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Thanks for the comment...! Yes, I would have liked to borrow your BN-2 for my trip to the Isles of Scilly...🙂...might have been more convenient...

I have never seen such a masterful touchdown, on the numbers, as they say..., Andy...with such a massive a/c on such a short runway...🙂...I was recently there you know...🙂... Great set pf pics, and, btw, St Mary's Island scenery looks marvelous too ...!

Glad you are exploring it in depth, pmplayer...and putting it through the paces...🙂.... Impressive set of pics...!

Delectable blue...works for me...🙂...

The monitor will now eagerly wait for its mate, Todd...🙂...3 more days...🙂...

Jenny looks wonderful...Beautiful fly-past shot of the landmark...!

AS ENGM plus GSX - lovely combo... 🙂 ...Very nice single shot...

Nice set...XP always has great Helicopter SIMs... Isle of Man is a lovely place to visit in our SIM...I do recall that Manx Airlines from past SIMs ...🙂...

Andreas, Will, John, pmplayer, Andy et al.: Many thanks for the comments and responses...!

Thanks, John. Setting sun gives an unusually beautiful quality to landscapes (and approaches) like this.... Yes, agree...Todd ...🙂... Wonderful bits of reminiscences...🙂...including Virgin Orbit Satellites and Battle of Britain Day Air shows ... Yes, right about Scilly Skybus...I did read that they operate Twin Otters from St Mary's to e.g., Land's End airport...the airport I'd intended to land on with my DC-3, against better judgement...🙂...And MSFS still calls EGHQ by the name "RAF St Mawgan", you mentioned, and I got confused by the inconsistent names of the airport between Wiki and MSFS... Thanks, pmplayer....! Yes, "For Ever"...is the word...🙂...for DC-3... Appreciated the comment...! Yes, DC-3 was not a good match for either St Mary's or Land's End...I think...Oh well...Glad it's all imaginary...🙂... Thanks for the comment, Will.

First of all, the monumental feat of airmanship while landing the (massive) C-17 on Scilly Isles' EGHE Runway...🙂...see Andy's post...should be something to seriously reckon with...🙂... Andy says it took several attempts, but surely, he has nailed it on his final attempt. And, if one can do it once, one will probably be able to repeat it without as much difficulty...being already familiar with the terrain and approach features of this unique airport. Anyway, after viewing that post I felt encouraged to try, for myself, a landing into the other (north) Runway of EGHE (Andy had landed on the west Rwy 27; see the overhead image below (shot #3) of the crisscrossing (09/27 and 14/32) runways). I noticed that Rwy 32 of EGHE allows for an NDB approach. Now, it has been more than 10 years since I last accomplished an NDB approach in the SIM (you see, these are the days of GPS, FMS and EFB...anything less (such as VOR/NDB Navigation) is tantamount to stone age (aviation) technology...🙂...because these are now obsolete...) ...Moreover, in MSFS, I didn't have a good idea about how to set up for an NDB Approach. Some research indicated that the G1000 allows for tuning to the desired NDB frequency (for St Mary's EGHE Rwy 32, the NDB (ID = STM) frequency is "321.0"). Once tuned, the HSI on the PFD (indeed) displayed the blue ADF Needle with the top arrow "always" pointing towards the NDB ground station (see my 2nd shot, below, where the PFD shows the ADF needle and the MFD shows the NDB station). The published radial to (EGHE) Rwy 32 NDB Approach is "324" degrees. So, if the nose of the aircraft is aligned to 324 degrees, with the blue (top) arrow of the ADF needle pointing straight ahead...then the aircraft is on track towards the threshold of the destination runway. Frankly, I found it a bit tricky...being not used to it..., but it all eventually did work out well enough to make a smooth touchdown on the first attempt (see my landing images). So, please find 20 pictures, as I've lifted off Rwy 14, in the opposite direction, climbed to 1,500 ft, proceeded out over the sea for 10 nms, and then made a U-turn backwards to track the NDB signal of the HSI, while aligning the a/c to 324 degrees heading. I certainly need more practice with such procedures in MSFS, but it was good fun overall, especially approaching (and landing) into such a picturesque (island) airport. Of course, I have preferred to test this procedure with my trusty (and meek) Cessna Skyhawk, but the C-17 (or the C-130) would be the farthest things on my mind for this exercise...🙂... Thanks for viewing this collection of images from this simple experiment...! Hope you enjoy...!

