Flight 19 Meander

***Moses03*** · January 7th, 2011, 20:38

Flight 19 has been trundling across the USA, testing a variety of fighters. Not so much RTWR fodder, but just for fun.

Started in Walla Walla, WA the other day and made it to Moorcroft, WY this evening. Near the Devils Tower.

Aircraft used so far: BF-109E/F, Koolhoven FK.58, CAC Boomerang and a Spitfire XII.

***falcon409*** · January 7th, 2011, 21:00

I've been wanting to ask someone this for a long time now. . .what screenshot program do you use that gives you the info as it's shown in your shots?

Nice shots by the way!!:salute:

***Willy*** · January 7th, 2011, 22:05

It's Snapper. Should kick up with Google.

Our stop the first night was Salmon, Idaho for "fish n taters"...

***falcon409*** · January 8th, 2011, 07:05

Got it, thanks Willy.:salute:

MM · January 8th, 2011, 08:49

A Wyoming farmer called the police to report sighting not a spaceship but instead a Koohoven FK58, a CAC Boomerang, and a Spitfire XII. The Deputy shook his head in disbelief. "Never seen a Spitfire in these parts."

***Willy*** · January 8th, 2011, 21:58

Switched to a USAAF Spitfire VII.

We headed NE to Mt Rushmore (I never did spot it on the ground). Chased an Arado 234 around for a bit, but could only catch him if his engines were idling and I was in a dive.

The things that appear in the western skies....

**Taco** · January 9th, 2011, 06:20

HOWDY MR. PRESIDENTS!

***Willy*** · January 9th, 2011, 20:37

We decided to head back west towards the mountains. This time taking advantage of some of the Luftwaffe's inventory along with a Yak.

***Moses03*** · January 11th, 2011, 19:46

Scenic flight down (or should I say up at 7500') to Aspen, CO in a trio of Focke Wulf 190's.

***Willy*** · January 11th, 2011, 20:48

Great flight to Aspen, but I'm getting an itch so after we parked, I headed over to the local swap n shop for a light twin...

MM · January 12th, 2011, 06:03

More shots of the Luftwaffe over the Rockies. Note Willy greasing his landing as Moses & MM admire the view.

**MudMarine** · January 12th, 2011, 17:46

What server are you guys flying on?

***Moses03*** · January 12th, 2011, 18:03

Mud! We are here: http://www.sim-outhouse.net:8181/

Hope to see you.

Moze

***Willy*** · January 12th, 2011, 20:18

We left Aspen for somewhere in the mountains of southern Utah. Nice flight over some very rough country.

***Moses03*** · January 12th, 2011, 20:18

We crossed the border into Utah over very rugged country. Interesting flight in these Focke Wulf fighters-and one rogue Bf-110.

Willy's tail gunner was drunk....or asleep, or both!

***Willy*** · January 12th, 2011, 20:20

Good tail gunners are so hard to find...

MM · January 13th, 2011, 04:37

We left Aspen and climbed through the granite-filled clouds, catching only glimpses of the mountains below. Eventually the visibility improved to reveal the rugged country of Utah's canyonlands and then Bryce Canyon. Here is a shot of the area around Robbers Roost which Taco points out was a long-time hideout of Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and the Wild Bunch gang.

(BTW, it just struck me how much we all have upgraded fS9. The aircraft is by A2A Simulations with a Martin Catney repaint. The rugged terrain is portrayed by FSGenesis's 19m mesh, the ground textures by Ground Environment Pro, and the sky and clouds by REX. Lots of other terrific addons as well. Our continuing thanks to all who have contributed so much to our hobby...)

**Taco** · January 13th, 2011, 04:59

Here are a few snaps of last nights flight. It was noted that there was some strange words coming from me on take off. %$#^%^#@! Hehe

**Taco** · January 13th, 2011, 05:01

Here are a couple more over Utah's Canyonland.

**whitehawk_2009** · January 13th, 2011, 16:13

Is that the GC Bf-110?

WH

***Willy*** · January 13th, 2011, 19:50

Originally Posted by whitehawk_2009

Is that the GC Bf-110?

WH

Yep, great aircraft.

***Willy*** · January 13th, 2011, 19:52

We left Utah heading south to the Grand Canyon. Once we sighted the canyon, we started following it down a little ways till we got to AZ40 where we're going to stop for the night and then do a run down the canyon.

Here's a few pics...

Forgot to add that someone (not mentioning any names) had the idea that they could fly under a dam.....

***falcon409*** · January 13th, 2011, 20:12

Yep, nice flight if you don't count my "G-stress induced" crash, lol. It did give me a chance to load up the Bf 110G that Willy put me onto from the Ground Crew. . .excellent model.:salute:

***falcon409*** · January 14th, 2011, 19:59

For the ones who didn't see any trees, lol. . . .:salute:

***Willy*** · January 14th, 2011, 20:04

Great flight from the Grand Canyon to Death Valley via Las Vegas. O' course as we flew near Vegas, I had to go buzz down the strip. Just keep in mind that mine is the 1959ish version.

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