VH-KDK Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 The beautiful DC-4 is going for a climb in the French Alps. 1. This image is very nice at LMFN. 2. Climbing out this shot is very nice too. 3. At Col est Castelle this shot is not nice at all nor are the next 7. 4. Lac de Serre Poncon with the town of Chorges 5. , 6. Lacs de Pierre Chatel, dePetichet and Grand Lac de Laffery with the peak of Le Grande Serre on the right. 7. At Grenoble. 8. Rocher de Lorzier. 9. La Ruchère district. 10. The cloud suddenly closed in so end of flight as there was nothing more to see. Some spectacular mountain scenery around here which will be well worth a look in a smaller plane. Hope you enjoyed the nice and not so nice parts of this flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Well I liked all of them Martyn! Was that AS4 real weather kicking in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 11 minutes ago, paulb said: Well I liked all of them Martyn! Was that AS4 real weather kicking in? It sure was Paul and I am glad you liked the images. It is surprising just how quickly the weather changed but it does add to the realism. I was really glad when the latest patch enabled me to use AS4 again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimNZ Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Martyn, some years ago I was the sole Policeman in charge of a tiny North Island town called Mangaweka/Ohingaiti, pop120 and at times, felt like a million miles from any backup, it was a big area I had to cover made up of a number of tiny towns all of which had about the same or less residence in the dense back blocks. Okay, it may have been a DC3, but it did all the top dressing of paddocks in the area. The hills were huge and it took a damn good pilot to throw the thing about landing on airstrips the farmer cut with a mower prior to the plane arriving early. Often the pilot had to come in real low to frighten the sheep off the strip so he could land unimpeded These pictures bring all those memories back to me. Well done. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 1 hour ago, VH-KDK said: It sure was Paul and I am glad you liked the images. It is surprising just how quickly the weather changed but it does add to the realism. I was really glad when the latest patch enabled me to use AS4 again. Excellent Martyn! That is the one add-on that I should purchase, but haven't yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Excellent shots Martyn , who is the vendor for your DC-4 ? . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
European Mountain Man Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Fantastic shots Martyn of a very familiar place that I know very well all this area was my second home but at the moment I have deserted my second home and going thither afield . I really enjoyed your shots and your trip been there many times in my Truck and on the sim regards stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I thought they we are all very good Martyn, cut yourself some slack, with AS4 we get real weather which makes for a more interesting flight. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Super flight Martyn, I like how the clouds sit between the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senchay Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Yes, looks like an interesting area to fly over :-) Nice pics ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Very Nice Shots Martyn ! I like the plane a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 23 hours ago, JimNZ said: Martyn, some years ago I was the sole Policeman in charge of a tiny North Island town called Mangaweka/Ohingaiti, pop120 and at times, felt like a million miles from any backup, it was a big area I had to cover made up of a number of tiny towns all of which had about the same or less residence in the dense back blocks. Okay, it may have been a DC3, but it did all the top dressing of paddocks in the area. The hills were huge and it took a damn good pilot to throw the thing about landing on airstrips the farmer cut with a mower prior to the plane arriving early. Often the pilot had to come in real low to frighten the sheep off the strip so he could land unimpeded These pictures bring all those memories back to me. Well done. Jim Thanks Jim and another interesting story. One of the things I enjoy so much on here is reading others stories and memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 22 hours ago, paulb said: Excellent Martyn! That is the one add-on that I should purchase, but haven't yet! Thanks Paul, it is a great plane the only beef I have is that there are separate purchases for P3DV4 and FSX, P3DV2/3. The only reason I brought it was because of the Carvair, had it just been the DC-4 I would have left it. Still, with all the variants and 2 types of planes it is good value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 21 hours ago, BradB said: Excellent shots Martyn , who is the vendor for your DC-4 ? . Cheers John Thanks John, it is by Flight Replicas and I got it from JustFlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 21 hours ago, stewart1 said: Fantastic shots Martyn of a very familiar place that I know very well all this area was my second home but at the moment I have deserted my second home and going thither afield . I really enjoyed your shots and your trip been there many times in my Truck and on the sim regards stewart Thanks Stewart, it must be interesting for you to see all of these places you have driven along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 20 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: I thought they we are all very good Martyn, cut yourself some slack, with AS4 we get real weather which makes for a more interesting flight. I love it. Thanks Jack, I was very tired yesterday and when all the scenery vanished I started to fall asleep at the wheel! I really missed AS4 before I got it working but sometimes it does the weather too well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 15 hours ago, lifejogger said: Super flight Martyn, I like how the clouds sit between the mountains. Thank you John, the mountains were spectacular and enhanced by the cloud in the valleys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 5 hours ago, Senchay said: Yes, looks like an interesting area to fly over :-) Nice pics ^^ Thanks and it is a great place to fly especially in something smaller and slower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 2 hours ago, mikee said: Very Nice Shots Martyn ! I like the plane a lot Thanks Mike, the DC-4 is a joy to fly, in fact any radial is good no matter how many engines!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 4 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Thanks Paul, it is a great plane the only beef I have is that there are separate purchases for P3DV4 and FSX, P3DV2/3. The only reason I brought it was because of the Carvair, had it just been the DC-4 I would have left it. Still, with all the variants and 2 types of planes it is good value. To be honest Martyn, whilst I can accept a price differential or a need to pay an add-on extra price, I really do not like it when developers want you to make two totally separate full price purchases for something which is usually 80% + identical. Sorry for that short rant, but it does irritate me. Anyway, your DC-4/Carvair looks great, and I am delighted that you are enjoying it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbxtreme Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Very nice shots, they bring lots of memories. I was hitchhicking in the Alps in 1978. Sleeping in a little tent during the night, at 10,000 feet, it is cold, very cold! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Marveous shots Martyn, great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Great set of shots indeed cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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