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Simple Insanity / Re: Super Rare El Al livery In Action!!
« on: January 15, 2020, 09:14:58 AM »
Mike,
Thanks for your kind words.
Regards,
Aharon
Thanks for your kind words.
Regards,
Aharon
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Simple Insanity / Super Rare El Al livery In Action!!
« on: January 06, 2020, 02:23:57 PM »
Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Presenting a nice history recreation of real world El Al 707 flight from LIRF Rome–Fiumicino International Airport located in Rome, Italy to LFML Marseille Provence Airport located 17 miles northwest of Marseille in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France.
Fully boarded and ready for pushback!!
Dig nice tail!!! Sorry about peel weathering on some words. Blame on hot weather and cold weather!!!
After pushback now starting engines with massive start up smoke
Engines roaring with more smoke to start taxi from passenger apron to taxiway to short of runway 34R
Entering into taxiway D to taxi to short of runway 34R
Sorry cannot resist another view of the tail
After holding short of the runway and after finally receiving take off clearance from the airport tower now revving up engines with more massive smokes to start taxi and enter into runway for take off
Airborne now retracting landing gear on climb to Fl320
Making little left turn westward to start the route PODOX T246 MIRSA UL127 STP A3 RUBIT G7 LANKO
leaving Italy to enter and cross waters of Tyrrhenian Sea
Still on climb to fl320 now passing through clouds
Now cruising at fl320 above lots of puffs of clouds
Passing island of Pianosa known as prison island where there used to be penal colony housing of 800 prisoners during era of 1900s especially Mafia bosses until 1998 the date of closing of prison. Now it has only 10 residents
Approaching to pass on right Elba island which was famous exile place for Napoleon under capture for years until he managed to escape to France
Passing on left island of Corsica
Passing LFKB Bastia – Poretta Airport located 11 miles south southeast of Bastia on the same island
Descending from Fl320 to 5,000 ft on way to runway 32R
At 5,000 ft above French countyside
Making right turn on way to the runway passing stadium in wrong shape called Orange Velodrome which is home to soccer team ligue 1 and rugby team RC Toulon
Passing famous church called Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde below behind the wings of the plane and nice port called Vieux Port below the plane nose
On final runway to runway 32R with background view of high green hills of Parc Naturel Regina de la Sainte-Baume
Seconds before touchdown
Ok 2 seconds before touchdown
Touchdown!!!
Front landing gear gliding down smoothly
Front wheels making ground contact
Exiting from runway into taxiway D3 toward gate
Revving up engines during long taxi to spew out smoke to excite airport spotting photograhers into using up their entire 35mm film rolls
Arriving at gate
Thank you for viewing and please stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
Presenting a nice history recreation of real world El Al 707 flight from LIRF Rome–Fiumicino International Airport located in Rome, Italy to LFML Marseille Provence Airport located 17 miles northwest of Marseille in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France.
Fully boarded and ready for pushback!!
Dig nice tail!!! Sorry about peel weathering on some words. Blame on hot weather and cold weather!!!
After pushback now starting engines with massive start up smoke
Engines roaring with more smoke to start taxi from passenger apron to taxiway to short of runway 34R
Entering into taxiway D to taxi to short of runway 34R
Sorry cannot resist another view of the tail
After holding short of the runway and after finally receiving take off clearance from the airport tower now revving up engines with more massive smokes to start taxi and enter into runway for take off
Airborne now retracting landing gear on climb to Fl320
Making little left turn westward to start the route PODOX T246 MIRSA UL127 STP A3 RUBIT G7 LANKO
leaving Italy to enter and cross waters of Tyrrhenian Sea
Still on climb to fl320 now passing through clouds
Now cruising at fl320 above lots of puffs of clouds
Passing island of Pianosa known as prison island where there used to be penal colony housing of 800 prisoners during era of 1900s especially Mafia bosses until 1998 the date of closing of prison. Now it has only 10 residents
Approaching to pass on right Elba island which was famous exile place for Napoleon under capture for years until he managed to escape to France
Passing on left island of Corsica
Passing LFKB Bastia – Poretta Airport located 11 miles south southeast of Bastia on the same island
Descending from Fl320 to 5,000 ft on way to runway 32R
At 5,000 ft above French countyside
Making right turn on way to the runway passing stadium in wrong shape called Orange Velodrome which is home to soccer team ligue 1 and rugby team RC Toulon
Passing famous church called Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde below behind the wings of the plane and nice port called Vieux Port below the plane nose
On final runway to runway 32R with background view of high green hills of Parc Naturel Regina de la Sainte-Baume
Seconds before touchdown
Ok 2 seconds before touchdown
Touchdown!!!
Front landing gear gliding down smoothly
Front wheels making ground contact
Exiting from runway into taxiway D3 toward gate
Revving up engines during long taxi to spew out smoke to excite airport spotting photograhers into using up their entire 35mm film rolls
Arriving at gate
Thank you for viewing and please stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
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Simple Insanity / Special Christmas Flight
« on: December 30, 2019, 02:04:42 PM »
Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Presenting a special Christmas charter flight from ENBR Bergen Airport located at Flesland in Bergen, Norway to EKVG Vágar Airport located 1 mile east of the village of Sørvágur on the island of Vágar bringing workers from Bergen back home to Faroe Islands for Christmas with their families
Passengers boarding this special Christmas charter flight using 737-800SFP with special Christmas livery
Festival Christmas lights have been installed exclusively for special holiday occasion
look at some plane with call sign UKV5097 making final runway approach to runway 17 (you can spot the plane above SAS plane tail
Jetway started to disconnecting and closing its doors
You can see that the jetway is now completely disconnected
Calling the airport control tower requesting for IRF clearance to EKVG
IRF and pushback clearances had been granted and now commencing the pushback
Do not know why the UKV plane aborted the landing and climbed to 6,000ft while the holiday plane was in middle of pushback
Nice tail and sunrise
Finished with pushback
Turning off Christmas lights and starting engines which resulted into cool engine start smokes
Now taxiing to short of runway 17
Still taxiing
Passing the airport lake called lake langavatnet
Holding short of runway 17 awaiting for take off clearance from the airport control tower
Take off clearance granted and now started to enter into runway for take off
Despite being extremely heavily loaded with Christmas gifts, necessity supplies, and food brought abroad by passengers due to the fact it was cheaper to shop in Bergan than it was in Faroe Islands, the plane managed to have powerful take off utilizing its SFP feature and commenced climb to fl340
Making right turn to go to west to Faroe Islands while turning on Christmas lights to create festive mood
Climbing through clouds
Still on climb to fl340 starting to cross waters of North Sea
Still on climb with nice sunrise view
Making some route adjustment
Cruising at fl340 with nice view of moon
Crossing North Sea
Check out nice sunrise
Say good bye to Norway in background while you can see BOTH sun and moon in sky
Nice Christmas lights!
