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Bobbing Bugsmasher

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:07 pm
by Flying Trucker
Goodly evening all... :)

FSX and Vista
FS Water Configurator
HDE Clouds
Aircraft: Luscombe Model 8A on Floats
Mostly all Freeware right here at Simviation... ;)

Sharing the water... ;)
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Checking wind and waves... ;)
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Using the tree line as a reference to height on landing... ;)
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Comments and advice most welcome... ;)

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Re: Bobbing Bugsmasher

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:24 pm
by Skunkworks
Super screens doug, number one is awesome!

When I was a wee lad, we used to line up our D-8 Caterpillars to plow fields with little white paper bags or a spot on the sierra mountains 60 klicks away!
Not the same huh? :)

Re: Bobbing Bugsmasher

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:03 pm
by Flying Trucker
Hi Greg... :)

Flying has a lot in common with Farming.

When flying VFR (visual flight rules) we pick a spot on the horizon and steer or hold a straight course towards it.
It might be a water tower, bridge or just a hill top.

Just like you would do when splitting a field to plough it.

When landing a land based aircraft

Re: Bobbing Bugsmasher

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:46 pm
by patchz
Nice shots Doug. :)

Don't think paper bags would work too well on water. ::)

Re: Bobbing Bugsmasher

PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:06 am
by Flying Trucker
Good morning Larry... :)

Thanks for the comments... ;)

As for the white paper bags:
-person could get awful wet pacing off the distance between them... ;D
-I bet Greg put them over a fence post... ;)

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Re: Bobbing Bugsmasher

PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:44 am
by Skunkworks
[quote]Hi Greg... :)

Flying has a lot in common with Farming.

When flying VFR (visual flight rules) we pick a spot on the horizon and steer or hold a straight course towards it.
It might be a water tower, bridge or just a hill top.

Just like you would do when splitting a field to plough it.

When landing a land based aircraft

Re: Bobbing Bugsmasher

PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:30 am
by CHUCK79
Beauties Doug......I really like the VC shot 8-)
As always, you are a jackpot of knowledge........thanks :)

Re: Bobbing Bugsmasher

PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:15 am
by Flying Trucker
Thanks for the kind comments Chuck but I wish I knew as much about computers as I do about bugsmashing.... ;D

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Re: Bobbing Bugsmasher

PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:52 pm
by cainplant
i found a blog about my favorite simulator, everything is pretty accurate. http://hubpages.com/hub/flight-simulations

Re: Bobbing Bugsmasher

PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:40 pm
by Jake Bourdon
WOW! :o  beautiful work :)

-Jake

Re: Bobbing Bugsmasher

PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:38 am
by Flying Trucker
Thanks Jake... ;)

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug