I have been pottering around Europe for the last couple of weeks in my little Piper and today it was time for my return to Britain and one of the longest legs of the trip. Shortly after departing Cologne/Bonn and destined for the famous White Cliffs and Biggin Hill I encountered the work of a drunkered. I say drunkered because a gallon of schnapps can be the only explanation for such a wreckless proposal.

My German is not great but that looks like a mariage proposal to me. I'm sure the fellow had quite the hangover. I wonder what the story is here? Who are they asking and what are they doing in the sky? Do they have any idea that old nerds like me are flying over their house and talking about them on the internet?

Forgive the picture quality, I took it with my phone rather than screen captured it. I'm not sure why. I think it's because I may be an I-D-I-O-T that is advancing in years. Anyway, should you wish to fly there yourself and ask whether Tuipi said yes or threw hay in his face you need to know that I found it on Airway Y868 between the waypoints NVO and MAPAD. Flying from NVO it will be just out of your left window.

Anyone else found such a curiousity on their travels?

Edited December 14, 20214 yr by Jazz

I sure have. A number of written things on the ground. Some in Japan (Said HELLO) and in Northern africa there were inscriptions on the hillside put there by Islamic rebel groups (google tells me). Pretty cool flying around and seeing a semi accurate world below!

Yeah, I have seen this type of thing over the US Midwest.  However, those get very very political and in more than a few areas.  I was quite surprised really, but they are there.

Near Aylesbury...

 

Edited December 15, 20214 yr by MarkDH

Some of the chalk drawings carved into the landscape in England are beautiful and in perfect detail in the sim.
(The whole of GB actually, but mainly England)

The most famous one is the 'Cerne Abbas Giant' - the picture would be NSFW probably.  He carries a large club, and also another rather large object between his legs of similar shape! 

You can put this into google maps 50°48′49″N 2°28′29″W

For anyone wondering, these things are ancient, not something new like crop circles.  The records of the Cerne Abbas Man were first recorded in the 17th century.

Like you say, it is amazing what you can find in MSFS, and it can spark a whole new interest.  I am now looking for a book on these fascinating chalk figures.

One guy has done POI's for them at flightsim.to

https://flightsim.to/file/14395/uk-chalk-figure-land-sculpture-poi-pack

The last picture shows the Cerne Abbas Man - I recon he was boasting a bit if it was a self sculpture! 

Edited December 15, 20214 yr by bobcat999

1 hour ago, MarkDH said:

Near Aylesbury...

 

I was wonding when and if crop circles would crop up. (excuse the pun) Finding this sort of stuff adds a new dimension to this simming thing that we have never had before, doesn't it?

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7 minutes ago, bobcat999 said:

Some of the chalk drawings carved into the landscape in England are beautiful and in perfect detail in the sim.

The most famous one is the 'Cerne Abbas Giant'.  The picture would be NSW probably.  He carries a large club, and also another rather large object between his legs of similar shape! 

You can put this into google maps 50°48′49″N 2°28′29″W

For anyone wondering, these things are ancient, not something new like crop circles.  The records of the Cerne Abbas Man were first recorded in the 17th century.

Like you say, it is amazing what you can find in MSFS, and it can spark a whole new interest.  I am now looking for a book on these fascinating chalk figures.

One guy has done POI's for them at flightsim.to

https://flightsim.to/file/14395/uk-chalk-figure-land-sculpture-poi-pack

The last picture shows the Cerne Abbas Man - I recon he was boasting a bit if it was a self sculpture! 

A tour of the chalk figures has indeed been on my list of things to fly over since I first saw this sim was in development. I feel such an adventure looming now😊

 

When they release the fix to my TrackIR😉

There is an addon ar flightsim.to that tells you where all the chalk figures are.  Cerne Abbas is certainly a good one but there are a number of men and white horses that look very good in MSFS.  I haven't tried them with the goigle addon mod, but that's something I will have to do.  Most of my flying is done in the Southern UK so I won't have to go far out my way.

3 minutes ago, cianpars said:

There is an addon ar flightsim.to that tells you where all the chalk figures are.

Doesn't that kind of take all the sport out of it, chap?

3 minutes ago, Jazz said:

Doesn't that kind of take all the sport out of it, chap?

Depend on if it the journey or the arrival that counts.

1 minute ago, harrry said:

Depend on if it the journey or the arrival that counts.

I see your point.

Although I can't imagine a giant chalk man with his erect "club" should be terribly difficult to spot in the English countryside😆

1 hour ago, Jazz said:

I see your point.

Although I can't imagine a giant chalk man with his erect "club" should be terribly difficult to spot in the English countryside😆

Depends how cold it is.

3 minutes ago, Bunchy said:

Depends how cold it is.

😆

Came across this one while exploring Texas.  

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-luecke-farm-landmark-you-can-see-from-space

3 hours ago, MarkDH said:

Near Aylesbury...

LOL. That's funny.

I wonder if the guy who did that feels like a fool now that he knows the Russian's name was Igor Danchenko and he was working for Hillary, not Trump?