Mithras Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Since I heard about LC Africa I’ve stayed away from the continent, and planned to recreate Amy Johnson’s 1933 flight to Capetown from England in a de Havilland Puss Moth. Now I’ve started it! A new flight in my home-built flight sim cockpit! Navigating by set headings and using a stopwatch, looking for rivers, roads, headlands, landmarks … no radio beacons or GPS. Get lost I run of fuel and go down – end of flight! First flight to Paris had incredible turbulence over the Channel, trying to twist the De Havilland Puss Moth off course. And the headwind messed up all my maths for timings and fuel. But, after getting lost north of Paris, ended up circling the Eiffel Tower and landing at Le Bourget airfield. Success. The Sahara will be 10x difficult, I’m sure to go off course and wander off into the sand. Its all maths and map-reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 A great project, and it will take some time. It was incredible what these early explorers did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian St Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Have fun! Looking forward to some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Sounds like a great adventure brewing for sure! I love a great adventure....please keep us posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Mithras, that's what flight sim is all about--getting to do what you otherwise would not be able to do in your wildest dreams. Have a wonderful adventure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithras Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 I'll try some screenshots here. My god, the LC Africa landclass scenery is gorgeous! I don't feel I am seeing any repeated textures, the Sahara in Algeria is a desolate but beautiful mix of colours, terrains, textures, dunes and cliffs ... absolutely incredible. I swapped the De Havilland Puss Moth for a Lockheed Electra at one stop over. Wow and wow! Navigating is easier than I thought, I'm following the southward trending Trans Saharan Highway, and I've almost reached the Niger border. A few sand storms caught me off guard and visibility dropped dramatically .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithras Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 I started at my own creation of Lympne aerodrome (used for several record flights in he 1930s; now a housing estate). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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