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A man, a plan, a canal - Panama! (in a Kodiak)

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I don't have the highest opinion of Orbx's stuff generally these days, but the City Packs are usually pretty good, and this is a good one. Heading out from Vpilot's MPTO, which is one of my rare scenery buys from the Marketplace, presumably because it was on offer. And I do like the Kodiak, but I wish all the liveries weren't quite so bright and shiny and new. Just a little bit of dirt or wear would make all the difference.

Anyway, the view over the the airport buildings away towards Panama City
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And away we go
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Picking up a little bit of drizzle, and a slight rainbow
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Another showy bit of architecture down below
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Another Dorothy moment
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Heading on to swing round up the canal
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Part of the locks on the Pacific side
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Heading for the Atlantic side locks now
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Quite busy within the breakwaters. No idea if they're coming or going
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And away
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Nice set of shots buddy - and a fine tour by the way !

cheers 😉

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An interesting flight. And Kodiak is very interesting when you control the flight with your hands.

Unfortunately, I haven't flown it for a long time, I was fascinated by the FSW C414 and the Caravan (Black Square C208 Analog), but your flight reminded me that the Kodiak has been gathering dust in the hangar for a long time. And the next flight I will definitely fly on it.

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Excellent palindrome.

Cheers, Pete

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Thoroughly enjoyable tour, Andy, both near and far from the city.... grand series...!!

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22 hours ago, P_7878 said:

Thoroughly enjoyable tour, Andy, both near and far from the city.... grand series...!!

+1 !! I did this tour once by ship, interesting too. Maybe I have to redo it in something more spectacular, maybe the Mauretania 🙂

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On 8/19/2022 at 11:07 PM, John F said:

A grand tour...well done!

On 8/20/2022 at 9:24 AM, Todd2 said:

Nice shots!

On 8/20/2022 at 9:36 AM, pmplayer said:

Nice set of shots buddy - and a fine tour by the way !

On 8/20/2022 at 7:30 PM, johnbow72 said:

Outstanding shots Andy !! . 

On 8/21/2022 at 3:28 PM, P_7878 said:

Thoroughly enjoyable tour, Andy, both near and far from the city.... grand series...!!

Thanks guys. I took maybe four times as many shots as I posted, there really is some great scenery around there, both with the Orbx package and just the natural landscape

On 8/20/2022 at 8:00 PM, PilotPete99 said:

Excellent palindrome.

Cheers Pete, one of my faves, but I can't claim originality for it. Can't remember now where or when I first came across it.

On 8/20/2022 at 9:38 AM, Nickbe said:

An interesting flight. And Kodiak is very interesting when you control the flight with your hands.

Unfortunately, I haven't flown it for a long time, I was fascinated by the FSW C414 and the Caravan (Black Square C208 Analog), but your flight reminded me that the Kodiak has been gathering dust in the hangar for a long time. And the next flight I will definitely fly on it.

Cheers Nick. I have mixed feelings about this plane. It's always fun when I do use it, but it is a bit fugly, and it really does always feel way too shiny and new to be convincing, visually.

 

 

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Vibrant!  And isn't the Kodiak just the perfect ride for there!

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Lovely...haven't flown in that area yet!


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On 8/22/2022 at 1:46 PM, bernd1151 said:

+1 !! I did this tour once by ship, interesting too. Maybe I have to redo it in something more spectacular, maybe the Mauretania 🙂

Thanks Bernd. Do you mean a sea trip for real or in the sim? If sim, what did you use - you've got me curious now!

On 8/23/2022 at 9:40 PM, fppilot said:

Vibrant!  And isn't the Kodiak just the perfect ride for there!

Cheers Frank, and it's definitely a very lush area around there, for sure

3 hours ago, ryanbatc said:

Lovely...haven't flown in that area yet!

Cheers Ryan, and get yourself the Orbx package (if you haven't already) and go exploring - it really is a great looking area.


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