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Aug 17th, 2005 at 9:29am

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I wasn't sure weather to post these but after seeing how they came out, I thought I would.

Airline crashes always interest me. It is amazing how this huge piece of machine can fly so gracefully with so much fragile life inside them while we sit so comfortable in our seats 34,000ft above the earth.

I flew the route of the doomed Helios jet in the PMDG 737-800 last night. Once I had reached 34,000ft, I put her on auto pilot and used my Active Camera to walk around the aircraft. It was kind of surreal as it was 10pm, the wife & kids were sleeping, had my headphones on and all the lights out.

The sound of the engines swirling around outside at 34,000ft with nobody at the controls is inconceivable.

May they rest in peace and here are a few humble shots of the Helios 737-300. (PMDG 737-800).


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Reply #1 - Aug 17th, 2005 at 9:29am

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Reply #2 - Aug 17th, 2005 at 9:32am

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Reply #3 - Aug 17th, 2005 at 9:34am

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That last shot is especially moving....
 
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Reply #4 - Aug 17th, 2005 at 9:36am

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Nice shots Dave...but the one that crashed was a 737-300 Wink
 
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Reply #5 - Aug 17th, 2005 at 9:41am

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That is right. When I went searching for a 737-300 at PMDG, it only had the 737-800. Guess that is what has been stuck in my mind since downloading her.  Roll Eyes

I am off to fix that...
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Reply #6 - Aug 17th, 2005 at 9:49am

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Does PMDG model 737-300's? I don't think so Lips Sealed
 
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Reply #7 - Aug 17th, 2005 at 9:52am

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Posted by: Woozy King Posted on: Today at 9:49am
Does PMDG model 737-300's? I don't think so

Obviously not, that is why you are looking at a 737-800 that I mistakenly called a 737-300  Lips Sealed   Tongue   Grin

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Reply #8 - Aug 17th, 2005 at 10:00am

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Reply #9 - Aug 17th, 2005 at 4:05pm

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Nice shots Dave...it's a nice livery.
 
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Reply #10 - Aug 17th, 2005 at 9:08pm

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From what I heard, the accident was a rare one (loss of pressure)...

This has happened only once before (a golfer who was flying cross-country).
 
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This has happened only once before (a golfer who was flying cross-country).

That would be the golfer Payne Stewart.

Both pilots and all four passengers, including professional golfer and 1999 U.S. Open winner Payne Stewart, were killed in the crash of a Lear 35 jet near Mina, SD on 25 October 1999. The jet, originally on a flight from Orlando to Dallas, strayed off course over northern Florida and continued flying to the northwest until the fuel apparently ran out.

U.S. Air Force pilots reported that the cockpit windows were obscured by frost. The conditions of the windows are consistent with a loss of pressurization and a subsequent rapid drop of temperature. It is likely that the pilots and occupants may have lost consciousness due to hypoxia, or a lack of oxygen. Between the last communication between the aircraft and air traffic control and the aircraft's final descent, the aircraft was reportedly flying as high as 45,000 feet.  Sad

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Reply #12 - Aug 19th, 2005 at 9:39am

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B-E-A-utiful shots... Cheesy
 
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Reply #13 - Aug 20th, 2005 at 12:35pm

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What water texture is that?! Shocked  it really looks nice.  That third pic there you could almost pass off as a photograph.
 
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Reply #14 - Aug 20th, 2005 at 3:38pm
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