Headed to New Zealand today. Christchurch (NZCH to Worthy Lodge Airstrip (NZLI) with a stop at Dunsandel (NZRB). Also landed at this picturesque location near Akaroa. Its not an airfield, just a farmers field between two houses with a nice view for a picnic!
Uneventful morning hop to Saint-Barthélemy from Sint Maarten. Tie it down and we’re off for some ‘luxe vibe and flawless beaches’. Cheers.
Sub sonex jx2 from KBUF to 0D4
Next 3 legs of Appalachian bush-trip in WB-Sim C172 in real weather: KAVL NC06
KVJI
KLNP
Sky was clear again, just a bit windy causing bumpy ride. Elk River field final was a bit challenging, because there was hill just before runway, so the approach had to be steep. At least the runway was long enough to bleed the speed.
The legs were short, so I didn’t even bother with flight following.
Subsonex jx2 from 0D4 to Jamestown NY
3/4ths if the way from Jamestown to Elmira NY in the subsonex jx2 wondering how low that bridge was, the answer was to low to fly under
Elmira to Binghamton NY back in the sub sonex after rescuing it with a halo pelican
Explored the Namib Desert…
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The word ‘Namib’ is of Nama origin, and means ‘open space’.
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Geologists believe that the Namib Desert is the world’s oldest desert, estimated to be around 55 million years old.
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The Namib spans an area of approximately 81,000 square kilometers (31,000 square miles).
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The iconic red and orange hues of the sand dunes are caused by iron oxide and the play of light at different times of the day.
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Some 3,500 species of plants are found here, about half of which are endemic.
Yikes! Good job.
Started a morning trip from Denver (KDEN) to Los Angeles (KLAS) to break in the new Thrustmaster Captain Pack set-up in the Fenix A320. Been at the A320 for about a week and just trying to crank flights to get more comfortable with her. Can do cold/dark start-up, take-off, etc. Finally got ILS auto lands going pretty well with some hiccups, but generally feel good.
Bad morning weather (real time) in Denver and first time taking off from there, but went well. Mostly great weather for the whole trip and landing at KLAS was pretty easy, though crowded.
Decided to do a turn from LA to Vegas (LAS). Have done Vegas a few times, mostly at night, so decided to try it out during the day. Super easy auto-land.
Loving the Fenix A320. Eventually will go back to the PMDG 737-800 (have some hours into her) but just enjoying the A320.
Set-up
Thrustmaster Captain Throttle and Stick
Streamdeck
iPad for a320 in game pad
Logitech rudder (though used the stick rudder for first time on these flights and loved it)
Simbrief
Navigraph
Little Navmap
Bighampton NY to KISP in the Sub sonex jx2 I’m loving this little airplane