Simviation Forum - Bugsmashing about

Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 12:55pm

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Goodly afternoon all...

FSX and Vista
FS Water Configurator
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Aircraft: Luscombe Model 8A
Location: From Muskoka "CYQA"
To Lake Simcoe Regl. "CNB9"
The local area is a beautiful farm and cottage country area with many lakes and rivers about a hours drive north of Toronto, Ontario...

Mostly all Freeware right here at Simviation... Wink

Opening windows to smell that wonderful country air along the flight route

Wonder if the old girl and children will buy me floats for my bugsmasher... Roll Eyes

Southbound bugsmashing along... Grin

Touchdown at Lake Simcoe Regl.

Comments and advice most welcome...

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #1 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 1:55pm

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Great set Doug

That sure is a nice looking little airplane

Isn't there a model with floats too?

"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 #2 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 2:19pm

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Thanks Chuck... Wink

Yes there are several liveries of this aircraft on wheels and floats...good little performer... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #3 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 3:33pm

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Wow Doug, that is one awesome little bugsmasher and blue is my favorite color too. Did you have your arm hanging out the window all relaxed like it was a sunday drive? Those fall colors really set the mood of your wonderful shots!

Happy flying and I hope your fam comes through with the floats Wink

..., Greg

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Reply #4 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 4:10pm

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Greats shots!! Although it is officially Spring now, so let's see some green!! Grin

Just kidding, great set!

-Pierre-

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Reply #5 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 6:37pm

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Superb job! Beautiful shots Wink

-Jake

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Reply #6 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 7:17pm

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Thanks Greg, Pierre and Jake... Wink

Yes I guess it is time I took some spring shots...

I always did like to fly with the windows open, light my pipe and puff and putter along... Grin

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #7 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 7:43pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 7:17pm:

Thanks Greg, Pierre and Jake... Wink

Yes I guess it is time I took some spring shots...

I always did like to fly with the windows open, light my pipe and puff and putter along... Grin

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Pipe smoker, I knew you were a sophisticate, but that clenches the deal! Wink

Happy flying Doug and my best to the Mrs.!!! Cool

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Reply #8 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 8:13pm

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...gosh Greg you are going to have me blushing... Grin

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #9 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 11:49pm

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Great shots Doug, really like #1 & #4.

I smoked a pipe for about a year in my younger days. Considering the line of work I was in, I found it was a bit cumbersome and could be downright dangerous at times. Grin

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

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Reply #10 - Mar 24^th, 2011 at 6:59am

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Good morning Larry...

Thanks for the comments... Wink

As for the pipe:
-had quite a collection of short and long stem pipes
-treated them with a honey solution
-blended my own tobacco
-broke several stems flying the DC3s...would put pipe in rear uniform pocket and forget it was there...till I sat down...smartened up eventually and packed several pipes... Grin

-never ever smoked cigaretts but liked a real good cigar
-thank goodness none of our children or the old girl smoke

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #11 - Mar 25^th, 2011 at 10:53pm

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i found a blog about my favorite simulator, everything is pretty accurate. http://hubpages.com/hub/flight-simulations

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Reply #12 - Mar 28^th, 2011 at 7:39pm

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I appreciate you posting these wonderful shots Wink

And your welcome.

-Jake

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Reply #13 - Mar 29^th, 2011 at 9:35am

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Again thanks all... Wink

Oh and just a little thing about smoking.

Here in Canada the tobacco products are locked behind doors which you can not see through.

If you want a tobacco product you have to ask to have the doors opened and then produce ID that you are old enought to smoke.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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