Jack Sawyer Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Well, I'm loving this recreation of the MacRobertson Air Race. We're now over some very interesting and lovely terrain. Most of this flight was over water though but I love doing them. This leg was from Calcutta, VECC to Rangoon, VYYY. Miles and miles of open ocean, good thing we have four engines! Will soon be making our descent I gotta say, Orbx Global and Vector really are excellent! There's the airport This landing was perfect, the passengers loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 There are indeed some great shots in here of this leg of your race Jack. Look forward to more, and I am getting closer and closer to pulling the trigger on the Connie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, Sniper31 said: There are indeed some great shots in here of this leg of your race Jack. Look forward to more, and I am getting closer and closer to pulling the trigger on the Connie. Thanks Landon! Next stop is Bangkok so @VH-KDK Martyn will know the area well! And Landon, you will love the Connie, it has so many neat features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Enthralling flight Jack and some wonderful scenery in this leg with those mountains next to the coast. I shall look out for your next leg when you got to some familiar territory for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Just now, VH-KDK said: Enthralling flight Jack and some wonderful scenery in this leg with those mountains next to the coast. I shall look out for your next leg when you got to some familiar territory for me. Thanks Martyn, I thought you'd be keen to see Thailand, me too! Never been there in real life or the sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Wonderful shots from some very lovely countryside Jack . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakashi Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Very nice shots from leg 12 of your race Jack! Just reading about this race on wiki, pretty interesting stuff. How much more do you like before you are finished? Looks like a bit of fun, especially since you can do it from an armchair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 3 hours ago, BradB said: Wonderful shots from some very lovely countryside Jack . Cheers John Thanks John, it's starting to look much nicer after all that desert. 1 hour ago, Wakashi said: Very nice shots from leg 12 of your race Jack! Just reading about this race on wiki, pretty interesting stuff. How much more do you like before you are finished? Looks like a bit of fun, especially since you can do it from an armchair! Thanks Roger! It is interesting isn't it? They did this so long ago in planes that were unreliable and no real technology, they had some guts back then. How much more? Well: Rangoon to Bangkok Bangkok to Alor Star Alor Star to Singapore Singapore to Batavia Batavia to Rambang Rambang to Koepang Koepang to Darwin Darwin to Newcastle Waters Newcastle Waters to Cloncurry Cloncurry to Charleville Charleville to Narromine Narromine to Melbourne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Great flight and shots Jacked, enjoyed your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Outstanding shots from your journey Jack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 1 hour ago, lifejogger said: Great flight and shots Jacked, enjoyed your post. Thanks John, appreciate it! 24 minutes ago, adambar said: Outstanding shots from your journey Jack! Thank you Adam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Excellent flight Jack! Looking forward to the next leg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 5 hours ago, paulb said: Excellent flight Jack! Looking forward to the next leg Thanks Paul! I do too, they're a good way to get two things done at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Very nice shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Iain Emms said: Very nice shots. cheers Iain Thank you Iain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Kremlev Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Wow, Jack again flies on Connie! Excellent works! But yet take-off in very high mode for MP for normally situation. Even for full loading always — around 40". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Just now, Eugene Kremlev said: Wow, Jack again flies on Connie! Excellent works! But yet take-off in very high mode for MP for normally situation. Even for full loading always — around 40". Thanks Eugene, and you're absolutely correct. You really know this plane! Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Once again the weather depiction is excellent, Jack, don´t change anything on that setting. We know the gaps in this global scenery, but the impression of the countries is already satisfying. 20 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Miles and miles of open ocean, good thing we have four engines! Indeed, one of the best 3-engined planes ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 14 minutes ago, Stillwater said: Once again the weather depiction is excellent, Jack, don´t change anything on that setting. We know the gaps in this global scenery, but the impression of the countries is already satisfying. Indeed, one of the best 3-engined planes ever! What happened to the fourth? Thanks Gerold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: What happened to the fourth? Sure you know the engines of the Connie were so unreliable that she was called "the best three-motored plane in the world"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Just now, Stillwater said: Sure you know the engines of the Connie were so unreliable that she was called "the best three-motored plane in the world"... I think I heard that somewhere before. But when I fly I let the other two guys run the engines, it's way too much to juggle for one guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 18 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Rangoon to Bangkok Bangkok to Alor Star Alor Star to Singapore Singapore to Batavia Batavia to Rambang Rambang to Koepang Koepang to Darwin Darwin to Newcastle Waters Newcastle Waters to Cloncurry Cloncurry to Charleville Charleville to Narromine Narromine to Melbourne I just popped in relatively late in Jack's famous race to recognize it, because I did not know it by the name 'Macrobertson air race'. In The Netherlands this race is well known by the name 'London - Melbourne race' and still very famous, because one of the two Dutch KLM planes, the 'Uiver' (DC-2) won the overall handicap price. Even today, most Dutch people (no, not the youngsters.... of course) know the name 'Uiver'. Don't know if a link to a movie was already posted, otherwise here's one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbxtreme Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Very nice shots Jack, it's a chance we have the Orbx platform to fly around there as it adds a lot of features. The Connie is very interesting. It must take some time to get used to the ultra realistic A2A version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 What a wonderful video Fred! I loved everything about back then, the way they spoke, dressed, the very formal way they comport themselves. It's amazing what they all did back then in 1934. Thanks for this Fred! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Orbxtreme said: Very nice shots Jack, it's a chance we have the Orbx platform to fly around there as it adds a lot of features. The Connie is very interesting. It must take some time to get used to the ultra realistic A2A version. Thanks Francois! It is a very complex plane and it would take me a very long time to learn to fly it without the copilot. I'm used to modern jets so these radial engines that need three pilots would be difficult to control single handedly but it can be done. As I type this I'm making another leg, I made the Rangoon to Bangkok leg a little while ago, refueled and now I'm making the Bangkok to Alor Star leg. Great fun and very interesting to see the terrain change so dramatically. And at present I'll be flying over a couple hundred miles of open ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie123 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Just wondered what FL you selected for the trip Jack? Have you hit bad weather over the tropics yet and what would you FL options be then? Aussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 14 minutes ago, Aussie123 said: Just wondered what FL you selected for the trip Jack? Have you hit bad weather over the tropics yet and what would you FL options be then? Aussie Hi Aussie, I usually fly at 12K feet and if there's bad turbulence I'll go up to 14K feet. No particular reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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