Popular Post VH-KDK Posted August 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2022 My original intention was to fly around the breathtaking Melbourne scenery but flying above the Tullamarine Freeway I decided to find and show some of Melbourne's many sporting venues. 1. North of the CBD is Mooney Valley Racecourse in the suburb of Mooney Ponds. Home of the Cox Plate it is also a harness racing venue. The floodlights don't show up here but several night meetings are held every year. 2. Flemmington is the home of the race that stops a nation, The Melbourne Cup. The first Tuesday in November is the culmination of Victoria's Spring Racing Carnival which includes the famous race. 3. Docklands Stadium, with it's retractable roof, is a multi use stadium with everything from Australian Rules Football to music concerts. I totally refuse to utter it's current sponsors name for what it has done to it's age old comic characters. 4. In the centre of the pic is one of the world's 11th largest sporting ground, the Melbourne Cricket Ground or MCG or The G! Another multi purpose venue primarily used for Australian Football and Cricket. It has totally changed since I regularly went there in the 80s. 5. Another view of the G . Other stadia in view here are on the left bottom AAMI Park Football(roundball) stadium. To the right of that is the National Tennis Centre. Above that is the Vodafone (John Cain) Arena. The large white stadium is The Rod Laver arena and just visible above that is The Margaret Court Arena, named after Australia's greatest woman player who is currently being persicuted for her beliefs. A shame the old parkland has been built on but it has provided a world class tennis complex. 6. Albert Park with it's lake and the venue for the annual Melbourne F1 Grand Prix. 7. Above the Monash Freeway is the Kooyong Tennis Centre which held the Austraian Open Tennis until 1988 8. A last view of Melbourne CBD and Docklands Stadium at dusk. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Very impressive and interesting Martyn It looks a great city. Excellent scenery! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 19 minutes ago, paulb said: Very impressive and interesting Martyn It looks a great city. Excellent scenery! Thanks Paul. Not bad as cities go and plenty to do there if you visit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caluma65 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Wonderful set of shots Martyn - the MCG is somewhere i've always wanted to visit. Cheers, Caum 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Caluma65 said: Wonderful set of shots Martyn - the MCG is somewhere i've always wanted to visit. Cheers, Caum Thanks Calum. It has been a long time since I have been and I have yet to see it in its current form. Hopefully one day you will make it as the atmosphere, especially when England is involved in the cricket, is something to behold. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caluma65 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 46 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: Thanks Calum. It has been a long time since I have been and I have yet to see it in its current form. Hopefully one day you will make it as the atmosphere, especially when England is involved in the cricket, is something to behold. Absolutely. I often watch the ashes test matches on television and the atmosphere at the MCG looks incredible. I think it's usually the boxing day or new year test if i'm not wrong. With a 100,000 capacity, it must be enormous. Cheers, Calum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Beautiful and highly detailed realist photos/shots. But I've never seen a city with so many sorts arenas! Wow, they must love sorts there. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 What a grand city Martyn , thanks for the very detailed tour . 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiflyit Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Indeed looks very good your Melbourne Martyn! Does the scenery include an Orbx upgrade? And is it the Asobo C152? For me by far the best Asobo aircraft, it's excellent. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 12 hours ago, paulb said: Very impressive and interesting Martyn It looks a great city. Excellent scenery! Thanks Paul. A nice place to visit for the day and I have been twice in the last few weeks with the weather being perfect on both occasions. Duh Just noticed I have already commented Paul. Never mind, eh! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 10 hours ago, Caluma65 said: Absolutely. I often watch the ashes test matches on television and the atmosphere at the MCG looks incredible. I think it's usually the boxing day or new year test if i'm not wrong. With a 100,000 capacity, it must be enormous. Cheers, Calum I have been to a few Boxing Day ashes matches in the 80s and the atmosphere was unbelievable. I have seen some great players from all countries in the tests and one dayers. The AFL football was magic too in the 80s and I was lucky enough to get to 3 Grand Finals. I now live 2 hours away but I am not interested in the modern game. I have also seen Rangers play a friendly game there too! Are you green or blue? