Stillwater Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Conditions looked so fine when I took off in Monterey and crossed Cannery Row. But just around the corner, in Pebble Beach, the visibility got worse. GPS made me find Fish Head Hill airstrip (what a name?). Technically this is like a Papua NG bushstrip. Can you even see the runway in the second shot? Laguna Seca Raceway, hard to spot. And even for landing in KMRY I needed 2 attempts with this weather. A nice challenge to fly, but if you want to explore scenery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Wow, that's quite some weather you encountered en route. Great shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Some interesting features in your shots Gerold. The poor coastal visibility appears to be a regular feature in this part of the world, having done a few flights in real time weather and had to turn back inland to see the ground! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 1 hour ago, bernd1151 said: Wow, that's quite some weather you encountered en route. Great shots For sure! Great shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Fine shots! Weather conditions do not have a Lord, they are what they are and we have to adapt! LoL But you're a competent pilot! Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 This is incredibly awesome. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietboy Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 My preferred type of shots ... beautiful shots that tells a story ... very nice ... thanks !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 15 hours ago, bernd1151 said: Wow, that's quite some weather you encountered en route. Great shots Indeed, and fully unexpected... 13 hours ago, RJ said: For sure! Great shots! 11 hours ago, JS07 said: This is incredibly awesome. I love it. Thank you, RJ & JS. 11 hours ago, quietboy said: My preferred type of shots ... beautiful shots that tells a story ... very nice ... thanks !!! Thanks quietboy. A short story this was, due to the weather... 13 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Some interesting features in your shots Gerold. The poor coastal visibility appears to be a regular feature in this part of the world, having done a few flights in real time weather and had to turn back inland to see the ground! I usually fly in real weather and was quite disappointed at Californias coast in the last weeks... 12 hours ago, Voyager said: Fine shots! Weather conditions do not have a Lord, they are what they are and we have to adapt! LoL But you're a competent pilot! Voyager Thanks for the compliment, and re the weather lord you are right, V-ger. For the following flights I used Orbx weather 2, means JV played the role of the weather maker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 12 minutes ago, Stillwater said: I usually fly in real weather and was quite disappointed at Californias coast in the last weeks... I am just heading west from Cloverdale with real weather set and I don't know what to expect. Maybe have to return to base! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Great shots again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 All that condensation hovering in the valleys just waiting for you to get airborne - a weather magnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Great shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 9 hours ago, simplymario said: Great shots again! 1 hour ago, Iain Emms said: Great shots. cheers Iain Thank you, Mario and Iain! 1 hour ago, olderndirt said: All that condensation hovering in the valleys just waiting for you to get airborne - a weather magnet. Maybe this is the reason... and probably some guys have this magnet even in real life... (but is works only for fog & rain!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Crackerjack shots Gerold, but you might need to revise parts of the flight for better sightseeing reults Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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