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Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-0948 Bruno on January 05, 2009, 07:04:09 pm
Guys (And girls if any there),

let's use this topic to post our photos!

Regards and good luck for the event!
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 05, 2009, 10:35:07 pm
Any size limitations?
1280x1024, and I can post a dozen in a minute...
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 05, 2009, 11:32:35 pm
I have "Imageshacked" all 17 pictures I took. Here's one preview of Christophe Moutot (EHM-1945) in the background, about to touch down at DAUT.

(http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/8978/image16bb6.th.jpg) (http://img243.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image16bb6.jpg)

If it's OK with Bruno, I would like to post all pictures without resizing them, because clicking through the thumbnails gets boring after two pictures. But as that's a matter of available bandwidth (or not available), I leave it up to MT to decide on that.
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-1945 Christophe on January 06, 2009, 07:39:54 am
Nice One Eric,

Thank you for sharing this pics !

Thank you again to all pilots who were waiting for my landing, having started one hour later than you guys.

See you next for the next leg

Cheers
Kristoff
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-0948 Bruno on January 06, 2009, 03:06:32 pm
Eric-Jan, on imageshack you can resize the image, when you are on the screen to choose the image to upload.
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 06, 2009, 03:22:23 pm
Mmmm... I have them on Imageshack in 1280x1024 already...

But I have some spare time tonight, so I'll get to work on it then. Largest pictures I see in other threads are 800x600 max.
I assume that's the limit, not only for the screenshots page, but also for forum posts?
You won't be able to see Christophe behid his cockpit window, though ;)

Sorry for all the text. Expect some pictures later this evening!

Ciao,
Eric-Jan
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-0948 Bruno on January 06, 2009, 04:56:19 pm
Ok mate,

I also have 8 images to post. Will post them tonight.
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 06, 2009, 07:14:17 pm
Finally some pictures from my side, instead of all words:


First of all: the route for the entire event:
(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3554/routecnv2iv1.jpg)
(made it as one big route DAOO-FACT with nearby navaids instead of airports as waypoints)


Pushback at DAOO, Bruno taking off in the background. Clock re-set to 07:45 for daylight ;)
(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/370/image1ef9.jpg)
(FSX+PMDG+REX at their finest ;))

lined up and rdy for dep rwy25
(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2082/image2sp1.jpg)

SID 52 (which nobody else used...) takes you back over DAOO
(http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2029/image3vi3.jpg)

Climbing out over the clouds, one last look at the Mediteranian
(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4147/image4do1.jpg)

established and maintaining FL190
(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2981/image5ry7.jpg)

Those are the last veggies, next the desert
(http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5065/image6nr9.jpg)

One more, just because I love the paint
(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4589/image9ed7.jpg)

If you cannot read it from the picture:
Top to bottom
EHM-1945 Christophe Moutot (just out of DAOO)
EHM-2387 (yours truely)
EHM-2168 José Vaz (Trying to beat Bruno to it)
EHM-0948 (Bruno taking the shortest route: DCT)
EHM-0301 (? I cannot identify this one...)
(http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/7962/image10pj5.jpg)

When I arived at DAUT, Bruno and José were parked at the apron already...
(http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2597/image12kj0.jpg)

... They suggested we would wait a bit for Christophe, 'cause he was getting near already
(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/675/image15yl2.jpg)

Christophe about to touch down behind me
(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/6895/image16lf7.jpg)

Translation: "EHM948> *click* photo taken". You can say that again, Bruno, Haha, me too!
(http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/236/image18ow0.jpg)

After some pleasant conversation about beer and temperatures, it was time for good-byes.
One last look out the cockpit window; "EHM1945> See you, and thank you. Have a nice night all"
(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7568/image19ez8.jpg)

I hope you enjoyed the show, and this leg of the event. Can't wait for leg 2.

Happy landings!
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 07, 2009, 10:57:26 pm
For those who want a higher resolution (and have an IVAO account):
http://forum.ivao.aero/index.php/topic,97240.0.html

I placed the pictures in original size in a thread on IVAO forum.

