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Flying from KOCF to KTPA in the FSW C414. OCF has a nice little freeware option available at the usual spot. TPA is by Verticalsim. Untitled-1 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr N110VE is a new livery from FSW. I recently gave it a big overhaul though with fresh paint/polish and some better metal qualities. I think it's one of the very best liveries for the 414: https://flightsim.to/file/70895/n110ve-clean-and-polished Untitled-2 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr The turbocharged 414 is a relatively nice performer even on this humid Florida day Untitled-3 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr It's a short hop to TPA to drop off some passengers Untitled-4 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-5 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-6 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr While fully pressurized, we'll be cruising at 8000 for this flight Untitled-7 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-8 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Brooksville KBKV Untitled-9 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-10 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Picking up the localizer for RY 19R Untitled-11 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr My home state of MN is commonly referred to as the Land of 10,000 Lakes... but Florida has quite a few of its own Untitled-13 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-14 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Raymond James Stadium (Tampa Bay Bucs) Untitled-15 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-16 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-18 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Long taxi to Sheltair Untitled-20 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Was just on this road returning my rental a few weeks ago Untitled-22 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-23 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Nice to park to plane in the shade Untitled-25 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Like a lot of people, I've been flying the new Black Square TBM 850 around like crazy. Most of my flying has been short hops, practice approaches, VFR sightseeing etc. This afternoon I wanted to stretch my legs and take her up to FL300. It's a little over a 2 hour flight from KMYL to KMRY in the TBM850. I didn't have much of a tailwind, (and had a heck of a crosswind). But she flew at book numbers and I ended up with about 320 kts over the ground for most of the trip. With a distance of 550+ miles I needed to split my adventure into two parts. Part 1 is taxi, takeoff, climb/cruise. Part 2 will be initial descent into the Bay area, and then onto Monterey. The stunning livery is by Tim-HH. The lovely scenery is from BMW and Orbx. Please enjoy! Fancy looking Mercedes (and C206!) in the background....my ride is nice too Untitled-1 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Initial departure calls for NW winds and light-moderate rain - we'll depart RY 34 - we'll also be maintaining our own terrain and obstruction clearance until reaching Salt Lake Center's minimum IFR altitude around 12,000 or so. Untitled-2 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr McCall is a large smokejumper base and home to many aerial firefighting operators Untitled-3 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Using the nexrad on the GNS we do see the precip, but it's dissipating along our route southbound. Untitled-4 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Some much needed rain... Untitled-5 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Mostly on top here Untitled-7 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-9 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Rough terrain in this area Untitled-10 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-11 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Owyhee Reservoir Untitled-12 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr I didn't seem to capture it but there are some lava fields in this area Untitled-13 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Just on the east side of the Hart and Juniper MOAs Untitled-14 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr A nice view of the practice areas and restricted airspace of Fallon Naval Air Station (current home of TOPGUN) Untitled-15 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Overhead Reno/Tahoe Int'l Untitled-16 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Massive crosswind Untitled-17 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Truckee Tahoe KTRK Untitled-18 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Lake Tahoe KTVL Untitled-19 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Leaving the weather behind as we approach Top of Descent... Untitled-20 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr