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Post by eastern1004 on Jul 30, 2017 16:44:58 GMT
I live within 15 miles or so of DIA (KDEN)
Seeing two aircraft in the air is EXTREMELY rare.
That is reality, and FS will have none of that.
Turned AIntelligence, or lack thereof, OFF.
That is quite close to REALITY.
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Post by canuck on Jul 30, 2017 17:32:57 GMT
Seeing two aircraft in the air is EXTREMELY rare. I live close to the flight path to CYVR and pretty near CYXX and what you say is so true.  |
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Post by Herman on Jul 30, 2017 18:36:31 GMT
Hmm....interesting. I used to live 10 miles near Toronto Intl CYYZ, and at peak times of the day I could see quite a few aircraft in the air...not only on arrivals but also departure.
In addition I could see several high altitude aircraft to the south west flying from north eastern US cities westwards to Chicago and beyond. ( when contrails visible of course).
The AI aircraft that I use are the Calclassic AI traffic, and as far as I know their schedules are pretty well real world.
Yes...AI traffic is a bit of a mess around major airports.
Herman
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Jul 31, 2017 9:21:08 GMT
Skies over the UK may be likened to the crossroads to, and from, Europe .... I'm sure Tony would agree with that Staying in Manchester, for a week, some years back, what impressed me was the constant (and I mean "continuous" when I say constant) lattice work of intersecting high altitude contrails over the city, and which occupied virtually the entire expanse of visible skyline from to horizon to horizon at all 4 compass points and at various times throughout the day .... I was lucky we had clear blue skies for the entire duration of my visit there so I could see it And it's not something visible from just the ground either. I frequently fly transcontinental across the USA (and will in fact be doing so again next week). On every flight, over the past 17 years, I never fail noticing the company above and below us en-route .... some parallel to our course .... flying in the same and opposing directions .... whilst others cross diagonally or almost at right angles to our own .... often within "thousands of feet separation" from us. On occasions that separation must be significantly reduced though .... because during February my flight (an A321) was at around decent time out of LAX (from MIA) when its smoothness was suddenly interrupted by "a series of abrupt rolls" .... to port .... and to starboard .... and which then ceased just as suddenly as they'd started on the 5th consecutive oscillation. Nothing alarming .... although it did cause a bit of a stir in the cabin .... sufficient at last for HMV to come over the PA to "apologize" for what we'd just experienced .... and which he dismissed as being "a jet wake encounter" from the aircraft passing ahead of us .... I didn't se that one  . I've seen "quite a few" sights like that I relate above .... other aircraft passing within recognizably close proximity to my own flights. I remember coming out of SYD bound for AKL late one afternoon during 1986. We were half way across the Tasman Sea ... when I "just happened" to glance out my window and into the early evening (by then) sunlight, just in time to see a BA B747-200 rushing past our B767-200 in the opposite direction .... around 2000-3000 feet below .... and pulling a huge contrail behind as it went. It was there for a couple of seconds only ... then "gone". In an almost repeat experience between BOG and MIA one early one morning during 2003/4 .... I similarly chance spotted another aircraft hurtling by and below mine in the opposite direction also .... it was the TAMPA DC-8-73F. All just reminders (to me) that wherever we are aloft we're definitely not alone. Mark C AKL/NZ |
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Post by Falcon on Jul 31, 2017 18:58:22 GMT
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Jul 31, 2017 20:34:22 GMT
East .... from west (LAX/MIA) .... then back to home # 2 down south (BOG) for around 3 months Denny.
But I've 10 days in MIA this time.
Mark C
AKL/NZ
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Post by Mike Monce - HJG on Jul 31, 2017 21:00:55 GMT
10 days in MIA?? darn! Only one daughter now in Florida (Deland) which is near Daytona. So no plans for a trip to FL until October to see her. Our schedules never seem to coincide.   Mike |
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Post by Falcon on Aug 1, 2017 18:04:18 GMT
Hey Mark, is BOG far enough south of the equator for it to not be untolerable hot!? MIA in August, pushing it my friend. stay cool!
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Aug 1, 2017 20:18:44 GMT
The city of Bogota DC is located at roughly 3* degrees North (or thereabouts) .... but ... is also situated on a high altitude alpine plateau (between the Cordillera Oriente and Cordillera Occidente branches of the Andes Cordillera .... at between 8,000 to 10,000 FT or so depending where one happens to be .... airport elevation for Aeropuerto El Dorado International de Bogota is 8,361 FT) .... so .... despite the cities equatorial location its high altitude (subtract roughly 2*C for every 1,000 FT of altitude gain) results in "a very pleasant/mild" ambient air temperature all year round. It's only when you leave Bogota and start going downhill .... to places like Anapoima (less than 2 hours drive downhill from Bogota and towards to the South) that the air temperature "really starts to warm up quickly and noticeably" with altitude reduction. I'm not looking forward to the MIA/FL warmth .... believe you me .... especially walking out of NZ's 12*C at this time of year  Mark C AKL/NZ |
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Post by Falcon on Aug 2, 2017 14:46:26 GMT
Forgot you are in winter there. Safe travels my friend. Wish I was in MIA when you are....NO I don't! Couldn't take the humidity and heat. Stay safe.
Denny
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