Cruising spewing out contrails
Passing lots of puffs of clouds during North Sea crossing
Wow I did not know that I could see Scotland while crossing North Sea between Norway and Faroe Islands as you can see in front of the nose small town of Skaw on northeast of Shetland islands
Passing Shetland islands in background indicated time for descent from fl340 to 10,000 ft
Still descending
Oh yeah descending through clouds can be fun or scary
Emerging out of clouds at 5,000 ft
Approaching Faroe islands seen in front of nose
At 4,000 ft
Turning off Christmas lights and deployed landing gear on runway approach to runway 30
Passing town of Sandavagar where you can see below front landing gear some soccer field called Valloyran and you can see river called Stora below the plane. You can see below left engine a white building with red roof which is a church called Sandavágs kirkja
Approaching another town called Miovagar with its port seen below left engine
Passing both towns of Sandavager seen in background and Miovagar seen below plane
Approaching same town of Miovagar with its soccer field
Passing MB Arena soccer field
Approaching river called Sorvagsvatn River on way to runway 30
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Front landing gear gliding down slowly
Front wheels making runway contact
Passing yellow Atlantic Airways hangar
Getting ready to exit from runway into taxiway to approach passenger terminal
Passing fire house and airport tower
Arrived with Christmas festival lights turned on at passenger terminal to unload workers and heavy loads of their Christmas gifts, food, and necessities
Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciting flight.
Regards,
Aharon
Presenting a special Christmas charter flight from ENBR Bergen Airport located at Flesland in Bergen, Norway to EKVG Vágar Airport located 1 mile east of the village of Sørvágur on the island of Vágar bringing workers from Bergen back home to Faroe Islands for Christmas with their families
Passengers boarding this special Christmas charter flight using 737-800SFP with special Christmas livery
Festival Christmas lights have been installed exclusively for special holiday occasion
look at some plane with call sign UKV5097 making final runway approach to runway 17 (you can spot the plane above SAS plane tail
Jetway started to disconnecting and closing its doors
You can see that the jetway is now completely disconnected
Calling the airport control tower requesting for IRF clearance to EKVG
IRF and pushback clearances had been granted and now commencing the pushback
Do not know why the UKV plane aborted the landing and climbed to 6,000ft while the holiday plane was in middle of pushback
Nice tail and sunrise
Finished with pushback
Turning off Christmas lights and starting engines which resulted into cool engine start smokes
Now taxiing to short of runway 17
Still taxiing
Passing the airport lake called lake langavatnet
Holding short of runway 17 awaiting for take off clearance from the airport control tower
Take off clearance granted and now started to enter into runway for take off
Despite being extremely heavily loaded with Christmas gifts, necessity supplies, and food brought abroad by passengers due to the fact it was cheaper to shop in Bergan than it was in Faroe Islands, the plane managed to have powerful take off utilizing its SFP feature and commenced climb to fl340
Making right turn to go to west to Faroe Islands while turning on Christmas lights to create festive mood
Climbing through clouds
Still on climb to fl340 starting to cross waters of North Sea
Still on climb with nice sunrise view
Making some route adjustment
Cruising at fl340 with nice view of moon
Crossing North Sea
Check out nice sunrise
Say good bye to Norway in background while you can see BOTH sun and moon in sky
Nice Christmas lights!
Cruising spewing out contrails
Passing lots of puffs of clouds during North Sea crossing
Wow I did not know that I could see Scotland while crossing North Sea between Norway and Faroe Islands as you can see in front of the nose small town of Skaw on northeast of Shetland islands
Passing Shetland islands in background indicated time for descent from fl340 to 10,000 ft
Still descending
Oh yeah descending through clouds can be fun or scary
Emerging out of clouds at 5,000 ft
Approaching Faroe islands seen in front of nose
At 4,000 ft
Turning off Christmas lights and deployed landing gear on runway approach to runway 30
Passing town of Sandavagar where you can see below front landing gear some soccer field called Valloyran and you can see river called Stora below the plane. You can see below left engine a white building with red roof which is a church called Sandavágs kirkja
Approaching another town called Miovagar with its port seen below left engine
Passing both towns of Sandavager seen in background and Miovagar seen below plane
Approaching same town of Miovagar with its soccer field
Passing MB Arena soccer field
Approaching river called Sorvagsvatn River on way to runway 30
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Front landing gear gliding down slowly
Front wheels making runway contact
Passing yellow Atlantic Airways hangar
Getting ready to exit from runway into taxiway to approach passenger terminal
Passing fire house and airport tower
Arrived with Christmas festival lights turned on at passenger terminal to unload workers and heavy loads of their Christmas gifts, food, and necessities
Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciting flight.
Regards,
Aharon
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Simple Insanity / Chanukah And Christmas Greetings
« on: December 24, 2019, 11:20:01 AM »
Delivering Chanukah/Christmas gift of Porsche to a lucky recipient.
HAPPY CHANUKAH AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO All OF YOU
Regards,
Aharon
HAPPY CHANUKAH AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO All OF YOU
Regards,
Aharon
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Simple Insanity / Making Tough Manuever To Runway To Avoid Noise Pollution
« on: December 13, 2019, 02:42:45 PM »
Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Presenting a nice British Caledenian A310 charter flight from EGKK Gatwick Airport 29.5 miles south of Central London to LFMN Nice Côte d'Azur Airport 3.7 miles southwest of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes départment of France carrying movie celebrities and motion picture industry bigwigs to Nice to attend Cannes film festival that requires tight maneuver stunt to the airport to observe noise pollution ordinance
Airborne on climb to F350 passing background view of suburbs of London
Nice wing view of suburbs of London
Climbing climbing climbing to start the route: MID UN615 XAMAB UL612 RESMI UM728 OBEPA UM133 LERGA UY30 LATAM UY22 NISAR (Sorry if I did not clean dirt around passenger doors )
Intercepting MID waypoint above green countyside of West Sussex where you can see in front of nose Ebernoe Common Nature Reserve and turning left to head eastward toward France
You can see River Adur below the plane
Passing city or town of Worthing where you can see motorway A27 behind the tail of the plane
Crossing waters of famous English Channel
Cruising at F350 across English Channel with view of France looming ahead
Intercepting VEUlE while approaching and passing French shore where French nuclear reactor called CNPE De Paluel is located in front of nose
Passing entire city landscape of Paris and its Seine river on way to intercept RESMI
Wing view of Paris and its LFPO Paris Orly Airport located partially in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi seven miles south of Paris
Cruising across French countyside
Forgot the name of those high hills
You can see Swiss Alps in background
On descent from Fl350 to 10,000 ft
At 10,000 ft above forests of Parc Naturel Regional Des Prealpes D Azur
Wing view of same area
Now starting very difficult maneuver on way to runway 04left that requires the plane to fly along few miles off the shore and make sharp right turn to runway when the runway comes into visual as wealthy people of Nice do not want noise pollution by planes over the city and beach shores
You can see in the successive screenshots the plane keeping its REQUIRED distance away from the French shore for sake of noise pollution while at 3,000 ft
Wing view showing required distance between the plane and the French shore
Making left turn few miles off the shore of the area of de la Garoupe to get ready for difficult approach
Deploying landing gear
Wing view of city port of Antibes which is famous resort place located between Cannes and Nice
Passing Antibes city landscape
Runway 04left is now in visual and time for sharp 90 degree right turn
Starting sharp right turn while keeping distance away from the French shore for sake of noise pollution
Positioning to approach to the runway 04left
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Braking down
Exiting from runway to taxiway on way to gate with background view of mountains of Bezaudun-les-Alpes
Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting trip!!
