A Beautiful Scenic Flight IFR or VFR

[Arthur]

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If anyone is interested in a beautifully scenic flight over very rugged
terrain, try planning a flight from KSEA (Seattle) to KDEN (Denver). I flew
the 737 there, and spent some great quality time just looking out the
window. The hills of Washington state, the beautiful view of Mt. St. Helens
and the amazing Rocky Mountains are just breathtaking. I believe the flight
took about 2 hours or so and was well-worth it. If you aren't using a 'real
weather' program, set the weather to 'clear' so your view isn't obstructed
by those nasty clouds and enjoy.

Arthur

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(Click this link to view my portfolio of photographs)

I was not looking for my dreams to interpret my life, but for my life to
interpret my dreams.

 

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On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 23:12:44 -0500, "Arthur" <alspectorz@rogers.com>
brought the following to our attention:

>If anyone is interested in a beautifully scenic flight over very rugged
>terrain, try planning a flight from KSEA (Seattle) to KDEN (Denver). I flew
>the 737 there, and spent some great quality time just looking out the
>window. The hills of Washington state, the beautiful view of Mt. St. Helens
>and the amazing Rocky Mountains are just breathtaking. I believe the flight
>took about 2 hours or so and was well-worth it. If you aren't using a 'real
>weather' program, set the weather to 'clear' so your view isn't obstructed
>by those nasty clouds and enjoy.
>
>Arthur
>
>http://community.webshots.com/user/talkster2
>

In real life it's equally awesome.. shall we say exceedingly awesome!!

In a real MD-80 flight out of San Jose (pronounced: san hose' aay) to
St. Louis or even Denver.. you'll observe seemingly unlimited orange
serrated mountain ridges.. and ranges..even some weird gvmnt roads
and patterns on the ground!!

No really.. any late afternoon Sim flight (with appropriate weather)
out of SFO Bay area heading east below Reno would be worth the
time and effort. Have your 30m terrain mesh, upgraded LC & textures
installed.. and Screen Capper (camera) loaded!!


-Gregory

 

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"Arthur" <alspectorz@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> If anyone is interested in a beautifully scenic flight over very rugged
> terrain, try planning a flight from KSEA (Seattle) to KDEN (Denver). I
> flew the 737 there, and spent some great quality time just looking out the
> window. The hills of Washington state, the beautiful view of Mt. St.
> Helens and the amazing Rocky Mountains are just breathtaking. I believe
> the flight took about 2 hours or so and was well-worth it. If you aren't
> using a 'real weather' program, set the weather to 'clear' so your view
> isn't obstructed by those nasty clouds and enjoy.
>
> Arthur
>
> http://community.webshots.com/user/talkster2
> (Click this link to view my portfolio of photographs)
>
> I was not looking for my dreams to interpret my life, but for my life to
> interpret my dreams.
A lot of my current 'learning' flights are from Denver and heading west
though I have to admit I do get distracted with the scenery. Also I made the
mistake of trying to land at Aspen in the early days. I understand Colorado
has over 50 'fourteeners' (over 14,000ft) and I have flown into a few of
them!
We spent 10 days in Colorado last year and I was up late last night planning
a longer return trip to also take in Utah. Americans are often rebuked for
not being 'global' travellers but frankly I reckon it would take a lifetime
to see the whole country!

Chris

 

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.. Americans are
> often rebuked for not being 'global' travellers but frankly I reckon
> it would take a lifetime to see the whole country!
>
> Chris

You are so lucky to have such an astounding continent to travel around. I
reckon it might take a lifetime to see Colorado alone. It is one of my great
wishes to see the real Grand Canyon.

But the criticism of some of your countrymen's lack of globe trotting, is
not about scenery, but about understanding so many other cultures and people
and other political systems, I believe.
I have seen interviews with astonished US servicemen in Irag who did not
realise that the inhabitants lived in houses and went to universities, and
watched their own TV !


Quilljar

 

[Arthur]

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To be honest with you Quilly, much of the USA is flat with the exception of
the far east (Appalachia) and the west (Rocky Mountains, Cascades, etc.).
States in the midwest (aptly termed fly-over country because most flights
from Los Angeles to New York fly over them), are flat as a pancake, and
states like southern Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, etc., are not unlike your
Outback.

I'm Canadian, and our geography is much the same as the USA (we are very
close to being part of the USA in many respects, whether they like it or
not). I'm extremely grateful to products like FS9 which so faithfully
illustrate the diversified beauty of the earth in such a meaningful way.
You may want to see the Grand Canyon as do I, but in many cases,
circumstances often don't favour us.

I do a lot of sightseeing from the window of my Lear or 737 in FS9, and
although I see the world from high above, I see no fences, no borders, and
none of the turmoil which exists on the surface, which makes for a wonderful
ride. However, one day we'll both see the Grand Canyon if we really want
to. A year and half ago, I found myself in Alaska and the Yukon
Territories. I still have to pinch myself to realize I was actually there.
I wish one day, I will have to pinch myself to realize I am in Australia, as
I count the remaining dollars in my lottery winnings.

Arthur

"Quilljar" <wykehill-flightsim@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>. Americans are
>> often rebuked for not being 'global' travellers but frankly I reckon
>> it would take a lifetime to see the whole country!
>>
>> Chris
>
> You are so lucky to have such an astounding continent to travel around. I
> reckon it might take a lifetime to see Colorado alone. It is one of my
> great wishes to see the real Grand Canyon.
>
> But the criticism of some of your countrymen's lack of globe trotting, is
> not about scenery, but about understanding so many other cultures and
> people and other political systems, I believe.
> I have seen interviews with astonished US servicemen in Irag who did not
> realise that the inhabitants lived in houses and went to universities, and
> watched their own TV !
>
>
> Quilljar
>
>
>

 

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On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 09:53:13 -0500, "Arthur" <alspectorz@rogers.com>
brought the following to our attention:

>
>To be honest with you Quilly, much of the USA is flat with the exception of
>the far east (Appalachia) and the west (Rocky Mountains, Cascades, etc.).
>States in the midwest (aptly termed fly-over country because most flights
>from Los Angeles to New York fly over them), are flat as a pancake, and
>states like southern Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, etc., are not unlike your
>Outback.
>

Arthur is right.. from Ohio to Colorado and south is mostly flat. You
can see an array of relief maps by going to google, Image.. typing ;

"United States" map relief

http://images.google.com/images?q=%22United+States%22+map+relief


or any country/area + map. Here's another good Maps page!!

http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/aminet/pix/map/


-Gregory