Greetz,
Eric-Jan
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-0948 Bruno on January 11, 2009, 01:21:20 am
My images finally! First leg.


Welcome to the Croisiere Noire Event! The pilots are anxious to start it ;D
(http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1364/welcometoafricalb8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Starting taxiing, was in a hurry because didn't had much time for the fly-in ...
(http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1380/taxiingrp4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

I like a lot this texture. Thank you Evan, our new Fleet Manager, you're great mate!
(http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/1937/taxiing2rz8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Climbing to FL190 ... fast!
(http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/4017/climbingzu1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

.. and looking at the windows sometimes... Africa just have that magic ...
(http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4227/windowtu4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

After making a visual approach and land, on gates.
(http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/1887/ongateshb0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

And, finally, 2 family photos with our friends!
(http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/4500/familyphotoij1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/7535/withtheguyszs8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

And that's all! Will post more photos for the second leg tomorrow!
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 11, 2009, 10:51:49 pm
Great shots, Bruno!

And nice to see myself in two of them :>
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 12, 2009, 07:49:04 am
I started a picture diary at
http://forum.ivao.aero/index.php/topic,97693.0.html
with my leg 2 to start with.
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-0948 Bruno on January 12, 2009, 11:55:31 pm
Hi Eric,

I just checked it and it looks fine! I think you can reduce the image size a bit, you can use imageshack for that.

Regards and keep posting here too!
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 13, 2009, 09:18:31 am
Hi all, the same storie goes here, but with somewhat reduced size pictures:

Climbing out of DAUT on a hazy afternoon
(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2898/image1gt3.jpg)

Some nice clouds around
(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/9582/image2nf6.jpg)

climbing out through the lower cloud layer
(http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4365/image3md3.jpg)

The last of the clouds...
(http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/7400/image4aw5.jpg)
After this initial climb, it became more or less cloudless for the remainder of the journey

Overflying DAUA...
(http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2641/image5uz3.jpg)

to turn slightly left along J63 all the way to DATM
(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/9920/image6hx8.jpg)

From there on a 1 1/2 hr long straight to DATM. Not much more to do than look out the window at that big sandbox.
(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/9431/image7yf6.jpg)

The most dynamic thing in this picture: the fuel gauge on the left. See it moving towards zero? *Yawn*
(http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8728/image8xz4.jpg)

Descending through FL100 for alt5000
(http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7485/image9np1.jpg)

Finally: DATM in sight!
(http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5854/image10je5.jpg)

Right hdg260 for a teardrop turn and visual approach rwy08
(http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9371/image11mr9.jpg)

Not a perfect path, but good enough to get me on the ground in a controlled manner ;)
(http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/7553/image14gf7.jpg)

Must say that a visual approach in a desert is much more tricky than in a more contrast rich environment. Difficult to estimate your height. This time at least I had my shadowas a reference.
After a smooth touchdown, runway vacated.
(http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2618/image13zj1.jpg)
Notice the tower? It's a trailer with a tower room sitting on top!

I have to admit that after leg 1, this leg was a bit of an uneventful journey. Flying all alone, even without anybody on unicom, through the desert with a view that remains prety much the same all the way. Well, leg 3 will take us to Gao, Mali, which is next to a river (the river Niger), so I expect to see some green around there.

I plan to fly leg 3 on Tuesday January 13th, at around 19:00(Z). Pictures will follow soon after that.

Please feel free to add your own event pictures if you have any!

C.U. after leg 3!
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-1442 Luis on January 13, 2009, 04:42:51 pm
Hi ,

Leg02 - DAUT - DATM

Foggy weather
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/Filipe974/EHM_CN/CN_Leg02_03.jpg)

At DATM near the caravan that with traffic it is a control tower, no traffic it is a bar....
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/Filipe974/EHM_CN/CN_Leg02_09.jpg)

Trevor having dinner in the cockpit(bought it in the caravan).
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/Filipe974/EHM_CN/CN_Leg02_10.jpg)

Leg03 DATM, Algeria GAGO, Mali

Leaving DATM
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/Filipe974/EHM_CN/CN_Leg03_01.jpg)

Sand, sand and more sand
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/Filipe974/EHM_CN/CN_Leg03_02.jpg)

Final approach at GAGO
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/Filipe974/EHM_CN/CN_Leg03_03.jpg)

Cheers
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 13, 2009, 11:51:15 pm
Nice, Louis! And thanks for sharing them.

