Practice makes perfect!

[Gixer]

LFLJ is pretty nasty in real life.  Its not modelled well in FS as all runways are modelled on a level (same alt all the way) Take a look at the pictures in the link below

http://www.dangerous-airports.com/airports/l/lflj.htm

No trees like in FS though!!

VNLK is like this in real life too, its not on a level you have to approach it uphill  ;D fun fun fun  ;D  

[Fozzer]

...I might be a boring old fart, but for me practice involves correctly calculating my weight/balance, atmospheric conditions, wind strength/direction, fuel/oil levels, tyre pressures, airframe condition, control surface movements, gauge checks, oil/engine  temperatures/pressures, radio checks, etc, etc, before taking off/landing in any airport/airfield in my little Cessna 152 Trainer....and getting it right, safe, and sensible, every single time... ...!

That, to me, is the fun of safe, survivable flying... ...!

Cheers all... ...!

Paul.

[Galactic_eyes]

I couldn't agree more. But, its fun being able to try the none safe things on FS and not getting hurt or, hurting anyone else.

[Galactic_eyes]

[quote]LFLJ is pretty nasty in real life.

[Corbin]

Gixer ~ That's the real deal? (LFLJ) wow?  :o  Even without the trees in FS9 - this "thing" looks like a "Coffin Nail" to me!  I wonder how many aircraft parts are scattered around that place?  You would have one heck of a time landing there and keeping your aircraft in one piece.  Nothing like a plane landing at your feet as in one of the photo's you showed!  8)

[Gixer]

yup thats the real one!  VNLK is very similar in real life too.  Just cant find the links to pics of that one that I used to have.

[Corbin]

Gixer ~ VNLK ~ That one even gives you the chills in the sim...let alone real world flying!  Can you imagine taking off the end of that runway and already being at 9,000 feet with a straight drop off....hang on to your shorts unless they (your shorts) are so messed up you don't want to touch them.  :P

Budd ~ Sounds like you had fun at Male International.....I love the C-130, great aircraft...used to fly around in one with the Tucson Air Niational Guard (TANG).  Had a chance to fly one for a little while during a hop from Tucson to Albuquerque ( New Mexico)...beside the co-pilot (of course).  We took off from Tucson just ahead of a Southwest Airlines 737 and believe it or not...the 737 landed just ahead of us when we reached Albuquerque, about a 57minute flight......darn fast for a turbo-prop.  Of course we didn't have to climb as high as the commercial jet!  The 130 is a little loud inside....so you had to wear ear plugs or they wouldn't let you fly on it.....but what a great plane!  

[Billerator]

And this is what happens when you try to get a Beechcraft King Air in the air from LFLJ.
I took it to 10% fuel and told all the passangers to get out ( luckily for them ) , trimmed and thrust those levers forward.

Got some altitude....



Another place for some real-life photos...

Anet LFLJ photos

[Corbin]

Billerator ~ Now you have really got me laughing.........what a great screen shot.....and you did exactly the right thing!  Warned the passangers to get their carry on luggage and "get their a's out of the aircraft", kept the cockpit together, and even after the nose cone dropped off along with the wings and a couple of engines.......you still have one wheel left to land on!!  Love the dust cloud and the moon in the background!    That's the spirit....what are throttles for if you can't crank em' up once in a while!    Hey, everybody "looks like Billerator fixed that tree problem once and for all"!  :D

[Sobby]

Corbin~cool you flew a C-130

I would like to upload someother screen shots of different aircraft from Male Intl but SimV won't let me

[Corbin]

Budd ~ I have never tried this myself....but could you put your screen shots up on the Freeware Screenshots forum located on the Simviation home page?  We could all take a look at them there........and perhaps you could link to them from this forum?  

[Sobby]

I up loaded it and no success

all you get is a small box with a X in it

[JBaymore]

Budd,

Posting a picture is a bit touchy the first few times.  Did you upload the picture to the Forum Upload page (in the correct format and size)?

If so and you got the "successful" message...... what was the EXACT filename of the upload (and it IS cap sensitive)?

Maybe I can help you.

best,

...............john

[Sobby]

that ain't working

[Gixer]

Post up what you are typing in to try get the image to display, so we can see where your going wrong