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====Searching Wizard Island trip==== | ====Searching Wizard Island trip==== | ||
[The explanations in italics might be best made slightly greyer or something to distinguish them from the main text..] | |||
Wow, what a ride | Wow, what a ride | ||
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I'm glad I survived this.... but read yourself: | I'm glad I survived this.... but read yourself: | ||
I just tried the [[Suggested Flights#Searching%20Wizard%20Island|Searching Wizard Island trip]] from the suggested flights page. I used live METAR with the Advanced Weather engine. [''See past posts on [https://www.flightgear.org/tours/advanced-weather-v1-4-in-flightgear-2-6/ Advanced Weather] (2012), [https://www.flightgear.org/tours/the-art-of-cloud-and-weather-rendering/ rendering of weather] | I just tried the [[Suggested Flights#Searching%20Wizard%20Island|Searching Wizard Island trip]] from the suggested flights page. I used live METAR with the Advanced Weather engine. [''See past posts on [https://www.flightgear.org/tours/advanced-weather-v1-4-in-flightgear-2-6/ Advanced Weather] (2012), [https://www.flightgear.org/tours/the-art-of-cloud-and-weather-rendering/ rendering of weather] (2013), and [https://www.flightgear.org/tours/the-magic-of-light-and-haze/ atmospheric scattering] (2014) for some details of FlightGear's terrain driven weather simulation and rendering of visual cues''] The weather was a little turbulent at times with lots of clouds forming at about 8000 ft, but otherwise fine and only slow winds. A little chilly maybe, but more to that soon. | ||
The entire trip took about 50 minutes. After the pre-flight inspection, I started with my Cessna 182S and all was nice. The woods are really impressive and that's really a nice (but remote) place. | The entire trip took about 50 minutes. After the pre-flight inspection, I started with my Cessna 182S and all was nice. The woods are really impressive and that's really a nice (but remote) place. | ||
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I really needed the airport NOW. What did I know? I knew that the airfield is a grass strip and should be about 71 NM away from the VORTAC (thus about 10 NM from my position), and I flew about 80-90 knots (NM per hour), giving me roughly 5-8 minutes until I should be in the vicinity of the field. I also knew that I had wood everywhere, so I really need to take care not to get too close to the ground. I also knew the rough direction of the target since I tried to follow the radial closely until the point when the signal vanished - my conclusion was that the airfield must be somewhere in front of me, before the next far mountains, but nothing to see yet. | I really needed the airport NOW. What did I know? I knew that the airfield is a grass strip and should be about 71 NM away from the VORTAC (thus about 10 NM from my position), and I flew about 80-90 knots (NM per hour), giving me roughly 5-8 minutes until I should be in the vicinity of the field. I also knew that I had wood everywhere, so I really need to take care not to get too close to the ground. I also knew the rough direction of the target since I tried to follow the radial closely until the point when the signal vanished - my conclusion was that the airfield must be somewhere in front of me, before the next far mountains, but nothing to see yet. | ||
I kept my eyes simultaneously on the gauges to not overheat, or get a problem with the flight parameters, and also on the surroundings. Woods, everywhere woods. Suddenly (the 10 minutes were long over, at least in my feeling [clock told otherwise, | I kept my eyes simultaneously on the gauges to not overheat, or get a problem with the flight parameters, and also on the surroundings. Woods, everywhere woods. Suddenly (the 10 minutes were long over, at least in my feeling [clock told otherwise, though]) behind a hill - what is that? That looks like a clearing!? It is a clearing. Is that a road? Hmm, please let it be the airfield! Yes, its probably an airfield!!!! And - quickly recheck - the orientation looks good also! That must be it! | ||
[[File:Fgfs-20210212205212-wiz4.jpg|thumb|No Wizard to be found]] | [[File:Fgfs-20210212205212-wiz4.jpg|thumb|No Wizard to be found]] | ||