stu7708 244 Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Well, first try at this type of flying, and I was way to slow. Need to catch up on the next leg... Climbing out from Southampton on heading 240, aiming for a cruise at 4 500 feet. Getting closer to the coast, should be somewhere close to Bournemouth. Handy to have the power settings chart in the sun visor.. That should be Weymouth at the right side of the shot.. And possibly Saint Albhans Head to the right in this shot. Almost time for things to head south.... And after lots and lots of water, Alderney and the french coast comes into view. Cap de la Hague on the French coast, aiming to get my self on a long final using the NDB to guide me in. A bit high, but almost aligned on the runway.. But somewhat late. Less than a minute to touchdown, and a Trislander on the ground turns on his blinding headlights.. Taxiing to the apron. Parked up and ready for the next leg. Hope you enjoyed them. Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,488 Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Micke, They were great! Were you using GEX or UTX Europe? Your textures over the UK are very good! I am really enjoying seeing everyone's shots, thanks for posting. Joe Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted April 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Thanks Joe. Yes UTX Europe is used, and possibly FScene X helps a bit to enhance the ground textures too. And the HDR plugin for better overall color :th_smiles73: Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 That UTX scenery is almost as good as the photo-real - nice shots, thanks for sharing Micke! I guess you were watching the Ground/True-Air Speed and matching it with your Test Flight result? Enjoy the Leg to the Scillys... Cheers - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
falcon409 1 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Thanks Joe. Yes UTX Europe is used, and possibly FScene X helps a bit to enhance the ground textures too. And the HDR plugin for better overall color :th_smiles73: May I ask what scenery addon you're using there for Alderney? It's outstanding. Nice pics by the way!! Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted April 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Thanks for you kind comments everyone. Leg 2 will be up soon, I just need to pick the shots... @Dai: No Sir, that's not the reason. But I do know the reason now. Take a look at shot #6 above, and you might be able to figure out what I forgot to do before takeoff that induced some drag :th_smiles73: Came much, much closer to my target time to Scilly, even if I had to do a crosswind landing on RWY 27 to make it on time. @Falcon: The Alderney scenery comes from Earth Simulations, and yes it looks great. They have made a scenery for the destination in leg 2 too, but sadly it's not in my library. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 ...what I forgot to do before takeoff that induced some drag. Ahh - cowl flaps - pesky things. John Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Great shots Mikael! Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted April 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Aye... and the worse part of it was that I hadn't even opened them myself. They were already in an open state when I switched over to the Seneca after loading the flight. But now I know to keep an eye on it. Link to post Share on other sites
alex25 0 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Lovely scenery, I was going to make some smart-arsed remark about :001_th_smiles76: "sky hooks" at the control tower when fortunately I saw the spiral staircase!! Shut my big mouth. Good work, congrats. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Hey - Mutley. We really need to get more Aussies into MH. These guys are a hoot. John Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 934 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 John, Be careful what you wish for!!! :wootmesalia: Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,488 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Hey - Mutley. We really need to get more Aussies into MH. These guys are a hoot. John I will advertise for some John! Link to post Share on other sites
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