Regards,
Aharon
Presenting a nice British Caledenian A310 charter flight from EGKK Gatwick Airport 29.5 miles south of Central London to LFMN Nice Côte d'Azur Airport 3.7 miles southwest of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes départment of France carrying movie celebrities and motion picture industry bigwigs to Nice to attend Cannes film festival that requires tight maneuver stunt to the airport to observe noise pollution ordinance
Airborne on climb to F350 passing background view of suburbs of London
Nice wing view of suburbs of London
Climbing climbing climbing to start the route: MID UN615 XAMAB UL612 RESMI UM728 OBEPA UM133 LERGA UY30 LATAM UY22 NISAR (Sorry if I did not clean dirt around passenger doors )
Intercepting MID waypoint above green countyside of West Sussex where you can see in front of nose Ebernoe Common Nature Reserve and turning left to head eastward toward France
You can see River Adur below the plane
Passing city or town of Worthing where you can see motorway A27 behind the tail of the plane
Crossing waters of famous English Channel
Cruising at F350 across English Channel with view of France looming ahead
Intercepting VEUlE while approaching and passing French shore where French nuclear reactor called CNPE De Paluel is located in front of nose
Passing entire city landscape of Paris and its Seine river on way to intercept RESMI
Wing view of Paris and its LFPO Paris Orly Airport located partially in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi seven miles south of Paris
Cruising across French countyside
Forgot the name of those high hills
You can see Swiss Alps in background
On descent from Fl350 to 10,000 ft
At 10,000 ft above forests of Parc Naturel Regional Des Prealpes D Azur
Wing view of same area
Now starting very difficult maneuver on way to runway 04left that requires the plane to fly along few miles off the shore and make sharp right turn to runway when the runway comes into visual as wealthy people of Nice do not want noise pollution by planes over the city and beach shores
You can see in the successive screenshots the plane keeping its REQUIRED distance away from the French shore for sake of noise pollution while at 3,000 ft
Wing view showing required distance between the plane and the French shore
Making left turn few miles off the shore of the area of de la Garoupe to get ready for difficult approach
Deploying landing gear
Wing view of city port of Antibes which is famous resort place located between Cannes and Nice
Passing Antibes city landscape
Runway 04left is now in visual and time for sharp 90 degree right turn
Starting sharp right turn while keeping distance away from the French shore for sake of noise pollution
Positioning to approach to the runway 04left
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Braking down
Exiting from runway to taxiway on way to gate with background view of mountains of Bezaudun-les-Alpes
Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting trip!!
Regards,
Aharon
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Simple Insanity / Beautiful Cream Color Western livery
« on: December 11, 2019, 09:20:45 AM »
Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Presenting a nice recreation of real world Western airline Electra flight from KGTF Great Falls International Airport located three miles southwest of central Great Falls in Cascade County, Montana to CYYC Calgary International Airport located approximately 11 miles northeast of downtown area of city of Calgary in Alberta, Canada
Jetway disconnecting from the Electra plane showing real genuine cream color Western livery
Dig this amazing perfect cream color of both sides of the plane
Starting each of engines in the succeeding screenshots while you admire realistic looking cream color livery of Western airline
leaving passenger apron to taxi to short of runway 21
Passing hangar buildings of Holman Aviation company
Entering into runway 21 for take off
Airborne on climb to F2200
Making right turn to start executing the flight plan route COUTS YQL VUCAN YYC WISKI VOBAR
Still on right turn and still on climb with nice background view of Missouri River, thinner highway called Old US Highway 91 and thicker highway called Highway route number 15
Heading to north to Canada
Dont you love cream color Western livery?
Drat forgot the name of this lake
Reaching F220
Cruising at Fl200 across winter landscape
Passing Lake Elwell
Cruising
Descending from fl220 to 10,000 ft
Passing through clouds
On final runway approach to runway 35left with background view of Calgary surburb called Sundance where you can see Sundance lake and avenue road called Sun Valley Blvd
Passing above Calgary surburbs called Queensland and Queensland Down
Approaching city landscape of Calgary where you can see stadium called Calgary Saddledome which is home of Calgary Flames team and Calgary Tower
Passing Bow River with St Georges Island in middle of the river
That office building is perfect for airport spotting
Seconds before touchdown
Have not seen Esso name for long time
TOUCHDOWN
Front landing gliding down slowly to make runway contact
Braking down
Exiting from runway 35left into taxiway C2 on way to gate
Holding on taxiway C2 awaiting for ground controller to give clearance to taxi to gate
Taxiing to gate
Must be tough for green grass to survive winter
Arrived at gate to drop off passengers
Thank you for viewing. Stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
Presenting a nice recreation of real world Western airline Electra flight from KGTF Great Falls International Airport located three miles southwest of central Great Falls in Cascade County, Montana to CYYC Calgary International Airport located approximately 11 miles northeast of downtown area of city of Calgary in Alberta, Canada
Jetway disconnecting from the Electra plane showing real genuine cream color Western livery
Dig this amazing perfect cream color of both sides of the plane
Starting each of engines in the succeeding screenshots while you admire realistic looking cream color livery of Western airline
leaving passenger apron to taxi to short of runway 21
Passing hangar buildings of Holman Aviation company
Entering into runway 21 for take off
Airborne on climb to F2200
Making right turn to start executing the flight plan route COUTS YQL VUCAN YYC WISKI VOBAR
Still on right turn and still on climb with nice background view of Missouri River, thinner highway called Old US Highway 91 and thicker highway called Highway route number 15
Heading to north to Canada
Dont you love cream color Western livery?
