March 24, 20242 yr In my previous post, I'd posted about a short flight...travelling (virtually) 40 miles in a foreign land..., never actually been there in RW. Here, it's slightly different. This set of images, below, geographically spanning about 10 miles, reflect my memories of a RW trip from a long while ago. The West Coast, in spite of my several visits, primarily to the major metropolitan (big) cities, almost seems like a foreign land to me...🙂...being not really familiar with it, as I may be with Midwest and East Coast. Anyway, Fisherman's Wharf, one of the main (tourist) attractions in San Francisco, lies 15 miles north of San Franciso airport (KSFO). With Fisherman's Wharf as the reference, the famed Golden Gate Bridge lies about 4 miles to the northwest on the Bay (in my shot # 8 VFR MAP, USR01 straight ahead is the Fisherman's Wharf and USR02 in the foreground is the Golden Gate Bridge). The picturesque community of Sausalito lies just north across the Bridge, and the Oakland Bay Bridge (shot #7) lies to the east. So, I am recalling and correlating, here, bits of my (fond) memories, as I'd driven from the Fisherman's Wharf across the Golden Gate Bridge to the heights of Sausalito on a beautiful day with the blue waters of the Bay, shining below. But first a memory bit about Oakland. Staying in a hotel near the Oakland Bridge, I was directed (recommended) for dinner to a Restaurant in Oakland. As I drove across the Bridge to Oakland and finally reached the Restaurant (should have called first), we were told that the Restaurant was not open that evening because of a Wedding Ceremony (it was still early). I told the receptionist that we've travelled all the way from Chicago, and if we could be allowed to stay for an early dinner, that would be greatly appreciated. The (graceful) owner was consulted and we were allowed to stay until the Wedding Ceremony got going afterwards. Before the "invited" guests started arriving, and anyone had a chance to ask us, "Are you from the bride's side or the Groom's?"....🙂..., we (profusely) thanked the owner and left the Restaurant. At least the dinner was worth it... Besides visiting Chinatown, Japantown and the SF downtown etc., what I recall most is the drive from the Fisherman's Wharf, a most fascinating (and busy) place in itself, across the Golden Gate Bridge to the (mountainous and scenic) settlement of Sausalito. Here is another trivial fact that had influenced my visit Sausalito. There is this Pepperidge Farm brand of cookies, I have been long familiar with, that has a line of Cookies called "Sausalito", one with a combination of "Milk Chocolate and Macadamia Nuts"...🙂...Unfortunately, it so happens, and I learned afterwards, however, that Cookie has nothing to do with Sausalito, merely named after this locale. I was thinking maybe the Cookie has its origin in this place...I was a bit disappointed...Oh well... More seriously, Sausalito is a wonderfully scenic place to visit (and just drive along its undulating roads), with mountains and oceans...together in close proximity...along with many other points of interest. Please find 15 images, below, as I fly out from KSFO, north towards Fisherman's Wharf, then divert west to overfly the Golden Gate Bridge, and finally I leave you with a shot from overhead of the (approaching) mountains of Sausalito...on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge which itself is seen down below...that had taken me to Sausalito...in my distant memory... Thanks for viewing. Hope you enjoy.
