Military, recreational, cargo and flying the line

[Bjoern 1,157]

A few shots from recent aviation endeavors.

 

 

FSXBA F-18 v16.2 in prototype livery at China Lake after an evaluation sortie.

 

 

 

 

Ant's T-28A on a sightseeing trip over New Jersey harbor with (the default) Manhattan's skyline in the background.

 

 

 

Lazily gliding across Long Island out to Montauk.

 

 

 

 

Hauling boxes in the Metro after a bumpy climb above the deck.

 

 

 

 

Flying the line in the DC-9 and watching the moon rise on the way south.

 

 

 

Dusk arrival into Atlanta, trying not to get too distracted by the shading in DX10 mode.

 

 

 

Down the slope at MSP, anxious to grace a perfect approach with a greaser!

 

[ryanbatc 12,857]

Love the T28 shot!

[bernd1151 5,857]

Terrific screenies. The color of the DC-9 panel is interesting. You see it more often on Russian aircrafts.

[JAT 185]

Nice shots.

 

nebojsa

[Bjoern 1,157]

Terrific screenies. The color of the DC-9 panel is interesting. You see it more often on Russian aircrafts.

 

DC-9s were available in blue, grey and brown, with most customers picking blue. Both Douglas and about every soviet design bureau must've read the same human psychology study. The Super 80s also came withn the same color palette, but brown became more popular over its production run.

[Phantom88 3,287]

Wonderful Variety  :smile: 

[Bjoern 1,157]

Checking out deck conditions on the Foch prior to attempting the first trap of the day in the Restauravia Zephyr.
 

 

 

 

Thundering out of DLH in a beautful Minnesota sunrise.

 

[Bjoern 1,157]

More snaps from the flight deck.

 

 

 

Proving to a Southwest 737 that the 727 is not to be underestimated. Raced him to the runway and won.

 

 

 

 

After that, I annoyed him some more with a leisurely climbout. No warp speed from oversized hairdryers here, just straight up pure pipe power from JT8D-7As on my 727-100.

 

 

 

 

Engine out on the Metro. Quite a nasty surprise.

[JAT 185]

Beautiful.

 

nebojsa

[Bjoern 1,157]

Early morning at CUN and it's already 20°C out. A MTOW departure a few hours later will get interesting.

 

 

 

 

 

Flying SIDEWINDER.

 

 

 

 

 

[Bjoern 1,157]

 

Name those peaks! (Hint: Washington state.)

[edetroit 933]

Love the Tupolevy DC-9 Bjoern.

I'd watch out for the fun police though.