Jack Sawyer Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Wow, so rich in details and contrasts. I can´t even think of this in motion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Stillwater said: Wow, so rich in details and contrasts. I can´t even think of this in motion! Thanks Gerold! I'd love to go there, it must be a beautiful place to live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Great shots these Jack. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 15 minutes ago, Iain Emms said: Great shots these Jack. cheers Iain Thanks Iain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudger Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Great shots Jack, you must be pleased with your new machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Those are some smashing, rich colorful shots Jack. The Canberra Cityscape is a remarkable piece of work and scenery, I agree with you on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Super shots Jack, I enjoyed looking at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Smudger said: Great shots Jack, you must be pleased with your new machine Thanks Smudger! It's very powerful, well for the next six months at least! 54 minutes ago, Sniper31 said: Those are some smashing, rich colorful shots Jack. The Canberra Cityscape is a remarkable piece of work and scenery, I agree with you on that Thanks Landon! I agree, it's perfect for sightseeing with a copter as it has a lot to look at. 54 minutes ago, lifejogger said: Super shots Jack, I enjoyed looking at them. Thanks John! I like this place too, it's a beautiful city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Foster Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Wow, so realistic! Nice paint on the heli too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, Buffy Foster said: Wow, so realistic! Nice paint on the heli too! Thanks Buffy! JMBII did that for me, I was quite surprised and am very grateful for it. It is realistic isn't it? What a lovely place to live, I'll bet the people there like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Very good shots, but #3 is by far my favorite..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthin Delahunt Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Hey Jack. The hills in the distance in your last shot, is where I live. Lovely shots....Canberra Airport looks totally different these days. Regards. Anthin.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Wowser Jack. Truly wonderful colors. And your Eggbeater looks great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie123 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Nice shots Jack, We had visitors arrive at YSCB on Saturday. As hosts we took them everywhere around Canberra over four days. Lots to see and do in the Nation's Capital. Been over most of the roads in every one of your shots. Lovely sunny autumn/winter days as you show. One place we took them was the Tidbinbilla Deep Space Communication Complex, just over the first range of hills in the Brindabellas. See if you can find it. It is a restricted flying area but I am sure you can find it Jack. They were tracking Juno and good old Viking II while we were there. Also have a 2 inch piece of the moon on display in the exhibition. As they point out: it takes only eight minutes for the light from the sun to hit the back of the 70 metre dish and 37 minutes for the signal from Juno to hit the front. Really deep space. (Here's a link to help you locate it https://www.cdscc.nasa.gov/ ) It's on the left on the usual track into R35 from the south. Latitude: 35° 24' 04" .918 SouthLongitude: 148° 58' 53" .574 East Aussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 4 hours ago, Sundancer said: Very good shots, but #3 is by far my favorite..... Thanks Fred! It is rather nifty! 2 hours ago, Anthin Delahunt said: Hey Jack. The hills in the distance in your last shot, is where I live. Lovely shots....Canberra Airport looks totally different these days. Regards. Anthin.. You live there? Mate are you lucky. It must be beautiful on and around those hills! Any cool forests to hike in? Some people are really lucky where they live, I don't like where I live and can't move. 1 hour ago, flyingleaf said: Wowser Jack. Truly wonderful colors. And your Eggbeater looks great too. Thanks Karl! The eggs are all scrambled now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 I trust that with high class images like this, that all your troubles getting your new PC to work properly are now a distant memory. Excellent set Jack. Not only did I enjoy looking at them but it made me realise that I brought the city scape in the sale last year and I have yet to fly there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Aussie123 said: Nice shots Jack, We had visitors arrive at YSCB on Saturday. As hosts we took them everywhere around Canberra over four days. Lots to see and do in the Nation's Capital. Been over most of the roads in every one of your shots. Lovely sunny autumn/winter days as you show. One place we took them was the Tidbinbilla Deep Space Communication Complex, just over the first range of hills in the Brindabellas. See if you can find it. It is a restricted flying area but I am sure you can find it Jack. They were tracking Juno and good old Viking II while we were there. Also have a 2 inch piece of the moon on display in the exhibition. As they point out: it takes only eight