Drat forgot the name of this lake
Reaching F220
Cruising at Fl200 across winter landscape
Passing Lake Elwell
Cruising
Descending from fl220 to 10,000 ft
Passing through clouds
On final runway approach to runway 35left with background view of Calgary surburb called Sundance where you can see Sundance lake and avenue road called Sun Valley Blvd
Passing above Calgary surburbs called Queensland and Queensland Down
Approaching city landscape of Calgary where you can see stadium called Calgary Saddledome which is home of Calgary Flames team and Calgary Tower
Passing Bow River with St Georges Island in middle of the river
That office building is perfect for airport spotting
Seconds before touchdown
Have not seen Esso name for long time
TOUCHDOWN
Front landing gliding down slowly to make runway contact
Braking down
Exiting from runway 35left into taxiway C2 on way to gate
Holding on taxiway C2 awaiting for ground controller to give clearance to taxi to gate
Taxiing to gate
Must be tough for green grass to survive winter
Arrived at gate to drop off passengers
Thank you for viewing. Stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
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Simple Insanity / Manuevering Through Thunders Via Thanksgiving Flight
« on: November 27, 2019, 04:03:44 PM »
Shalom and greetings all my pals,
As the subject heading speaks for itself, here is brave plane in successive screenshots maneuvering and surviving through THUNDERS to make touchdown to bring passengers home for THANKSGIVINGS holiday.
Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting fight.
Regards,
Aharon
As the subject heading speaks for itself, here is brave plane in successive screenshots maneuvering and surviving through THUNDERS to make touchdown to bring passengers home for THANKSGIVINGS holiday.
Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting fight.
Regards,
Aharon
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Simple Insanity / You Have To Cross Two Bridges To Get To Runway 10L
« on: November 15, 2019, 10:34:17 AM »
Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Presenting a darn nice winter commuter flight from KGPI Glacier Park International Airport located six miles northeast of Kalispell in Montana to KPDX Portland International Airport located just south of the Columbia River 12 miles northeast of downtown Portland in Oregon.
Airborne on climb to F300
Climbing past background view of Doris Mountain
Making right turn to west above background view of Flathead River to start the waypoint route KILLY V448 KARPS V120 GEG J143 LTJ
Now at correct westward still climbing to F300 with background view of mountains of Flathead National Forest
Leaving background view of the same mountain range mentioned above
Now cruising at FL300 at mach 0.80
Passing Hayden suburb of city of Coeur d'Alene with view of Hayden Lake on right and highway route number 95 on left of the plane
Passing Spokane suburb called Spokane Valley where you can see just behind left wing a big rectangular shaped building which is actually Spokane Valley Mall and exactly below tip of the left wing is highway intersection of two highways which are highway number 90 running across the screenshot and highway number 27 running from top to bottom of the screenshot with nice view of Spokane river
Passing KSFF Felts Field, which long long before opening of Spokane airport, was original Spokane airport located five miles northeast of downtown Spokane with highway route 90 off tip of left wing and Sponake River off tip of right wing while the plane is directly above highway 290 called East Trent Avenue that you can see out of the planes tail
Passing center of city of Spokane
Cruising above beautiful winter landscape
Passing 9,145 ft high Mount Stuart located in the central part of the Washington Cascades
Passing two famous mountains which are Mount Ranier in back and Mount St. Helens in front
On final runway approach to runway 10 left
Passing the Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge also known as the BNSF Railway Bridge 8.8 which is used regularly by freight trains of both BNSF and Union Pacific Railroad as well as by Amtrak passenger trains on routes connecting Portland with Seattle and with Chicago via Spokane. The island on right side of the plane is called Hayden Island located in Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon.
Passing bridge called I5 Bridge that is part of highway route number 5
Still on final runway approach to runway 10 left
Above Columbia river separating states of Washington and Oregon
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Still producing long tire smokes while front landing glides down very very slow
More cool tire smokes!!
Exiting from runway 10 left into taxiway A2 toward the gate
Arrived at gate
Thank you for viewing!!! Please stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
Presenting a darn nice winter commuter flight from KGPI Glacier Park International Airport located six miles northeast of Kalispell in Montana to KPDX Portland International Airport located just south of the Columbia River 12 miles northeast of downtown Portland in Oregon.
Airborne on climb to F300
Climbing past background view of Doris Mountain
Making right turn to west above background view of Flathead River to start the waypoint route KILLY V448 KARPS V120 GEG J143 LTJ
Now at correct westward still climbing to F300 with background view of mountains of Flathead National Forest
Leaving background view of the same mountain range mentioned above
Now cruising at FL300 at mach 0.80
Passing Hayden suburb of city of Coeur d'Alene with view of Hayden Lake on right and highway route number 95 on left of the plane
Passing Spokane suburb called Spokane Valley where you can see just behind left wing a big rectangular shaped building which is actually Spokane Valley Mall and exactly below tip of the left wing is highway intersection of two highways which are highway number 90 running across the screenshot and highway number 27 running from top to bottom of the screenshot with nice view of Spokane river
Passing KSFF Felts Field, which long long before opening of Spokane airport, was original Spokane airport located five miles northeast of downtown Spokane with highway route 90 off tip of left wing and Sponake River off tip of right wing while the plane is directly above highway 290 called East Trent Avenue that you can see out of the planes tail
Passing center of city of Spokane
Cruising above beautiful winter landscape
Passing 9,145 ft high Mount Stuart located in the central part of the Washington Cascades
Passing two famous mountains which are Mount Ranier in back and Mount St. Helens in front
On final runway approach to runway 10 left
Passing the Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge also known as the BNSF Railway Bridge 8.8 which is used regularly by freight trains of both BNSF and Union Pacific Railroad as well as by Amtrak passenger trains on routes connecting Portland with Seattle and with Chicago via Spokane. The island on right side of the plane is called Hayden Island located in Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon.
Passing bridge called I5 Bridge that is part of highway route number 5
Still on final runway approach to runway 10 left
Above Columbia river separating states of Washington and Oregon
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Still producing long tire smokes while front landing glides down very very slow
More cool tire smokes!!
