Simviation Forum - Hells Canyon

Jul 16^th, 2011 at 5:44pm

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on the Snake River in Oregon. Time to play.

Thanks for looking.

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Reply #1 - Jul 16^th, 2011 at 6:30pm

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I see your hooked on canyon flying as much as i am,and that is the perfect aircraft for that up close and personal feeling.Terrific shots Larry. Cool

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Reply #2 - Jul 16^th, 2011 at 7:30pm

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adamb wrote on Jul 16^th, 2011 at 6:30pm:

I see your hooked on canyon flying as much as i am,and that is the perfect aircraft for that up close and personal feeling.Terrific shots Larry. Cool

Adam

Thanks Adam.

Yeah, I am. I think it comes from playing in the curves on 2 wheels and 4 for so many years. Grin

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Reply #3 - Jul 18^th, 2011 at 10:51am

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Wonderful shots Larry...well done...

The problem with "Canyon or Valley" flying is the person flying the other way...right at you...

There are several good courses to enroll for and procedures to follow when doing this type of aviating which were not followed it would seem several weeks ago in the State of Alaska...thank goodness no one was hurt but they did meet and greet...

So Larry and all you others who intend on on doing this sort of flying there are several things I would like you to do...

(1)...before starting
   do a good walk around the back of your computer
   make sure no one is there and flying a computer in the
   opposite direction...toward you...very important

(2)...get some rope or a good belt
   tie yourself into your computer chair

(3)...before entering the canyon or valley
   speak in very high voice saying "Here I come"

Don't you just hate it Larry when the old girl leaves me alone.... Grin

Okay...Okay...will go down to the underground and stand in the corner of me wee shed for a hour... Tongue

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Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #4 - Jul 18^th, 2011 at 12:24pm

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Great shots, looks like it was a lot of fun! That first shot is definitely a great angle!

-Pierre-

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Reply #5 - Jul 18^th, 2011 at 1:41pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Jul 18^th, 2011 at 10:51am:

Wonderful shots Larry...well done...

The problem with "Canyon or Valley" flying is the person flying the other way...right at you...

There are several good courses to enroll for and procedures to follow when doing this type of aviating which were not followed it would seem several weeks ago in the State of Alaska...thank goodness no one was hurt but they did meet and greet...

So Larry and all you others who intend on on doing this sort of flying there are several things I would like you to do...

(1)...before starting
   do a good walk around the back of your computer
   make sure no one is there and flying a computer in the
   opposite direction...toward you...very important

(2)...get some rope or a good belt
   tie yourself into your computer chair

(3)...before entering the canyon or valley
   speak in very high voice saying "Here I come"

Don't you just hate it Larry when the old girl leaves me alone.... Grin

Okay...Okay...will go down to the underground and stand in the corner of me wee shed for a hour... Tongue

Thanks Doug.

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

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Reply #6 - Jul 18^th, 2011 at 1:42pm

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pfevrier wrote on Jul 18^th, 2011 at 12:24pm:

Great shots, looks like it was a lot of fun! That first shot is definitely a great angle!

Thanks Pierre.

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

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Reply #7 - Jul 18^th, 2011 at 11:55pm

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Hi Larry... Wink

Thought you might find this interesting...

http://www.mountainflying.com/Pages/mountain-flying/do_dont.html

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #8 - Jul 19^th, 2011 at 1:52pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Jul 18^th, 2011 at 11:55pm:

Hi Larry... Wink

Thought you might find this interesting...

http://www.mountainflying.com/Pages/mountain-flying/do_dont.html

Thanks Doug. That is an interesting read, with some valuable information.

But I think I am qualified, as I have 987 total hours in single, multi engine, and rotor since getting FSX a little over a year ago. I probably have two or three times that in FS9.

I'm not saying I don't need help or more information, just that this is not my first rodeo. Roll Eyes

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Reply #9 - Jul 22^nd, 2011 at 9:44am

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987 HOURS?!?!? THAT'S HUGE!!!!
And nice screenshot!!! You really got me in the first one! I thought the left side was some sort of airport until I looked really hard.

But you aren't the only one with canyon flying expierience. I once took a Boeing 747-400 for a nice, long, really curvey canyon flight. Can't remember the airport though. But I know I had the word Canyon, Mountain, or Valley in it, was in some sort of desert, and had two little taxiway circles on each end of the runway for turning around. It also had mountains on one side, and a couple small canyons and one bigger canyon on the other side. I went in the bigger one due to the aircraft size.

Since it was a 747-400, I still can't believe I made it through the entire canyon two times to come back to the airport and land without craashing a single time! I think I recorded most of it with the flight video feature. I may still have them.

But I have to give Boeing's 747-400 a bit more credit than I did before I had done that flight. I'm telling you, if you use the ailerons, elevator and rudder correctly, that thing is MANUVERABLE!!! It performed almost as good as a giant, slightly slower to react Extra 300S!!!

« Last Edit: Jul 24^th, 2011 at 5:44pm by Club508 »

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Reply #10 - Jul 22^nd, 2011 at 4:09pm

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Thanks.

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Reply #11 - Jul 22^nd, 2011 at 8:00pm

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wish i could fly it...... i have it installed and everything but still not able to get it to start up.

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Reply #12 - Jul 22^nd, 2011 at 10:45pm

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Capt.Propwash wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2011 at 8:00pm:

wish i could fly it...... i have it installed and everything but still not able to get it to start up.

Still??? Have you contacted them about it? Undecided

Their new site has live support.

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