Classic British Flight Sim

Thanks Leif (and also my apologies for taking this thread on a tangent - I'll bring it back, I promise).

Anyway, I saw "Ponderosa" and thought Bonanza, but wanted to be sure as I have never really known how popular the show was over there, but as "ponderosa" has other sources in "Wild West" lore, I didn't want to limit to that one connection.

There is a spot out in Denver, the appropriately named "EE" (aka - Echo, Echo [echo, echo, etc]) because the only way to access it was via the taxiway. Had to refuel the Antonov 124 out there one day. Was a real pain since we had to have airport ops escort us 4 times each (took 60,000 gallons that day for a non-stop back to Moscow - 4 trips each for the 10K truck and a 5K truck) across the ramp. It was up there because the Colorado ANG had taken over the Cargo De-Ice pad while the runway at Buckley AFB was being repaved.

Back on topic - I like the paint schemes on those IL-18s. The plane's always been one that interests me because it did something the L-188 never really did - get produced in numbers with a long service life.

DispatchDragon wrote: Ben will bear me out - when you were working aircraft down there you felt like you were the back of beyond....the only things close were the fire station and the old Spittlesea Sanitorium west of MacAlpines (nee Signature) hangar. could get really lonely out there at 0200.

Leif

Sorry for the threadjack....

In more recent years it has simple been referred to as 'The Pond' purely for the fact the it need resurfacing and parking heavy liners on it over the years (767's & Tristars etc) has caused the surface to sink into the ground...therefore having a tendency to flood these days. Like most of the airfield, most of the taxiways and stands need resurface work badly and better drainage facilities put into place.

Rgds

Ben

Another WIP. I may have to adjust the alpha channel a bit more, I'm just not getting that "Soviet" paint feel with the default Alpha's.