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All Along the Watchtower - Cascade Fire Lookouts

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All Along the Watchtower - Cascade Fire Lookouts

Starting from Chilliwack (CYCW), we fly into the Cascade Range on a tour of Fire Lookouts.  There are 10 watchtowers in all, and six airport landings.  The route finishes in Chelan (S10).

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The total route is 280nm and you will probably want to fly an aircraft that can cruise at 160 knts and I recommend an aircraft with good visibility to spot the fire towers. I will be flying the Ant’s T-28 Trojan.   The Lancair Legacy or Vans RV-7 are also good choices.. As always, you are free to fly what you like.

Recommended Scenery:

Orbx NA Pacific Northwest 

Optional Payware Airports:

Orbx 3W5 Concrete
Orbx 1S2 Darrington

 

Flightplan & Pilots Guide: HERE

NOTAMS:

Good Weather Day: Aug 28, 17:00Z  (Recommend that we fly with this weather, this will provide clear weather for most of the route with good visibility of the mountains and glaciers)

Departure Time: 14:15 local  - Plan to arrive at S10 around 17:15 local.  This will give us golden hour light for the for the final section of the route.

 Where & When

Date and time: Saturday, Nov 2, 2019. 1800 UTC.
Where: AVSIM RTWR Teamspeak - Casual Flights Channel
Teamspeak Server Address: ts.teamavsim.com
Cross-Platform Multiplayer: JoinFS. (FSX, FSX-SE, and P3D).


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Announcement Theme Song Link: All Along The Watchtower

 

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All Along the Watchtower. A Progression in Sound Design.

Vans RV-7 Version.
Purity in meaning and sound. (2:32)
Bob Dylan

Supermarine Spitfire Version.
The iconic version with spectacular innovative artistry. (4:01)
(Later admired by Dylan.)
Jimi Hendrix (the master properly chosen by Jeff).

North American T-28 Trojan Version.
Newer, bigger, louder, more complex, and more intense version. (12:48)
Dave Matthews Band. Central Park Concert.

--Mike MacKuen
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Looks like I'm a Spitfire kinda guy. Never been a Bob Dylan fan, couldn't see what the attraction was. What was the Dave Matthews lot on? Something pretty powerful I'd say. :blink:

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I like the Dave Matthews Band version best, so I'm a Trojan guy...

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Regards

Gunter Schneider

28 minutes ago, Viking01 said:

I like the Dave Matthews Band version best, so I'm a Trojan guy...

You must be one of them younger fellahs.

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Yeah, 64 is young enough...😂

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Regards

Gunter Schneider

Clear preference for the edgier Hendrix version, so put me down for the Spitfire.  Maybe I'll fly that on Saturday, I haven't had it out for a while.

What type would one fly if they might prefer ??  :
- Billy Valentine & The Forest Rangers  <-- A fitting band name for this flight 😎
Moon Taxi featuring Tom Blankenship
- Eddie Vedder
   - or -
Neil Young, Willie Nelson and Crazy Horse <-- perhaps a DC-3 / C47 ?? 😝

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Oh yes! Billy Valentine for Pres-i-dent. That'll be a P-51 Reno racer

 

But you aint heard my Mum sing it at her 50th wedding anniversary gig.  Fantastic.

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BTW, for you Spitfire pilots, A2A has a new update for the Spit...

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Regards

Gunter Schneider

2 hours ago, Viking01 said:

BTW, for you Spitfire pilots, A2A has a new update for the Spit...

It's not showing up anywhere. :unsure:

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Well, seems I'm getting too old for this, my mistake, obviously...

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Regards

Gunter Schneider

2 hours ago, Ron Attwood said:

It's not showing up anywhere. :unsure:

It's there, Ron. Top news feed on A2A front page. Changelog:

Version 19.10.20.0 Changes

Fixed bug causing 'pulsating' effect at high power settings with low airspeed.

Previous version was 19.5.24.0, which I will hazard a guess was in May this year.  It doesn't look as though it's the end of the world if you don't get this one.

 

Now I'm feeling real stupid. I was certain the update was there. But when Ron asked I couldn't find it anymore.... and still can't...:sad:

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Regards

Gunter Schneider

Just been through all of the 'check for updates' and got one for the T6 and one for the C172 all the others say 'Your software is up to date'

I seem to recall doing the Spitfire one a few weeks ago. Go figure.

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