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Darrington (Ripley's Believe It Or Not)


andy1252

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I really do hope all the Orbx stuff gets ported over to MSFS, the combination is magic. This is just a few shots from a typical day in the life at Darrington. You wouldn't think they'd need to, given the surroundings, but the local hardware store has a huge contract to import massive stocks of Siberian Larch. Once a week, the Mriya (with the special anti-gravity landing and kryptonite disk pads option kit) comes in with a full load (including a couple of tons of vodka - lumberjacking is thirsty work)  for the Do it Best store, conveniently sited next to the airstrip for this very reason.

 

It always causes a bit of a stir though, in a quiet and peaceful little town like Darrington . . .

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"Cheeez, I don't believe he's gonna land that thing"

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Trying to decide whether to watch or run for cover

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He's just spotted it too

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"Engage AG Landing gear, Comrade First Officer"
"OK dude, but drop the Comrade bit man, we left that behind decades ago"

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"I can't believe he just did that! Straight down from 500 feet to landing in a couple of yards!"

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"and I thought this thing could manoeuver!"

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And the trucks are coming in to load up

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The plan now is for the Mriya to load up with chicken feed to drop in at Israel's Farm on the way back home.

 

Enjoy! I did <grin>

 

 

 

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7 hours ago, Iain Emms said:

Great shots.

cheers

Iain

Thanks Iain - it was your shot of the Pitts guy that inspired me for this (so it's all your fault)

 

7 hours ago, Dario said:

Amazing shots and story, Andy! It gives the dimension of how much you are delighted with this wonderful scenery. I agree with you: Orbx products ported to MSFS are indeed a magic combination. 

Cheers Dario, and you're not wrong - I'm like a pig in bad-word-deleted (as they seem to say on Avsim)

 

7 hours ago, Wakashi said:

Very imaginative story line and perfect shots to punctuate it all! :D  Well done!

Cheers Roger. I'm not anywhere near a procedural type of simmer, I just like to play in this fantasy world (as you might have noticed)

 

7 hours ago, TigerTigerM said:

Nicely done.

TTM

Cheers TTM, much fakery involved of course!

 

7 hours ago, iflygary said:

In the world of Orbx and Flight Sim, anything is possible:D

Thanks Gary (?) and it certainly is. I've taken the Mriya under the Golden Gate Bridge and now landed it at Darrington. Maybe Elstree next . .

 

6 hours ago, bernd1151 said:

Great show, Andy. How did the wheels behave this time? :):)

Cheers Bernd. Different form of cheating this time, no actual landing involved, so I still haven't got that figured out. Still in early days of trying out that new converter you pointed me at, but I see there's stuff in there that mentions that problem so maybe I'll get it handled yet. That new convereter is a lot more comprehensive than the other one - a bit scary.

 

6 hours ago, BradB said:

Great post Comrade Andy . :):D

спасибо товарищ
4 hours ago, adambar said:

Well done Andy! :)

Cheers Adam

 

4 hours ago, lifejogger said:

Great post and super shots!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks John

 

38 minutes ago, flyingleaf said:

Great shots. Wow that thing can hold a lotta Vodka.:P

About 250 tons, I believe!

 

29 minutes ago, JoseCFII said:

Had me at hello. Sold! I had had no idea that this was released.

Cheers Jose. If you mean Darrington, it came out today/yesterday (Sunday) but if you mean the Antonov - that's just a converted FSX freeware model

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11 hours ago, andy1252 said:

Cheers Jose. If you mean Darrington, it came out today/yesterday (Sunday) but if you mean the Antonov - that's just a converted FSX freeware model

1S2. Got it today. I will eventually post a few pics of MSFS. I was enjoying and testing TE-FL. Thanks for posting the pics.

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