Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting exciting regular scheduled Reeve airline service from PADL Dillingham Airport located two nautical miles  west of the central business district of Dillingham in Alaska to PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport located 5 miles southwest of downtown Anchorage.

Very excited passengers boarding Reeve Airline DC-4 featuring well polished/buffed masterpiece livery work painted and polished exclusively by repainter named Hartmut Hekmann who is the official repainter for Virtual Aircraft Restoration Facebook group owned and operated by Hartmut Hekmann and Tobias Krause.



Time for preflight inspection!!  Check out super shiny and well polished engines!!



Checking right wing to be sure there is no ice or snow build up  CHECK OUT reflection of clouds on metallic shiny wing!



Checking left wing for same reason  WHOA I can see cloud reflection on the wing!



Checking right engines



Checking left engines   Dont you love shine?



Checking wheels  you will need lobster bib to catch your drooling from seeing shine on engines!



Checking wheels



Checking to be sure flaps are set properly



Checking propeller blades to be sure there are no ice  WHOA WHOA  look at cloud reflection on propeller blades



Checking right propeller blades for same reason  WHOA WHOA I can see reflection of mountains on engine cover



Checking front wheel



Checking tail



Cannot help admiring metallic shine



Got to activate all de-ice buttons!!   I do NOT know what the pump button for alcohol is for!!



Starting left engines resulting into mind blowing exciting and massive engine start smoke



Starting right engines producing massive engine start smoke that is blown forward by powerful winter winds



Engines are ready for action!!! But wait  I need to spool up engines for few seconds to be sure they are ready for action in bitter freezing winter weather



Starting to taxi to short of runway 1 to start exciting flight!



Making sure the route waypoints are ready to avoid high mountains due to the fact there is no weather radar and no terrain warning computer meaning I must avoid mountains covered by clouds.

Here are waypoints: KOWOK PIPPR NUTUW WALUS AMOTT WEWWO ICICL BOB that will enable my plane to avoid running into mountains as seen on this map showing my specific flight path



Entering into runway 1 for more taxi and backtrack



After backtracking now starting exciting take off run producing thrilling combo of massive snow splattering and engine smoke



Airborne on climb to 5,000 ft



At 3,000 ft still climbing to 5,000 ft



Now starting to cruise at 5,000 ft



Passing Wood River that is rich in salmon fishes



Passing Iliamna Lake that is the largest lake in Alaska and third largest lake in America  There is offer of 100,000 buck reward by local Alaska newspaper for capture of Pacific Sleeper shark secretly lurking in the waters of that lake



Cruising across the same lake where you can see that due to so extremely sub zero freezing winter, the engines are producing condensation contrails



Checking all gauges to be sure everything sounds very kosher



Entering Cook Inlet to continue cruising where you can see that the plane is on safe side away from 10,000 ft high Chigmit mountain range that the plane is supposed to avoid



Still cruising above waters of Cook Inlet with background view of same high mountains



See how safe side the plane is cruising at 5,000 ft away from mountains



Whoa whoa whoa winter is soooo freezing that the engines are producing condensation contrails



Sunset!!





Checking gauges again to be sure that everything is working well in freezing weather



On final runway approach to runway 06R (it is 06R in era 1960s/1970s) where you can see exciting engine smokes due to constant engine power adjustments to make sure the runway approach is smooth



Amazing cockpit view of night city lights of Anchorage



look at ice on left side!!



Seconds before touchdown



Okay  few more seconds



TOUCHDOWN



Snow splattering while the plane is braking down on icy runway



More snow splatter (is it fun??)



Exiting from runway toward gate with background view of Million Air building



Taxiing to gate with background view of Alaska Airline maintenance hangar



Got to look for official Reeve airline gate which is gate number A11 (oh yes I revved up the engines on purpose to produce massive engine smokes to excite airport spotting photographers)



Arrived at gate A11 while the de-icing truck is rushing to deice wings of my plane to get ready for another flight



Thank you for viewing!!  Stay tuned for next exciting flight.

