Derek McAllan Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 G'day all, Well it's an exciting day for me with the release this evening of the much anticipated Alice Springs scenery. Been awaiting this one with barely held in excitement. Finally! An airport in the heart of the red centre!! Less talky, more screenshotty... Heading towards the town from the airport, dawn. Looking down the Todd River over Connellan, stiff northerly blowing. Took one look at the ridge and thought... Yep, ridge soaring weather Out with the trusty Alexander Schleicher ASH-25, loaded up with full water. This thing SCREAMS along the ridge here. After the first turn at the northern end of the ridge, looking back over the town. Time for a few high speed passes before the sun gets up and the thermals start. ZOOOOooooooooom! Nothing beats the sound of a sailplane passing at high speed. Especially one with wings this long. Stunning terrain on the way back to the airport as the sun starts to get up. The team have outdone themselves with this one, I'm in love. Overflying the airport before pattern entry. Time to dump all that ballast. Easily one of the nicest looking runways in FSX, pictures don't do it justice at all. Floating down for a touchdown about halfway down the runway, full flap and about to start deploying the brakes. Thankyou so much to the YBAS team, this is just stunning. Time for some Darwin-Alice Springs aviating! Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Like those "shotty" a lot Derek - i am not home yet... but as soon as i am there i will be downloading and installing - YBAS has been around the ORBX sites for almost 2 years or so i guess and finally it´s here - and it really, really looks fantastic! WOW! So for now i will once again enjoy Your super great pictures here Derek! - That being said: Enough "talky" done for now and back to the pictures here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amentiba Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Very nice set, thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Very Nice set of picture. Have downloaded YBAS and Installed, but as it is a Xmas present will not fly till Xmas. {Honest} Taph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockliffe Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Nice set Derek. Glad you had a good day's soaring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Great shots and good news of YBAS release! Heading to FSS now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lovell Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Wow!!.... this some master piece!! I been away from it all for a while and got some serious catching up to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric C Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Looks great and great shots there, unfortunately I'll have to wait cause the holidays are expensive, but definitely will get this one down the line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 What a very fine set of shots its a great place to explore. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanTenner Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Hey, Derek, its not only YBAS which is a masterpiece. Youre shots are aswell They are looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo32 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 fantastic shots derek,i will be installing mine in another 8 hours and will post some screenies too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan2 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The colour tones look good. I guess with summer temperatures you could ridge soar all day ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Smith Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thanks so much Derek - I am extremely pleased that you enjoyed the runway. It was a real labour of love and a real love/hate relationship making it, at times I wondered whether to continue it through to completion but the encouragment of the ORBX team made it possible and it is worth it ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek McAllan Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thanks all! Jerry - you're welcome mate! Thankyou for putting the effort in, the runway, the airport, the town and surrounds are all beautiful. YBAS is a unique little gem in the FTX crown (a red one, of course ) Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kludger Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Great shots Derek, YBAS looks like a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Couple of evening shots.. love 'em. Teecee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRflyman01 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Excellent shots!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Dog Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Darn! I'm gonna have to buy this now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizel Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Good pics Derek. Looking forward to trying YBAS out once my DVD version arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Jerry, this is a masterpiece! Well worth the wait and the care you took in making this area shine is obvious. Thanks again for a superb airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Looks great, can't wait for the DVD to arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek McAllan Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 You'll love it mate, it's first class all round. I'll be flying around there again tonight, want to see what it looks like in the dark now Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derxtreme Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 great shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakyak Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Top shots Derek, Can't wait for my DVD to arrive. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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