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Short winter flight to start off the New Year (Read 617 times)
Jan 1st, 2012 at 9:28pm

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Goodly evening all... Smiley

My first photos for 2012.

FSX and Windows 7
FS Water Configurator
3D Lights
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Aircraft:   FSX Cessna 172
Location:  Southern Ontario, Canada
Season:   Winter...early morning
Mostly all Freeware right here at Simviation

Old die hard seaplane and floatplane aviators... Smiley

I remember all too well breaking very thin morning ice with the single engine DeHavilland of Canada DHC-3 "Otter" on EDO Floats to move into open water on the lake for takeoff...just for the hunters... Grin
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Checking my six...
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Dang...where did the old girl go?
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Very mild winter, most of the small lakes, bays, streams, rivers and ponds are still open or only partially frozen...
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My rocking chair... Grin
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What a wonderful winter morning...thanks Mother Nature... Wink
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Comments and advice most welcome... Wink

 
Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
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Reply #1 - Jan 1st, 2012 at 11:17pm

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1 and 3 are stunning, Doug............funny, I was flyin' around in the default 172 myself today......

http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1325537599.jpg

.........and I was wondering to myself....... why don't I fly it more often?

Seems like a decent model to me, and that's why I haven't bought a payware 172 yet........

I do wish that the  VC and gauges were better.......and some good repaints would be cool too Cool 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 #2 - Jan 2nd, 2012 at 6:52am

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Thanks Chuck, your comments are always appreciated along with all the help you have given me to make this a great hobby... Wink

Great shot of your C172 also... Smiley

Happy New Year Chuck.... Wink
 
Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
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Reply #3 - Jan 2nd, 2012 at 12:25pm

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Great job Wink
 
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Reply #4 - Jan 2nd, 2012 at 7:13pm

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Thanks SkyHawk00... Smiley
 
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Reply #5 - Jan 2nd, 2012 at 8:25pm

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Nice way to start off the new year Doug. Really nice snowy shots.  Where was the airport location?
 
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Reply #6 - Jan 2nd, 2012 at 8:27pm

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Great shots. I don't fly the C172 very much, not really my style, not that I have any. Smiley
 
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Reply #7 - Jan 3rd, 2012 at 9:17am

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Thanks Bob for the comment... Smiley

The airport was Orillia, Ontario and the Water Aerodrome is Lake St. John all from The Home of Flight Ontario...Freeware and very interesting site.

http://www.flightontario.com/

Just go to the Downloads and pick either FS2004 or FSX... Smiley

 
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Reply #8 - Jan 3rd, 2012 at 9:21am

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Thanks "andy190" for the comment... Smiley

Shows style... Wink
 
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Reply #9 - Jan 3rd, 2012 at 1:20pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Jan 3rd, 2012 at 9:17am:
Thanks Bob for the comment... Smiley

The airport was Orillia, Ontario and the Water Aerodrome is Lake St. John all from The Home of Flight Ontario...Freeware and very interesting site.

http://www.flightontario.com/

Just go to the Downloads and pick either FS2004 or FSX... Smiley



Thanks for the link Doug. I downloaded  them all. Nice find.  Smiley    Did you also install the landclass files?
 
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Reply #10 - Jan 3rd, 2012 at 7:07pm

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Hi Bob...

No I did not install those but I did install the British Air Commonwealth Training Program there.  (BCATP)

Lots of interesting locations there... Wink

 
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Reply #11 - Jan 3rd, 2012 at 7:52pm

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We have a cottage 300km north of Toronto, and this looks a lot like it.  Where did you get the scenery?! Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
 
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Reply #12 - Jan 3rd, 2012 at 8:42pm

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BlackAce wrote on Jan 3rd, 2012 at 7:52pm:
We have a cottage 300km north of Toronto, and this looks a lot like it.  Where did you get the scenery?! Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy


Read all the replies in this thread and your question will be answered.  Wink

 
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Reply #13 - Jan 6th, 2012 at 2:39pm

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Hi Doug,

Those shots are quite nice, I must say I really like the colors in them. My favorite is the third one, it has a good background scenery with pleasant colors.

Overall, I think you should vary the camera distance a bit more (you know, with CTRL + '+' and CTRL + ' -'). The angle of view aren't bad though, but the first shot, for example, would have been better if the plane was closer, or not in the center of the picture. Same goes with the last shot: since there's nothing to show behing the aircraft, show the aircraft Smiley

Now, just to be clear, I am not saying to shoot all of your screenshots from closer to the plane. Distant shots are cool too ! But in a serie of screens, it's nice to have variation.
 
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Reply #14 - Jan 6th, 2012 at 2:45pm

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Thanks Stephane...very much appreciated... Wink
 
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