Regards,

Aharon

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Passover week is over which means massive flux of Israelis returning from their Passover vacation in Eilat back home to Tel Aviv which means that El Al could not use narrow body 737-200s or Britannias hence decision to use exciting brand new 707-300 to handle heavy holiday passenger traffic back home from LLET Eilat Airport located in the center of Eilat adjacent to Route 90 (The Arava Road) to LLBG Ben Gurion Airport located 12 miles southeast of Tel Aviv

STOP  the sign says you need authorization from airport tower before passing!!



Attention!!  The sign says that ATTENTION you are attending aerial zone Please drive extremely carefully



Passengers get surprise and excited by presence of brand new plane that is going to take them back home to Tel Aviv



Nice engine view of the airport terminal



Got to do pre-flight inspection of left engines



Got to do same thing for right engines



Got to do pre-flight inspection of the tail



Time for me to board my captain seat



Checking all gauges to be sure they look very kosher



Time for me to open fuel lines as you can I am middle of doing that where you can see I finish opening 4th engine fuel line and now concentrating other engine fuel lines



Time for me to open fuel flow knobs!



Time for me to put on battery power so necessary for starting engines!!



Time for me to flip the engine air bleed switches from off to on



Making final inspection of all knobs and switches to be sure everything is kosher



Drat drat  I forgot to take screenshot of switches and knobs for engine start in overhead panel but you can see from gauge readings that the engines are coming alive



Now you can see the engines fully powered in gauge readings and you can check to be sure the flaps are properly extended for take off



Facing runway 01 for take off



Excuse me but the Eilat airport demands commercial interruption for all of you viewers



Starting take off run!



Now airborne retracting landing gear to start climb to fl200



Making quick left turn as you would NOT want to enter into Jordanian air space!



Still climbing to Fl200



Engine view of llov Ovda Airport located in the Uvda region of southern Israel about 37 miles north of Eilat that used to be the country's second international airport but now will become new Airpark which is a large commercial aircraft storage facility capable of storing hundreds of aircraft.



Now cruising at fl200



Checking to be sure the gauges sound correct



Opppsss I forgot winter is over and summer is starting now    Excuse me so that I can scramble to turn on air conditioning



Cruising at Fl200



Crossing famous Dead Sea where you, even though if you cannot swim, can float in waters of Dead Sea.  Even elephants can float in Dead Sea!!!



Approaching green grass pastures signals that the destination is getting closer and it is time to descend



In middle of descent from Fl200 to 4,000 ft now at 10,000 ft



Making left turn with background view of Dead Sea to get ready for approach to runway 30



Seconds before touchdown



TOUCHDOWN!!!  Darn I made so soft landing that it fails to produce exciting tire smoke



I decided to slam on brakes to create very exciting tire smokes



Exiting from runway on way to gate



I do not think this terminal existed during 707 time



Approaching original terminal



Arriving and parking at original gate without any jetways via era 1970 style



Waiting for airport buses to arrive to pick up passengers



Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciting flight.

Regards,

Aharon

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting exciting recreation of emergency Christmas airlift supply flight from CYHY Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport located 1.7 miles north of Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada to CYZF Yellowknife Airport located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada using Flight Replicas R5D (C-54G) featuring well polished/buffed masterpiece work painted and polished exclusively by repainter named Hartmut Hekmann who is the official repainter for Virtual Aircraft Restoration Facebook group owned and operated by Hartmut Hekmann and Tobias Krause.

Arriving at the airport to get ready for pre-flight inspection of the plane before boarding my captain seat in cockpit



look how well polished and buff the plane is in time for Chanukah, Christmas, and New Year service!





Inspecting engine



Inspecting another engine while marveling how well polished the engine covers and mufflers are!!



Time for right side inspection



Inspecting right engines (dig that metallic polish!)





Inspecting the tail



Inspecting newly installed tires and landing gear



Forgot to inspect front wheel so went back to left side to inspect front wheel



Pre-flight inspection of the plane is completed and now time to sit on my captain seat and check all gauges to be sure they are kosher and correct



Starting pushback!!



