John York Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I've missed a couple of good OZx Airports, Barcaldine and Longreach doing this leg but being some 250 km North of where I need to be, they would have taken me well off the straightest route so I've made a note and can come back to them later. A change of aircraft. It's surprising how fast the DC Canada can be and I do quite like it but have only flown the sea-plane version before. I like the idea of the GPS in case I get lost in this vast area of, err...well wilderness really. It's surprising how nice the little towns appear to be; Good to see they're on the job! Got to find the road now The only bit of cloud in the sky. Makes me wonder why I waited all that time for REX to install! Good. Got the road and taken the right, well left turn which is really a straight on! Right. There's Quilpie airstrip straight ahead. The next leg takes me up to Windorah. What has surprised me on this journey is the surprising sparsity of Orbx and OZx airports. With the number done between them, just out of the law of averages I would have thought I'd have hit a few! It's certainly teaching me what a truly massive place Australia is. John Thank you ImageShack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyhey123 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Good looking pictures what airplane is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAviator Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Is your FTX on? I thought FTX removed the green rectangles around the airports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotspot Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Excellent shot's JohnY - by sheer coincidence I flew the same leg yesterday, then on to Winton, but in a Martin Baker 5 (which is a hot machine but flies comfortably sub 100 as well)- track crawling for navigation which can be a good way to arrive spot on the destination when there's no GPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-WCE Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Great leg this was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Nice one john. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John York Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 Thanks for your comments guys. You'd think Bill in the huge place Australia is we'd be able to find a place to fly where we don't bump into one another! Heyhey. Its a de Havilland DHC2 Canada - Part of the Beaver collection. Aviator. These are FSX airstrips and runways. Where there are OZx or Orbx strips, you're right, they do, but I imagine it just ain't worthwhile for them to produce flattens for airports they're not actually developing. I did mention in the blurb I had missed a couple of good OZx places where the sharp edges of the surrounds would have been disguised. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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