Mountain Air

[paulb]

2NCO Mountain Air is a private airstrip surrounded by the Blue Ridge mountains in North Carolina, USA. It has an asphalt runway 2900 x 50 ft. / 884 x 15 m at an elevation of 4432 feet (1351m) MSL.

A few screenshots from yesterday's flight. I hope they are of interest 🙂.

[pmplayer]

Nice set !

cheers 😉

[paulb]

30 minutes ago, pmplayer said:

Nice set !

cheers 😉

Many thanks 🙂

[ikbenik]

Interesting place to visit and the airport scenery is very well modelled. Must be a challenge to land on and remind me of a simular spot called Lukla in the Himalayas.

At least here you can perform a go-around by a missed approach, in Lukla you face a mountain-wall at the end of the runway...

[bernd1151]

Excellent scenery in a very nice surrounding, Paul. And you even got a golf course right next to the airstrip. What more can you ask for 😀😀

[paulb]

2 hours ago, ikbenik said:

Interesting place to visit and the airport scenery is very well modelled. Must be a challenge to land on and remind me of a simular spot called Lukla in the Himalayas.

At least here you can perform a go-around by a missed approach, in Lukla you face a mountain-wall at the end of the runway...

Thanks Johnny 🙂. It's actually quite easy for take-off and landing as it has a good size runway. Lukla is a bigger challenge for a number of reasons including the one you mention!.

[paulb]

12 minutes ago, bernd1151 said:

Excellent scenery in a very nice surrounding, Paul. And you even got a golf course right next to the airstrip. What more can you ask for 😀😀

Thank you Bernd 🙂. If you research the place in real life, then it you will see that it is a very private upmarket estate. I found a beautiful house there for $4.5 million 😮.

[bernd1151]

3 minutes ago, paulb said:

I found a beautiful house there for $4.5 million 😮

Oh, that's a steal 😀

[wain]

great set of shots there Paul, very detailed scenery...

[Alaska738]

Fine shots! 😉 

[paulb]

1 hour ago, wain said:

great set of shots there Paul, very detailed scenery...

Thanks Wayne 🙂. It's a nice place. One odd thing about the scenery is the way statics (people, cars. birds and more) come and go depending upon the time of day. Apparently, it's a 'feature' of 'Pilots' scenery.

[paulb]

1 hour ago, Alaska738 said:

Fine shots! 😉 

Many thanks Will 🙂.

[Jack_Sawyer]

Dang, what a nice area this is.  A golf course right next to the runway too.  I wonder if any planes have ever been hit?

Wonderful shots Paul, I'm gonna have to visit this airport.

[paulb]

1 hour ago, Jack_Sawyer said:

Dang, what a nice area this is.  A golf course right next to the runway too.  I wonder if any planes have ever been hit?

Wonderful shots Paul, I'm gonna have to visit this airport.

Thanks Jack 🙂. Is that what they call a 'birdie' in golf?

[Jack_Sawyer]

Just now, paulb said:

Thanks Jack 🙂. Is that what they call a 'birdie' in golf?

Or an eagle. 🙂