NZFF

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:56 pm**

Pouring with rain in CHC at the moment......but down here in VLC land its, as Lou Reed once sang "just a perfect day"

Not sure where i am in these shots...took off from ZQN and went west......somewhere between Glenorcy and Mfn.......no worries, no weather, plenty of gas........

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:02 pm**

Nice shots

1.Glenorchy

2. Lake that goes into big bay (lost of whitebait there)

3. a little bit of big bay and the coast going up

4. West Coast

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:04 pm**

Arr The Captains Flagship and VLC

, get her low level through the Craigiburn Valley in today,s weather

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:11 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 18 2011, 04:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Arr The Captains Flagship and VLC , get her low level through the Craigiburn Valley in today,s weather

Sorry its not my beloved 80's paint....but my puter just wont paint that blue stripe without a bad case of the jaggys....re the Valley...Ian, i dont think you could even see the road today...Im staying down here....looking for KC's whitebait

kcgb wrote:
QUOTE (kcgb @ Jan 18 2011, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nice shots

1.Glenorchy

2. Lake that goes into big bay (lost of whitebait there)

3. a little bit of big bay and the coast going up

4. West Coast

Thanks KC....your right, theres no place like the coast.....in a Herc

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:40 pm**

Aaaah ... *classic* ... got to love #1. So simple but stunning. The CS C-130 is really quite old by FS standards - but just goes to show what an achievement it (still) is. There's something curiously "right" about the flight model. I think it's all to do with "suspension of belief" and the CS Herc seems to do it for me. Other add-ons with maybe far more sophisticated systems or externals just don't "do it" for me. Weird, innit?

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:28 am**

Adamski wrote:
QUOTE (Adamski @ Jan 19 2011, 12:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Aaaah ... *classic* ... got to love #1. So simple but stunning. The CS C-130 is really quite old by FS standards - but just goes to show what an achievement it (still) is. There's something curiously "right" about the flight model. I think it's all to do with "suspension of belief" and the CS Herc seems to do it for me. Other add-ons with maybe far more sophisticated systems or externals just don't "do it" for me. Weird, innit?

Thanks Adam..

..you are 100% right about the CS flight model....somehow you can really feel the weight , stability and balance of the old girl. Everything is predictable (most of the time) Its like putting on a pair of your favorite comfortable shoes. Just a notch above good old stick and rudder flying, with a few extras

I love it....thanks again for looking......

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:16 pm**

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Jan 18 2011, 03:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
no worries, no weather, plenty of gas........

Im a little worried about that airspeed, good thing its just digital aye ;-)

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:05 pm**

morrisman1 wrote:
QUOTE (morrisman1 @ Jan 19 2011, 08:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Im a little worried about that airspeed, good thing its just digital aye ;-)

Good spotting morrisman.....maybe a little quick for sightseeing....

NZFF

VLC ing in a Herc