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Post by xr6turbo1 on Jun 16, 2007 14:01:01 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 16, 2007 14:30:47 GMT 12
It really is startling how real they have made it, very nice to see.
How far does it go? I wonder if it has the WWII hangar at Fairhall which is apparently still there, and if you can go as far as Renwick and The Delta? If so, can we see some shots please?
And can you go real low and get the Renwick Pie shop please. I want to see if it's open now, it wasn't when I took Corsair67, Asterix and Parrotfish there. They still don't believe me how good the Renwick pies are. :-)
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Post by xr6turbo1 on Jun 16, 2007 14:49:06 GMT 12
Here is a bit more. No Pie shop but I dont think the Renwick Pies are that great, too much gravy  Cant see the Delta and the approcah to WB show Renwick on the left. The other airport is Picton    |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 16, 2007 15:19:42 GMT 12
The pies never used to be sloppy in my day. Damn.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jun 16, 2007 15:55:29 GMT 12
Those shots of WB and OM are pretty good, even the grass has been mowed.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 16, 2007 19:08:08 GMT 12
Gavin, out of interest, are you able to set different weather and time of day with this programme?
Is that the Picton airport on the right of the Edwin Fox building?
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Post by xr6turbo1 on Jun 16, 2007 19:18:28 GMT 12
Gavin, out of interest, are you able to set different weather and time of day with this programme? Is that the Picton airport on the right of the Edwin Fox building? Yes, you can play wth the weather and can even have real time weather downloaded from the internet and I was flying in conditions earlier that were exactly what was happening out side but its not always 100% accurate. You can down load winds at altitude as well. Yip that is where the Float Plane parks next to the Edwin Fox. |
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Post by beagle on Jun 16, 2007 19:24:35 GMT 12
Renwick Bakery used to make pies called large aromas, which were steak and a wee bit of vegie, or mince and vegies, very flakey pastry. I remember they were very well recieved at the joe wagon.
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Post by lumpy on Jun 16, 2007 19:25:16 GMT 12
Hey Dave , just had a look on google earth for the hangar you keep mentioning at Fairhall . Its at 41degrees 31' 21.59" S , 173degrees 51' 27.63" E . And no, there is no airport at picton ( except the harbour for the float plane ) the picton airport is at Koromiko - and is the last shot .
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Post by beagle on Jun 16, 2007 19:25:33 GMT 12
oh Gav, can ya go over Bary St in Springlands, I want to see how my old house is looking.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 16, 2007 20:09:45 GMT 12
Thanks Lumpy. I don't have Google Earth - apparently it will take about three days download time with my slow net connection! Is there any chance of someone posting the photo please?
Beagle, your last post cracked me up.
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Post by xr6turbo1 on Jun 16, 2007 20:30:57 GMT 12
The power poles are quite hard on the simulator as I just found out!!!  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 16, 2007 20:36:57 GMT 12
Ooh, nasty! ;D
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Post by beagle on Jun 16, 2007 20:40:02 GMT 12
at least it is cheaper than doing it for real.
Dave, I did have google earth but tried updating it but a bug got in or something and I cannot reload it at all so i use google maps which is more or less the same. Real fast.
Then again I have broadband at 7.6 meg
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Post by xr6turbo1 on Jun 16, 2007 21:32:50 GMT 12
Yip, cheaper than doing it for real alright. The red phone has just gone off so I off out for a few jars, bit late for me to start out (Man Im getting old) but it has to be done, so have a good night and I will leave you with this shot of an SE5 over the AHC It wasnt long ago that this was all but a dream  |
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Post by lumpy on Jun 16, 2007 21:47:03 GMT 12
Sorry Dave , I dont know how to do the photo thing - but Im sure someone else will ( the hangar is the big building with the curved roof :-) ) . That power pole looks nasty Gav , how come I can count 3 engines ? :-)
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 16, 2007 22:37:07 GMT 12
The famous Pfalz Trimotor... ;D
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Post by p40fanatic on Jun 16, 2007 23:10:50 GMT 12
That's amazing! Robin really has outdone himself - that looks like Marty Nicoll's car outside the Antique Aeroworks hangar! WOW! I'm really looking forward to receiving my copy! Had it on preorder for the better part of the past three months...sadly it's being delivered to Wanganui....  Dave, I think you'll find that's a *Fokker* Trimotor, the famed D.VII.VII.VII.  That's kinda funky Gav, how'd you manage that? |
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Post by xr6turbo1 on Jun 17, 2007 7:27:08 GMT 12
Im not sure why it shows three engines but thought it looked cool Not only is that Martys car, you can also just see the rear end of Stuart Tantrums 4x4 parked in the hangar |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 17, 2007 15:36:58 GMT 12
I didn't see GMO's neat little Alfa sportscar outside the AHC though. Must be his day off.
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That's kinda funky Gav, how'd you manage that?