So, I'm a flight simulator nerd... wanna fight about it?

[GoldenRivet]

The past few days i have been playing Microsoft Flight Simulator X - loaded up my A2A Simulations Accusim B-17G Flying Fortress.

Simulating a North Atlantic Ferry Flight in real time.

Departed Manchester New Hampshire for Goose Bay, From Goose Bay onward to Narsarsuaq, Greenland.

Departed Greenland for Iceland and am over the Denmark Strait now at 21,000.

Once rested in Reykjavik, Iceland its onward for the final push to the 8th Air Force depot at Prestwick airfield in England.

I keep peering out onto the sprawling North Atlantic Ocean wondering if a passing U-boat is peering up at the contrail.




any suggestions as to what i should do when i reach England? thought about continuing around the world. LOL but that would take some time

[krashkart]

Score me a case of that Spitfire ale Jim's so fond of?

[Sledgehammer427]

I used to fly from Rock Falls (KSQI airport just outside my hometown) to chicago, then from chicago straight east to new york

which is wonderful...but I was flying VFR because the Hughes H-1 I bought doesn't have GPS.

I also fly the SR-71 on occasion, I'm still learning how to fly the thing. Its mainly in fuel consumption, and trying not to overspeed on the way up.

[CCIP]

I think the only natural option after this here would be a daylight raid into Germany

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by CCIP

I think the only natural option after this here would be a daylight raid into Germany

maybe fire up microprose's B-17 II

[Anthony W.]

The FS mandates an "overspeed"

The SR-71 has no mach meter redline - and with only minor midifications (RCS) could in fact go to space and back (the X-15 had RCS, and accidentally left the atmosphere at one point)

I love FS. If you want to raid Germany, get IL-2 1946

I play MFS and IL-2

Can't speak highly enough.

My exploits range from C-130 carrier operations and extremely hazardous bush landings in bad weather, up to space launches.

Oh, for the space nuts, get Orbiter simulator. It's free. I flew the Apollo missions in real time with only the limited autopilot that was actually used in the mission - the rest was manual

Like I said - can't speak highly enough

And for fellow VFR pilots, get the whole Carenado series. You won't be disappointed

[krashkart]

I'm an X-Plane nut. My favorite planes to fly are the Bombardier 415, the BUFF, and the KingAir. The 415 is especially fun in bumpy weather.

Someone mentioned Orbiter. I've been in love with that sim since the '06 version. I'm really hoping for the ENERGY 2 project to come to fruition. I recommend Kulch's ENERGY Project, Space Tugs and Space Tankers for station building.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Anthony W.

(the X-15 had RCS, and accidentally left the atmosphere at one point)

No it did not, even the space shuttle doesn't technically "leave the atmosphere". The Thermosphere (where the space shuttle putters around) extends 690 km high, and the exosphere (the highest layer of the atmosphere) extends 10,000 km.

Whose the nerd now?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Anthony W.

The SR-71 has no mach meter redline - and with only minor midifications (RCS) could in fact go to space and back

The SR-71's maximum altitude is limited by its turbine engines. It does hold the absolute altitude record for turbine-powered aircraft, but 85,069' doesn't qualify for the "50-mile" rule, so no, it couldn't go into "space".

(the X-15 had RCS, and accidentally left the atmosphere at one point)

Nothing accidental about it. TLAM's qualifiers aside, part of the X-15's program was high-altitude research. General Chuck Yeager, the personel director for the program, was the man responsible for making sure a select few X-15 pilots recieved astronaut's wings.

[papa_smurf]

Originally Posted by krashkart

Score me a case of that Spitfire ale Jim's so fond of?

Drop by my home town, we got a micro-brewery here that makes some nice ales/bitter