I was reading a bit today about Jetstar of Australia and caught sight of the all-orange "#jetstargeneration" special livery. Jetstar, an LCC subsidiary of Qantas, with the slogan "Low fares forever", is all about offering some of the lowest (no-frills) airfares in Australia. On the side of its fuselage (see my images below), it says, in big and bold typeface, "#jetstargeneration".  

I love "Orange" color in an a/c livery (after "Red", of course, brighter the red, the better...🙂...) while fully aware that some folks nickname such orange-colored aircraft as "flying carrot"... (in the same spirit as the yellow-colored "flying banana"...Hughes Airwest and Braniff come to mind here) ...Oh well...Orange, Carrot and Banana are all decent (and health-giving) examples of fruits and vegetables... (think, I've been slicing too many of these lately...🙂...). Anyway, I've been meaning to fly the Jetstar livery for a while. The Jetstar livery reminds me a bit of the other (British) low-cost airline, the EasyJet, another patron of the dashing "Orange" color...so I am not alone in my preference...🙂...

For my short flight today in Australia, I have picked a 50-miles segment straight north leading to the Australian capital city of Canberra. This is a nice route, that I recall having flown (virtually) a few times before in the previous SIMs (with Orbx Australia). Here, I've started out from the town of Cooma, then staying within the valley of this Monaro region, and roughly following the upper 50 miles of the so-named (200 miles-long north-south oriented) Monaro Highway (sound like worth driving in RW) that terminates in Canberra. 

Having now visited most of the major North American mountains, small and big, both IRL and in virtual World, I can vouch for the fact that there is no substitute for the real thing. The ambience, feel, aura, and dizziness...🙂...around these places can never be substituted by virtual visits. However, we can certainly get a (good) perception of the terrain and topological features. Same here...from my images below e.g., see shot #s (6-11), you will know how this region (consisting of extensions of the Snowy Mountains range) looks like. This is a valley with picturesque mountains, hills, streams, and undulating plains and meadows...quite pleasant and enjoyable to look around from air, especially when flown at low altitudes (if you wish, please also see my (earlier and separate) post on the Blue Mountains of Australia).

I've departed from Rwy 36 (YCOM) and landed on Rwy 35 (YSCB)...for a straight-in landing...!

Hope you enjoy this collection of images with a dash of Orange...! Thanks for viewing...!

Great shots! 😉 

Holy, that color almost kills my eyes..🙂

cheers 😉

Very nice. You have great taste in choosing colors (as long as you're not repainting any walls at home 🙂).

On 4/10/2024 at 1:02 PM, Alaska738 said:

Great shots! 😉 

Thanks a lot for the note, Will. 

 

On 4/10/2024 at 2:56 PM, pmplayer said:

Holy, that color almost kills my eyes..🙂

cheers 😉

...🙂...Yes, pmplayer, I think we need sunglasses for this bright one...😎...

 

On 4/10/2024 at 4:59 PM, John F said:

Very nice. You have great taste in choosing colors (as long as you're not repainting any walls at home 🙂).

Appreciated the comment, John. 

True enough...🙂...this color will be outright rejected by the higher authorities...if I were to attempt it at home...so, better left on the a/c...

Very good shots P_7878 and your orange aircraft looks nice.

On 4/12/2024 at 4:13 AM, andiflyit said:

Very good shots P_7878 and your orange aircraft looks nice.

Thanks, Andreas. Glad you liked this orange color...on the a/c...🙂...