Popular Post VH-KDK Posted June 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2022 ........plus 1 day! I can clearly remember events on the 29th of June 1962, 60 years ago. The time would have been around 17:00 and we were sat having dinner around our large square table. We lived in a big house in the Surrey countryside about 8 miles from Guildford. We had a very strict upbringing and meal times were no exception. We were used to glares of disgust from our parents when we held our cutlery the wrong way or other heinous mealtime crimes! Then we heard a different sound and as one, without any word of permission, we jumped up and ran out to the back step and looked up. There was the Vickers VC-10 on it's maiden flight from Brooklands to Wisley. We had seen the prototype,G-ARTA, a few weeks before when a friend of the family took us to the Vickers factory. It was to be a familiar sight over the next few years, along with the Super VC-10 and a Ghana Airways plane which were also tested at Wisley. This is how I remember my first view of the VC-10 flying. 1. As there is no Brooklands airport in P3D, the JF VC-10 is taking off from nearby Dunsfold and as probably in the real flight, no payload and little fuel. 2. Now to some XP views and as XP doesn't have a VC-10 I am flying the JF PA-28 in BOAC colours. Brooklands is where the VC-10 made it's maiden flight from. You can make out the old runway going roughly in the direction the top left corner. The short runway meant that only a take off was possible. The prewar motor racing circuit can be made out too, roughly a tear drop shape. 3. This is what is left of the Vickers test facility at Wisley. I lived only 5km from here to the left of screen and Brooklands, which is the light patch top right, was another 5km in the opposite direction. 4. As you can see, I have to make a lot of adjustments to XP. I made the mistake of doing an update and lost all my settings. I am a day late with this post as I had to rush the missus to ER last night after she had a very bad allergic reaction to some shellfish she had for tea. She is on the mend now but the doctor told me it was a very serious attack. A big thanks to the staff at GV Health, who as usual provided first class care. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Nice memories Martyn , hopefully your spouse is on the mend . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiflyit Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) Nice views of the VC-10 Martyn and this was really a long time ago. The XP shots show that you can use some post processing as mentioned in the other post to have a clear view of the ground. Xvision doesn't work anymore on my system but Reshade 5.2 can do it. You can load all the Sweet FX shaders and you can adjust it while flying. Hope your missus will be fine again soon. Edited June 30, 2022 by andiflyit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Enjoyed your shots Martyn and I pray your wife has a swift recovery. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 great shots there Martyn, hopefully your wife recovers well .... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Firstly, hope your beloved one recovers well, plus may you identify the allergic enemy. Second, another great narration, Martyn. Loved to read it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Very nice, historically focused shots Martyn. Great to see you in the virtual skies once again, and I do hope your wife is feeling better now. Landon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Great shots Martyn. All the very best to "Who, who must be obeyed". Speedy recovery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 21 hours ago, BradB said: Nice memories Martyn , hopefully your spouse is on the mend . Thanks John amd she is much better today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 20 hours ago, andiflyit said: Nice views of the VC-10 Martyn and this was really a long time ago. The XP shots show that you can use some post processing as mentioned in the other post to have a clear view of the ground. Xvision doesn't work anymore on my system but Reshade 5.2 can do it. You can load all the Sweet FX shaders and you can adjust it while flying. Hope your missus will be fine again soon. Cheers Andreas, I feel old when I can remember things that happened 60 plus years ago. I have Xvision installed and I believe with the latest version so I will have to do some tinkering. SHe is good now but off the seafood which will hurt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 18 hours ago, lifejogger said: Enjoyed your shots Martyn and I pray your wife has a swift recovery. Glad you liked them John and she is back to nagging again so she must be better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 16 hours ago, wain71 said: great shots there Martyn, hopefully your wife recovers well .... Thank you Wayne, the medical staff did a good job getting the wife on the mend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 14 hours ago, Stillwater said: Firstly, hope your beloved one recovers well, plus may you identify the allergic enemy. Second, another great narration, Martyn. Loved to read it. Many thanks Gerold. We will have to go to Melbourne to visit the allergy specialist but apparently there is a long waiting list. Glad you enjoyed the post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 12 hours ago, Sniper31 said: Very nice, historically focused shots Martyn. Great to see you in the virtual skies once again, and I do hope your wife is feeling better now. Landon Thanks Landon and it is good to be back. She is much better now after suffering the effects of all the medicine they pumped into her the previous evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 8 hours ago, flyingleaf said: Great shots Martyn. All the very best to "Who, who must be obeyed". Speedy recovery. Thank you Karl, glad you liked them. She is much better now and lucky for her it hasn't affected her throwing arm or aim! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 7 hours ago, VH-KDK said: there is a long waiting list OK, same here in my country. So no reason to move... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mac Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Great shots Martyn hope your other half is getting better. Allergic to shellfish myself and know how she feels. John. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 17 hours ago, Stillwater said: OK, same here in my country. So no reason to move... No doubt Gerold, like your country there are plenty of good things to outweigh the bad ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 16 hours ago, John Mac said: Great shots Martyn hope your other half is getting better. Allergic to shellfish myself and know how she feels. John. Thanks John, she is now back to normal again but now will have to be careful what she eats. It can't be fun having allergies, I am lucky that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Exciting times during the days of smoke and noise Martin! Sorry to hear about your wife, I hope she recovers swiftly! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 7 hours ago, adambar said: Exciting times during the days of smoke and noise Martin! Sorry to hear about your wife, I hope she recovers swiftly! It certainly was Adam. Sadly those days have long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 On 7/2/2022 at 11:22 AM, VH-KDK said: No doubt Gerold, like your country there are plenty of good things to outweigh the bad ones. Yours ain´t bad either. And it has a greater distance from Vlad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 I have plenty to say Gerold but I will keep it to myself to avoid breaking the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 G'day Paul. Great to see you leave a "like", hope you are well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Nice memories Martyn. Hope the missus is feeling better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 10 minutes ago, paulb said: Nice memories Martyn. Hope the missus is feeling better. Cheers Paul, i feel lucky to remember that far back. She is better again now but awaiting test results and later a trip to a specialist in Melbourne. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: Cheers Paul, i feel lucky to remember that far back. She is better again now but awaiting test results and later a trip to a specialist in Melbourne. Good to hear that she is getting better Martyn. Well, my long term memory is still good, but short term - now where did I put my spectacles? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 18 hours ago, paulb said: Good to hear that she is getting better Martyn. Well, my long term memory is still good, but short term - now where did I put my spectacles? Thanks Paul, now if you put your spectacles on it will help you to find them. I used to have the same problem but I now have three pairs. One of my favourite games is where did I leave my keys, mobile, glasses, car, Coyotes!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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