phil white 274 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Took the Cessna for a pleasure flight. Can you guess where i am. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Beautiful shots Phil, I'm going with the Mount Vesuvius Crater. Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 +1 Great scenery Phil. By whom may I ask? Link to post Share on other sites
phil white 274 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 +1 Great scenery Phil. By whom may I ask? The scenery is from www.simheaven.com All freeware but it's for X-Plane. Link to post Share on other sites
phil white 274 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Beautiful shots Phil, I'm going with the Mount Vesuvius Crater. Well spotted it is indeed Vesuvius, a pretty easy one to guess really. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Haha, no guessing involved. I looked at images of all dormant volcanos 'till I found it. Link to post Share on other sites
needles 1,013 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Well, may I be a little pedantic and say that I think you were in the left hand seat. Great scenery, considering it's also freeware. Thanks for sharing it with us Phil'. Link to post Share on other sites
dolf8857 640 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Love these shots! Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 In the very first shot you can see the sign of the last eruption, in 1944 (quite near the Aircraft tail fin).. I've been there some years ago, while I was chief engineer in San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, a small village which was the only one to be completely destroyed by the lava. It was a really clear day, I remember I was able to see Ponza Island from there! Very very nice shots. Link to post Share on other sites
phil white 274 Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 rosariomanzo, I will be in Sorrento during the end of August so will be flying to Naples. Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 When I was a teenager I took my girlfriend (now my wife) to Sorrento as part of an inter-rail trip around Europe. We went up Vesuvius, and down into the crater (I don't think you can do this now), I remember the dust from the ash. we got absolutely filthy with the stuff. Not good when you are camping in a two man tent. Presumably the ridge you can see in the shots was part of a bigger volcano at some time. Perhaps the one that did for Pompeii and Herculaneum? Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Guys, i've been living in Sorrento 30 years, now only My parents live there. I Will be happy to meet you there one day! Link to post Share on other sites
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