Exiting from runway 10 left into taxiway A2 toward the gate
Arrived at gate
Thank you for viewing!!! Please stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
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Simple Insanity / DC-3's Important Recruiting Mission Culminated With Amazing Israeli Views
« on: November 08, 2019, 09:53:23 AM »
Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Presenting Israeli navy scuba diving squadron's new important recruiting mission in all Haifa schools abroad DC-3's flight from LLET Eilat Airport located in the center of city of Eilat adjacent to Route 90 (The Arava Road) to LLHA Haifa Airport located to the east of the city of Haifa
Waiting for recruiting officers of the Israeli navy scuba diving squadron to board
Green buses carrying the recruiters and their equipments had arrived on left side of the screenshot
Recruiters boarding this plane with their heavy scuba equipments and recruiting materials used for demonstration purpose for recruit visits to Haifa schools
Pilots boarding cockpit with nice background view of retired Arkia DC-3
Starting left engine
Starting right engine
Fully roaring revved up and ready to taxi to runway 03
Holding on runway 03 awaiting for take off clearance with background view of retired Arkia DC-3
Starting take off run after receiving take off clearance
Airborne on climb to 10,000 ft via waypoint route ZFR KINAR MZD SIVAK TALMI NEGEV LORIM BGN LL TAV HRZ ATLIT GALIM
Still climbing with background view of Jordanian mountains that they call Wadi Rum (Wadi is Arabic word for valley)
Cockpit view of LLOV Ovda Airport located in the Uvda region of southern Israel about 37 miles north of Eilat.
Passing LLOV
Cruising at 10,000 along above highway route 90
Cruising
Cruising along the same highway route along western shore of Dead Sea
Flying through clouds
Passing town of Ein Gedi (we need to tell Microsoft that this town is on east of the highway, not west of the route)
Cruising above clouds
Approaching green pastures indicate that Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are getting closer!!
Cockpit view of Dead Sea ahead and green pastures on left
Time to turn left to pass through Jerusalem and Tel Aviv!
View of Jerusalem ahead
Passing highway route 60 on way to cross Jerusalem
Cruising past landscape of Jerusalem
Leaving Jerusalem
Passing intersection of highways 6, 444, and 1 with background view of Ben Shemen forest located behind the tail of the plane which is flying along highway 1
Passing intersection called Lod Exchange which is intersection of highways 1 and 40
Passing LLBG Ben Gurion Airport located on the northern outskirts of the city of Lod which is about 12 miles to the southeast of Tel Aviv
Passing intersection called Ganot Exchange which is intersection of highways 4 and 1
Passing Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa area
After turning right to head north now passing LLSD Sde Dov Airport llocated in Tel Aviv, Israel
Passing through intersection called Glilot Mizrah Interexchange which is intersection of highways 20 and 5
Passing town of Kfar Shmaryahu and intersection of two highways 531 and 20
Time to descend!!
Flying along Israeli coast can be fun and here is cockpit view of Hadera area, Hadera port, and Orot Rabin Power Plant looms ahead
Passing Hadera area, Hadera port, and Orot Rabin Power Plant
At 5,000 ft
Approaching city landscape of Hafia passing abandoned stadium next to highway route 4 and Avraham Liessen street
Passing Haifa port
Look at US Navy aircraft carrier paying port visit!!
Making right turn to approach runway 16 seen ahead
On final runway approach to runway 16 with background view of Haifa suburb of Kiryat Haim West
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Braking down with rear wheel gliding down slowly
Backtracking!!
Arriving at gate!
Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
Presenting Israeli navy scuba diving squadron's new important recruiting mission in all Haifa schools abroad DC-3's flight from LLET Eilat Airport located in the center of city of Eilat adjacent to Route 90 (The Arava Road) to LLHA Haifa Airport located to the east of the city of Haifa
Waiting for recruiting officers of the Israeli navy scuba diving squadron to board
Green buses carrying the recruiters and their equipments had arrived on left side of the screenshot
Recruiters boarding this plane with their heavy scuba equipments and recruiting materials used for demonstration purpose for recruit visits to Haifa schools
Pilots boarding cockpit with nice background view of retired Arkia DC-3
Starting left engine
Starting right engine
Fully roaring revved up and ready to taxi to runway 03
Holding on runway 03 awaiting for take off clearance with background view of retired Arkia DC-3
Starting take off run after receiving take off clearance
Airborne on climb to 10,000 ft via waypoint route ZFR KINAR MZD SIVAK TALMI NEGEV LORIM BGN LL TAV HRZ ATLIT GALIM
Still climbing with background view of Jordanian mountains that they call Wadi Rum (Wadi is Arabic word for valley)
Cockpit view of LLOV Ovda Airport located in the Uvda region of southern Israel about 37 miles north of Eilat.
Passing LLOV
Cruising at 10,000 along above highway route 90
Cruising
Cruising along the same highway route along western shore of Dead Sea
Flying through clouds
Passing town of Ein Gedi (we need to tell Microsoft that this town is on east of the highway, not west of the route)
Cruising above clouds
Approaching green pastures indicate that Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are getting closer!!
Cockpit view of Dead Sea ahead and green pastures on left
Time to turn left to pass through Jerusalem and Tel Aviv!
View of Jerusalem ahead
Passing highway route 60 on way to cross Jerusalem
Cruising past landscape of Jerusalem
Leaving Jerusalem
Passing intersection of highways 6, 444, and 1 with background view of Ben Shemen forest located behind the tail of the plane which is flying along highway 1
Passing intersection called Lod Exchange which is intersection of highways 1 and 40
Passing LLBG Ben Gurion Airport located on the northern outskirts of the city of Lod which is about 12 miles to the southeast of Tel Aviv
Passing intersection called Ganot Exchange which is intersection of highways 4 and 1
Passing Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa area
After turning right to head north now passing LLSD Sde Dov Airport llocated in Tel Aviv, Israel
Passing through intersection called Glilot Mizrah Interexchange which is intersection of highways 20 and 5
Passing town of Kfar Shmaryahu and intersection of two highways 531 and 20
Time to descend!!
Flying along Israeli coast can be fun and here is cockpit view of Hadera area, Hadera port, and Orot Rabin Power Plant looms ahead
Passing Hadera area, Hadera port, and Orot Rabin Power Plant
At 5,000 ft
Approaching city landscape of Hafia passing abandoned stadium next to highway route 4 and Avraham Liessen street
Passing Haifa port
Look at US Navy aircraft carrier paying port visit!!
Making right turn to approach runway 16 seen ahead
On final runway approach to runway 16 with background view of Haifa suburb of Kiryat Haim West
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Braking down with rear wheel gliding down slowly
Backtracking!!
Arriving at gate!
Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
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Simple Insanity / DC-3 Is Having Jolly Good Fun In Caribbean!!
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:46:34 AM »
Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Presenting a darn fun DC-3 flight from TUPJ Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport located in Beef Island, a small island off the main island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands to TJIG Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport located in Isla Grande which is suburb of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Boarding the plane
Starting engines with background view of shore waters of Trellis Bay and the building is Beef Island Guest House
Holding short of runway 07 awaiting for clearance to enter into runway for more taxi and backtrack
Entering into runway to taxi to beginning of runway 07 for backtrack and take off with background view of waters of Conch Bay
Backtracking with background view of waters of Well Bay and you can see on back of sailing boat a restaurant called The Courtyard at Surfsong
Starting take off run!!
