November 17, 20232 yr Being a Midwesterner, though, I've travelled to the major cities on the West Coast many times, my time spent outside, so to speak, under the open sky, to enjoy the beautiful geographical features of California has been minimal, except for one occasion. During one of the trips to San Francisco, having rented a vehicle in the KSFO Terminal, I had headed straight out to the (famous) U.S. Highway 1, with the objective of going as far south as I could go...time permitting. I now recall that I'd made it down to Santa Barbara, about 325 miles south along the California coastlines. The Pacific Coast Highway, U.S. Highway 1, skirts the gorgeous coastline, winding past (seemingly dangerous) rocky overhangs and cliffs, to offer spectacular views that'll mandate any driver to be fully attentive on the road (But yours truly, after all, is an experienced driver of the (equally challenging) Rocky Mountain Scenic Road...🙂...if you wish, please see my post "Xbox (787) Aviator over the Rockies..."...and the comments therein...) ... Anyway, along this trip, among the many (memorable) highlights and scenic diversions off the Highway, including the golden beaches (Half Moon Bay comes to mind) and the (picturesque) hills and mountains (see images below), I also recall visits to a couple of Wineries of the Monterey County and Wine Tasting Sessions in the Vineyards...though myself not really a Wine connoisseur...in the sense of following proper etiquettes of Wine Tasting (which was quite apparent to my seasoned companions)...🙂...Oh well... Today, I have flown along the same coastlines, from KSFO to KSBA, for a different perspective and an aerial appreciation of this beautiful region. My route has occasionally crossed into the Pacific Ocean, with the flight terminating in Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. This Airport is just a few miles from the coastline, and if one approaches its (eastward) Runway 07 (as I've done, here), then one is flying for a bit directly over the waters of the Pacific Ocean... (please see my concluding images) ... Hope you enjoy these images. Thanks for viewing and good flights...!! Edited November 17, 20232 yr by P_7878
November 17, 20232 yr Fine shots ! cheers 😉 08.2024 new PC is online : ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI Mainboard, AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D Prozessor, G.Skill DIMM 64 GB DDR5-6000 (2x 32 GB) Dual-Kit, MSI GeForce RTX 4090 VENTUS 3X E 24G OC Grafikkarte, 2x WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 4 TB - Drive C+D, WD Gold Enterprise Class 12 TB for storage HDD, Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W PC - Power supply, Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO CPU Aircooler with 7 Heatpipes, Design Meshify 2 White TG Clear Tint Tower-Case, 3x 4K monitors 2x32 Samsung 1x27 LG 3840x2160, Windows11 Prof. 23H2 - now Windows11 Prof. 25H2 Flightsimulator Hardware: Honeycomb Throttle Bravo, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro, Logitech Flight Joke System, XBox Controller, some Thrustmaster stuff, Winwing CDU Panels.
November 19, 20232 yr Very nice tour, P_7878, and you took it low and slow to get the most out of it 🙂 Any attempt to stretch fuel is guaranteed to increase headwinds My specs: AMD Radeon RX6700XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB RAM, 34" monitor, screen resolution: 2560x1080
November 20, 20232 yr Quite a nice tour! On 11/17/2023 at 8:15 PM, P_7878 said: I've travelled to the major cities on the West Coast many times, my time spent outside, so to speak, under the open sky, to enjoy the beautiful geographical features of California has been minimal, except for one occasion. During one of the trips to San Francisco, having rented a vehicle in the KSFO Terminal, I had headed straight out to the (famous) U.S. Highway 1, with the objective of going as far south as I could go...time permitting. I now recall that I'd made it down to Santa Barbara, about 325 miles south along the California coastlines. Isn´t it a great pleasure to repeat real-life travels in the sim and get good memories from that? On 11/17/2023 at 8:15 PM, P_7878 said: Wine Tasting Sessions in the Vineyards...though myself not really a Wine connoisseur...in the sense of following proper etiquettes of Wine Tasting (which was quite apparent to my seasoned companions)...🙂 A sense of humour always helps - and that is how I understand your report here 🤣... Cheers, Gerold Spoiler Hardware: Intel i9-13900K @ 4.2 Ghz, BENQ EW3270U (3840*2160), 32 GB RAM DDR5-6000, Gigabyte Gaming OC Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB, Samsung 980 Pro M.2: 1 TB (Win 11-System), Samsung 870 QVO SSD: 2 TB (MSFS), 2 * Samsung 850 EVO SSD: 1 TB (P3D 4.5 HF3) & 500 GB (spare). Scenery / Add-Ons: Lots of commercial & freeware sceneries. Plus ActiveSky_MSFS - and for P3D: FS Global Mesh 2010, ActiveSky_P3Dv4, ASCA, EzDok v3, Pro-ATC/X and REX 4 Texture Direct.
November 21, 20232 yr Author John, pmplayer, Will, Bernd, Gerold: Many thanks for chiming in with your comments...🙂... 21 hours ago, Stiller Water said: A sense of humour always helps - and that is how I understand your report here 🤣... ...🙂.... Yes, your understanding is correct ....and, btw, my dexterity in wine-tasting has not improved since either... 🙂...
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