stu7708 244 Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 What do you get if you mix plenty of high terrain with low clouds and plenty of rain.. well MEBAR 2012 - Leg 3 comes pretty close. Early morning in Fife, rain isn't too bad yet but the weather sure doesn't look good With the sun still not quite up it gives a nice little shine below the clouds as we climb up towards the ceiling Passing St Andrews EGQL - Leuchars AB of my left wing Pushing on towards Aberdeen First stop coming up, but we're coming in from the wrong side. Right downwind, soon time to fill the hold with supplies. Plenty of other planes hanging around the GA Ramp at Aberdeen And for some strange reason all the shots from Aberdeen to Pluckton are missing (forgot to restart FRAPS ), but what did I expect cosidering I managed to photograph conclusive evidence that proves not only that Nessie exists, but also pilots a pimped up PBY Catalina with submersible capability...... So, the next shot finds us at Pluckton after unloading about 1500 lbs of supplies Let's head south again First part of this leg will be following the GOW VOR at 5.000 feet. So, in to the grey stuff, and keep all eyes on those instruments. Are you sure your navigation skills are up to par? Both the weather and the terrain could just as easily be in the PNW area A landmark peaks through the clouds. River Fillan just north of Crinalarich. Getting fed up with all the rain and low cloud cover by now... Next land mark, Loch Lomond, finally comes into view. Almost at Glasgow, and time for a turn to the 186 OB radial of the GOW VOR, that should take us straight to Baldoon and the Touch and go. And by now most of the high peaks are behind us, so prehaps it's time to take us down a bit lower for the rest of the trip. Plenty of traffic on the Ramp in Glasgow Didn't you say the hills where behind us??? Well, before we can start down towards Baldoon we need to pass over the Galloway Forest Park... Now, after careful examination of the maps I found Creetown and a small cape along the eastern banks, just south of the village, was a good landmark for turning us onto runway 24 at Baldoon And there it was, just south of the River Bladnoch, but who is it that keeps planting all those trees right on the approach path to smaller airfields?? Wheels on the ground, full throttle and of we go..... Climbing back to about 3.500 feet for the crossing over the Irish Sea Leaving mainland UK behind for a while In a slow plane like the Islander passing large bodies of water does tend to get a bit boring..... Almost over Isle of Man again. Landfall somewhere around Jurby. By now I was tracking the CAR ADF due south ADF 1 Tuned to CAR, ADF 2 tuned to RWY and NAV 1 tuned to the ILS for runway 26.. no way I can get lost now, and I better not considering the fuel situation Laxey of my left wing. and Douglas Harbour was soon straight ahead. And from there I was soon on final, a bit high prehaps, but it's a long runway and I think I'm a tad early... Turning of the active... ...and parked up on the ramp with about 5 us gallons left in each tank Hope you enjoyed the shots.. Time to go plan the next leg, and hope for better weather... Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,487 Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Brilliant Micke, I just love to see other pilots experiences of the same flight in the same conditions that I flew. Looks better in your shots than in mine! Cheers, Joe Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Thanks Joe. It is indeed a nice experience to see what others do in the same situation as yourself, to bad there isn't more screenshots posted, but I guess that's just the way it is.... But I am a bit tempted to get some proper scenery for the UK.. even if UTX is a big improvement over stock FSX it gets a bit boring and repetitive... I'm guessing I'll just wait until ORBX release their scenery since I'm not really big on photo-real stuff.... Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Great shots Mickael! I'd better get my shots up (well, some of them) Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Thanks Kieran. Heading over to your neck of the woods next Just need to remember refueling the plane to avoid ditching on the way over the irish sea..... Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Good flight, Micke - interesting route! Cheers - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Thanks Dai... was tempted to include a pass over Islay too, just to try and include my square foot of land I have at Laphoraig, but it was a bit to far of course Next year we need to do a stop there to sample the local produce Link to post Share on other sites
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