Stillwater Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 When I took off for a quick relocation flight southbound from Tamanrasset I did not expect to see much more than sand, stones or even some exciting rocks. But obviously following an official airway presents you even with human encounters. That one was exactly on my flight level (350), I was just fortunate enough to climb early enough (climbing after the ATC warning would have been too late). And then even a river and vegetation came up. The Niger. Just a little change in landclass plus some good vector data, and the sim satisfies. Not so much does the view of the airport. Hey, I was booked there! And Tim book two. Here we are, the airport of Timbouctou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Great shots Gerold. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Fantastic Shots Gerold ! Is this Virtavia's C-17 Globemaster ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Oh hazard, I know another guy, Dim book too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauer Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Nice series... yes, flying over parts of Africa can have consequences. Obviously, Gerold, your dedicted experience counts and in this case put you one step ahead! Herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 49 minutes ago, Iain Emms said: Great shots Gerold. cheers Iain Thank you Iain! 42 minutes ago, mikee said: Fantastic Shots Gerold ! Is this Virtavia's C-17 Globemaster ? Yes it is, Mikee. As you can see from the cockpit, not a PMDG level. But better than the default Hercules, and a bit tricky regarding engine heat limits. She works with default flightplans / GPS, no CPU programming. 38 minutes ago, jean marc said: Oh hazard, I know another guy, Dim book too And when we get OLC Asia, we might also meet Dim Sum. Or Mister Wei Tu Lo? 27 minutes ago, Hauer said: Nice series... yes, flying over parts of Africa can have consequences. Obviously, Gerold, your dedicted experience counts and in this case put you one step ahead! Herman You are too kind, Herman... I´d say luck, not experience! But indeed, the real ATC over Africa is also not famous for precision or understandability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 WOnderful images Gerold and good reactions to avoid the conflicting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: WOnderful images Gerold and good reactions to avoid the conflicting. Thank you MArtyn. As said above, some kind of luck, not the ATC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eberhard Haberkorn Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Wonderful images, Gerold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Nice shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 6 hours ago, Stillwater said: Yes it is, Mikee. As you can see from the cockpit, not a PMDG level. But better than the default Hercules, and a bit tricky regarding engine heat limits. She works with default flightplans / GPS, no CPU programming. Good to know ! Thank you very much Gerold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Eberhard Haberkorn said: Wonderful images, Gerold. Thank you Ebo! 3 hours ago, Taph said: Nice shots Thanks Taph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 No conflict for me , I like these shots . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerribleT Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Lovely captures and your subtle humour made me laugh all the way through this set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Super shots Gerold. Y'all should've flown a wee bit lower that way y'all could've "high five'd each other" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Loved that head on traffic shot. A while ago I was jump seating on a Northwest DC10, SEA-ORD and, somewhere over Oklahoma, Center called 'opposite direction traffic a company 747'. In those days they were still using 2000' vertical separation but, even so, watching that beast coming straight at you (he was above) it was difficult not to duck. I had the FAA's honor in my hands and didn't drop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Fantastic shots Gerold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Excellent set of shots Gerold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 2 hours ago, adambar said: Fantastic shots Gerold. Thank you Adam! 1 minute ago, Jack Sawyer said: Excellent set of shots Gerold. Thanks for spending the time to watch and comment, my friend. 16 hours ago, BradB said: No conflict for me , I like these shots . You are right John: The way we fly this can not be named a conflict... . 13 hours ago, TerribleT said: Lovely captures and your subtle humour made me laugh all the way through this set Thank you very much TT! I like on this forum that there are many individualy combining information, beauty and humour! 11 hours ago, flyingleaf said: Super shots Gerold. Y'all should've flown a wee bit lower that way y'all could've "high five'd each other" It was, finally, just 800 ft of a separation. Indeed not too far away from a "high five". And that would still be "corona-safe-greeting"! 8 hours ago, olderndirt said: Loved that head on traffic shot. A while ago I was jump seating on a Northwest DC10, SEA-ORD and, somewhere over Oklahoma, Center called 'opposite direction traffic a company 747'. In those days they were still using 2000' vertical separation but, even so, watching that beast coming straight at you (he was above) it was difficult not to duck. I had the FAA's honor in my hands and didn't drop it. Uh, what an experience OnD. You make me remember one of my return flights from Greece to Germany in 2018: The head traffic was shocking close, but I was just too slow with the camera. I wonder if I could have identified the copilot on such a photo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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