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Montana Musings...

PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:11 pm
by Fozzer
FS 2004:

A flight in one of my favourite Cessna 150's from Bitterroot Valley in Montana.

Leaving Ravilli (6S5), and turning westwards, up a valley, to rapidly? climb over the Bitterroot Mountains...

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Getting higher, and colder!...
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Now gasping for Oxygen, (me and the Continental), with carb heat applied!

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Aiming for Moose Creek (US Fire Service).1U1
Landed, without a fire in sight!

One of those high altitude, mountainous flights, in a small piston prop, where you carefully watch your airspeed, your mixture control, your outside air temperature, your carb and pitot tube heat, and regularly test the sphincter muscle in your Bum...all at the same time!

I love my little C150/152 explorations!

Paul.... ;D...!

Re: Montana Musings...

PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:18 pm
by Mike..
Nice job Fozz! I recently had the same experience in a multiplayer in a 172. I kept loosing power once over the mountains. Once all items were set correctly though all was well. Thought i was a goner for sure at least twice. Nearly took a piece of my seat with me when i went to refresh my beverage...hows that for pucker factor ;D ;D

Re: Montana Musings...

PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:24 pm
by jetprop
Wait,wasn't that the realy hard landing we did?
Where we trimmed some trees right before the landing?
Where I nearly got blown away by several strong wind gusts. (some came from me tough) ;D ;D

Re: Montana Musings...

PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:28 pm
by Fozzer
Nice job Fozz! I recently had the same experience in a multiplayer in a 172. I kept loosing power once over the mountains. Once all items were set correctly though all was well. Thought i was a goner for sure at least twice. Nearly took a piece of my seat with me when i went to refresh my beverage...hows that for pucker factor ;D ;D


.... ;D...!

Thanks Mike...
One thing we always remember, (or should do!), in our normally aspirated piston props, is to weaken the Mixture when operating above 5,000 feet ASL to achieve the maximum power obtainable from the engine.... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]..!

Fiddling with the controls (and surviving) is fun!

Paul...FS 2004...G-BPLF...(Multiplayer)... 8-)...!

Re: Montana Musings...

PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:33 pm
by Flying Trucker
Wonderful shots Paul... :)

Now is that with the new Ultimate Terrain you purchased for FS 2004?

Re: Montana Musings...

PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:06 pm
by Fozzer
Wonderful shots Paul... :)

Now is that with the new Ultimate Terrain you purchased for FS 2004?


Yep.Doug... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!

With a full set of accurate Interstate highways, coastal regions, correct inland lakes, rivers, and railway tracks!
Wonderful stuff!
....and one on my Washington flight sim Chums has given me his Canada and Alaska CD version of UT for those higher latitude explorations!

Paul...addicted to FS 2004!... ;D...!

Re: Montana Musings...

PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:14 pm
by yancovitch
thanks for explaining...my first reaction was...that's fs2004???

gee, even fs9 is constantly getting new life......can't see how we need any new flight simulator ;D

Re: Montana Musings...

PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:18 pm
by Flying Trucker
Thanks Paul.... :)

Still waiting for my Sound Card to arrive so no FSX...

Should be here from Florida sometime this evening...

Re: Montana Musings...

PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:27 pm
by andy190
Great shots Paul, good to see FS9 is still alive. ;)

Re: Montana Musings...

PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:40 pm
by scalper_old
nice shots long live fs 9

Re: Montana Musings...

PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:28 pm
by krigl
Great ones, spectacular FS9  :)