Continuing pushback



Finished with pushback and time to start engines!!



Engines started which resulted into spewing MASSIVE engine start smoke to excite all airport spotting photographers causing them to wet their pants



All engines started and ready for taxi!!



Checking left engines to be sure they are okay and not overheated (you think they would get overheated in -20 degree weather)



leaving passenger apron to taxi to short of runway 32



Entering into runway 32 to taxi more and backtrack



Backtracking!!



Airborne after take off on climb to 5,000 ft for short hop across Great Slave lake to the destination



Cockpit gauges showing progress of the climb



Now reaching 5,000 ft to start cruising





Engines working hard to carry 20,000 lb load of emergency Christmas supplies



Dig polish shine!



Engines still working hard



Cockpit gauges showing progress of cruising



Crossing Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary
 


Weather is getting so cold that condensation is starting to show from engines!!!!  Very exciting!



look at condensation behind engines!!





On final approach to runway 33



Seconds before touchdown



TOUCHDOWN!!



Braking down!!



Making smooth exit from the runway to cargo apron





Still taxiing to cargo



More taxi



Arriving at cargo stand



Time to power down and turn off engines



Engines are off!



Thank you for viewing my screenshot and stay tuned for next exciting flight. And I apologize to all of you for not making enough screenshot flight reports.  I have 34,000 thousand screenshots waiting for me to edit, research, do explanations, and of course publish!!

Regards,

Aharon

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Once FSX Deluxe with SP1 and SP2 gave me FSX default flooding at an airport!!!!!!! It just happened!!  I want to see if P3D, XP-11, and MS2020 can beat that!!!  This was taken in year 2009!!







This is what the airport actually looks ike after the flood receded



Regards,

Aharon

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting a beautiful commuter flight New Zealand style from NZDN Dunedin Airport approximately 22 kilometres south west of Dunedin to NZCH Christchurch Airport located in the suburb of Harewood 7.5 miles to the northwest of the city centre of Christchurch.

Passengers boarding through gate one jetway



Jetway disconnecting from the plane



You can tell from the tail of the plane that it is in middle of pushback



Checking through windows of the terminal to see if there is any late passenger running to gate 1 before starting engines (yeah we offer extra personal service)



Starting right engine with nice background view of the terminal



Starting left engine with nice view of ground markings



Activating flaps to degree suitable for take off with nice background view of airport tower and first and second gates



Entering into runway 21 with nice view of airport sign showing you distance on both sides of runway



Now on runway 21 for more taxi with nice background view of cool hangar



Starting backtracking with background view of how nice and proper mowing job on the airport grass



Backtracking!!



Airborne now with background view of Taieri River seen below right fin and view of Waipori River that leads out into ocean via Taieri Mouth seen on the top of the screenshot where you can also see under the tail a bridge called Henley Road crossing the Waipori River



Still on climb to FL200 passing waters of Lake Waihola where you can see in front of the plane nose a town of Waihola



Wing view of same lake



Another view of the same lake where you can see road called Finlayson Road seen on right side of the left engine



Wing view of Taieri Mouth



Passing town of Waldronvie seen in front of right wing where you can see bridge called Brighton Road crossing waters of Kaikorai Lagoon while the island called Green Island can be seen below the tail



Wing view of squarish or block shaped town of Mosgiel whose name was named after the farm of Robert Burns who was national poet of Scotland



Closer view of the same town where you can see Wingatui Race course





Wing view of Otago Harbour in front of South Dunedin



Ohh you want closer view of that harbour?? Sure here is closer view where you can see cruise ships docking at Port Chalmers



Approaching view of Hawksbury Lagoon and its town of Waikouaiti renowned for farming operations of 500,000 chicken to meet demands of eggs for New Zealand



Same wing view of the same town and same lagoon



Cruising along the coast



Cruising past Waitaki River



Cruising across nice green landscape of South Island



Approaching city of Timaru where you can see suburbs of Redruth and Kensington as well as waters of Saltwater Creek seen below the plane



Passing waters of Caroline Bay seen on right side of the plane and Inner Harbour seen below right wing



Leaving view of city of Timaru



Cruising along the coast



Passing wing view of Rangitati River which is home of Chinook salmon, brown trout, rainbow trout, and brook char





Passing TWO rivers both called Rakaia River which is home of black-billed gull, black-fronted tern, and banded dotterel as well as more salmon



Passing two rivers signal time for descent!!