For me, leg 03/15 from DATM (Bordj Mokhtar, Algeria) to GOGA (Gao, Mali) started a little later than I had planned; 19:45(Z) instead of 19:00(Z) because of RL priorities.

Climbing out of DATM for int MOKAT.
(http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7779/image1jn3.jpg)
Just as I was airborne (about 10 sec after this pic) Trevor came on line at DATM, and said hello. Nice!

Three more EHM guys (the light blue dots) joined Trevor even before I reached MOKAT
(http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5194/image2he3.jpg)

Along the way, some other IVAO traffic in opposite direction
(http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/350/image5ary1.jpg)
(OSE101 DIAP-LIRF on UG859)

TCAS says there is another one up there, but I don't have a visual
(http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/9323/image10hi9.jpg)
(KLM590 DGAA-EHAM on UG859)

While we're looking up; nice vail of clouds
(http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1343/image12xc7.jpg)

A close-up, because I always got to gaze at this paintwork a bit during cruise. Focus is this time on the exhaust streaks. Evan Kirou, you're my hero :D
(http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/7675/image8lf1.jpg)

Ah, now there's the river Niger already!
(http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/3638/image13ay6.jpg)

That means time to start descend, and prep the approach! I choose the VOR rwy07 aproach
(http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/2310/image9acf3.jpg)

"Officer, I swear I didn't touch that beer yet!" (Things are getting a bit out of focus here...)
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/2028/image14vv1.jpg)

"I just knew I shouldn't have eaten those mushrooms :~p"
(http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7752/image15pj5.jpg)

Lucky for me, they left the runway where it is suposed to be. Nice black PAPI
(http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/9426/image16xs7.jpg)
I'll just go park on one of those green blobs on the left, I guess...

My fellow EHMmers are approaching GAGO too, but I simply don't see anything outside. And my cockpit won't even allow for an instrument landing...
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/728/image18ajl4.jpg)
So I'll just call it a day, and hope my GFX problem solves itself overnight.
Will have a look at it tomorrow.

By the way: despite the GFX "challenge", I managed a 0-penalty PP flight today! It's my second one in 15 flights... Only 6427 penalty points to be removed for a flat 0... Woahhh, just as I checked if I remembered that number correctly from my PIREP, I see that EHM has introduced a new rating system, and I am at 485 points = 3rd place overall. I made it to the front page all of a sudden. Curious about the new calculation; I see only positive numbers.

Well, that's it for today. Lucky for me I have until next Tuesday (max.) to fly leg 04/15 GAGO - DNSO (Sokoto, Nigeria). I hope I have that GFX thing solved well before that.

C.U. then and there. Happy landings, and wait for the three greens!
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on January 15, 2009, 06:31:53 am
My GFX problem seems to be a killer. Literally.
I can now only fly for about 10 minutes, the my PC freezes. I cannot even CTRL-ALT-DEL my way out of it. I have to do a hard reset (power button > 5 sec) to get a restart. But then I can work normally, only FSX kills my PC after 10 mins. each time. Tried it 4 times yesterday evening, all with the same result.
So tonight I'll go try de-install some stuff I recently installed for FSX, and maybe even REX (... :( ) and see what happens then.
So probably I won't be flying leg 04/15 next Friday. I hope to be able to do so before next Tuesday...

Keep you posted!
Eric-Jan
Title: Croisiere Noir Event
Post by: EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on February 01, 2009, 08:07:17 pm
After yet another FSX crash (not an airplane crash) I made a second attempt at FEFF - FZIA. This time, I had the honour of flying with Louis.
Louis was flying under UN flag:
(http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4959/2009feb1039sr0.jpg)

More pictures to follow shortly, so stay in touch!