Simviation Forum - The phantom fuel (and beer)

Jun 6^th, 2005 at 5:03pm

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Well I thought Scotland to Iceland would be the easiest leg, boy was I in for a nasty surprise! So after a haggis lunch in Scotland the weather closed in...
So from OBN at 14.13.24...
The beginning of the worst bit a long over-water leg in a single engined plane with strong winds coming from the NE and lots of rain Shocked

Over the islands, last chance to change my mind...

The last land for a looooooooong time!

On top of the weather at last, thank goodness I know my instruments

Above 50ft the visibility was bog-all Shocked

Approaching the island my fuel ran out and I just about made it onto the runway Shocked

So I'll be spending a day doing my laundry (my flightsuit has changed colour, it used to be green...) and convincing people to help me push the Spit into a hangar for a check-up and to refuel her. Deadstick landed at BIVM at 16.19.23 after 3hrs 5mins and 59secs of fighting bad weather and head/crosswinds. I'm glad that leg is over Tongue

Oh and my T-Shirt is sweaty Shocked

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #1 - Jun 6^th, 2005 at 5:04pm

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Mark, is it me or is your sim looking better since it last crashed?

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Reply #2 - Jun 6^th, 2005 at 5:42pm

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I've been trying some new tweaks and they seem to have worked Wink

8)

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Reply #3 - Jun 6^th, 2005 at 6:18pm

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Really beautfull!! Great Oz!

The 5th is really Photo quality!

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Reply #4 - Jun 6^th, 2005 at 6:24pm

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Great work Mark, where next?

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Reply #5 - Jun 7^th, 2005 at 1:32am

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Greenland next, then into Canada and down the East coast to see Dave. I hope his fridge is chock full of beer as all this flying is thirsty work Grin

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Reply #6 - Jun 7^th, 2005 at 9:33am

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Mark, can you bring me some Scrumpy Jack Wink

And while you are at it, forget the Hungarian postal service, throw in that bottle of fruit juice that you've been hiding! Shocked

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Reply #7 - Jun 7^th, 2005 at 11:25am

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I've already posted that, seems you aren't the only one experiencing trouble with them, even stuff to the UK seems to have been sucked into a blackhole Roll Eyes

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Reply #8 - Jun 8^th, 2005 at 1:38pm

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Fantastic shots! I love your little trip.... Wink

Still need to refill my fridge though...

5th shot equals WOW!

Cheers,

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Reply #9 - Jun 11^th, 2005 at 6:29pm

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You never popped into EGPE! Shocked

Mind you I don't drink any beer. Wink

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