Passing Lake Elllesmere where you can see Hector's dolphins, Southern elephant seals,  fur seals, and Basking sharks



Same view of the same lake



Approaching Banks Peninsula



Passing Lyttelton Harbour



Approaching beaches of The Pine Beach



Passing Waimakarari River where you can see off left wing two highways where one is route number 74 that runs through town of Northwood and the other one is route number one seen just next to the tip of winglet of left wing



At 10,000 ft flying above the same route number 74 that passes through town of Redwood where you can see off right wing waters of Styx Mill Reserve



You can see the stadium but oddly enough they do not call it stadium.  They call it Landcaster Park located in suburb of Waltham in Christchurch



Passing Woolston suburb of Christchurch where you can see red building in front of right engine which is actually The Tannery Mall of shops and restaurants as well as Deluxe Cinema.  Also the red building behind the right wing is National Storage which is self storage facility located at 89 Garland Road. You can see the river called Heathcote River



Passing town of Clifton where you can see beach in front of left wing which is called Sumner Beach. Just off right fin is where Christchurch Yacht Club is



Passing towns of Sumner and Scarborough



Wing view of Akaroa Harbour



At 5,000 ft with background view of Banks Peninsula



At 4,000 ft passing some tiny town



You can recognize this same lake from the previous screenshot



Now at 3,000 ft getting ready for runway 02 approach



Making right turn toward the runway



On final runway approach past background view of town of Russley





Check out those buildings



More view of the buildings



TOUCHDOWN



Nice tail view of exciting tire smoke



Look at the fire house



Look at cargo buildings



Look at clever hotel sign



Zoomed in the view of the clever hotel sign to catch passengers' attention



Front wheels making ground contact



Engaging reverse thrust with background view of the airport



Exiting from runway 02 into taxiway A4 toward gate 22



Check out next day delivery service building



Look at Air New Zealand very very far in background where you can see hangar with blue sign in front of hangar



Look at two buildings that are for United States Antarctic Department



Looking for gate 22 using easily marked taxiway with great gate guidance numbers



Found gate 22



Entering gate 22 apron



Arriving at gate to drop off very satisfied passengers



Van arriving to take care of some unknown problem



Luggage tray tractor pulling full luggage trays to be loaded into the plane for next flight to Auckland



Whatever you do during layoff break, never never use that phone on right side to call your wife



Thank you for viewing!!!  Stay tuned for next exciting flight.

Regards,

Aharon

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting a nice Alaska Airlines Hercules action via flight from PAAQ Palmer Municipal Airport located 1 mile southeast of the central business district of Palmer in Matanuska-Susitna Borough of Alaska to PAHO Homer Airport located two miles east of the central business district of Homer in the Kenai Peninsula Borough of Alaska.

Getting ready for fight to Homer that is considered and known as the Halibut Fishing Capital of the World.





Starting engines!!





Right engines started and revved up



Starting left engines



Gauges indicating that engines are ready for taxi!



Starting to taxi to short of runway 34



Entering into taxiway on way to runway 34



Still taxiing on taxiway towards the runway





Nice cockpit view of mountains of Chugach State Park



Holding short of runway 34 to check for any GA plane



Entering into runway 34 with background view of Buffalo Soapstone mountain range



Cockpit view of entering into runway 34



Ready for take off!!



