And this makes three

Third post in two days! What's all this? Well, this is a predominantly graphical post to show another series of pictures.

That recorder module is fun, but I am still not "cutting it", as they say. I can get aeroplanes in the same "lump of sky", but true formation is still eluding me. Personally I'd be the bad workman and blame my tools... I "need" a wraparound six axis full motion simulator so that I can really "feel" where I am in this simulated 3D world.

But I managed a reasonably close straight and level with nine BAe Hawks today. I set up one plane straight and level, locked in the autopilot for heading and altitude hold, let the plane settle with the throttle at the top detente (Saitek X52, you can feel an interim "3/4 throttle" position) and then saved the flight.

Using the recorder module I now let the plane fly on for six minutes. Right, I now have six minutes of steady straight and level flight to work with - should be a piece of wee wee to set up a sequence, no?

No!

Even starting the module on record with traffic and the two planes overlapping, you very soon end up drifting up or down or off the track.

More practice is needed - and next time I'll do it without FSUIPC and turbulence :) :)

And then there is a spate of entries

Well, a second one in just a few days that is :)

First of all: big surprise, my blog is read! I just noticed a comment and I also checked the stats counter...

But most important entry in the blog today is:

I HAVE FOUND THAT ELUSIVE YETI!!!

I can't remember exactly when I installed the Lukla scenery, but I have been up Kali Himal so many times I just can't remember. Today I thought I'd have another atempt and lo and behold, I departed Lukla in my EC 120, looped round to the south, headed east and then north. Flew past Kali Himal and did a right turn up a likely looking approach for the mountaineers and there he (?) was, right out in the open...

Where has it all gone? Time that is...

First blog this year - and the years nearly over already! It's been a funny old start to the year, has this one. Job worries, health worries, various mid lifers - you might know the sort of things. You know, the ones where the only answer is "Sh*t happens".

And it certainly has for me... Car crash too.

Although one of the "events" must have been a bird of paradise one...

Because despite an adverse start to the year, I am now getting a fresh start in a fresh new permanent job and even if this is a very positive move, it does mean a lot of extra work with all that house hunting and packing of boxes. Ah well. New job, new town, new friends...

Anyway, this is just a short post to let anyone who does read my musings know I am still alive.