12 hours ago, jon b said:

I have to admit it’s a great perk of my real world flying job , heading out of the uk with the windscreen wipers and anti-ice switched on then landing into the Caribbean and getting off in short sleeves.

Not so much fun coming home again though and having to scrape the ice off the car windscreen at the airport.

I remember flying back from Mexico as a younger guy, we landed in KSTL and I had shorts (not the 330, but actual short pants) on -- I didn't bother changing -- and it was a little brisk going to my car I must say.  But I wanted to keep my tropical vibe going as long as I could.

17 hours ago, CapnCrunch said:

Ah a fellow YOW'er who's probably already sick of another Ottawa winter - ditto! That's exactly what I do when winter sets in. L.A. or, with the help of some good weather presets, out west or in Europe using a summer date. Mind you it would help if the Ottawa weather could make up its mind...fall - no summer - no wait, winter lol.

Yup, but I fly real time and real weather, just using the interface to pick up at the location I left off.  So flying in Ottawa becomes difficult, especially since some places (like CYRP) virtually disappear when there is snow.

On 11/27/2023 at 10:17 AM, jon b said:

Never mind the winter, I’m going back to the 1980’s and flying the Shorts 330 & 360 around the uk in VR. 
They were much simpler. Positive times, I’m happy there.

never got called on those standbys either... 🙂 

i actually like the winter for the UK ski season flights in szg,inn, cmf