December 2, 20232 yr For the past few weeks I've been planning my meandering flight around the world that circumnavigates some continents. I didn't want to miss anything. I mentioned before I will start on New Years Day, January 1st. It took a bit of doing to include favorite places I've been and places I heard about that piqued my interest. There a couple of times I got tired and thought about giving it all up but after a day or so of rest I plodded on. The flight in my Quest Kodiak will take 251 flying days. Of course it will take longer than that because I doubt I will want to fly every day and there are chores like medical appointments and grocery shopping and getting tired of the project and just resting to renew myself. I will cover 98,932 miles all told. The flights will be anywhere from a couple of hundred miles to five hundred or six hundred miles. My longest flight will be 890 miles across the Tasman Sea from Hobart Australia (Tasmania) to Milford Sound New Zealand. To many people this will look like a waste of time. But like the signs I printed out and taped under my television set and my computer monitor I remind myself, "What The Hell Else Have I Got To Do?" "And if I die before I wake I hope my computer He'll let me take" Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
December 3, 20232 yr 18 hours ago, birdguy said: To many people this will look like a waste of time. To many people, flight simming (or any other hobby) will look like a waste of time. But not us 😎 Enjoy your tour! Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
December 3, 20232 yr Hi Noel, The Very Best of Luck on your well planned Tour. Your way of life in a Care Home is an inspiration to all us old guys. Best Wishes, Jim H. Asus Rog Maximus VIII Hero, i9-10900k 4.8GHZ, Corsair H100 cooler, 32GB Corsair Vengeance 2666, RTX3090 20GB, Win10 HP 64-bit, 3 Monitors "19-22-19", Reverb G2 Headset.
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