Airborne on climb to 10,000 ft
Climbing above beauty of Caribbean waters
Wing view of Great Camanoe island and Scrub Island
Now at 5,000 ft still climbing to 10,000 ft
You can tell from clouds that the plane is now at 10,000 ft
Passing background view of one of world's 10 most dangerous airports called TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport located on the Dutch side of the island of Sint Maarten
Cruising at 10,000 ft
Dig beautiful Caribbean waters
Descending through clouds
Passing TIST Cyril E. King Airport located two miles west of the central business district of Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands
Flying through clouds at 5,000 ft
View of island of Flamenco Culebra looms ahead
Approaching eastern shores of Puerto Rico
At 3,000 ft
Arrggghhh thick clouds blocking my view!
View of TJSJ Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport located in suburban Carolina three miles southeast of San Juan
You can see out of cockpit window the WHOLE view of TJSJ to be sure that planes taking off from runway 08 would not hit you since DC-3 does NOT have radars!
On final runway approach to runway 09 with background view of San Juan suburb called Catano Pueblo
Still on final runway approach with background view of strip of forest park called Parque La Esperanza
Background view of Marina La Puntilla
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Braking down
Slowing down to make backtracking
Arrived at gate to drop off satisfied passengers
Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
Presenting a darn fun DC-3 flight from TUPJ Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport located in Beef Island, a small island off the main island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands to TJIG Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport located in Isla Grande which is suburb of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Boarding the plane
Starting engines with background view of shore waters of Trellis Bay and the building is Beef Island Guest House
Holding short of runway 07 awaiting for clearance to enter into runway for more taxi and backtrack
Entering into runway to taxi to beginning of runway 07 for backtrack and take off with background view of waters of Conch Bay
Backtracking with background view of waters of Well Bay and you can see on back of sailing boat a restaurant called The Courtyard at Surfsong
Starting take off run!!
Airborne on climb to 10,000 ft
Climbing above beauty of Caribbean waters
Wing view of Great Camanoe island and Scrub Island
Now at 5,000 ft still climbing to 10,000 ft
You can tell from clouds that the plane is now at 10,000 ft
Passing background view of one of world's 10 most dangerous airports called TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport located on the Dutch side of the island of Sint Maarten
Cruising at 10,000 ft
Dig beautiful Caribbean waters
Descending through clouds
Passing TIST Cyril E. King Airport located two miles west of the central business district of Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands
Flying through clouds at 5,000 ft
View of island of Flamenco Culebra looms ahead
Approaching eastern shores of Puerto Rico
At 3,000 ft
Arrggghhh thick clouds blocking my view!
View of TJSJ Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport located in suburban Carolina three miles southeast of San Juan
You can see out of cockpit window the WHOLE view of TJSJ to be sure that planes taking off from runway 08 would not hit you since DC-3 does NOT have radars!
On final runway approach to runway 09 with background view of San Juan suburb called Catano Pueblo
Still on final runway approach with background view of strip of forest park called Parque La Esperanza
Background view of Marina La Puntilla
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Braking down
Slowing down to make backtracking
Arrived at gate to drop off satisfied passengers
Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
41
Simple Insanity / Israeli C-130 Carrying New Recruits
« on: October 24, 2019, 11:42:18 AM »
Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Presenting a nice flight from LLHA Haifa Airport located to the east of Hafia to LLOV Ovda Airport located in the Uvda region of southern Israel about 37 miles north of Eilat.
New recruits leaving their cars to run to board that plane
Plane waiting for the new recruits to board
New Recruits boarding the plane via rear and side doors
Rear door closing
Starting left engines!!
Starting right engines spewing black smoke and blasting off engine start flames
Taxiing to short of runway 34
Entering into runway 34 for more taxi and backtracking
You can see oil refineries located on Hahistadrut Avenue ahead of you
Backtracking with background view of oil refineries
Airborne on climb to FL200
Nice view of waters of Mediterranean sea
Still making left turn toward south via Tel Aviv
Still climbing to FL200 with background view of entire city landscape of Hafia including Kishon Port and Israel Shipyards
Wing view of Atlit, Israel where salt factories are and waters on bottom of screen is called Salt Island
Wing view of Mediterranean Sea
Cruising at FL200 across Israeli landscape
Cruising past suburb of Tel Aviv
Making right turn on north tip of Dead Sea
Cruising across Dead Sea
Descending above Negev desert
On final runway approach to runway 03R
Seconds before touchdown blowing some desert sand dust
TOUCHDOWN spewing desert sand dust
Front landing making ground contact
Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
Presenting a nice flight from LLHA Haifa Airport located to the east of Hafia to LLOV Ovda Airport located in the Uvda region of southern Israel about 37 miles north of Eilat.
New recruits leaving their cars to run to board that plane
Plane waiting for the new recruits to board
New Recruits boarding the plane via rear and side doors
Rear door closing
Starting left engines!!
Starting right engines spewing black smoke and blasting off engine start flames
Taxiing to short of runway 34
Entering into runway 34 for more taxi and backtracking
You can see oil refineries located on Hahistadrut Avenue ahead of you
Backtracking with background view of oil refineries
Airborne on climb to FL200
Nice view of waters of Mediterranean sea
Still making left turn toward south via Tel Aviv
Still climbing to FL200 with background view of entire city landscape of Hafia including Kishon Port and Israel Shipyards
Wing view of Atlit, Israel where salt factories are and waters on bottom of screen is called Salt Island
Wing view of Mediterranean Sea
Cruising at FL200 across Israeli landscape
Cruising past suburb of Tel Aviv
Making right turn on north tip of Dead Sea
Cruising across Dead Sea
Descending above Negev desert
On final runway approach to runway 03R
Seconds before touchdown blowing some desert sand dust
TOUCHDOWN spewing desert sand dust
Front landing making ground contact
Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciting flight!!
Regards,
Aharon
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Simple Insanity / 4X-ATA Making Era 1970s LLBG Runway 30 Contact
« on: October 21, 2019, 09:19:11 AM »
Shalom and greetings all my pals,
With use of era 1970 Kodak photographs presenting era 1970 EL AL flight service from LGAT Ellinikon International Airport located 4.3 miles south of Athens, Greece to LLBG Ben Gurion Airport located 12 miles to the southeast of Tel Aviv, Israel
Holding short of runway awaiting for take off clearance
Moments before touchdown with background view of terminal one
Getting closer to ground of runway with background view of famous EL AL maintenance hangar
One second before touchdown with background view of fire house
TOUCHDOWN!!!
