2011 Around-The-World Race SOH Watering Hole
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#1 On short final into Princess Juliana Intl with 500lbs of 8-track tapes during the kickoff event.
#2 PRB bringing the 737 home during our trek across Northern Brazil.
#3 Wingman for Flork in the V9 Do 335. 30kts faster without the heavy wing cannons!
#4 Climbing into the dark African night with PRB on my wing. Tako_Kichi and JohnC just having crossed the Atlantic safely in a pair of Convair 990A's.
#2 PRB bringing the 737 home during our trek across Northern Brazil.
#3 Wingman for Flork in the V9 Do 335. 30kts faster without the heavy wing cannons!
#4 Climbing into the dark African night with PRB on my wing. Tako_Kichi and JohnC just having crossed the Atlantic safely in a pair of Convair 990A's.
Picture 1 PRB and Myself getting ready for the Jet leg.
Picture 2 is of a derelict 747 that I found off the runway while scouting SBFN.
Picture 2 is of a derelict 747 that I found off the runway while scouting SBFN.
Had a GPS guage die after I took off as wingman for DD.... FKKD - DNKN
Had to find my way to the destination... the middle of Africa... with no airports around and in the dark.
After landing I posted and then turned night to day to get a better picture of how close it really was.... spent the first 20 minutes fumbling around in the dark trying to get the gauge to work.... and almost forgot the most important gauge.
Had to find my way to the destination... the middle of Africa... with no airports around and in the dark.
After landing I posted and then turned night to day to get a better picture of how close it really was.... spent the first 20 minutes fumbling around in the dark trying to get the gauge to work.... and almost forgot the most important gauge.
From an earlier flight
Mopar coming into France...
Funny I thought they told him to never come back.
A very nice First Avanti flight
and the rest of my trips were at night and low vis. Of course that does not lead to very good screen shots.
Mopar coming into France...
Funny I thought they told him to never come back.
A very nice First Avanti flight
and the rest of my trips were at night and low vis. Of course that does not lead to very good screen shots.
yes, it wouldn't be a completed night flight
without the obligatory smilo sunrise shots.
i especially like the one with the sun
burning a hole in the side of my plane.
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without the obligatory smilo sunrise shots.
i especially like the one with the sun
burning a hole in the side of my plane.
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okay, there's more,
while waiting at WMKJ with PRB,
i took this one of Moses3 coming in.
that's PRB behind me.
it's the typical sim quirk...
i don't have the Do335
or the Howard in my aircraft folder,
so the sim shows what i am flying.
it's still a nice shot, though.
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so... i'm about 35 miles out of WIKD,
descending through the soup.
at about 4000 feet,
i notice that my stick is not working.
SWEET!!!
i unplug it and replug it...no go.
fortunately, i use a separate stick
for throttle, flaps and gear.
to make a long story longer,
i was able to safely bring her in,
nearly blind in the soup,
with AP heading and altitude adjusted mouse.
whew, that was close.
'twas a lot of work for a wingman.
did i mention, i was sweating bullets
in a non-military aircraft?
while waiting at WMKJ with PRB,
i took this one of Moses3 coming in.
that's PRB behind me.
it's the typical sim quirk...
i don't have the Do335
or the Howard in my aircraft folder,
so the sim shows what i am flying.
it's still a nice shot, though.
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------------so... i'm about 35 miles out of WIKD,
descending through the soup.
at about 4000 feet,
i notice that my stick is not working.
SWEET!!!
i unplug it and replug it...no go.
fortunately, i use a separate stick
for throttle, flaps and gear.
to make a long story longer,
i was able to safely bring her in,
nearly blind in the soup,
with AP heading and altitude adjusted mouse.
whew, that was close.
'twas a lot of work for a wingman.
did i mention, i was sweating bullets
in a non-military aircraft?
here are a few shots i found;
the first is taco, waiting to fly my wing
on the PTKK-PGSN leg.
there's a whole other story about that leg
that i'll wait for another post to tell you.
next is a shot of PRB and Mister Shupe
arriving at UHSS from RJSS in tigercats.
you've got to love the F7F.
finally, a dusk shot of the B-47E approaching UHPP
with a volcano in the background.
the first is taco, waiting to fly my wing
on the PTKK-PGSN leg.
there's a whole other story about that leg
that i'll wait for another post to tell you.
next is a shot of PRB and Mister Shupe
arriving at UHSS from RJSS in tigercats.
you've got to love the F7F.
finally, a dusk shot of the B-47E approaching UHPP
with a volcano in the background.
Here's a few Kodaks from the bush country team flight in Manitoba, Canada.
