Updated the PMDG DC6 to the latest version and took it out of the hangar after more than a year. Had a wonderful flight from the Bahamas to Keys. Really loved it.
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BSQ Beechcraft Bonanza from KPDX → M50, then on to KBFI. Had an incredible “IFR” departure, cracked through the clouds, and used the weather radar to find the shortest point out of the clouds. Dialed in a perfect cruise, used GPS and also simultaneously tracked outbound from PGY 116.5. Made a very satisfyingly perfect VFR approach to M50, with a perfect landing to match. Then, topped up the tanks and off to KBFI behind snowy Mount Rainier. Flew the ILS approach for 32L by hand, got low a little too quickly, but overall it was a really satisfying flight. No pics this time. Happy flying!
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55 legs down, 21 more to go on my Around the World tour.
The latest segments see concluding my visit to Australia, with stops in Sydney, Brisbane, MacKay, Cairns and finding my way to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.
Flying along the eastern seaboard of Australia provides great views of mountains, farms, untouched forests and the Great Barrier Reef.
I have flown 54 of 55 legs in the TBM 930 using the XBOX series X and the XBOX has provided a fairly serviceable experience. The options for a more tactile experience are sorta limited (haven’t been able to rationalize the nearly $1000CDN for the Honeycomb yoke/throttle) so I have also been working on a project to enhance my flying experience. I have built the design in 3d rendering software, breadboarded the electronics, written the code and tested the alpha on the XBOX. Hopefully next weekend I will have a prototype of working gizmo to finish my tour with. I converted the 3d renderings to printer files before my last flight of the day.
Some pix (no gizmo yet 
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Next legs will take me across PNG back to Indonesia and then to Philippenes.
Happy flying 
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And they’re chasing you with pitchforks?
You would have fooled me too with that graphic, excellently done!
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Great rescue mission!
P.S.
These ARE NOT my pictures, and this IS NOT my flight. (I am a Happy Bunny if I don’t need rescuing after a flight. I am NOWHERE near as good as @DanRoman56 is!)
I don’t want anyone to think I’m trying to ride his coattails, (while he’s flying a helicopter?!!), and stealing his glory. I “borrowed” (re-used) his pictures to help show the BALLS of (stainless) STEEL he has to have to fly missions like that, even within a simulator.
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Came through that into Augusta (KAGS). Was not as a bad as it looked. Turned from some icing to rain to nice visibility under the overcast.
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I took off early this afternoon in my Grumman Goose (Cutter’s Goose) from Albany (KALB) on the second leg of my round the world tour. Nasty weather - a few areas with rain, and clouds were keeping me down below 5,000 ft. Landed a few minutes ago in Charlevoix, Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. Next I have to get over to Greenland. Not sure starting my trip in April was a great idea. Maybe I’ll wait here until the weather warms up a bit. Here are a couple of photos of the Goose - one during the trip and one after landing.
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Trying out the MV-22. Lots of nice functions. More challenging than the FSX/P3D Osprey. Found out the hard way about that vulnerability to stall. Have made sure not to repeat that mistake.
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Good luck with your tour!
I just finished leg 55 of my 76 stop world tour. I started on Nov 24 and faced crazy weather in the north and rainy weather in Europe, clear and sunny weather through the Persian Gulf and a mix through SE Asia and Australia. My Greenland landing, a sleet storm in the dark was my most challenging of the trip so far (3 missed approaches and something about any landing you can walk away from is a good one 
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I think it’s a great way to ‘explore’ the world and there is a ton to see and experience!
I wish you clear skies and happy flying
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Took a trip from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory to Deadhorse, Alaska. In the middle of winter, with heavy snow near the ground, high winds, and freezing cold -40 C temperatures in some places (got up to -90 C while in the air).
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Flaps 10 for such a short runway? With an exceptionally high approach speed as well. Feel for those passengers. At least you made it down.
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Nice work, Dean.
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