That was very enjoable, from Fairoaks to Fenlands, via OCK, then Rochester and Earls Colne, to keep out of controlled airspace. The first bit had to be below 800', which made it busy! To get to the point(s), both of these small fields are worth having. On the way I detoured to Cambridge, since I found the tow fields whilst downloading the three Cambridge Autogen sets. It's a pleasant surprise to find AG has little impact on FSX, though today's clouds and Heathrow area AI definitely do. The Cambridge AG fits excellently with the GenX scenery, including some of the college buildings and lots of rural and urban housing, as well as trees.
The only fly in the ointment was the wind effect. At Fenland I needed the lenghth of rwy 18, which was going to result in a 24 kts crosswind. On finals it really looked good, with the runway nicely aligned.......in the left hand monitor of the THTG setup. I was all hyped up to kich it straight at touchdown, only to find the displayed crosswind just wasn't being felt below about 500'. Is this something controlled by FSUIPC?
Gerry Winskill Gerry Winskill wrote:
Whilst looking to add the FS9 Autogen for the Cambridge area, I spotted two other recent offerings. The VFR Addons site has two new fields, Fairoaks and Fenlands. I've installed them and am about to do a few circuits, having declined SWMBO's offer to go shopping in Douglas with her. It would only cramp her style. More important she needs top get out more. It's the only way I can stop her unpacking her packed suitcase to check sh'e covered if it happens to be snowing in the tropics!BTW, Tony Meredith is currently part way through Colerne, where his multi flatten approach has already created some superbly natural undulations to eliminate all plateaux, but felt he needed to leave it for a day, for a change. The change has been to make a start on Leeds Bradford, so IVAO traffic might build up there when he's issued it.Gerry Winskill
