Nova Episode Inspires Sim Flight

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I recommend checking out the most recent episode of Nova on PBS (in the
USA). They cover the historic 1909 flight of a French pilot crossing the
English Channel. Quite interesting show (as always). Maybe your local
station will carry it later this week if they haven't already played it.

Anyway, I was inspired to try my own FS2004 crossing. I took the Curtiss
Jenny (this is the closest aircraft, technologically, in FS to the 1909
Blériot XI used in the real flight). It was a pleasant trip from
Calais-Dunkirque (LFAC) to whatever the closest English airport is (I forget
the name); even got to buzz a cruise ship. (Though I didn't notice any
chalk cliffs of Dover).

 

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"Matt B." <sawdust100@charter.net> wrote in message
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> I recommend checking out the most recent episode of Nova on PBS (in the
> USA). They cover the historic 1909 flight of a French pilot crossing the
> English Channel. Quite interesting show (as always). Maybe your local
> station will carry it later this week if they haven't already played it.
>
> Anyway, I was inspired to try my own FS2004 crossing. I took the Curtiss
> Jenny (this is the closest aircraft, technologically, in FS to the 1909
> Blériot XI used in the real flight). It was a pleasant trip from
> Calais-Dunkirque (LFAC) to whatever the closest English airport is (I
forget
> the name); even got to buzz a cruise ship. (Though I didn't notice any
> chalk cliffs of Dover).

Oh, and here's the website:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bleriot/

 

[Bob]

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Matt B. wrote:

> "Matt B." <sawdust100@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:XASSd.19989$aX7.7913@fe06.lga...
>
>>I recommend checking out the most recent episode of Nova on PBS (in the
>>USA). They cover the historic 1909 flight of a French pilot crossing the
>>English Channel. Quite interesting show (as always). Maybe your local
>>station will carry it later this week if they haven't already played it.
>>
>>Anyway, I was inspired to try my own FS2004 crossing. I took the Curtiss
>>Jenny (this is the closest aircraft, technologically, in FS to the 1909
>>Blériot XI used in the real flight). It was a pleasant trip from
>>Calais-Dunkirque (LFAC) to whatever the closest English airport is (I
>
> forget
>
>>the name); even got to buzz a cruise ship. (Though I didn't notice any
>>chalk cliffs of Dover).
>
>
> Oh, and here's the website:
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bleriot/
>
>


Found this at AVSIM

Category: Flight Simulator 2002 - Original Aircraft 1909 Bleriot XI

blerxi.zip


Here the oldest small airfield EBZH LOCATED IN Belgium near Hasselt

ebzh_kiewit.zip

Didn't check Flightsim

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boB

U.S. Army Aviation (retired)
Central Texas - 5NM West of Gray Army Airfield (KGRK)

 

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"boB" <akitaREMOVECAPS77@excite.Icom> wrote in message
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> > "Matt B." <sawdust100@charter.net> wrote in message
> > news:XASSd.19989$aX7.7913@fe06.lga...
> >
> >>I recommend checking out the most recent episode of Nova on PBS (in the
> >>USA). They cover the historic 1909 flight of a French pilot crossing
the
> >>English Channel.
> > Oh, and here's the website:
> > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bleriot/

> Found this at AVSIM
>
> Category: Flight Simulator 2002 - Original Aircraft 1909 Bleriot XI

Cool, I'll have to try it. Even though I think that FS2002 planes won't
work well in FS2004 (?), at least I can look at it.