March 24, 20242 yr Nice sightseeing flight. Brings back memories of our first visit to San Francisco. We went straight to Sausalito to eat at the Trident, a waterfront restaurant that was all the rage in the 1970's. 🙂
March 25, 20242 yr Administrators Great Pics, but a little clarification, If I may. The pic of the piers area is showing the Ferry Building and some boat docks. Fisherman's Wharf is further down and pretty much out of site. The arrow points to where the fishing boats would dock and the circular area is Aquatic Park. Further up is Marina Green, San Francisco Yacht Club, and the Presidio. Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
March 25, 20242 yr Great set of SF Bay area...one of my tourist favourites! I wonder how many actual VFR days there really are in this area in real life? 🙂
March 25, 20242 yr Author Folks: Appreciated the interesting responses and comments…🙂… 3 hours ago, John F said: Nice sightseeing flight. Brings back memories of our first visit to San Francisco. We went straight to Sausalito to eat at the Trident, a waterfront restaurant that was all the rage in the 1970's. 🙂 Thank you, John. Trident (of Sausalito), I checked, opens for business tomorrow (Monday) at 11:30am…🙂…The interior ambience looks inviting. And I liked their dessert offering, the Crème Brûlée…🙂… 3 hours ago, darrenvox said: nice stuff!!! Thanks much for the note…! 2 hours ago, charliearon said: Great Pics, but a little clarification, If I may. The pic of the piers area is showing the Ferry Building and some boat docks. Fisherman's Wharf is further down and pretty much out of site. The arrow points to where the fishing boats would dock and the circular area is Aquatic Park. Further up is Marina Green, San Francisco Yacht Club, and the Presidio. Thank you for chiming in, Charlie…and the correction. You would know for sure…🙂…Thinking back, it was actually easier driving to Fisherman’s Wharf than piloting this Cessna to it in the virtual world…🙂…Beautiful city, I wish I could visit it again…. 44 minutes ago, rmeier said: Great set of SF Bay area...one of my tourist favourites! I wonder how many actual VFR days there really are in this area in real life? 🙂 Appreciated the comment, rmeier. Yes, it’s surely a favorite for all who have visited this area…🙂…there is just not enough time when you are a tourist…somewhat similar to your Vancouver area…Cheers…!
March 25, 20242 yr Great shots of this nice area, always like to fly there! PC: Ryzen 7 3700x AM4, 16 GB RAM, RTX 3060 12GB, Storage SSD 3TB, HDD 8TB, USB 8TB, 2 Screens, Win10-64 SIMs: FSX SE, P3d 3.4/4.5/6.1, Xplane 10/11/12, MSFS 2020/24, Aerofly FS 4
March 25, 20242 yr Great set P_7878, thanks for showing ! Seems nice to do a sightseeing Trip around there.. 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.
March 25, 20242 yr Cool shots of a great area that I had visited with the family a few times. Thank you! 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
March 25, 20242 yr Lovely shots. Always good to see this part of the world - one of my favourites both in RL and the sim. Lots of trips around there back in the day (worked for a silicon valley based company so got lots of visits to the region), and it seems to be really well done in MSFS. Ryzen 9 7900X, Corsair H150 AIO cooler, 64 Gb DDR5, Asus X670E Hero m/b, 3090ti, 13Tb NVMe, 8Tb SSD, 16Tb HD, 55" Philips 4k HDR monitor, EVGA 1600w ps, all in Corsair 7000D airflow case. Sims in use - 2020, 2024, XP-12 and -11, FSX/SE, P3Dv4.5 and v5.4. DCS and AFS2 installed but rarely used
March 26, 20242 yr Author Folks: Many thanks for these comments...This area seems like a favorite of many...from near and far...🙂... Cheers...!!
March 27, 20242 yr On 3/25/2024 at 5:13 AM, P_7878 said: Thank you, John. Trident (of Sausalito), I checked, opens for business tomorrow (Monday) at 11:30am…🙂…The interior ambience looks inviting. And I liked their dessert offering, the Crème Brûlée…🙂… Funny, I had to google and check that the Trident @John F and @P_7878 mentioned is the one I always pick every time I tourist here biking from the piers to Sausalito and ferry back to Embarcado 😉 3 x pilots at Ondine: The Bay Tour is always a awesome experience ! Thanks for sharing this short trip that bring back also to me great souvenir! Vincent B. Check my free MSFS sceneries : https://flightsim.to/profile/vbazillio/trending and my hardware configuration.
March 28, 20242 yr Author On 3/27/2024 at 5:38 AM, vbazillio said: Funny, I had to google and check that the Trident @John F and @P_7878 mentioned is the one I always pick every time I tourist here biking from the piers to Sausalito and ferry back to Embarcado 😉 What a coincidence...🙂.... you surely do great pictorial record-keeping of your trips...Vincent... Again, like I said before, you are probably more familiar with west-coast than most of us here ...except the natives ... Walking and biking are great ways to get to know places...And, of course, creating scenery of airports...should help too...🙂...
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