Simviation Forum - Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport KPIB

Feb 24^th, 2011 at 9:34am

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Reply #1 - Feb 24^th, 2011 at 10:38am

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As I said in the PM Greg, awesome shots. Thanks again.

And for those of you that don't know, KPIB is where my Dad worked until he retired.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #2 - Feb 24^th, 2011 at 10:40am

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Cool shots Greg....neat airport Cool

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #3 - Feb 24^th, 2011 at 11:51am

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Awesome shots...well done Greg...

What type of trees would those all around the airport area be...looks like a thick woods in places.

Also is the soil somewhat sandy as I see many large areas that look like sand and I don't think they are gravel pits.

One final question, would the Mississippi River be to the upper left corner and how far would it be from the airport?

Thanks in advance... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #4 - Feb 24^th, 2011 at 1:31pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Feb 24^th, 2011 at 11:51am:

Awesome shots...well done Greg...

What type of trees would those all around the airport area be...looks like a thick woods in places.

Also is the soil somewhat sandy as I see many large areas that look like sand and I don't think they are gravel pits.

One final question, would the Mississippi River be to the upper left corner and how far would it be from the airport?

Thanks in advance... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Alex is right Doug, it's a long way from the Mississippi River. It's only about 45 miles from the Alabama line, on the east side of the State.

And most of those trees are pine, but there are a lot of hardwoods in the area too. You are correct about the sandy soil, but there are some gravel pits around as well.

And in shot one, to the left of the aircraft, is a golf course.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #5 - Feb 24^th, 2011 at 6:49pm

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FSX, we've come a long way baby! Skunk Works is an official alias for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. Skunk Works is responsible for a number of famous aircraft designs, including the U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird, the F-117 Nighthawk, and the F-22 Raptor. Its largest current project is the F-35 Lightning II

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Reply #6 - Feb 24^th, 2011 at 7:04pm