larryisenor

larryisenor Calgary Alberta Canada CYYC 4.0 nm off the threshold for rwy 11.

6:30 am - Is there really such a time? Larry

It's on my list of about 5 news sites/ forums that I check first thing in the morning. Also if I get a notification about a response to a post I will check that too. Larry

Thanks all for the birthday wishes. Larry

I'll be very busy for the next week so if someone else wants to give us something go ahead. I'll have a look next week to see if I can find something. Larry

I was born in the city but moved to a small town when I was about 1-2 years old. We lived in a number of small towns until I was 13 and moved back to the city. I liked the city better and have lived here since then. Even when on holiday I like the cities better. Larry

I think Dublin. The Shamrocks give it away. Larry

I don't worry too much about liveries as you can't really see the plane from inside the cockpit and I seldom use the outside view. I have most Orbx stuff for P3D but if I find an airport that is incorrect I just make a new one myself. Larry

First flight in a commercial airliner was the day after we were married. Calgary to Vancouver on an Air Canada DC-9. About a 1 hour flight with complete hot breakfast service. How airline service has changed. We went to Vancouver about 3 weeks ago and had a choice of pretzels or cookies. Larry

It appears it is or was a military field. Larry

I like the detail on some of the mid size airports such as Monterey, Avalon, and Felts but don't really care about the interiors, although it is nice to see something through the windows when parked at a gate. At the larger airports sometimes the interior eye candy slows the sim so I would rather not have too much of it. Larry

I also use P3D4 because it works well and few problems. I have thought about MSFS 2020 but haven't tried it yet so will probably wait until MSFS 24 is available and may give it a try depending on reviews. Larry

The highest I have been is about 14000 but we stopped for an hour at 9000 to acclimate. Definitely some loss of cognition but most people were ok. They had oxygen on the van for any who needed it but only one person used it I think. It was at the top of Mauna Kea in Hawaii where people work at the observatories for multiple days. Larry

I usually only fly 2 planes - The default Mooney Bravo for low and slow and the I Fly 737-700. The Mooney is easy to fly and enough for sightseeing - Usually use the mini panel to give a bigger view of the world. The 737 is more complex but I have help (FS2Crew) to set up and follow check lists. I like the navigation challenge but usually fly on autopilot for most of the flight (except take off and landing). I also like the 2d panel as you can see everything in one view without scrolling around the screen. As for the exterior model - I don't really care as I am in the cockpit the whole time. Larry

In addition to VFR and IFR I sometimes fly FFR (Feline Flying Conditions) Where the outside view is obscured by the cat (Thanks Hunter). Larry