April 24, 20215 yr In my previous post I'd flown in the Piper Seneca around Corfu island, with takeoff and touchdown on its (17/35) Rwy. Here, I'm following up, with a set of (close-up) images from my virtual tour of the airport and its vicinity. Personally, I love mountains and, also, I love seas, so, when these two co-exist in the same region, that, I find especially enchanting. Corfu is a wonderful example of it. After this close-up tour, I feel, I know of/about Corfu, and especially its navaids, almost as much as a native does...oh well...only in my virtual world...🙂...But, seriously, if one examines the pictures, below, one can quickly grasp the geography of this unique island, and also, the unique positioning of its single Runway. Of course, Corfu's (abundantly) mythical background is much more complex to grasp, though... Anyway, to arrive in Corfu, by air, you, typically, approach, from the south, into Rwy 35, though you can depart from either 17 or 35 (see aerial screenshots of the Rwy). This is because the northern part of the island is covered with mountains (see one close-up screenshot). In fact, the (LGKR) Approach plates have a warning, "High terrain up to 3315' approximately 10 NM NNW of Apt."....the highest of these mountains, being Mount Pantokrator. At 2,972 ft, it is the highest mountain on the island. I read: At the summit, on particularly clear days, it is possible to see Italy 81 miles away. To get to the peak, you can either drive up a series of windy roads from the coast (you can see these roads in my shots), or even walk to the top, which takes approximately 2 hours round trip. All of Corfu, including these places are steeped in ancient and mythological significance. For example, in my previous post, I had made a reference to Kerkyra (KRK) VOR. The myth about its name is as follows, "Poseidon fell in love with the beautiful nymph Korkyra, daughter of Asopos and river nymph Metope, and abducted her. Poseidon brought Korkyra to the hitherto unnamed island and, in marital bliss, offered her name to the place: Korkyra, which gradually evolved to Kerkyra...", and, then, much later, us mortals, also named a Radio beacon after this beautiful nymph...🙂...! I will keep that in mind next time, I (virtually) cross this VOR, and next catch the 346 degrees radial to final approach to Rwy35....! I leave you, below, with a couple of final screenshots of the island, in twilight lighting conditions. Hope you enjoy this (virtual) tour of Corfu (Kerkyra)...and, maybe, one day, it could turn real for me and you, if not already.... Goodbye Corfu, for now...! Thanks for viewing....!!
April 26, 20215 yr Uh oh, didn´t know this background before. So, being a regular virtual flyer to Corfu, you might call me "nymphomaniac" 😀 Fine shots, as always! Cheers, Werner Intel core i5-12600KF, ASRock B760-H2/M2, Kingston DDR5-4800 32 GB, Asus Geforce RTX 4060 TI 16GB, Samsung SSD 980 1 TB M.2 SSD, Lexar NM790 SSD 2TB
April 27, 20215 yr Very nice indeed. Still amazed at what you pull out of FSX. Ryzen 9 7900X, Corsair H150 AIO cooler, 64 Gb DDR5, Asus X670E Hero m/b, 3090ti, 13Tb NVMe, 8Tb SSD, 16Tb HD, 55" Philips 4k HDR monitor, EVGA 1600w ps, all in Corsair 7000D airflow case. Sims in use - 2020, 2024, XP-12 and -11, FSX/SE, P3Dv4.5 and v5.4. DCS and AFS2 installed but rarely used
April 27, 20215 yr cool shots All my FSX/P3D repaints are here on Avsim, for my MSFS repaints, go to FS.2
April 28, 20215 yr Author Many thanks for the additional comments, duesenwerni, Andy, jankees...!! On 4/26/2021 at 1:48 AM, duesenwerni said: Uh oh, didn´t know this background before. So, being a regular virtual flyer to Corfu, you might call me "nymphomaniac" 😀 Yes, now I recall...I was wondering, who it was that was flying the (nice) Olympic livery Turboprops into these beautiful Greek islands...🙂... (So, I gave a new meaning to your "passion for (virtual) aviation"...🙂...)
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