PhrogPhlyer Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Until the appropriate forum location is determined, this topic stream is a place to post screenshots taken in FSX. Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Of course if a helicopter, how low can you go !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 USS Macon flying over Manhattan 1933. Recreating another well know photo of a master of engineering during the golden age of lighter than air. Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Of course if a helicopter, how low can you go !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Good morning Vietnam... "Last one there buys a round!" OV-10 Bronco FAC outbound from Bien Hua to mark target for a F-100 Super Saber. Two fine examples from North American Aviation/Rockwell. Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Of course if a helicopter, how low can you go !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted Monday at 01:46 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 01:46 AM Close air support. Never forget that we exist for one reason, to support the Marine on the ground. F4U supporting Marines landing on an Iwo Jima beach, Note this is later in the campaign as you can see the 2nd & famous large flag flying on Mt. Suribachi. This is A.F.Scrub's F4U (corsair_f4u1a.zip) with the FSX Scenery--Iwo Jima Scenery 1945 Update by Tom Stovall (iwojima1945sceneryupdt). Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Of course if a helicopter, how low can you go !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted Wednesday at 01:00 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 01:00 AM The year is 1979, the place is NAS Whiting Field (south). Finally get to solo a helicopter, a Bell TH-57. Beautiful Florida morning, cleared to taxi, take off, then a short hop over to NOLF Spencer to practice autorotation, cut gun, HIGE, HOGE, and precision hover/taxi, working the ground boxes (hover maneuvering patterns of turns and taxi around a painted 50 ft. square on the ground). I highly recommend this FSX aircraft to learn to hover/hover taxi. Take it slow and handle the controls with finesse. Used the TH-57 repaint for the base Bell 206 th57fsx.zip by Andrew L. J. Ford, and the FSX Scenery--NAS Whiting Field North And South scenery package knse_kndz.zip by Jim Dhaenens. Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Of course if a helicopter, how low can you go !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtT Posted Wednesday at 01:44 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:44 PM Very nice pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted Wednesday at 02:05 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 02:05 PM Thank you, happy that you enjoyed them. Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Of course if a helicopter, how low can you go !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted Wednesday at 02:34 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 02:34 PM THE END OF AN ERA. Reminiscing to my youth, when you’d get excited with a glimpse of one of these hangars through the trees driving through the New Jersey pine barrens. All the kids waving to the Navy blimps as they cruised past the beaches Seaside Park, Point Pleasant, and others. Then having a retired Navy Cmdr. and blimp pilot/CO as a teacher while in High School. Lighter than air will always be a part of my love for aviation. This FSX screenshot is at NAS Lakehurst (now part of JBMDL Joint Base McGuire, Dix, Lakehurst). The scenery is FS2004 Scenery--Lakehurst NJ (Knelvera.zip) by Ray Lunning. While flying FSX Goodyear K-28 Navy Blimp (goodyeark-28.zip) by George Diemer. Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Of course if a helicopter, how low can you go !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD22 Posted Wednesday at 03:13 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:13 PM Phong -glad to see the FSX forum up and running and such fine examples of aircaft and scenery. MSFS may have glitz but it can't touch the variety of aircraft and scenery - especailly vintage - available in FSX. Hope to see lots more. Thanks for the memories in these great shots. BTW - is that OV-10 taking off from the ramp? http://www.captainsim.com/user/dl/x707/x701captain3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted Wednesday at 03:53 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 03:53 PM 35 minutes ago, BillD22 said: Phong -glad to see the FSX forum up and running and such fine examples of aircaft and scenery. MSFS may have glitz but it can't touch the variety of aircraft and scenery - especailly vintage - available in FSX. Hope to see lots more. Thanks for the memories in these great shots. BTW - is that OV-10 taking off from the ramp? Thanks Bill. Not a ramp R/O but an unauthorized low flyby of the ramp to wake up the fast movers. And its "Phrog" as in "Frog" as we called our beloved H-46's. Looking forward to sparring with memories as we move forward in this great forum of FlightSim. Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Of course if a helicopter, how low can you go !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted Wednesday at 03:54 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 03:54 PM T/O not R/O, oh well, typing is not my best skill set. Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Of course if a helicopter, how low can you go !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted Wednesday at 04:45 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 04:45 PM I have always loved this photo, imagining that our USN liaison was living a life similar to what we saw in the film Casa Blanca. Spies and intrigue abound. Here is my FSX recreation of this moment in 1944. Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Of course if a helicopter, how low can you go !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted Wednesday at 04:48 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 04:48 PM The USS Macon and her sister ship the USS Akron were the pinnacle of US lighter than air technology in the early 1930's. Here she is sailing through the ocean of air on a smooth moon filled night. Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Of course if a helicopter, how low can you go !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD22 Posted Wednesday at 08:16 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:16 PM Must have been an awesome sight to see. The closest I've ever been to airships was seeing the old hangars for these guys at NAS Moffett Field and once when the Goodyear blimp flew over our house on the way to a Jacksonville Jags football game. The size of the hangars was truly impressive. http://www.captainsim.com/user/dl/x707/x701captain3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted yesterday at 03:07 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 03:07 PM Woke up to a cold crisp sun filled morning. Perfect to exercise the FSX default Piper J-3 Cub. Drive to Aeroflex-Andover (12N) in northern New Jersey, Using the wonderful scenery package by Curtis Weeman. 12naerfl.zip Prefilght. Taxi past the sleeping classics. Lineup, no one else in the pattern. Slowly pull back now... Yippee!!!!! Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Of course if a helicopter, how low can you go !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macroburst Posted yesterday at 03:40 PM Share Posted yesterday at 03:40 PM Beautiful Phrog! Hopefully there was a moment after preflight checks to insert an insulated flask of coffee in the non oem cupholder. A brisk morning like that is enhanced with a slug of hot joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrogPhlyer Posted yesterday at 08:44 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 08:44 PM 5 hours ago, Macroburst said: Beautiful Phrog! Hopefully there was a moment after preflight checks to insert an insulated flask of coffee in the non oem cupholder. A brisk morning like that is enhanced with a slug of hot joe! Thanks Macro. Actually, grabbed hot sausages and coffee here next to the flight line. Friendly staff at 12N! This is part of the great scenery package. Always Aviate, then Navigate, then Communicate. And never be low on Fuel, Altitude, Airspeed, or Ideas. Of course if a helicopter, how low can you go !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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