minutes for the light from the sun to hit the back of the 70 metre dish and 37 minutes for the signal from Juno to hit the front. Really deep space. (Here's a link to help you locate it https://www.cdscc.nasa.gov/ ) It's on the left on the usual track into R35 from the south. Latitude: 35° 24' 04" .918 SouthLongitude: 148° 58' 53" .574 East Aussie Hi Aussie! Thanks for this, I'm gonna print this out and go there. I love reading about that deep space complex! I remember the Vikings like it was yesterday, I was glued to the TV and have a NASA book I bought when I was a teen, it's all photos in stereo and it came with glass stereo vision viewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Jack Sawyer said: Any cool forests to hike in? There are some beautiful areas around there to hike in Jack. But some not so nice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belanglo_State_Forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 1 minute ago, VH-KDK said: I trust that with high class images like this, that all your troubles getting your new PC to work properly are now a distant memory. Excellent set Jack. Not only did I enjoy looking at them but it made me realise that I brought the city scape in the sale last year and I have yet to fly there. Hi Martyn!!!! Thanks, glad you liked my shots but I have to say, Orbx makes it look easy! And, I'm very happy because now everything works, REX is installed and my favorite textures are in and just flew around Pearson and Portland and it was wonderful! I mean I never thought I'd be this excited about how good it looks on that screen and how smooth it is. I have been most fortunate! Oh, you should explore Canberra, it's especially fun in a chopper but I know you don't usually use them but it's so detailed and cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: There are some beautiful areas around there to hike in Jack. But some not so nice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belanglo_State_Forest Holy smoke! It's that bad, those poor people! I feel so bad for them, hiking and then this happens. Dang, I'm sorry to read this Martyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 16 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: Hi Martyn!!!! Thanks, glad you liked my shots but I have to say, Orbx makes it look easy! And, I'm very happy because now everything works, REX is installed and my favorite textures are in and just flew around Pearson and Portland and it was wonderful! I mean I never thought I'd be this excited about how good it looks on that screen and how smooth it is. I have been most fortunate! Oh, you should explore Canberra, it's especially fun in a chopper but I know you don't usually use them but it's so detailed and cool. Cheers Jack, I am most happy for you. I forgot to say how much I liked the views of Dream World! I installed the FSX version of ZGGG into v4 the other night and had a wonderful flight in the MH-53, my favourite chopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: Cheers Jack, I am most happy for you. I forgot to say how much I liked the views of Dream World! I installed the FSX version of ZGGG into v4 the other night and had a wonderful flight in the MH-53, my favourite chopper Dream World? You mean sleep? I could fly in my sleep! Can't wait to see some chopper shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 22 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: Holy smoke! It's that bad, those poor people! I feel so bad for them, hiking and then this happens. Dang, I'm sorry to read this Martyn. I watched a programme on Crime Channel and it was so frightening to think of these poor people. If ever there was a case for bringing back the rope, this is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: I watched a programme on Crime Channel and it was so frightening to think of these poor people. If ever there was a case for bringing back the rope, this is it. Very sorry to hear this Martyn. Dang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthin Delahunt Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Hi Jack. The forests are very different than back home in British Columbia or Ireland. The trees are nearly all Gum trees and not very dense. The deep space tracking radio telescope is situated near there. Nasa runs it. It is in the area called Tidbinbilla. There are thicker Bushlands not that far away. Not too far from me are the snowy mountains. The ski season has just started. Anthin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Wonderful set of images Jack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Super shots Jack! Vibrant colours and great detail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 8 hours ago, Anthin Delahunt said: Hi Jack. The forests are very different than back home in British Columbia or Ireland. The trees are nearly all Gum trees and not very dense. The deep space tracking radio telescope is situated near there. Nasa runs it. It is in the area called Tidbinbilla. There are thicker Bushlands not that far away. Not too far from me are the snowy mountains. The ski season has just started. Anthin. Thanks Anthin! I'd love to see a gum tree, it reminds me of that song where a kookaburra (sp?) sits in an old gum tree, merry merry old bird is he...." So gum tree forests, then bushland and then snow covered ski mountains. Dang, why couldn't I have lived somewhere like this? It sounds very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 