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Old February 25th 04, 07:09 PM
Dylan Smith
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In article KhW_b.10612$AL.268999@attbi_s03, Jay Honeck wrote:
I was fortunate enough to fly into Meigs several times, and it was memorable
each time. After having flown that final approach to RWY 36 countless times
in "Flight Simulator," it felt curiously familiar -- in a surreal way -- to
be sliding down that glideslope "for real" to a gentle touchdown on that
beautiful peninsula.


I've done them both too.

Except in real life the framerate doesn't drop to 5 fps as you turn
towards the skyscrapers...

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Old February 26th 04, 04:42 PM
Andrew Gideon
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Dylan Smith wrote:

Except in real life the framerate doesn't drop to 5 fps as you turn
towards the skyscrapers...


Sadly, there's no way for me to be sure of this.

- Andrew

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