Virtual Cessna 185F C-GNWA on final for Roberts Lake (CRL8) in Ontario
This virtual Cessna 185F is seen here on final for Roberts Lake (CRL8) in Ontario. Due to the prevailing wind at the time of flight, I had to do the approach overflying the Parry Sound (CNK4) airport runway. Real weather was downloaded through internet.
As you can see, there was some bad weather near the airport. Considering that nightime was coming, it was the last flight of the evening.
C-GNWA belongs to the North-Wrights Airways Ltd company, based in Norman Wells, Northwest Territories. This particular Cessna 185F was built in 1977.
The flight simulation platform used to do the flight was FSX. The virtual clouds are a combination of REX (Texture Direct with Soft Clouds) and Cumulus X. The screen capture was slightly edited using an image editing software in order to optimize the contrasts and brightness.
Vlad Maly, who died in 2016, was the creator of this virtual scenery combining Parry Sound and Roberts Lake. It is sold by Orbx.
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C182T airborne from the Parry Sound airport in Ontario, Canada.
In order to celebrate autumnal colors, here is a screen capture of an A2A Simulations C182T Skylane airborne from the Parry Sound (CNK4) airport in Ontario, Canada.
The airport was created by Vlad Maly, for ORBX. FSGRW was the weather engine used to follow the actual weather around Georgian Bay. REX Texture Direct was used for the cloud textures.
The screen capture of this virtual flight was slightly retouched by means of a photo software in order to add a bit more intensity to the autumnal scene.
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The link is finally cut between the plane and the DG-808S glider (fsx)
In the « flight simulation » section, under « challenging virtual flights », you will soon find screen captures representing the DG-808S glider built by DG Flugzeugbau. The flight departed from the Parry Sound airport (CNK4) in Ontario. The scenery has been created by Vlad Maly, from ORBX.
A DG-808S glider in flight with birds (fsx)
The command CTRL+SHFT+Y will allow an aircraft to appear and a cable to be installed between the aircraft and the glider. It is more demanding to do gliding operations in the Parry Sound region because if the pilot gets far enough from the airport, he leaves behing many options to help him land easily in case of difficulties. There are not many fields or roads. There are mostly lakes and forests. The view is interesting, but you fly with the feeling that there is really no plan B. If the glider must go down, chances are it will find itself either in water or on the top of trees.
Glider DG-808S turning base for the Parry Sound airport (fsx)
Glider DG-808S over Robert’s Lake (fsx)
The DG-808S can reach a speed up to 146 kT and has a gliding ratio of 5o :1. It is a high performance glider. It can carry up to 343 pounds of water to be used as ballast. In real life, the pilot uses the necessary amount of water according to the prevailing weather conditions. If there are weak thermals, the glider will easily operate without water. If there are strong thermals, it carries the maximum amount of water in its wings to add sufficient weight.
DG-808S sailplane on short final for runway 35 in Parry Sound (fsx)
Glider DG-808S over threshold 35 Parry Sound (fsx)
The flight was made using CumulusX and FSX. On final for runway 35, you will have the opportunity to fly at low altitude over Robert’s Lake and admire all the small details created to make the scenery more realistic.
A DG-808S sailplane and the Canadian flag in Parry Sound, Ontario (fsx)
End of a DG-808S glider flight in Parry Sound, Ontario (fsx)
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