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RTW Flight - Leg 05

PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:23 pm
by Katahu
Taking off once again from Ciudad Del Carmen.
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Beautiful day and the weather looks nice in Southern Mexico. Right now, I'm listening to Mexican music. ;D
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Getting dark again. Time to get ready.
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This doesn't look good.
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Ahhkkk!!!!!! D-am that was close.
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Finally arrived to Chetumal Int'l Airport. Still in Mexico, but the airport is clearly right next to the southeastern border.
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Parked, engines off, electronics off, time to find a hotel and hit the sack.  
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EDIT: You might not have noticed it before, but I have just completed a full trip around the Gulf of Mexico. ;D

Re: RTW Flight - Leg 05

PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:50 pm
by Ben_M_K
I'm listening to Mexican music.

Oh no, THAT stuff again? ;D ;D ;D LOL

Nice shots! 8) 8)

Re: RTW Flight - Leg 05

PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:07 am
by cspyro21
Wow Katahu, nice shots there!
      The Gulf of Mexico already complete.....you've travelled far.
    First, the Gulf......then....the WORLD!!! (Cheesy pharase  ;))

Re: RTW Flight - Leg 05

PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:46 am
by Hai Perso Coyone?
Wonderful...you have a habit of catching lighting in FS9...I wonder how 8) ::) ;) ;)

Re: RTW Flight - Leg 05

PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 10:41 am
by cspyro21
Wonderful...you have a habit of catching lighting in FS9...I wonder how


Maybe the P-38 Lightning gives the user an odd ability to capture lightning in FS2004  ;) ;D ;D

Re: RTW Flight - Leg 05

PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 12:25 pm
by Stratosaurus
Beautiful night shots Katahu.

Re: RTW Flight - Leg 05

PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:06 pm
by beaky
Good shots... and a question: are you filing/flying IFR on these legs or just going for it? Just curious...
And are you getting any extra range from the wing tanks, or are they just for show? I have that P38 but haven't done much with it except horse around...

Re: RTW Flight - Leg 05

PostPosted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:52 am
by Katahu
The tanks seem to help a lot. I am just basically flying for it. No IFR. Just the GPS is used to see where I'm at.

As for the tanks, I think they are just for show because I was just checking out the fuel load in the Main Menu and load seems to be the same for both tank and no-tank models. However, the plane does take me very far. It's only been 5 legs and I have already completed an entire trip around the Gulf of Mexico.

I have made absolutely NO modification whatsoever to the aircraft. My leg are measured by how far the plane can fly in FS with the fuel that it currently has.

I use current real-world weather from Weather Maker Pro and I fly with real-time hours. However, changing the hours to the local time is getting difficult as I travel from time zone to time zone.

Sorry if I havent't posted any new pics because I just had a busy work day on Friday and I didn't have the energy to start my sixth leg. I will begin the sixth leg later on in the after noon.