With the performance issues encountered by many simmers in FSX, flying in out of the way places is a simple way of getting the sim to run at more reasonable frame rates, here is an example of an intresting area you can visit in FSXGlacier Creek airstrip "KGZ"http://www.nps.gov/archive/wrst/cabins/glaciercreekcabin.htmhttp://www.mccarthyair2.com/page12.htmlhttp://www.mccarthyair2.com/page21.htmlhttp://www.mccarthyair2.com/index.htmhttp://www.mccarthyair2.com/bcmapsintro.htmhttp://www.mccarthylodge.com/index.phpYou might also try landing on the Glacier above the airstrip!Anybody have ideas for other "out of the way places" to fly in FSX?Best and Warm RegardsAdrian Wainer

Thanks for the tip.I was actually thinking of giving Bush flying a try but had no idea where to start.

Greengriffon here are some details for the Maule which is well suited to Bush flyingMaule 260C Orion for FS X Maule 260C Orion General specshttp://www.mauleairinc.com/Our_Planes/Maul...0_and_260c.htmlMaule 260C Orion Flight Manualhttp://www.mauleairinc.com/flight_manuals/m_7_260c.pdfMaule 260C Orion Flight Manual Supplementhttp://www.mauleairinc.com/combined_supple..._7_260c_all.pdfMaule 260C Orion Maintenance Manualhttp://www.mauleairinc.com/Maintenance_Manuals/M-7-260C.PDFMaule Aircraft Required Equipementhttp://www.mauleairinc.com/Required%20Equip.%20List.PDFMaule Aircraft Optional Equipmenthttp://www.mauleairinc.com/Optional%20Equip.%20List.PDFMaule Aircraft Home Pagehttp://www.mauleairinc.com/index.htmlSaludos AmigosAdrian Wainer

Thanks for the tips and links great post.

>>Thanks for the tip.>>I was actually thinking of giving Bush flying a try but had no>idea where to start.It doesn't matter whether one has FS9, FSX, or any other version. Bush flying is a blast! I will warn you. Once you try it, it's going to be tough to go back to regular flying! Bush flying gets you down into the true details of the scenery. That's why it is so much fun. Poke around the Valdez, Alaska area, or the area around Duffy's Tavern, Alaska, or anywhere in Alaska! LOL! Buy your wife flowers first so she'll leave you alone. You're going to be there for a while!Don

The following listing is particularly referenced to "Dutch Harbour" Unalaska Alaska but for quite a few of the links,if you look round them a bit they are good for flying allover Alaska.http://www.unalaska.info/http://www.unalaska-ak.us/index.asp?Type=N...3-6DB20A7E94C8}http://www.airnav.com/airport/PADUhttp://akweathercams.faa.gov/index.phphttp://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0610/06367NA.PDFhttp://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0610/06367GE.PDFhttp://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0610/AKALT.PDFhttp://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0610/AKTO.PDFhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unalaska_Airporthttp://www.wikimapia.org/#y=53900139&x=-16...00&z=13&l=0&m=ahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PenAirhttp://www.penair.com/http://www.penair.com/timetables.htmlhttp://www.penair.com/fleet.htmlhttp://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?t=2&...=%7cUnalaska%7chttp://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?t=2&...=%7cUnalaska%7chttp://www.aero-web.org/database/aircraft/...mage.htm?id=529http://www.airlinefocus.com/airplane-photo-links.htmlhttp://www.airlinefocus.com/penair-1040-dut.htmlhttp://airlinefocus.com/penair-goose.htmlhttp://www.airlinefocus.com/penair-metro-dut.htmlhttp://www.airlinefocus.com/penair-sf340-dut.htmlhttp://www.airlinefocus.com/index.htmlhttp://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/tvwx.phphttp://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/afss/index.htmlhttp://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/airports.htm#AkPenhttp://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/AKPEN/DUT-a.jpghttp://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/AKPEN/DUT-b.jpghttp://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/AKPEN/DUT-c.jpghttp://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/ARPT_DIAGRAMS/DUT.gifUS Navy? sea plane at Dutch Harbourhttp://vilda.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe...21&CISOPTR=2572US Navy C-47 / Dakota at Dutch Harbour World War 2http://vilda.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe...5&CISOMODE=gridPBY /Catalina at Dutch Harbour WW2http://vilda.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe...1&CISOMODE=gridPBY /Catalina on finals at Dutch Harbour WW2http://vilda.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe...9&CISOMODE=gridPBY and other US Navy Aircraft on Hardstanding at Dutch Harbour WW2http://vilda.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe...4&CISOMODE=gridBest and Warm RegardsAdrian Wainer

Those should keep folks busy for some time! LOL! Cool links.Don

What about the state of Washington? In the fs9 program I had Emma field and that was great. I installed it in fsx but it didn't work. There must be some others there somewhere.

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Second Leg - Tok Junction (6K8) to Duffy's Tavern (Slana) (PADT), 188 degrees, 44.8nmYou will leave Tok Junction and follow a highway south into the Alaska Range. Should you have continued following the Alaska Highway west, you would have ended up in Fairbanks. Should you desire to fly to Fairbanks, please be sure to pick up information about the special use airspace along the route.You will follow the highway and climb into Mentasta Pass 35 nm southwest of Tok Junction. The pass elevation is 2434 ft MSL. Mountains to either side are 6000 ft. Just follow the highway. Duffy's Tavern marks leaving the Alaska Range.Third Leg - Duffy's Tavern (PADT) to Gulkana (PAGK), 204 degrees, 55mnYou are now in the Copper River Basin. This a broad, flat land surrounded by the Alaska Range, the Chugach Mountains and the Talkeetna Mountains. You may fly direct or follow the highway. There are a few small strips along the route and the highway makes a good emergency landing strip.Gulkana airport serves the Glenallen area. The Alaska Oil Pipeline transverses the area. Gulkana runway is 4200 ft by 100 paved. There are instrument approaches and 100LL is available. CTAF is 122.9 and an RCO to Kenai FSS is available on 122.2.

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HA! hey Adrian I remember building that one. Lot of fun making that stuff. Good ol' FS9. Thanks for showing that sir.Frank B^)

Hey! That's my Cafe!! :)Don

Great Posts and links from all !I think I'll just land on the Glenn Highway and taxi thanks....I still think one of my favorites is Beaver Creek to Yakutat in the beaver or porter, with random failures on ..... Just to help give the kind of anxiety you would truley have if you made that flight.Did that gauge move? Does the engine sound different? Ahh have a shot of this, it i'll keep you warm and calm you down... I rememeber when this one time when ...Best Regards'GarettBush Flying = Controlled Flight into Terrain, with out the crash.

Duffy's Tavern has a 900' runway? Is that really feet..not meters?Can a Piper cub land that short? Bob

Thanks for all the great links guys.