Front landing gear gliding down slowly in most graceful manner
Front wheels making runway contact
Exiting from runway into taxiway Z on way to gate
Taxing toward M
Entering into K5 on way to gate
Thank you for viewing! Please stay tuned for next exciting flight.
Regards,
Aharon
With use of era 1970 Kodak photographs presenting era 1970 EL AL flight service from LGAT Ellinikon International Airport located 4.3 miles south of Athens, Greece to LLBG Ben Gurion Airport located 12 miles to the southeast of Tel Aviv, Israel
Holding short of runway awaiting for take off clearance
Moments before touchdown with background view of terminal one
Getting closer to ground of runway with background view of famous EL AL maintenance hangar
One second before touchdown with background view of fire house
TOUCHDOWN!!!
Front landing gear gliding down slowly in most graceful manner
Front wheels making runway contact
Exiting from runway into taxiway Z on way to gate
Taxing toward M
Entering into K5 on way to gate
Thank you for viewing! Please stay tuned for next exciting flight.
Regards,
Aharon
43
Simple Insanity / Beautiful Sunset and Evening Arrival At ENBR Bergen
« on: October 16, 2019, 03:40:32 PM »
Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Presenting a beautiful sunset and evening flight number FL7068 from BIKF Keflavík Airport located 31 miles southwest of Reykjavík which is the capital of Iceland to ENBR Bergen Airport that is the second-busiest airport in Norway
Cruising at FL350
Check out the tail view of sunset
Passing Faroe Islands
More sunset view!
Passengers sitting on right side or right windows are lucky to have this view!
Passing Shetland Islands seen below the plane with amazing view of sunset and sky
Sorry cannot resist sunset view
More sunset
Logo tail light turned on to get ready for runway approach to runway 17
Stop drolling over that sunset view
Look at the moon!
At 10,000 ft now
On final runway approach
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN!!!! Yikes it must be SO COLD that there is no tire smoke or snow splattering!!
Front landing gear wheels gliding down gracefully
Reverse thrusters being engaged
Slowing down to exit from runway 17 to taxiway A6 on way to my favorite ENBR gate number 26
Holding on taxiway A6 awaiting for clearance from ENBR airport ground controller to taxi to my gate
Anybody want to translate the sign for me while the plane is taxiing to the gate??
Arrived at the gate and docked there
Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciting flight.
Regards,
Aharon
Presenting a beautiful sunset and evening flight number FL7068 from BIKF Keflavík Airport located 31 miles southwest of Reykjavík which is the capital of Iceland to ENBR Bergen Airport that is the second-busiest airport in Norway
Cruising at FL350
Check out the tail view of sunset
Passing Faroe Islands
More sunset view!
Passengers sitting on right side or right windows are lucky to have this view!
Passing Shetland Islands seen below the plane with amazing view of sunset and sky
Sorry cannot resist sunset view
More sunset
Logo tail light turned on to get ready for runway approach to runway 17
Stop drolling over that sunset view
Look at the moon!
At 10,000 ft now
On final runway approach
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN!!!! Yikes it must be SO COLD that there is no tire smoke or snow splattering!!
Front landing gear wheels gliding down gracefully
Reverse thrusters being engaged
Slowing down to exit from runway 17 to taxiway A6 on way to my favorite ENBR gate number 26
Holding on taxiway A6 awaiting for clearance from ENBR airport ground controller to taxi to my gate
Anybody want to translate the sign for me while the plane is taxiing to the gate??
Arrived at the gate and docked there
Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciting flight.
Regards,
Aharon
44
Simple Insanity / Fire Bomber Training Mission
« on: October 14, 2019, 12:26:11 PM »
Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Here is exclusive fire bombing training mission flight from CYTZ Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport located on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Canada to KYIP Detroit Metro Willow Run Airport located in Van Buren Charter Township and Ypsilanti Township near Ypsilanti in Michigan. This KYIP airport is famous for Willow Run manufacturing plant producing a total of 8,685 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers.
Nice view of propellers with background view of famous CN Tower
Close pre-flight inspection of engines
Starting left engines with background view of famous Toronto landscape buildings
Starting right engines
Entering into runway 08 for take off
Airborne on climb to FL200 with background view of famous CN Tower and Rogers Center stadium which is home of Blue Jays baseball team
You can see on lower left corner a highway called Gardiner Expressway
Making right 180 degree turn above waters of Lake Ontario to head toward west
Still on climb to FL200 above the same lake
Nice wing view of entire city of Toronto
Now cruising at FL200
Passing nice Canadian landscape
Check out nice row of houses in front of right engines
Passing some local Canadian high school with running track and baseball field
Finest demonstration of Canada having its fall season!
Passing city of London in southwestern Ontario, Canada approximately 120 miles from Toronto
Passing view of Thames river in front of the plane (yep they call it Thames river although it is in Canada, not in England)
Starting to descend to get ready for fire bombing practice
Passing waters of Lake Saint Clair
Starting to circle around to find target to do fire bombing
Fire bombing!!
Making more circles to find more targets for fire bombings
Passing some small Canadian town
Passing background view of KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport located in Detriot's suburb called Romulus, Michigan
Getting closer to target with background view of brilliance of fall season colors
Looking for the specific target
Found target and time for fire bombing!
Mission accomplished and seconds before touchdown
Touchdown spewing lots of black dirt smokes
Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting flight!
Regards,
Aharon
Here is exclusive fire bombing training mission flight from CYTZ Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport located on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Canada to KYIP Detroit Metro Willow Run Airport located in Van Buren Charter Township and Ypsilanti Township near Ypsilanti in Michigan. This KYIP airport is famous for Willow Run manufacturing plant producing a total of 8,685 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers.
Nice view of propellers with background view of famous CN Tower
Close pre-flight inspection of engines
Starting left engines with background view of famous Toronto landscape buildings
Starting right engines
Entering into runway 08 for take off
Airborne on climb to FL200 with background view of famous CN Tower and Rogers Center stadium which is home of Blue Jays baseball team
You can see on lower left corner a highway called Gardiner Expressway
Making right 180 degree turn above waters of Lake Ontario to head toward west
Still on climb to FL200 above the same lake
Nice wing view of entire city of Toronto
Now cruising at FL200
Passing nice Canadian landscape
Check out nice row of houses in front of right engines
Passing some local Canadian high school with running track and baseball field
Finest demonstration of Canada having its fall season!
