Post by kbr on Nov 6, 2007 20:20:31 GMT -5
Due to my inability to stay consistent along with several bugs that I've caught over the last several weeks keeping me grounded have really slowed down my trip around Australia has been going rather slow these last few month.
Having not flown very much these last few weeks, I was having a little trouble motivating myself to get back in the cockpit. A new plane helped a lot in this regard. ;D
My last leg, which I did today was from Gove (YPGV) to Borroloola (YBRL.) The flight distance was 236nm and took 2 hours of flight, following my path along the northern coast of Australia.
(This was flown in FS9 using real weather.)
Taking off from Gove at around 8:15am. The sky was completely clear, little or no wind and a ground temp of about 70F.
Heading along the coast.
There was not much in the way of civilization along the way., I did notice the occasional farm as well as a highway that seemed to run much of the same path as I took.
About 10am it began to get quite foggy. I noticed the temp. had risen about 10 points, since takeoff.
Coming in for landing. Ground temp at this point was 84F.
This was quite an enjoyable flight, though it could have been made very difficult at the end by the fog if the runway had been grass (they can be hard to find in a fog.) I believe I'll wait until this fog recedes before I takeoff again. ;D
Having not flown very much these last few weeks, I was having a little trouble motivating myself to get back in the cockpit. A new plane helped a lot in this regard. ;D
My last leg, which I did today was from Gove (YPGV) to Borroloola (YBRL.) The flight distance was 236nm and took 2 hours of flight, following my path along the northern coast of Australia.
(This was flown in FS9 using real weather.)
Taking off from Gove at around 8:15am. The sky was completely clear, little or no wind and a ground temp of about 70F.
Heading along the coast.
There was not much in the way of civilization along the way., I did notice the occasional farm as well as a highway that seemed to run much of the same path as I took.
About 10am it began to get quite foggy. I noticed the temp. had risen about 10 points, since takeoff.
Coming in for landing. Ground temp at this point was 84F.
This was quite an enjoyable flight, though it could have been made very difficult at the end by the fog if the runway had been grass (they can be hard to find in a fog.) I believe I'll wait until this fog recedes before I takeoff again. ;D
