For those of you who don’t know me well…and even some who do…I am a HUGE fan of Flight Simulators. Four days ago I decided it was time to do something I had always thought about doing, but never really pursued. Take a round the world tour in Microsoft’s Flight Simulator X (FSX). So, with a fresh install of FSX, a new joystick (Logitech Extreme 3D Pro) and other miscellaneous pre-flight tasks, I took to the skies. Starting this Blog was an afterthought and therefore the first few flights of my journey won’t be recorded here in standard fashion. I will, however, list their basic details to have a complete record of travel:
August 15, 2011
Flight Plan: Los Angeles Intl. to San Diego Intl.
Aircraft Make and Model: Cessna 172S Skyhawk
Tail Number: N17284
Total Flying Hours: 0.8
August 16, 2011
Flight Plan: San Diego Intl. to Phoenix Sky Harbor
Aircraft Make and Model: Cessna 172S Skyhawk
Tail Number: N17284
Total Flying Hours: 4.5
August 17, 2011
Flight Plan: Phoenix Sky Harbor to Dallas-Ft. Worth Intl.
Aircraft Make and Model: Cessna 172S Skyhawk
Tail Number: N17284
Total Flying Hours: 4
August 24, 2011
Flight Plan: Dallas-Ft. Worth Intl. to Adams (Little Rock, AR)
Aircraft Make and Model: Cessna 172S Skyhawk
Tail Number: N17284
Total Flying Hours: 3.3
Today I flew from Adams to Fortman (St. Mary’s, OH)…I’ll blog about that one later this evening.
Well, I hope this is entertaining for some of you…I know it certainly is good entertainment for me, and maybe it will encourage a few of you to join the Flight Sim rage. Comments and questions are always welcome.
-Frankie
