Team Melrose and the Spirit of Adventure

**Milton Shupe** · October 20th, 2009, 19:36

Well, thank you Tom for helping to represent the design team of the Puss Moth. I know that Scott and Damian would be proud. :ernae:

Team Melrose flights are now open to all members. Let's enjoy the historical significance of it all and just have fun.

Good luck everyone and thank you for the warm words on this aircraft. It was a real pleasure to do this one and I hope you have lots of fun hours flying her.

Looks like we are heading toward Rome and Athens ... who is next?

**fliger747** · October 21st, 2009, 00:31

Pretty good staying within about 10 miles of the track...... A lot of fun flying in the olten style! Actually flew the cub around the arctic for years with a map and a compass that pointed east. here I had a compass and not much of a map....

Best wishes to all, and a thought that all of Milton's planes are fun at a minimum!

Cheers: T

**Bry Rosier** · October 21st, 2009, 11:41

I am unable to start my Golden age race until the weekend but I have itchy feet so If okay I will take the Puss Moth down to Marseille

Bry flying the Puss Moth LFLY - LFML , departing in the pouring rain at 15:30 local as same day as Tom

**Bry Rosier** · October 21st, 2009, 13:18

Mr Melrose is happy to announce his arrival at Marseille LFML

He had headwinds causing a low and exciting flight through a pretty nasty storm but the Puss coped admirably . Stayed low to avoid the cloud base and headwinds as best as : All good and now dreaming of Australia

**jkcook28** · October 21st, 2009, 18:35

Baton is getting cobwebs on the ramp so I'll go LFML-->LFMD; a shorty in driving rain...what a surprise.

**Milton Shupe** · October 21st, 2009, 18:57

Hey Bry ... great shots; thank you for sharing them.

John, she probably needs a wash job anyhow ... go for it.

**jkcook28** · October 21st, 2009, 18:57

Getting dark fast.

35min out.

**jkcook28** · October 21st, 2009, 19:21

Baton is free @ LFMD.

MM · October 21st, 2009, 20:06

Team Melrose Coordinating Daylight Flights

Here is a suggestion for Team Melrose.

We set a common "local real life day" by UTC. (As opposed to European Time, Central Time, or Pacific Time.) That is, the new day begins at 0001 UTC on each day.
The first pilot on each "local real life day" begins his leg at dawn "local simulator time"--to maximize daylight for the next few pilots.

What do you think?

**Milton Shupe** · October 22nd, 2009, 15:52

Sounds great to me MM.

Milton has the baton, going from LFMD to LIRF at dawn.

MM · October 22nd, 2009, 17:28

I'll be happy to take the next leg.

Weather coming in so touring Rome looks "iffy."

**Milton Shupe** · October 22nd, 2009, 18:21

Down and safe at LIRF.

Sorry, I did not see your message until after landing.

The baton is free at LIRF.

MM · October 22nd, 2009, 18:23

Congratulations on the excellent leg. Will take the baton.

Over the mountains, Rome-Brindisi (LIRF-LIBR) if the weather permits.

**Milton Shupe** · October 22nd, 2009, 18:42

Rain, lightning, leaving Rome and large cumulus clouds all over the mountains ... be safe.

Here are a couple shots approaching Rome about 60 miles out on my leg. Uncertain weather was a bit disconcerting but only a bit foggy on approach.

MM · October 22nd, 2009, 21:10

Safely into Brindisi, the historic Air Force base. Massive thunderstorm just on takeoff from Rome--for a long while it looked awful--but got out of the immediate storms and dodged the thunderboomers the rest of the way. The only trick was finding out which clouds had hills in them...

FSX does Southern Italy rather well.

MM · October 23rd, 2009, 05:00

Escaping from the the ferocious thunderstorm that made for some white-knuckle flying;
Heading down the coast for Naples and Vesuvius to avoid storms and the higher Apennine peaks;
Crossing the Apennines--being buffeted about by cross-winds made it difficult work to hold course;
Puss Moth's unique looks is framed by the olive garden in village below.

**Milton Shupe** · October 23rd, 2009, 09:57

Beautiful shots MM

**bpfowler** · October 23rd, 2009, 12:37

great flying, dudes! I have been watching the race with real interest. Great screenshots of the weather, too. All using real weather from inside the sim?

**Bry Rosier** · October 23rd, 2009, 13:42

Hi Brad , my Weather textures are from REX2 (Real Environment Extreme 2 ) generated by Active Sky X weather engine , Happy flying

**jkcook28** · October 23rd, 2009, 15:41

Think I'll move this across the water to Greece.
Wx stinks, winds stink but going anyway!

LIBR-->LGPZ.

**jkcook28** · October 23rd, 2009, 16:10

Well it cleared out for now, but, that can't be good up ahead...

**jkcook28** · October 23rd, 2009, 16:21

Jepp wx comes thru. When I departed, the trailing edge of the weather system was right on the west coast of Greece. Appears to have moved east clearing my skies.

Still windy tho.