Short glider flight with the Cascade Soaring Society..

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Hi!

The Cascade Soaring Society is a small glider club based out of Pangborn Memorial, a quite busy little airfield near Wenatchee in Washington State south east of Seattle I think.

A few pics from a very short flight taking off from runway 30.

[TooTall]

Great Shots! I have never tried the gliders in my fs, something new to try tomorrow.

[Dragonfly]

If you every get to ride in a glider it is not normal (scary) I like a engines. Very nice Pic's thanks Dan 8-)

[Flying Trucker]

Nice set...well done...

[PM]

Hi!

Many thanks for the replies!

[CHUCK79]

Great shots of my back yard
I live 96 miles (by road) North of Pangborn.

Eastern and Western Washington are two entirely different regions. Western WA is practically a rain forest while Eastern WA is in the rain shadow of the Cascades. Very dry. I would describe it as high desert. We have an abundance of trees, but they are all evergreens or other very hardy species here.....lots of tamarack, cedar, pine etc. In Western WA, anything and everything grows
Sometimes it's hard to believe that Eastern and Western WA are in the same state

BTW
It looks to me like your OrbX scenery is not properly installed.

This is what it should look like;
Parked at KEAT
https://www.simviation.com/phpupload/upl ... 227025.jpg
Flying South from KEAT
https://www.simviation.com/phpupload/upl ... 254188.jpg

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Hi!

Many thanks for the comment and also the information about the different regions in Washington State.

[CHUCK79]

I just realized.......KEAT is in the NRM region of OrbX scenery

CSS

[Fozzer]

For Glider Enthusiasts...

..as an aside, in the Sim V Library there is a wide selection of Glider Soaring scenery for FS 2004, consisting of special clouds designed to give "lift" to aircraft as you pass near them.
The special shaped Clouds (triangular) surround you.

I just use the special clouds, and position my Gliders anywhere I wish to use them.

http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1 ... ry&x=0&y=0

The effect can also be used for engined aircraft!

They are inserted in the add-on Scenery Folder, and can be enabled or disabled as required.

Paul...FS 2004... 8-)...!

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Hi!

Many thanks for the replies.

Regarding the Orbx scenery thanks.

[CHUCK79]

P.S. If you're interested I uploaded a very basic "mission" for Fsx today which is a short trip from Pangborn to Lake Chela(though you're probably sick of flying in your own back yard!). It should be in flghtsim library sometime soon anyway for what little it's worth!!

I'll check out your mission.....I never get tired of sim flying in Washington state........it's one of the most beautiful places on Earth.......and Lake Chelan is one of the most outstanding landmarks in the state

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Hi!

Many thanks.