Looks like the guys without skis sank into the snow drift.
Looks like the guys without skis sank into the snow drift.
Moparmike
Administrator
Ahhh...finally got power back on and sorted through the pix.
#1 is the Jug flying top cover for Fliger's Tigercat. Yes, he's down there on the deck somewhere in that shot.
#2 is the Howard crossing the Med into France. Like Dave, I'm surprised that they let me back into French airspace. I guess the local gendarmerie was busy...
#1 is the Jug flying top cover for Fliger's Tigercat. Yes, he's down there on the deck somewhere in that shot.
#2 is the Howard crossing the Med into France. Like Dave, I'm surprised that they let me back into French airspace. I guess the local gendarmerie was busy...
Moparmike
Administrator
#3 & 4 have an interesting story...
Taco and Smilo bringing the baton into Saipan. PRB and myself taking it onto Iwo Jima.
3a: Watching Taco bring the baton into Saipan. One tiggerkitty crossing the threshold.
3b: Just short of touchdown. PRB and myself awaiting the hand-off.
3c: PRB flying the best looking P-51H I've ever seen!
Taco and Smilo bringing the baton into Saipan. PRB and myself taking it onto Iwo Jima.
3a: Watching Taco bring the baton into Saipan. One tiggerkitty crossing the threshold.
3b: Just short of touchdown. PRB and myself awaiting the hand-off.
3c: PRB flying the best looking P-51H I've ever seen!
Moparmike
Administrator
And my apologies to Smilo for posting these... :d
4a: Zoom lens shot of Smilo about 6m out.
4b: Diving for the runway...
4c: WTH!!!! I think we all know what happens next.......
4d: No, I won't post a picture of the carnage.
And yes...that's one purty Tigercat that Smilo is flyin...ermmm...crashin too.
(I didn't have the texture)
4a: Zoom lens shot of Smilo about 6m out.
4b: Diving for the runway...
4c: WTH!!!! I think we all know what happens next.......
4d: No, I won't post a picture of the carnage.
And yes...that's one purty Tigercat that Smilo is flyin...ermmm...crashin too.
(I didn't have the texture)
Moparmike
Administrator
Lastly...The bonus jet flight from KORD.
I'm still scratching my head on how two 747s that took off within two mins of each other, on the same course, with the same winds, getting the same ground speed, could get 300nm apart.
Not quite two hours later as JohnC was landing in Palm Beach, I was still over Georgia.
Time's up...the baton is safely handed off...I've got fuel to burn...yup, time to see what she'll do! :d
747a: After a quick climb up to 50k', how about some aerobatics? Next, will it trim out inverted?
747b: 122nm out. Still straight n level...
747c: 74nm out. Working on my descent. Still straight n level...
747d: 45nm out. Just sight-seeing over the Florida coastline.
To be continued....
I'm still scratching my head on how two 747s that took off within two mins of each other, on the same course, with the same winds, getting the same ground speed, could get 300nm apart.
Not quite two hours later as JohnC was landing in Palm Beach, I was still over Georgia.
Time's up...the baton is safely handed off...I've got fuel to burn...yup, time to see what she'll do! :d
747a: After a quick climb up to 50k', how about some aerobatics? Next, will it trim out inverted?
747b: 122nm out. Still straight n level...
747c: 74nm out. Working on my descent. Still straight n level...
747d: 45nm out. Just sight-seeing over the Florida coastline.
To be continued....
Moparmike
Administrator
Yeah...I didn't have the "grey" paint that you were sporting. Just have the two that came with the in-progress download. That's why Taco is seen in a kitty but not you.
The last pic was just a blank screen anyway... I snapped the shutter just as you got whisked away to a flight reset.
The last pic was just a blank screen anyway... I snapped the shutter just as you got whisked away to a flight reset.
Moparmike
Administrator
These last two shots of the 747 saga are just for Rob...
Never make a wise-aleck remark like "As long as the Duenna is green"...
747e: I got tired of holding that inverted descent and there was this really nice flat beach in front of me.
I think they used to race cars on it back in the 50s...
747f: Duenna screenshot after I touched down. I know there's a bit of overspeed on there, but I think 31min of inverted flight was long enough. :isadizzy:
Never make a wise-aleck remark like "As long as the Duenna is green"...
747e: I got tired of holding that inverted descent and there was this really nice flat beach in front of me.
I think they used to race cars on it back in the 50s...
747f: Duenna screenshot after I touched down. I know there's a bit of overspeed on there, but I think 31min of inverted flight was long enough. :isadizzy: