August 1, 20214 yr I have seen, here, plenty of (beautiful) screenshots of the Diamond DA62...e.g. the Aerobask one from XP and, of course, the modded (default) one from MSFS...and, this plane has been on my mind, since a very long time, too. Today, somehow, I was led to the Diamond Aircraft official website...and, read, there, the leading promotional slogan for this a/c: "DA62 - The Ultimate Flying Machine - (Space, Performance, Efficiency, Luxury)"... And then the (friendly) invitation, "Are you interested to buy.....?"...Oh well...I thought, why not, though, I mean, of course, via the local portals of Carenado or (authorized dealer) Just Flight...🙂... Anyway, here, below, is a collection of pictures for a short (~100 nm and < 1 hr), but interesting flight from Stewart (CZST), BC, to Prince Rupert (CYPR), BC. The port (and harbor) city of Prince Rupert, located on British Columbia's North Coast, just south of the Alaskan Panhandle, is one of the (important) land, air, and water transportation hubs of British Columbia. As typical of these western coastal regions, the terrain, underneath my flightplan route, is a nature-made cornucopia of mountains, and a labyrinth of fjords, basins, and narrow channels of oceanic inlets. Prince Rupert, itself, is located just north of the mouth of Skeena River. In other words, I'm glad, I am sitting, here, in the comfortable cockpit of this nice little DA62...and, have the luxury of (virtual) air touring, at will, around this region... As I'm about start my take-off roll, (facing) south, off CZST Rwy 18, please note on the close-up shot of the G1000 MFD (2nd shot), the (prominent) blue streak, on the navigational map, extending outward. That's the Portland Canal (actually it's a fiord rather than a canal), and the grey-white line running along the length of it, being the demarcation line for the (U.S. - Canada) border (aka: between Southeastern Alaska and British Columbia). The Canal runs for ~70 miles, from Stewart, all the way south, till it finally reaches the North Pacific Ocean, at Gulf of Alaska. In one of my exterior shots, you may spot the Portland Canal, beneath my plane. Here, after lift-off, I've made full use of this canal airway to gain sufficient altitude to keep myself safe from the adjacent (and dangerous) mountainous terrain. For cruise, I have eventually leveled off at 10,000 ft. I've lifted off (CZST) in nice and sunny weather, but, for approach and landing (at CYPR), I have deliberately, at my discretion, made it all a bit extra-challenging, by fictitiously recreating 2 miles of visibility and (insufficient) evening light (see approach shots). So, I've flown the final segment, in the true definition of the so-called "in the soup" exterior condition...🙂...However, with the G1000 providing excellent synthetic vision and situational awareness, and CYPR Rwy 13, being equipped with ILS, I've captured the LOC/GS signals, at 2,500 ft, 12 nms north of Prince Rupert, and, made it safely to the ground...(see touchdown shots)... Hope you enjoy these pictures, from my flight, of this (strikingly) beautiful plane, flying over some of the most of rugged and breathtaking scenery, characteristic of these coastal (Pacific) regions... Thanks for your interest...!! [Carenado (DA62), Orbx (PFJ/CZST), REX]
August 4, 20214 yr Awesome Shots of a Beautiful Model 100%75%50%d8a34be0e82d98b5a45ff4336cd0dddc Patrick
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