170th X-Plane.org fly-in (Tajikistan) - page 9


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Heading past the airport... ...to turn the plane around for an approach to runway 34 Will be coming in from off to the side, but the tricky landing is nothing compared to getting here in the first place!
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As you may notice, I've disabled pixel shaders while I fly the approach... I'd rather not have framerates below 19 during this turn, I've tried that at Kai Tak and it can be nerve-wracking
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Flaring... ...and touching down
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Clear active UT1C
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Lucifer arrives at Khorog as well... ...and lands just as I'm parking the plane on the only taxiway we have here Another view of Lucifer's landing
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Shutting down
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Ready for the return flight to Dushanbe 10 minutes later Starting to taxi
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The takeoff from Khorog OK, here's a bit of pixel shader eye candy now that I'm safely airborne
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Heading north after using the nearby valley to circle around



Last updated: 2/23/08