Derek McAllan Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 G'day all, Once again, I've had an enforced break from FSX whilst travelling for work... I swearI could actually get myself from Perth to Mackay in my sleep now. Yay for the Brisbane Qantas Club! Pretty much a second home for me at the moment. Anyway, I return with a nice little set of pics from a lovely flight I made from Caloundra up to Bundaberg in one of my favourite fast turboprops - the Pilatus PC-12. This time it's a VIP flight for the RAAF, late afternoon on a cloudy February day - the weather was real at the time of the flight, and of course provided by REX. Another new addition for me was the installation of Radar Contact, I've finally taken the plunge and done away with default FSX ATC. What a difference!! While not perfect, it is a hell of an improvement. But anyway, on with the show Warning - this post contains lots of cloudy, sunset-y, silhouette-y awsomeness! Climbing out of Caloundra and picking up the track to the first waypoint - the Maroochydore VOR Still climbing, somewhere around Noosa I think Nice green summery QLD landscape, with a typical layer of thick cloud. At least it's not raining. Above cloud level and into the golden late afternoon sunlight Cruisin' at 16,000' Top of Descent, just before Maryborough and just cleared for a discretionary descent to 7,000' Nice Cu's and CuNim's around Back below the main cloud layer with some scud kicking along below. Oooh's and Ahhh's from the cabin as our passengers notice the most excellent view. This is what flying's all about Bathed in the golden glow of the setting sun as we approach Bundy, also being appealingly lit below. And here we are, on short final and just about to touch down as the sun vacates the horizon. Well, I hope you all enjoyed your flight, as always feel free to drop comments/criticisms! Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan2 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Some ooohs and ahhhs here too !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibidut Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hey Derek. Very nice set of pictures, there. However (and I got the same "problem") for Ex. pic #5 and 6 is bit "silhouettish". I wold wish there was a program, that could give some spotlight from the photo- graphers point of view. Best regards. Henrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric C Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I really like these shots Derek and really need to pick up that plane eventually. Glad to see your enjoying Radar Contact, I heard great things about it but really think there is a market out there for a developer willing to make a great FSX ATC product. Any other ATC programs for FSX that you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Nice set of shots Taph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Yes very nice indeed mate i like the second shot very much. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo32 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 lovely shots derek,loved them all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Dog Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Enjoyed the flight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek McAllan Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks all! Glad you liked them, now that I've got my feet firmly on the ground home in Perth for a couple of weeks I hope to get some more regular flying in, so expect more pics! Hey Derek. Very nice set of pictures, there. However (and I got the same "problem") for Ex. pic #5 and 6 is bit "silhouettish". I wold wish there was a program, that could give some spotlight from the photo- graphers point of view. Best regards. Henrik That effect is actually deliberate, through use of both ENB and Shade. I like high contrast images and silhouettes like that, and have actually edited the pics to emphasise the effect I really like these shots Derek and really need to pick up that plane eventually. Glad to see your enjoying Radar Contact, I heard great things about it but really think there is a market out there for a developer willing to make a great FSX ATC product. Any other ATC programs for FSX that you recommend? Hey Eric, definitely get the PC-12, it's a real beauty. As far as ATC goes, I've only tried Radar Contact to date, I looked into VOX ATC and Aerosoft's product (can't remember what it's called) but they didn't seem to be able to interact with the AI generated by other addons, such as ORBX's AU Traffic. Radar Contact is working just fine for me. I have it installed on my little client PC running via WideFS, with the addon Meatwater voice packs and so far I'm really happy with it. Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric C Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks Derek, I'll definitely look into that ATC program, and everything I've read on it has great reviews so far. Oh and about that PC-12, I definitely will have to cause Carenado's planes are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Meson Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Know the Brisbane Quantas Club well Derek, and agree with you, nice to get looked after by our National Airline. Great pica BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derxtreme Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Nice set of shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caaront Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Very nice, and I love to see a GA aircraft being featured in SS's, I have grown so sick of seeing the sausage liners, so much so that I don't even open SS threads whose title even hints at it containing the big iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amentiba Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 very nice set of shots ! The first one shows some nice clouds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resnonverba Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 love the pics, the first shot is superb! and i'm looking too, for a replacement of the default fsx atc! cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibidut Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Derek said: That effect is actually deliberate, through use of both ENB and Shade. I like high contrast images and silhouettes like that, and have actually edited the pics to emphasise the effect Hey Derek. Sorry if I have affended you (hope not). If the "silouette" was intented, then I can only say...Spot (light)less! But I still wish there were a program that could provide a spotlight effect (anywere in the picture). Maybe a plugin for photoshop. Best regards Henrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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