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RobertVA Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 2. "RE: ANNOUNCEMENT - VPC Flight Rally..." 10-29-02, 18:37z  I did a little testing: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Pro While on field surrounding terrain appeared nearly flat and at approximately same level as the field (more on this later). Found the rock 12.5 miles from field on bearing 149. Rock wasn't visable from field, but became visable a couple of miles from the field. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Pro With "Goto Airport" did not find AYE. Discovered airport is listed as YAYE. Terrain surrounding field seems to be hundreds of feet higher requiring ground skimming final approach to both ends of runway. Saw no indication of the rock. Even if the rock had been modeled (doubtfull) the terrain is so high it might be "buried". Rock location checked useing GPS range and bearing from FS 2002. Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Couldn't find airport listed useing search by location or either code (AYE or YAYE). Positioned aircraft to Lat/Long position of rock (from MSFS 2002), but could only see flat arrid looking plain. Scenery probably flat synthetic tiles. TRI Fly!II Field in a depression resembling the one in MSFS 2000 Pro. Compounding problem an "invisable" slope supports aircraft above runway end when flight set to start at field. After failing to find rock at GPS range and bearing obtained in MSFS 2002 returned to "land", complete with tire smoke, on invisable slope well above runway and descended to visable runway surface during rollout. Note that, while it makes little difference in a nearly flat dessert, Fly!II texture edges are much better concealed than those in Fly! (and Fly!2K) and coastlines outside detailed cities have a much more realistic appearance. TRI Fly!(and Fly!2K) Terrain surrounding field nearly level. Flew to location of rock obtained in MSFS 2002 but no rock visable, Note that TRI made no claims of anything other than generic textures over a low resolution mesh outside a limited number of "detailed cities" in either version of Fly!. (exclamation point part of application title) Encarta 2001 Atlas shows Ayer's Rock / Uluru in same area as shown in MSFS 2002. In simulator position is S 25° 21.42' / E 131° 4.72' Robert Near KORF Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      ANNOUNCEMENT - VPC Flight Rally #10    James       10-27-02              RE: ANNOUNCEMENT - VPC Flight Rally...    TD       10-28-02       1         RE: ANNOUNCEMENT - VPC Flight Rally...    RobertVA       10-29-02       2            RE: ANNOUNCEMENT - VPC Flight Rally...    James       10-29-02       3         RE: ANNOUNCEMENT - VPC Flight Rally...    andor       10-30-02       4            RE: ANNOUNCEMENT - VPC Flight Rally...    Vulcan       10-31-02       5            RE: ANNOUNCEMENT - VPC Flight Rally...    James       10-31-02       6                 RE: ANNOUNCEMENT - VPC Flight Rally...    andor       11-02-02       8                      RE: ANNOUNCEMENT - VPC Flight Rally...    James       11-02-02       9            More about Uluru and Mount Olga    RobertVA       11-04-02       10                 RE: More about Uluru and Mount Olga    andrewluck       11-06-02       11                      RE: More about Uluru and Mount Olga    James       11-07-02       12                           RE: More about Uluru and Mount Olga    andrewluck       11-08-02       13         RE: ANNOUNCEMENT - VPC Flight Rally...    Emile       11-01-02       7         RE: ANNOUNCEMENT - VPC Flight Rally...    Emile       11-11-02       14            RE: ANNOUNCEMENT - VPC Flight Rally...    James       11-11-02       15

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