Chunk Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Made an idiotic decision, one that kills real pilots all the time. The "I'll just make it there" syndrome. I should've chosen an alternate that I didn't have to fly through the soup to reach. I didn't, and my virtual self ended up dead. Glad we have sims for this. Took off from Creswell/Hobby, with the intention of landing at Siletz Bay. Gorgeous outside... ...and inside. Great cruise settings. This should've been a clue to look for an alternate. An even larger clue. Here's the last thing I saw before it all went to hell. I won't even bother posting the aftermath. Needless to say, a complete overhaul was needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Fantastic shots Chunk, your sim seems to work well. Better than the ILS in Siletz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadtom65 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Beautiful shots Chunk and really love the interior of the aircraft, think I might keep an eye on that one for later. I wish A2A would start doing aircraft for Xplane as well, here’s hoping maybe one day. Sorry you didn’t make it. Derek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro VH-JET Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 That's no way to treat a brand new Bonanza V-tail... Well you started out OK 5,000ft then you forgot to recheck altitude when the weather socked in, 2,700ft through the squall over the trees and into the dirt (was the S45 airstrip in sight at any point during your decent). AP off throttle up - pull up - go up, things look better when you have a Alternate and fuel. Hindsight I guess . The forest will heal but your pride may take a little longer, Siletz is still waiting for your last known position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Grand set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 That is the beauty of the sim, we can all live to fly another day. Although I think if some of our better halves ever found out how much we spend on our wonderful pastime our existence may be in danger. All the same a wonderful series of images while it lasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 To bad about the weather!!!!!!!!! The shots are great and the scenery and clouds are excellent. You should have climbed above it all and looked for and alternate landing site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Great shots Chunk and I'm with Jeff, if I had enough fuel I'd climb. And besides with the GTN I can thread a needle in the terrain. It would have been cool to see you find an alternate but at least you walked away. Nice lesson here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunk Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Thanks gents!! I’m still learning how to use the GTN, but I should have climbed and found another place to put her down. I never saw the runway, even though I ended up being right over the top of it. When I reloaded, I started at Siletz, and it was completely socked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro VH-JET Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Thanks Chunk, In my haste to post, I forgot to tell you how much I liked your pictures, (the livery goes well with those fall colours) and how envious I am of your A2A Bonanza. I have a freeware one which is great, but maybe its time for me to get with the program and get something a lot more realistic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Wow - Stupendous shots Chunk !! . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunk Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Jeff Gilmour said: Thanks Chunk, In my haste to post, I forgot to tell you how much I liked your pictures, (the livery goes well with those fall colours) and how envious I am of your A2A Bonanza. I have a freeware one which is great, but maybe its time for me to get with the program and get something a lot more realistic... Thank you, and if you do purchase this bird, you will NOT be disappointed. Be careful though, because you’ll end up wanting all the A2A birds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Hey Chunk. But you did honor the other Pilot's Basic -- you went out in style. Plus, you got good shots along the way. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Beautiful set of shots once again Chunk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Mc Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Really nice set of shots Chunk, looks like you have your sim set up really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 An interesting flight Chunk! As you say, thank goodness we fly in simulators! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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