Stillwater Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 After some days in Tahiti it was time to get a widebody ready. Leaving Papeete, where obviously a huge number of tourists arrive by ship. Looking back to Tahiti, ... ... the sunset over Moorea, ... ... and Rangiroa. Then came the night, and until now you may only guess from the livery where this flight was heading to. Hard to spot: The sunrise over Baja California. Easy to spot: Full moon over Cabo San Lucas. The rugged hills of the Sinaloa province in western Mexico. Here we crossed the Rio Grande at Laredo... ... before we came to Nueces Bay, at the Gulf. Corpus Christi from above... ... and from the ground. Port Aransas and North Padre Island, ... ... with its long beach. After a long flight we turned into our approach, southwest of Houston... ... before we could already spot the CBD. Here we are, finally on final... ... into the 09. Time to strech our legs and wave goodbye to the plane, ... ... carefully parked and getting ready for the next flight. The equator gave me a little lack of precision in the flight plan, but I did not change the route. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Fine set of shots these Gerold. cheers Ia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 superb set of shots and journey there Gerold, liked the pictures to... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Splendid captures Gerold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Wow Gerold, that was quite the long haul flight indeed! Great images of the flight with some real scenery shots mixed in. You must have been tired after such a long flight Landon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Great shots and flight Gerold. Nice to see some shots of the Texas Gulf Coast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 On 5/6/2022 at 7:55 AM, Iain Emms said: Fine set of shots these Gerold. cheers Ia Thank you Iain! On 5/6/2022 at 8:40 AM, wain71 said: superb set of shots and journey there Gerold, liked the pictures to... Thanks Wayne. At least I headed back into a region where I could add own pictures again. And own memories. On 5/6/2022 at 11:30 AM, adambar said: Splendid captures Gerold! Thank you Adam! On 5/6/2022 at 6:16 PM, Sniper31 said: Wow Gerold, that was quite the long haul flight indeed! Great images of the flight with some real scenery shots mixed in. You must have been tired after such a long flight Landon Indeed Landon, a classical long leg. The time compression function of my ATC program helped significantly to digest the time over water... if only that could be used in real flights! On 5/7/2022 at 2:57 PM, lifejogger said: Great shots and flight Gerold. Nice to see some shots of the Texas Gulf Coast. Thanks John. I´ve been around there some times, and always lucky with mild weather... unfortunately I don´t have any biz trips there, currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Stillwater said: Indeed Landon, a classical long leg. The time compression function of my ATC program helped significantly to digest the time over water... if only that could be used in real flights! Ah, Gerold, don't ruin it for me....I was under the impression that you Iron Manned all your flights and did not use time compression. Don't ruin the illusion for me please Landon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Fine set of shots Gerold . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 13 hours ago, Sniper31 said: Ah, Gerold, don't ruin it for me....I was under the impression that you Iron Manned all your flights and did not use time compression. Don't ruin the illusion for me please Landon Sorry Landon, I have to ruin it. Real life is still a bit more interesting than sitting in the cockpit over an ocean, even with the (slight) probability of virtual engine failures... 12 hours ago, BradB said: Fine set of shots Gerold . Thank you John! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 10 hours ago, Stillwater said: Sorry Landon, I have to ruin it. Real life is still a bit more interesting than sitting in the cockpit over an ocean, even with the (slight) probability of virtual engine failures.. Okay Gerold, I do agree there, real life can be more interesting. I would argue though, that flight simming (and other hobbies of course) give you a much needed relief from real life too At any rate, if you feel the need to use time compression, I won't judge...I just want plausible deniability Landon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Beautiful shots Gerold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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