Roaring down the runway



Airborne on climb to fl200 making sharp left turn to avoid high mountains ahead



You can see how high the mountains are that the plane managed to avoid after successful sharp left turn after take off



Still climbing to fl200







Now cruising southbound at fl200



Passing PAED Elmendorf Air Force Base located north of  Anchorage



Passing Port of Anchroge seen off tip of right wing where you can see three cargo ships docked at and passing Anchorage suburb of Wilson Village seen on left side of the left wing



Passing PAMR Merrill Field airport located one mile east of downtown Anchorage where you can see waters of Westchester lagoon on left side of the screenshot



Passing PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport  5 miles outhwest of downtown Anchorage where you can see frozen water of lake Spenard behind right wing



Passing entire landscape of the same airport



leaving the airport grounds where you can see Kincaid Park in front of left wing



Passing Fire island off Anchorage where you can see unpaved and unnamed runway



Cruising through clouds across waters of Cook Inlet





Descending through clouds



At 5,000 ft flying through clouds to get ready for runway approach to runway 03



On final runway approach



30 seconds before runway passing view of waters of Beluga Slough where you can see lake street road in front of the plane nose



5 seconds before touchdown



TOUCHDOWN



Front landing gear gliding down in most graceful manner



Front wheels making runway contact



Braking down



Taxiing to cargo apron



Thank you for viewing.  Please stay tuned for next exciting flight

Regards,

Aharon

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting last minute emergency Cuban Missile Crisis patrol along western coast of Florida from KPIE St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport with its largest U.S. Coast Guard air base in USA located 9 miles north of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida to KEYW Key West International Airport located 2 miles east of the main commercial center of Key West.

On airborne on climb to Fl210 after take off from runway 36 with background view of highway 60 also known as Courtney Campbell Causeway seen behind the tail showing waters of Old Tampa Bay on right side of the highway and waters of Mobbly Bay on left side of the highway



Making 180 degree right turn passing through clouds



Passing KTPA Tampa International Airport located six miles west of downtown Tampa



Still on climb to F210 flying back to pass waters of Old Tampa Bay



Still on climb past the airport of departure



Flying past Pinellas Park suburb located north of city of St Petersburg where you can see two highways below the plane where the highway under left wing is highway route number 275 and the highway under right wing is highway route number 19 also known as 34th Street North. If you can see square shaped park off the tip of right wing, it is called Helen S. Howarth Community park



I HONESTly have no idea what causeway the plane was passing!!



Passing bridge route number 798 connecting Coquina Beach seen behind left wing and longboat key seen in front of wing



Cruising at F210 looking out for any Soviet or Cuban submarine or ship



Cruising along west coast of Florida



Still cruising with beauty of waters of Gulf of Mexico





Sorry  NO TIME to clean and wash the plane



Cruising and NOT a sight of sharks!!! Guess sharks had fled after hearing about Cuban Missile Crisis



Cruising past background view of North Captiva island and Captiva where you can see under propellers waters of Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve



Passing background view of city landscape of Cape Coral where you can see waters of River Caloossahatchee



Passing suburb of Naples park located in North Naples which is of course north of Naples



Cruising (dont you love beauty of water)



Time to start to descend!



At 5,000 ft above gorgeous water





At 3,000 ft





Engines roaring



Still at 3,000 ft getting ready for runway approach to KEYW Key West airport runway 09 due to overcrowding of Key West Air Naval Station base



Deployed landing gear



Maneuvering toward runway



Seconds before touchdown



Ok 2 more seconds



TOUCHDOWN!!





Braking down



Braking down past background view of airport tower



Exiting from runway 09 into taxiway E into cargo apron for refueling and rebriefing



Arrived and ready for refueling and rebriefing



Time for night patrol!!



Thank you for viewing.  Stay tuned for next exciting flight report.

Regards,

Aharon

Anchorage ARTCC and Honolulu Control Facility were combined into one facility, the Pacific Control Facility.Their website is https://pacificcontrol.net/

Brin,

Thanks!!  I think I remember you!! You used to be Alaskan controller.  Right??

Anyway, how come Pacific Control Facility website does not have its own forums??

Regards,

Aharon