VH-KDK Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Better known to me as the Kiel Canal. Brought Germany North last night and after a few flights I must say how impressed I am with what I have seen so far. Flew from Cuxhaven to Hamburg earlier today and passed the Kiel Canal so I have decided to fly its length and have a look at some of the bridges that cross it. 1. At the western end of the canal at Brunsbuttle with the locks and the Elbe River. 2. The Brunsbuttle Bridge at Ostermoor. 3. Hochdonn Railway Bridge 4. The Hohenhorn Bridge carries the Autobahn 23 over the canal. 5. The Grunental Bridge is for both road and rail. 6. At Westerronfeld the Itzehoer Chaussee road passed under the canal. 7. The Rendesburg Bridge carries the railway as well as having a transporter bridge slung underneath.. The transporter bridge is currently out of action after sustaining serious damage following a collision with a ship. 8. Every bridge has to have a height of 42 metres to allow adequate clearance for ships. The Rendsburg Loop was constructed here so that the railway could pass through Rendsburg Station (just out of view on the right) at ground level. 9. Rade Bridge for Autobahn 7. 10. On the left is the Levensau Bridge for both road and rail. The other bridge is the New Levensau Bridge for Bundesstrabe 77. 11. The Holtenau Bridges. 12 The Holtenau Locks at the eastern end of the canal. 13. Finnishing off the flight in style with a reasonable landing at Holtenau Airport. A very interesting flight which I hope you enjoyed and is well worth doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Great set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Excellent journey, Martyn. If you'd have the ai ship traffic installed you would be able to spot some tall ship race near Kiel, which makes this place even more interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Beautiful scenery Martyn, and I loved you pointing out the POI's! Makes me want it more and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Great ride on there and excellent tips too. Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 The truth is that you will never hear someone say that an ORBX product is not that good, could have been better and so on. Great shots you made Martyn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Colbert Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Awesome shots! Sure wish I knew how to fly those whirlybirds! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Fantastic shots Martyn , have fun exploring GEN !! . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 13 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Great set of shots. cheers Iain Thanks Iain. 13 hours ago, bernd1151 said: Excellent journey, Martyn. If you'd have the ai ship traffic installed you would be able to spot some tall ship race near Kiel, which makes this place even more interesting Cheers for the info Bernd, watch this space 12 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Beautiful scenery Martyn, and I loved you pointing out the POI's! Makes me want it more and more. Cheers Jack, only done a handful of flights but this is a fantastic region to fly in. 11 hours ago, Voyager said: Great ride on there and excellent tips too. Voyager Thank you Voyager. 11 hours ago, RJ said: The truth is that you will never hear someone say that an ORBX product is not that good, could have been better and so on. Great shots you made Martyn! Cheers RJ, anyone who complains or nit picks must be impossible to please. 10 hours ago, Republic DC-9 said: Awesome shots! Sure wish I knew how to fly those whirlybirds! Steve Do what I did Steve, look at YouTube and find some tutorials. Takes a bit of practice but it is great fun. Did this flight mostly from outside the cockpit but I still find landings very very hard. 6 hours ago, BradB said: Fantastic shots Martyn , have fun exploring GEN !! . Cheers John I am having a ball John and I have only just began. Many thanks folks for the great comments. For those wondering if to buy or not, buy it. No it is not mountainous but the amount of ground features is staggering as you can see just from flying along the canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Schaut gut aus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 30 minutes ago, Bermuda425 said: Schaut gut aus! ich danke Ihnen lieber Herr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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