I learned to fly a Piper J-3 Cub way back in the 1950's. In the 60's I obtained my commercial, instrument, multi-engine, and became a flight instructor. I built flight time instructing while attending college then jumped at the chance to fly the mail between San Francisco and Eureka. Eighteen months later, I graduated from Humboldt, quit the mail-run, and applied to United, American and TWA. They all said, "You're too old". I was 30 and, at the time, the Vietnam War was providing them with tons of younger pilots.
I have over 6000 hours and still enjoy flying (mostly simulated now). My Microsoft Hangar houses over 50 aircraft ranging in performance from 50 MPH putt-putts to the famous/experimental/fictional MACH 10 scramjet called Darkstar. The best part about flight simulation is that it's practically cost-free....no gas, no insurance, no maintenance, no hangar rent, etc. etc.
In the late ‘70s , I flew a Tomahawk (what a junk pile, only thing available to rent at the time from the fbo..lol) to FLU from FRG with my Mom and had lunch at the cafe. A wonderful experience. We landed on 18. It was January and with that pathetic engine heat , we were practically frozen upon landing. The Twin Comanche, departed 18, narrowly missing that apartment complex you mentioned before crashing. The politicians had been trying for yrs to close the field and that was the final nail they needed. The arrival and departure procedure over Ft Totem , the shoreline for 36 deptr or lower Little Neck Bay for a 18 deptr , respectively ,was very cool, which your sim trip didnt exactly fly. You did stay under the TCA. Lol. WOR’s AM radio Stinson was based there for awhile and the Goodyear airships used it when in town for events. Thanks for the memories. Nice cgi work.
What a great comment. I knew that an accident had closed the field. They didn't have TCA's when I was buzzing under the radar in the '50's. Fortunately, there wasn't any traffic, or I wouldn't be here.
Thanks. Sorry about the delay...grandkids are visiting. Dell Alienware with 3x the RAM and I upgraded the graphics so says my tech guy. The yoke, throttle, and rudder pedals are cheap, but I modified them with rubber bands for a better feel.
East coast to west coast in 36 minutes, nice way to travel; interesting views as well! Virtual travelling is fun, especially for people who have already done a lot of travelling. The memories come back and the headaches and expense of actual travel are avoided.
this is how I fly the Darkstar if you want to check it out MSFS DARKSTAR - Gatwick to Nice in 16 minutes (multivision) --- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H-_jJPuTBN0.html MSFS Mission: ANTARCTICA --- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qEqr0joNbws.html
if you, like me, find it difficult to focus while flying AND decorate your video with talk - then what you can do is first, do the flight silently and focusing, second, review your video with voice-over i suppose it is the same as playing guitar and sing - a matter of practice.
I have been flying since 1956. 6000+ in real aircraft. 300+ hrs sim. Instrument, multi-eng, flt. Inst. I do appreciate your input. Most folks in the back seat or on airliners can't see diddely. I'm into showing them what the pilots get to see and do. I love all the Garmin glass and GPS. I only flew with "steam" gauges. Watching someone fly on solid instruments is boring. Last but not least, I don't like to edit my writing or RU-vids. Thanks again for sharing. Blair/Simbucketier (Age 87)
Wow...you caught me sitting here posting my latest adventure in the TBM. Taking off from Mariposa (Just north of Fresno) heading east to Yosemite and Mono Lake. Then northwest to Alpine County Airport (Just 3 miles north of Markleeville, Calif. Thanks for watching my stuff. WingNutt
The Sutter Buttes are indeed the worlds smallest mountain range - it has a ton of history with the native Maidu people and also has a Titan missile silo still in the Buttes. Also you landed in Olivehurst (Yuba County). Yuba City is across the river.
I ran the Hawaiian string, stem to stern, in the F-15. I did Honolulu and landed next to the Arizona in the X-Cub w/floats. I think I did Kilauea in the X-15. Ask my RU-vid Channel. If you want a specific spot, 5 or 10 mile area...happy to give it a shot. BC
nice flying and management...seems like you really know how the darkstar behaves ingame. beautiful scenery in that part of the world too, reminds me of norwegian fjords
Thanks for your comment. I stopped flying real aircraft 20 years ago having accumulated over 6000 hours...instructing, charter, mail-run, and sales. It's just a game, but I do get your point. WingNutt
