. Regained control, and flying upside down, circled in the eye to GAIN ALTITUDE. It was not too bad, as I was accoustomed to flying Radio Control, I changed to the external view... So then it was actually easier for me to do so, from outside the aircraft. Many times doing this, you need to remember when it is coming towards you, its like the controls are reversed. This causes real pilots problems when flying Radio Control to drill a perfectly good aircraft into the ground. But, it can be fun to do, if you enjoy making the FS more challanging.
August 19, 200520 yr I used to teach newbies at the local RC flying field we had on both fixed wing and Helicopters. One day an Airline Pilot came down to the field with his 12 year old son, got a brand new field box out of the trunk of his car and this really great looking Great Lakes Aerobatic BiPlane with a 60 on it. He had trouble getting the engine started , so we went over and offered to help him. He reluctantly accepted the help and a few minutes later we had the engine running. I asked him how long he had been flying RC and he said that this was his first flight but he had over 12,000 hours under his belt as an Airline Captain. We tried to explain that this was different than flying when you are seated in the cockpit, and that this BiPlane was probably not for a beginner. He kind of sneared at us, and thanked us for the help and then told his son that he was going to get ready to take to the skys....Everyone stopped flying and gathered next to the runway to watch the show. He taxied the plane onto the runway , while he was walking behind it and after a few minutes of blocking the runway by standing in the middle of it , got his plane off the ground, with some pretty wild pitch and airleron control inputs. He finally got it relatively stabilized, but now he was at the place where he should have been turning back torwards the field, since the plane was starting to get pretty far away. We all looked at each other and we were thinking... "here he goes" , He started about a 15 degree bank turn to the left which quickly turned into a 45 and then 60 and then an 80 degree descending spiral, and at full speed, he hit the ground. Parts flew everywhere, prop bits, wing pieces, strut parts, the plastic pilot that was in the cockpit, you name it, it broke off. Without any attempt to go to the sight of the wreckage, he just said to his son,..... "Get the box" , and his son got the field box and they put it in the trunk of the Lincoln he was driving. They both got in the car and drove away, and we never saw them again........
August 19, 200520 yr Hey Bob,first of all, happy birthday.Your story is really "real":-vuur ...The F1 ATR is not just an addon, its also a "show" of all the sim
August 22, 200520 yr Happy Birthday Bob! Seeing the post from Benton reminded me of why I need to sim. Fond memories of my early flying days - I had my first lesson out at Benton when I was living in Wichita. I learned a lot flying out of a shorter strip with the occasional cross wind. Struggling to learn to taxi well and just having it all fall into place one day. The adventure of trying to get the 150 to turn over in the dead of winter. My first solo flight. Was about half way through when I moved to Cincinnati, and eventually finished up my license. Alas, work and family time pressures (not to mention finances) meant my flying days were fairly brief - so simming is the best way now to scratch the itch. Piloting a challenging flight well - as you describe Bob - is a great feeling, even if its on a sim. Bob and Wichita - thanks for the posts.Best regards.
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