An Alaskan afternoon

[olderndirt]

Short flight from Palmer to Anchorage - this nicely weathered repaint of Manfred's C47 by Janiek Arp.

[pivo11]

Great snaps! 

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I fly a lot around there in Ravn virtual. The real weather is awesome these days.
Lovely repaint of a lovely bird.
Try going in that narrow pass in the mountain range to the west of Anchorage in real weather (the one with the lake in the start). Then one understands why there has been so many plane crashes there. Be aware all the time for a place to go around and fly a bird capable of going around on small space. Its full of dead ends and you´ll end up being the next crash before you find the way out to the west (or your way back..
Nowadays, with powerfull planes, everyone flies above.
A good test is to fly low with clear skies and an airplane that climps well but is not specially fast

[olderndirt]

Feb 3, 2015 4:20:26 GMT -5 @andresico said:

I fly a lot around there in Ravn virtual. The real weather is awesome these days.
Lovely repaint of a lovely bird.
Try going in that narrow pass in the mountain range to the west of Anchorage in real weather (the one with the lake in the start). Then one understands why there has been so many plane crashes there. Be aware all the time for a place to go around and fly a bird capable of going around on small space. Its full of dead ends and you´ll end up being the next crash before you find the way out to the west (or your way back..
Nowadays, with powerfull planes, everyone flies above.
A good test is to fly low with clear skies and an airplane that climps well but is not specially fast

That's what it's all about - knowing how and when to make a 180.  Lived and flew up there, at various locations, for forty years.

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Ok, hats of. I´m not going to teach you anymore of my sim-babble.

Where did you get the repaint. The MJ C-47 is a favorite of mine and I like the no thrills simple paint jobs. And when its nicely weathered like this one, even better.

[olderndirt]

Feb 3, 2015 17:35:28 GMT -5 @andresico said:

Ok, hats of. I´m not going to teach you anymore of my sim-babble.

Where did you get the repaint. The MJ C-47 is a favorite of mine and I like the no thrills simple paint jobs. And when its nicely weathered like this one, even better.

We all learn from each other and the Sim keeps my wheels turning.  My clutch may not always be engaged but I usually find a gear after a few tries.  The paint is posted at Flight Sim Library - try Manfred Jahn C47.

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Thanks, I found the repaint. Downloading the reworked version that is just a week old.