Derek McAllan Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 G'day all, Today's flight sees me returning a charter plane to Alice Springs after delivering the charterers to Conellan Airport, Ayre's Rock. I love this part of the country, a lot of people think the centre of Australia is boring, just flat, red desert as far as the eye can see. I reckon that's one of the attractions, as it puts on show just how old this country is - everything just looks weathered down, worn away... utterly timeless. Then you get these standout bits of geology rearing up from the landscape, twisted layers of sedimentary rock laid down aeons ago and giving evidence to the amazing processes which formed this continent so long ago. So, we're off from YAYE to YBAS, the aircraft of the moment is the wonderful Beechcraft Duke T60. Weather is realtime and provided by REX, and the images were taken with my (updated!) custom version of Tim Fuchs' fantastic ENBPlus Sunlight. The images have been edited a little to provide a more realistic amount of lighting and contrast. Hope you like! Just off the end of the runway, and with a magnificent view of Uluru. Climbing out in a mostly clear sky, some weather is visible up ahead though. Approaching some localised cloud halfway to the Alice. Need to pick a better cloud texture, this one's not fluffy enough. Skirting around the clouds Approaching Alice Springs and the ground starts to show some features, old weathered rock - remnants of an ancient part of Australia's coastline Looking out the passenger's window at the Alice's signature landscape features - those immediately recognisable lines of rocky ridge that dominate the area. The town in sight, and about to intercept the ILS beacon to begin the approach. Making the turn to intercept the localiser Long final Crossing one of those signature ridges On final into YBAS Hope you enjoyed those, please let me know what you think! Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Thanks Derek. Don't get to see many great shots from the Red Centre-Having flown there myself I reckon these are awsome. So real..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Cajic Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Amazing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davepdx Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Excellent commentary and screenshots. I particularly enjoyed the last 3 screens, and screen 9 stands out for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayu swadeshi Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydor Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Brilliant, love all the shots and the commentary.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Fly Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Magnificent set, Derek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
member111333 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Very nice shots. Last one is my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lovell Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Derek, you're so right! I recently got Alice Springs and been doing a lot of flying in this part of Australia. It's like a whole new Orbx for me and I love the weathered landscape. Really nice shots Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lthendrix Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 that turbine duke is just such a great bird and I see you picked a paint scheme to match the terrain . nice set. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex330 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Great set of shots, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric C Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Very very nice set here, congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Stunning set all of them are top class mate. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castelberg Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Outstanding shots. Really amazing. Love the plane. Regards Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo32 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 awesome set of shots derek,love this place too mate,looks like a slight crosswind in the last shot,love your work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajc Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Brilliant set Derek! AJC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek McAllan Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 Thanks folks, for all the great comments! I've been flying in NZSI so much lately, I needed a good reminder of what flying in Oz is like. Where better than the Alice? And yes, the Duke t60 is one amazing aircraft to do it in Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FILOU Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 What i think?...perfect...so much real.thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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