Alaska's Round

Greekman72 · Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:40 pm

Thanks Jon and RadarMan Thumbs Up!

Well that was the only clothes i found in this craft...Probably an offer in the whole package from the sellers... Wink

Crash promise to make us uniforms but when i ask him a lady's one for my co-pilot, he fault in silence... Sleep

Probably he envy me because in past she has deny to work with him... Laughing

CrashGordon · Chief Captain Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 4669

I am up to my ears in alligators at the moment, or I'd have repainted the the pilot and copilot gor GM. The pilot in bib overalls and the copilot in a pink ballet tutu. Laughing

CrashGordon · Chief Captain Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 4669

Greekman72 · Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:27 pm

Greekman72 · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:00 am

DAY 5.

PAKK>WMO>PASA>KPC.

WMO

PASA

KPC

Flying slowly to North the temperature falling (12C-53.6F on earth and about 3C-37.4F on the skies 4500f).
The weather start shows some signs of improvement, so we start at 1400 our flight for our next destination WMO.
Approaching there was not so difficult but the scenery was a bit odd as you can see in the shots below.The runway starts from the water...
Small and narrow runways starts to be a usual thing.Nice landing without problems but stop to the limit of the runway.
Taking off for our next destination after 1hour and the weather was much better.We see some sunlight Very Happy

.But overcast meet us again 20miles before our destination and make me search for the runway untill the last moment.
Taking off from WMO early evening with light clouds but strong winds (they come back Very Happy

).Overcast again around KPC,our final destination for this day,but no winds so no problems on landing.We will spend the night here. Wink

PAKK>WMO

WMO>PASA

PASA>KPC

99jolegg · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:23 am

Very realistic collection of shots GreekMan Cool

Are you flying off the edge of the world in shot 9 Question

Greekman72 · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:50 am

Yeah...There where the odd creatures and monsters are waiting... Fear

Thanks for your comments Jon Thumbs Up!

BTW...I like your Snoopy Wink

99jolegg · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:02 pm

RadarMan · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:11 pm

Beautiful shots as usual, I do like that one runway sitting out in the water, landing there is like walking on a tightrope, you know you can do it but it feels very narrow.
Fun trip so far!

Radar

Greekman72 · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:18 pm

Yes indeed...Its an odd experience...something like landing in a carrier... Laughing

Glad you like the trip RadarMan. Very Happy

verygom · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:52 pm

(I could n't find an emoticon to show that I'm green with envy) Brilliant pics - as usual GM.

Pilau · Guest

Dude - numbers 3, 4 and 15 just look bloody brilliant!
These are the most realistic FS screenshots I have ever seen!
I could swear #3 and #15 are photographs!

Do you edit your shots? I mean, how did you get that shade on the bottom of the aircraft?

CrashGordon · Chief Captain Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 4669

That's what you get when the aircraft's textures are done correctly. I can't take credit for that, I just changed a few colors and slapped some letters and numbers on. FeelThere does quality stuff.

Plau · Guest

You mean the Alpha channel is responsible for this, right?

CrashGordon · Chief Captain Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 4669

Beats me. I have enough on my plate administering 12 domains, 12 mail servers, two forums and 9 web sites to understand the nuts and bolts of graphics. Laughing

Pilau · Guest

Pfft

Sure, well, I'll just find that FeelThere guy Laughing

Greekman72 · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:02 pm

Greekman72 · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:51 pm

DAY 6

KPC>PASH>PABL>PAOT

PASH

PABL

PAOT

We continue our trip to the north by taking off at 1100 from KPC with overcast around and the temperature to 4C-39.2F.Some turbulence at 5000F make my passengers nervous.
I was wondering if the overcast going to follow us until our next destination PASH and unfortunately i was true.
Although descending to 1300F for the final approach i had a better view of the runway and a nice landing.Pleasant surpise...Another Cessna Caravan was at he small parking of PASH.
We stay there for about two hours and then take-off to PABL.Weather becomes clearer probably due to the wind and we have a nice sight seeing flight.Final approach and landing to PABL was an easy job.A very nice airport.
Final destination for this day was PAOT.Same weather conditions as our former flight and the first big airport since days. Wink

KPC>PASH

PASH>PABL

PABL>PAOT

99jolegg · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:55 pm

Lovely assortment GreekMan Punk

The second shot looks very desolate Shocked

I think #9 is my favourite shot out of this leg of your trip Cool

Good work - keep it up! Thumbs Up!

Greekman72 · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:58 pm

Thank you very much dear Jon Cheers!

RadarMan · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:08 pm

Jon's right, it's a very lonely looking area. A nice day for flying, clear and sharp. I see you encountered another of those "water" runways.
I'm going to have to try one of those.

Radar

pilotwannabe · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:44 pm

Excellent report again GM72 Exclamation

Greekman72 · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:15 pm

DAY 7.

PAOT>Z53>PATQ

Z53
PATQ

We start this day's flights at 0800 from the friendly airport of PAOT to the lonely and not so friendly Z53.
It was a happiness to meet some traffic. Smile

Weather was friendly too with light winds and the ground temperature around 10C-50.
We had a nice and quite trip if we except some short moments of turbulence.
Z53 has nothing special as an airport except a short runway.The whole area was like a desert and i was thinking this area in winter months.Ice ice and some snow for change... Wink

We stay for about 1hour there and then we take-off for PATQ.
Take-off was at the limit of the runway with full fuel loaded craft.
Weather conditions hadn't change since our last flight.Flying VOR to VOR i discover an airport-PALU-surrounding by high rocks ,having a lake beside and over something which maybe they call Terminal.I was wondering what could be happens if this lake overflows...
Second VOR waypoint was the airport of PABR,the northest airport of Alaska.
We turn to south and heading for the PATQ,our final destination for this day.Very pleasant place compare to the whole area with probably high religious people.Thats the only explanation i could give for the two Churches close to runway... Laughing

I unload my passenger beside the churces(They want to pray....) and went to meet some friends on the parking. Wink

PAOT>Z53

Z53>PATQ

RadarMan · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:30 pm

You depth of color and crisp scenery never ceases to amaze me, more fine screens and story line.
This is a trip that I would enjoy. Think how different it would look in the freezing winter.

Radar