Passing city of London in southwestern Ontario, Canada approximately 120 miles from Toronto
Passing view of Thames river in front of the plane (yep they call it Thames river although it is in Canada, not in England)
Starting to descend to get ready for fire bombing practice
Passing waters of Lake Saint Clair
Starting to circle around to find target to do fire bombing
Fire bombing!!
Making more circles to find more targets for fire bombings
Passing some small Canadian town
Passing background view of KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Airport located in Detriot's suburb called Romulus, Michigan
Getting closer to target with background view of brilliance of fall season colors
Looking for the specific target
Found target and time for fire bombing!
Mission accomplished and seconds before touchdown
Touchdown spewing lots of black dirt smokes
Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting flight!
Regards,
Aharon
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Simple Insanity / Typical Cargo Service from Australia To Tasmania
« on: October 10, 2019, 09:28:05 AM »
Shalom and greetings all my pals,
Presenting a nice typical Ansett airline operated TNT 707 cargo flight from YMML Melbourne Airport which is Australia's second busiest airport located 14 miles northwest of the city centre of Melbourne to YMLT Launceston located in the rural area of Western Junction nine miles from Launceston's city centre in Tasmania.
Loading cargo goods on a rainy day
There are lots of cargo bins to be loaded!!
Tsk tsk tsk bad weather!!
HEY you forgot one more cargo bin over there!!
Thunderstorm's lighting brightened the plane that just finished its pushback (yeah must be tough to take screenshot at PRECISELY SAME SPLITTING SECOND TIME as lighting happens!)
Taxiing to short of runway 16
Check out the airport's cargo hold apron ground!
Leaving cargo apron
Still taxiing to short of runway 16
Passing the airport terminal
Leaving the airport terminal behind
Crossing runway 09/27 to continue long taxi on taxiway A
Holding short of runway 16 awaiting for take off clearance from airport tower controllers
Engines after receiving take off clearance started to roar with thick black smokes while entering into runway 16 for immediate take off
Airborne on climb to FL250 pass background view of building complexes of Qantas Maintenance and Jetstar Support
Passing Melbourne suburb called Keilor East
Making left turn with background view of railroad tracks called Sunshine Railway Line Linear Reserve seen in front of the plane's nose
Passing the same area mentioned above
Climbing through clouds
Yeah flying through clouds can be fun as long as you do not run into lightings
Now above thick clouds
Sorry that thick clouds are blocking view of ground textures preventing me from identifying suburbs
Wow the clouds are as high as the plane's cruising F250 altitude!
Passing YFLI Phillip Island Airport seen in front of the plane's nose which is small private airport on Phillip Island that is connected to mainland Victoria area by bridge called Philip Island Road or highway route number B420 also seen in front of the plane
Cruising past some Aussie town next to WON waypoint
Crossing waters of Bass Strait
Approaching Tasmania which signal time for descent
Starting descent!
Descending through clouds
Approaching Tamar River that is popular for pleasure cruise boats
Passing in front of nose a lake called Curries River Dam which is popular fishing spot in Tasmania as seen on this video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2B-Abt6SSI
Passing town of Georgetown bordering Tamar River in Tasmania
Passing landscape of Tasmania
At 3,000 ft past lake also called Tamar River
Tasmania is famous for very green landscape
In front of nose of plane shows high green hills called Reedy Marsh Forest Preserve and Brushy Rivulet Forest Reserve
Still at 3,000 ft with background view of mountains called Mount Maurice Forest Reserve
Time to make left 180 degree turn to runway 32L
Deploying landing gear
On final runway approach
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Braking down past the background view of the airport terminal
Exiting from runway into taxiway D
Taxiing past Qantas hangar that is actually Sharp Airline hangar
Arrived at cargo apron where trucks are waiting to pick up cargo goods
Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciitng flight!
Regards,
Aharon
Presenting a nice typical Ansett airline operated TNT 707 cargo flight from YMML Melbourne Airport which is Australia's second busiest airport located 14 miles northwest of the city centre of Melbourne to YMLT Launceston located in the rural area of Western Junction nine miles from Launceston's city centre in Tasmania.
Loading cargo goods on a rainy day
There are lots of cargo bins to be loaded!!
Tsk tsk tsk bad weather!!
HEY you forgot one more cargo bin over there!!
Thunderstorm's lighting brightened the plane that just finished its pushback (yeah must be tough to take screenshot at PRECISELY SAME SPLITTING SECOND TIME as lighting happens!)
Taxiing to short of runway 16
Check out the airport's cargo hold apron ground!
Leaving cargo apron
Still taxiing to short of runway 16
Passing the airport terminal
Leaving the airport terminal behind
Crossing runway 09/27 to continue long taxi on taxiway A
Holding short of runway 16 awaiting for take off clearance from airport tower controllers
Engines after receiving take off clearance started to roar with thick black smokes while entering into runway 16 for immediate take off
Airborne on climb to FL250 pass background view of building complexes of Qantas Maintenance and Jetstar Support
Passing Melbourne suburb called Keilor East
Making left turn with background view of railroad tracks called Sunshine Railway Line Linear Reserve seen in front of the plane's nose
Passing the same area mentioned above
Climbing through clouds
Yeah flying through clouds can be fun as long as you do not run into lightings
Now above thick clouds
Sorry that thick clouds are blocking view of ground textures preventing me from identifying suburbs
Wow the clouds are as high as the plane's cruising F250 altitude!
Passing YFLI Phillip Island Airport seen in front of the plane's nose which is small private airport on Phillip Island that is connected to mainland Victoria area by bridge called Philip Island Road or highway route number B420 also seen in front of the plane
Cruising past some Aussie town next to WON waypoint
Crossing waters of Bass Strait
Approaching Tasmania which signal time for descent
Starting descent!
Descending through clouds
Approaching Tamar River that is popular for pleasure cruise boats
Passing in front of nose a lake called Curries River Dam which is popular fishing spot in Tasmania as seen on this video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2B-Abt6SSI
Passing town of Georgetown bordering Tamar River in Tasmania
Passing landscape of Tasmania
At 3,000 ft past lake also called Tamar River
Tasmania is famous for very green landscape
In front of nose of plane shows high green hills called Reedy Marsh Forest Preserve and Brushy Rivulet Forest Reserve
Still at 3,000 ft with background view of mountains called Mount Maurice Forest Reserve
Time to make left 180 degree turn to runway 32L
Deploying landing gear
On final runway approach
Seconds before touchdown
TOUCHDOWN
Braking down past the background view of the airport terminal
Exiting from runway into taxiway D
Taxiing past Qantas hangar that is actually Sharp Airline hangar
Arrived at cargo apron where trucks are waiting to pick up cargo goods
Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciitng flight!
Regards,
Aharon