Yesterday has the opportunity to travel to Eggesford in North Devon (England) to see the aircraft there and to venture onto Henstridge for the Annual Wessex Strut Fly-In.
What amazed me and made me have a little think about (had to sit down for the thought!) was the number of aeroplanes that we see in real life are available in the simulator world. For example at Eggesford was the Auster AOP9 and Alpine available from www.britsim.com and my mode of transport was the Aiglet Trainer, also from the same site. It feels weird to fly something in the sim, that you can do in real life.
Weather yesterday wasnt wonderful for flying, being a little on the hazy side with visibility down to about 10 miles at best, and the skies around Henstridge were somewhat busy as this is one of the first major events for the British light aircraft movement.
What interested when we arrived was a Corben Baby Ace and my first sighting of a Dynamic, both recently seen on this forum. But just by sitting under the wing and topping up my tan(!?), could you look around and see sim aeroplanes - Cubs, Citabrias, Porterfield, Stampe, Messenger, Tiger Moth, Austers etc etc.
What with the way things are going with rules and regulations and the ever increasing cost of flying, perhaps sadly in the future we will be spending more time infront of a PC screen, than in the real thing. I hope this is not the case.
Happy Landings,
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What amazed me and made me have a little think about (had to sit down for the thought!) was the number of aeroplanes that we see in real life are available in the simulator world. For example at Eggesford was the Auster AOP9 and Alpine available from www.britsim.com and my mode of transport was the Aiglet Trainer, also from the same site. It feels weird to fly something in the sim, that you can do in real life.
Weather yesterday wasnt wonderful for flying, being a little on the hazy side with visibility down to about 10 miles at best, and the skies around Henstridge were somewhat busy as this is one of the first major events for the British light aircraft movement.
What interested when we arrived was a Corben Baby Ace and my first sighting of a Dynamic, both recently seen on this forum. But just by sitting under the wing and topping up my tan(!?), could you look around and see sim aeroplanes - Cubs, Citabrias, Porterfield, Stampe, Messenger, Tiger Moth, Austers etc etc.
What with the way things are going with rules and regulations and the ever increasing cost of flying, perhaps sadly in the future we will be spending more time infront of a PC screen, than in the real thing. I hope this is not the case.
Happy Landings,
MartinView attachment 35838View attachment 35839View attachment 35840View attachment 35841View attachment 35842View attachment 35843
I live 60 miles from Eggesford, but its well worth it - a mecca for Austers and vintage aeroplanes. Going there today!!
great shots pal! i may have to travel to Eggesford one day if only to gawp at all the Austers, and from the Midlands (Just North of Birmingham) thats gonna be a long trip to gawp at Austers