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 10 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Beautiful and highly detailed realist photos/shots. But I've never seen a city with so many sorts arenas! Wow, they must love sorts there. Thanks Jack, they do call it the sports capital of the world but I am not sure how true that is. We are well known for liking sport. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 9 hours ago, BradB said: What a grand city Martyn , thanks for the very detailed tour . Thanks John, I will leave the air free for Jack for a while and come back and dowhat I was intending before I visited the sports grounds! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 hours ago, andiflyit said: Indeed looks very good your Melbourne Martyn! Does the scenery include an Orbx upgrade? And is it the Asobo C152? For me by far the best Asobo aircraft, it's excellent. Thank you Andreas. Orbx did work on the Australian upgrade for 2020 and the Melbourne scenery is a separate pack from Central. It is the Asobo C152 which I also enjoy flying and as the scenery is Orbx throughout Australia I can use it. Splendid scenery though isn't it and knowing my way around the city a little does help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 hours ago, andiflyit said: Indeed looks very good your Melbourne Martyn! Does the scenery include an Orbx upgrade? And is it the Asobo C152? For me by far the best Asobo aircraft, it's excellent. https://uploadvr.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-world-update-australia/ This is a great mod also for the 152 : https://flightsim.to/file/2246/msfs-c152-community 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 15 minutes ago, BradB said: https://uploadvr.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-world-update-australia/ This is a great mod also for the 152 : https://flightsim.to/file/2246/msfs-c152-community Thanks for that John. I will look at the 152 mod. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 11 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Beautiful and highly detailed realist photos/shots. But I've never seen a city with so many sorts arenas! Wow, they must love sorts there. Yep we love sorts here Jack (good lookin ones that is) and we love sports too Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 14 hours ago, VH-KDK said: My original intention was to fly around the breathtaking Melbourne scenery but flying above the Tullamarine Freeway I decided to find and show some of Melbourne's many sporting venues. 1. North of the CBD is Mooney Valley Racecourse in the suburb of Mooney Ponds. Home of the Cox Plate it is also a harness racing venue. The floodlights don't show up here but several night meetings are held every year. 2. Flemmington is the home of the race that stops a nation, The Melbourne Cup. The first Tuesday in November is the culmination of Victoria's Spring Racing Carnival which includes the famous race. 3. Docklands Stadium, with it's retractable roof, is a multi use stadium with everything from Australian Rules Football to music concerts. I totally refuse to utter it's current sponsors name for what it has done to it's age old comic characters. 4. In the centre of the pic is one of the world's 11th largest sporting ground, the Melbourne Cricket Ground or MCG or The G! Another multi purpose venue primarily used for Australian Football and Cricket. It has totally changed since I regularly went there in the 80s. 5. Another view of the G . Other stadia in view here are on the left bottom AAMI Park Football(roundball) stadium. To the right of that is the National Tennis Centre. Above that is the Vodafone (John Cain) Arena. The large white stadium is The Rod Laver arena and just visible above that is The Margaret Court Arena, named after Australia's greatest woman player who is currently being persicuted for her beliefs. A shame the old parkland has been built on but it has provided a world class tennis complex. 6. Albert Park with it's lake and the venue for the annual Melbourne F1 Grand Prix. 7. Above the Monash Freeway is the Kooyong Tennis Centre which held the Austraian Open Tennis until 1988 8. A last view of Melbourne CBD and Docklands Stadium at dusk. Great shots Martyn, really shows the city sports amenities off. Thanks for that 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 great set of shots there Martyn, I really enjoyed the sports tour... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caluma65 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 10 hours ago, VH-KDK said: I have also seen Rangers play a friendly game there too! Are you green or blue? I am Blue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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