Martyn 9 Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Sorry, didnt realise my leg was being called. I will carry out the flight tonight(time permitting) and then post the shots tomorrow. Ive been setting up a dual boot (XP/Vista), so have had to reinstall FS...again :eyebrow: but I should be all setup by tonight Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,488 Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Thanks Martyn, I did mean to mail you a reminder but it's been one of those weekends! Busy, busy, busy!!! Looking forward to your shots, I am on the brink of re-installing all my software but I'm holding off as I know just how long it will take. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Martyn 9 Posted June 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 I carried out the flight last night, however managed to fall asleep this evening(absolutely knackered), so I will post them up tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites
Martyn 9 Posted June 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Here are the shots, I would love to commentate them all, however its been a very busy day and I am just too shattered. Brief overview is that I realised how short the runway would be, but only after I was about 10 minutes into the flight! Therefore I decided to dump as much fuel as possible over the sea, on approach, then whack the auto brakes to full and stall it just above the runway numbers. The results are shown below :mrhappy: After 'arriving' at the destination, I hopped into the schweizer and took the VIPs up to see the monument. I have to say, it amazes me how well Dell have designed this laptop. At no point did I get stutters during this flight. Having a computer that is capable of this level of graphics, sitting on my lap, still surprises me! Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,488 Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Excellent Martyn, Well done for getting the memorial in, that's just what we wanted :mrhappy: Some great shots as ever and with a nice twist at the end. I am just in mid re-install of FSX in Vista 64bit and having a few problems with the nVidia display driver. Am I right in thinking you are using Vista on your laptop? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Martyn 9 Posted June 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 I am, but I use Vista 32 bit. It came with factory installed dell drivers of my Nvidia 7950GTX, I then switched to laptop2go enhanced drivers. Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Yo, Martyn - well stopped, sir!! Good thing that building wasn't bigger, eh? Two Q's: what laptop, and who's the helo-pilot? Nice one, sir! Cheers - Dai. :mrhappy: Link to post Share on other sites
Martyn 9 Posted June 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Yo, Martyn - well stopped, sir!! Good thing that building wasn't bigger, eh? Two Q's: what laptop, and who's the helo-pilot? Nice one, sir!Cheers - Dai. :mrhappy: Laptop= Dell XPS M1710 Helo Pilot = All of the pilots/passengers of our aircraft are members of JF. I believe Marc Siegel and Wolfgang are in the Schweizer, as they were the creators of this beauty! Link to post Share on other sites
dgor 0 Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Another great leg and a fantastic set of shots Martyn. Like the look of that laptop too! Dave Link to post Share on other sites
B77W 0 Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Stunning Martyn, Just Stunning!! The best shots i've seen in a long long long time! Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Martyn, You're going to be a tough act to follow and I won't be able to match it, much less top it. Those are stunning graphics and very nice photos. Does George Bush know you've borrowed his airplane? Did you really get the aluminum overcast stopped on that strip? Light or not, and even with a good headwind, that is an excellent piece of flying. I've resorted to a piston twin to get the baton (...and a quantity of something else) back out of there. I'm working on the next leg, but will let you bask in the feedback for a couple of days before following up with my humble offerings. Nice work. John Link to post Share on other sites
Martyn 9 Posted June 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Forgot to thank everybody for your comments! Although I think my laptop probably deserves the glory, rather than the idiot controlling it :-) Did you really get the aluminum overcast stopped on that strip? I will leave that for you to decide... Link to post Share on other sites
mulletman 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 2 words. Sod That. There is no way i would even try getting a 747 down onto that runway, regardless of the technology inside. Then again, the 747 can be extremely fun to fly when light. (and it must have been light as it didnt sink into the grass) So credit to you for getting it down in one piece! And more credit to you for posting so many great shots. Link to post Share on other sites
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