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More info?)
boB <akita_77REMOVECAPS@yahoo.Xcom> wrote in
news:eE7Pe.186826$0f.151500@tornado.texas.rr.com:
> evenSky wrote:
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>> "Rubix" <chessmaster@gmx.co.uk> wrote in
>> news:430a6a9e$0$22919$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net:
>>
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>Its that time of the year when I would be interested to hear any info
>>>about about any interesting, dangerous or stimulating sim flights
>>>you have had recently.
>>>
>>>I am a bit bored with my flights.
>>>
>>>
>>>Rubix
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> Check "gray and rainy" or if adventurous, choose "Major Thunderstorm"
>
> Plop your aircraft down somewhere in the mountains. (ala pin the tail
> on the donkey)
>
> Use the GPS as a moving map.
>
> Try to navigate to an airfield at least 50 miles away.
>
> NOTE: If you pick an aircraft with a high stall speed, you're
> flirting with danger.
>
>
http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=noe01.jpg
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>>
>> CAR3 to CYPS in a C172!
>>
>> En route, do not go above 3,000 feet. In other words, get to your
>> destination a/p through valleys and not over the top.
>>
>> If you are adventurous (and who isn't
), config weather with low,
>> 3500' ceiling, light rain and gusty winds. Take off at dawn. Try
>> this flight with limited viewing of the terrain on your GPS/Map. Or,
>> just use GPS w/o terrain to let you know that you are at least going
>> in the right direction.
>>
>> I've found three different routes to get there. Flying the lakes is
>> the easy one.
>>
>> And if you do not succeed, try, try again !
>>
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>
Whats the prize if you get out?
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