larryisenor

Very Easy since I live about 4 miles west of Runway 29 ( the diagonal one in the picture). The Parallel runway (17R-35L) just below the terminal is now being refurbished and is under construction for the next 2 years so we are getting more traffic where I live as they use the diagonal runway when one of the 2 parallel runways is out of service. The runway at the top is the longest in Canada at 14000 ft. Larry

Try the west coast from Washington up to Alaska. Not a lot of airports in some areas but the scenery is great and navigation very interesting through the fjords. Larry

My parents especially my mother as my dad died young. Since my interest in flight simulation 2 gentlemen who led me in the right direction in airport design and took the time to make my projects better - Al Gay from Flight Ontario and Neil Hill. Unfortunately both are no longer with us but I still hear them when I am designing an airport. Larry

When flying the 737 my favorite is CYLW Kelowna. Great RNP approaches and departures in a narrow valley. When flying a Mooney VFR it is hard to pick there are so many choices. Larry

If your airport is above the FTX Global Airports on the scenery list it should not need the Global airports to be disabled. If you find you need to there are 3 files for each airport: ADE_FTX_FTXG_Name.bgl ADE_FTX_FTXG_Name_CVX.bgl and FTX_FTXG_Name_objects.bgl Rename the files with an off instead of bgl and this will disable the airport. If you need to re-enable them change it back to bgl. Larry P.S. some smaller airports don't have the object file.

I like detailed exteriors (Where we operate our aircraft). Correct runways, taxiways, and parking are essential if using real world charts. Some variation in the runway and taxiway surfaces also adds interest. Some clutter helps the illusion of reality but it does not need to be overdone. Building interiors are not necessary and often lead to performance problems. Of course it is impossible to keep up with all the changes at real world airports but most are reasonably close if recently done. I usually fly jets so correct gate parking is important. Larry

During University I worked surveying in the summer. After graduation I ended up working surveying for several engineering companies for about 8 years. I was laid off because of a recession and started working as a courier. I did this for 23 years including about 3 as an air courier where I flew between Calgary and Edmonton every weekday. I also worked in the warehouse loading semi trailers at night. I retired but worked part time as a travel insurance agent. I also did some scenery work for Orbx during this time. Now back to being retired which gives me more time for flight simulation. Larry

It's been a while but I like the Tiger Moth. Very aerobatic considering the low power and the lack of brakes takes some getting used to. Larry

I usually fly the I Fly 737 700, most commonly CYYC to CYVR. I also occasionally fly to Europe with a fuel stop in CYFB. Also slowly covering all the Westjet routes from YYC. Larry

Just returned from Alaska and we saw porpoises, whales, sunfish, sharks, salmon, and lots of eagles. Near where we live there are deer, coyotes, moose, elk, porcupines and bobcats. Larry

I don't usually look at info for places I have flown to but often fly routes I am going to take on vacation. This includes actual airline routes to our destination and since we cruise a lot I fly the cruise line route low and slow usually both before and after our trip. Larry

I spent a lovely hour in Langley on Friday - on the freeway heading for Vancouver. We went to a wedding so did drink lots of liquids on Saturday. Larry

It's been hot here (high 20C to low 30C) and sometimes smoky. Lots of thunderstorms the last couple of weeks. Larry

About 40 miles west the front ranges of the Rockies stretch of in both directions as far as you can see. Never get tired of that view. Larry

Usually use live weather, but if I am just sight seeing in a small plane I will turn off live weather and fly under clear skies. If the weather is reasonably clear I leave the live weather on all the time. When flying the 737 I always use live weather - you can always do a Cat III landing if you need to. Larry

I use P3Dv4. I did have FSX on a previous computer but did not install on the new one I just got. P3D seems to work better than FSX with similar scenery. I also know how to create and modify airports for it and have a lot of scenery and planes so not a big incentive to change. I may try MSFS now that I have a computer that can handle it but am quite happy with the way P3D works especially with True Earth. I have considered version 5 but it is different enough to require a lot of work on the airports to make them compatible. I also like the 2D cockpit on the IFly 737 so changing to a virtual cockpit is not a big priority at the current time. Larry

1. 747F 2. Super Constellation 3. Concorde 4. Any Mooney 5. Twin Otter 6. Boeing 314 Clipper 7. Turbo Otter

Hello. I post occasionally but only if I have something to say. Larry

No. I had a mobile until about 10 years ago. First got one in 1987. I had a great rate of about $8 a month. When my provider decided it need to charge $20 I cancelled service as I had only used the phone about 3 times in the previous year. I currently have one of my wife's old smart phones which I use as a camera and Wi-Fi terminal (Navigraph Charts) but am happy not to be tethered to the thing like so many others. My wife has a smart phone so we can use it when travelling. Larry

I should have remembered the paved runway at Courcheval. Slope looks similar though. Larry

I think Courcheval France. Larry

Maybe Auckland -Definitely in New Zealand. Larry

Pacific Coast from Washington up to Alaska. Great scenery and can be challenging with real world weather. Larry

Instant Scenery files were placed using FSX but will work fine in P3Dv4 and 5 as the BGL files work the same. You need to have scenery objects with the same GUID in libraries for both simulators or the objects will not display. Most of the default and Orbx objects are the same in both. Larry

We used it to do True Earth Florida and seemed to work fine. Larry