This is a follow-up to my previous post on the Isles of Scilly. As I'd mentioned there, I was barely able to take off St Mary's Airport (EHGE)...with a bit of daredevilry that is not well-advised for this Douglas behemoth...🙂...I don't have yet that STOL capable, sturdy, nimble, and reliable BN-2 at my disposal, which is really the aircraft that is suitable for commuting in these miniscule islands (true in RW too, btw). Anyway, having thoroughly toured the 5 main islands and immensely enjoying the beauty of this place, it dawned on me that I better find a place to land next... (having ruled out the NDB approach back to St. Mary's short runway due to pilot's lack of confidence...🙂...). So, here, I've headed out, across the sea, towards the mainland with my mind (initially) set for the Land's End Airport (EGHC). Land's End is only about 30 (flying) miles from St Mary's, and I can surely handle it...I thought.... See my 2nd image below, from the cockpit, where I start out by flying over (and bidding fond farewell to) the fast receding "islets" of Scilly, while pondering at the same time, about this disjointed land that was once all together...in the ancient times...12,000 years ago...🙂...Well...then a change of plan while enroute...!! As the DC-3's (minimal) GPS was (reliably) tracking its route to EGHC, myself imbibing a soothing beverage of my preference...🙂..., I looked up this EGHC airport some more. I knew beforehand that it has ~2,500 ft runways. However, first of all, I couldn't motivate myself today to tackle an RNAV approach with this DC-3 and its most rudimentary (and a bit finicky too, if you ask me) avionics suite (I'm using here the (stock) Asobo version, un-modded). I perused bits more of on-line discussions about this airport in a British Forum, which outlined the "good", "bad", and "ugly" features of the airport (see below) ...hmm...somehow, I'm reminded, here, of Clint Eastwoods's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"...🙂...must have watched it at least 3+ times.... Anyway, about EGHC: [The Good] A former VFR-only airport getting IFR procedures is rare and always a good thing. [The Bad] It seems they will charge you (not a concern for me), but the approach will take the aircraft over water and out of glide for quite a bit of time (a valid concern for me). [The Ugly] A truckload of UK-type (can't say the prohibited word here, but it starts with "bull" and has 4 more letters...and spoken like a true British (or even an American), I took this bit seriously here...🙂...) ...essentially it said that the new IFR procedures at EGHC come with many restrictions and dos and don'ts etc. Thus, dissuaded from EGHC, as I (frantically) looked for an alternative airport, preferably with an ILS approach where I can easily guide my DC-3 down with LOC/GS guidance, I found the Cornwall Airport Newquay (EGHQ) just 35 miles further up along the (Cornish) coastline. I then directed my DC-3 towards Newquay's ILS Runway 30 (see my approach and landing images below). In my 4th shot, below, you'll see me making Landfall near Land's End (the words here have a nice rhythm to it...🙂...) ...against the rugged coastlines. Land's End is the most westerly point of mainland England, but not the westernmost point of mainland Great Britain, as this title is narrowly taken by a site in the Scottish Highlands. However, the topography of Land's End region is quite striking indeed, with rocky cliffs, rough seas, and delicate pastures and farmlands...all these elements combining together to give this region remarkable (natural) beauty (see my images, shot #s 5-14, aided by decent MSFS rendition, as I overfly this (mountain-free) region in a relaxed manner soaking in the ambience and beauty of this short passage, on my way to Newquay)... Hope you enjoy this collection of images from my trip...! Thanks for viewing...!

...🙂...You may deny but I do recall having caught (eh...I mean seen) you fly the B787 once...🙂... Actually, you have flown the Corporate Big Boy Jets a bit more often...This is a fine set here ...!

Cannot be harder than that of my teenager, Todd....🙂.... while waiting for any Amazon package of his.... literally tracking to the next block and next street corner on the phone...until it arrives...🙂... You'll have fun installing MSFS and your planes, fresh, on the brand-new computer...Cheers ...!

Thanks for supporting CS, pmplayer...Sad that they have fallen into this state of disrespect... I have fond memories of their glory days, as you too mention FSX...I was spending considerable times on their forum at one point...was part of their gradual (stepwise) releases of 737 Legacy Series... Their 727/737/707/757/767 were SIMs of great fun and miss them much...hope they bring those back to us in the MSFS...within our lifetimes...🙂...we'll see...