7 hours ago, adambar said: Wonderful set of images Jack! Thanks Adam! 7 hours ago, paulb said: Super shots Jack! Vibrant colours and great detail! Thanks Paul, it is a very colorful Orbx location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 54 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: Thanks Anthin! I'd love to see a gum tree, it reminds me of that song where a kookaburra (sp?) sits in an old gum tree, merry merry old bird is he...." The Kookaburras in my garden can eat all the mice they like but I do get narked when they feast on the frogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 12 hours ago, Aussie123 said: Nice shots Jack, We had visitors arrive at YSCB on Saturday. As hosts we took them everywhere around Canberra over four days. Lots to see and do in the Nation's Capital. Been over most of the roads in every one of your shots. Lovely sunny autumn/winter days as you show. One place we took them was the Tidbinbilla Deep Space Communication Complex, just over the first range of hills in the Brindabellas. See if you can find it. It is a restricted flying area but I am sure you can find it Jack. They were tracking Juno and good old Viking II while we were there. Also have a 2 inch piece of the moon on display in the exhibition. As they point out: it takes only eight minutes for the light from the sun to hit the back of the 70 metre dish and 37 minutes for the signal from Juno to hit the front. Really deep space. (Here's a link to help you locate it https://www.cdscc.nasa.gov/ ) It's on the left on the usual track into R35 from the south. Latitude: 35° 24' 04" .918 SouthLongitude: 148° 58' 53" .574 East Aussie Very interesting information & teasing, Aussie. And I am sure the restricted area won´t stop Jack from flying there, maybe even upside down... 10 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Not only did I enjoy looking at them but it made me realise that I brought the city scape in the sale last year and I have yet to fly there. That is the fate of us slow movers, Martyn. I also have some sceneries from the pre-last sales that still need to be discovered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Jack Sawyer said: Thanks Anthin! I'd love to see a gum tree, it reminds me of that song where a kookaburra (sp?) sits in an old gum tree, merry merry old bird is he...." So gum tree forests, then bushland and then snow covered ski mountains. Dang, why couldn't I have lived somewhere like this? It sounds very nice! Here you are with the Kookaburra under an old gum tree, Jack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 57 minutes ago, Stillwater said: Here you are with the Kookaburra under an old gum tree, Jack... Thanks Gerold! So that's what they look like. Can you keep one as a pet? Are they intelligent like macaws? I know they like to sing or laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Stillwater said: Very interesting information & teasing, Aussie. And I am sure the restricted area won´t stop Jack from flying there, maybe even upside down... Nope, unless it's like the 777, the only way to get it to go inverted is to shut of the FCC's. As for the A320, I don't even know if it's possible with all those "laws", but the 787, I'll have to test it out as soon as I am able. Going to buy it now and install it but can't even fly it because I have to cut the grass, and if there's anything I hate in life it's yardwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 37 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: Thanks Gerold! So that's what they look like. Can you keep one as a pet? Are they intelligent like macaws? I know they like to sing or laugh. Donno. We have to wait for the Aussies to teach us...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 23 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: Nope, unless it's like the 777, the only way to get it to go inverted is to shut of the FCC's. As for the A320, I don't even know if it's possible with all those "laws", but the 787, I'll have to test it out as soon as I am able. Going to buy it now and install it but can't even fly it because I have to cut the grass, and if there's anything I hate in life it's yardwork. 787: It´ll take you some time to get the cameras properly adjusted and the engines running from cold&dark. By Monday I´ll have a checklist ready for this bird, if you like to have it let me know. Otherwise I would not be surprised if you fly a yellow MD530 inverted over the restricted area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 14 minutes ago, Stillwater said: 787: It´ll take you some time to get the cameras properly adjusted and the engines running from cold&dark. By Monday I´ll have a checklist ready for this bird, if you like to have it let me know. Otherwise I would not be surprised if you fly a yellow MD530 inverted over the restricted area... Thanks Gerold, I would like that. Cameras with ChasePlane, five minutes. Starting from C&D five minutes. Easy peasy. And an inverted 530? I'l try, it's very difficult to do properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Very Nice Shots Jack ! The scenery is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 6 hours ago, mikee said: Very Nice Shots Jack ! The scenery is amazing Thanks Mikee! It really is, Orbx always does an outstanding job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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