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Post by raphael on Nov 28, 2018 0:50:50 GMT
Hi Philippe, yes, I very much like this bird - the fastest turboprop I have which respects Bluegrass rules, as well as one of the best ever freeware aircraft for good old FS2004. I enjoyed flying this Rally in northern Europe, although I'm most of the time flying my sim in arctic North America - Alaska, BC, Yukon and Northwest Territories are among my dearest destinations. Most probably because I know I'll never visit those places in real life. I bet you're now going to fly more often in Northern Europe and enjoy those great landscapes. The only reason why I'll be someday moving from FS2004 to a more recent sim would be the death of both my computers (bought in 2002 and 2008) and... ORBX sceneries ! I wish you a safe World Rally. My first air rallies were DCA WR2009 (flown on my own) and WR2010 (official participation), and then I flew WR2011, WR2012, WR2013, WR2015... I enjoyed the very busy WR forum and interesting talks with other pilots. Thanks to all pilots who posted here during the SNAR, making the Rally a lively event. Cheers, from Geneva, Raphael
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Post by raphael on Nov 27, 2018 17:12:36 GMT
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Post by raphael on Nov 27, 2018 16:28:05 GMT
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Post by raphael on Nov 27, 2018 15:47:17 GMT
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Post by raphael on Nov 27, 2018 14:54:16 GMT
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Post by raphael on Nov 27, 2018 14:50:52 GMT
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Post by raphael on Nov 27, 2018 13:41:26 GMT
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Post by raphael on Nov 27, 2018 13:26:17 GMT
Wow, great shots, thank you Philippe for posting them. I could recognize some of the airfields, although I'm not flying the same sim.
I also enjoyed the Rally and am grateful to Bluegrass staff for organizing this event. I'm a bit familiar with those northern areas, both in real life and the sim : I very much like them ! This is why I joined the Rally, athough I'm most of the time very busy.
The forum had become very silent, because most pilots already flew the 10 legs and went to other business. For this reason, I thought I would not post more screenshots, but I already selected some from flights 5-6-7, so they'll be here very soon.
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Post by raphael on Nov 3, 2018 10:12:25 GMT
Hello Glen,
I can't see your screenshots... Are you sure they were uploaded ?
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Post by raphael on Oct 26, 2018 15:31:16 GMT
Flight 4 : Scatsta to Bergen
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Post by raphael on Oct 26, 2018 14:55:20 GMT
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Post by raphael on Oct 26, 2018 10:46:40 GMT
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Post by raphael on Oct 20, 2018 20:58:00 GMT
I agree with you, Simon, when you "find it easier to lose time (at the end of the flight) than try to make it up" : we can always fly the descent at slow speed and perform a longer downwind. I'm just a bit curious to know about the approach time allowance or calculation, because when it comes to flying I like to respect regulations - and also at uncontrolled airfields.
Congratulations for flying very close to the target time on your 2 last legs ! Respecting schedule is one of the biggest challenge of Bluegrass Rallies, and I personally enjoy it. When I fly for myself, I don't mind this and concentrate on other aspects of the flight.
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Post by raphael on Oct 20, 2018 20:38:08 GMT
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Post by raphael on Oct 15, 2018 10:22:24 GMT
I enjoyed the beautiful scenery during flight 3 (John O'Groats, Orkney islands, among which the real gem is HOY) but found it impossible to match the target time, because of the 2 touch & go at Westray and Papa Westray on 2 runways whose orientation require to fly a long "pattern". Here at least, it will be easier for the pilots flying a slow aircraft and allowing a sharp turn from Rwy 31 at EGEW to final for Rwy 36 at EGEP.
I flew as fast as possible after that and made a short final approach but still couldn't get in Scatsta on time...
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