The things you see whilst flying.
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The things you see whilst flying.
Whilst flying along the South coast of the U.K I spied this strange figure in Orbx U.K. scenery -
. The aircraft is the FS9/FSX Trago Mills SAH-1 Sprint trainer as modelled by me in 2015 (FlightSim.com).
A surprise object appeared below, it's the Chalk Man of Wilmington, approx 6 miles N.W. of Eastbourne . It's carved out of the chalk hillside and is 200ft tall. He's holding two staves, originally a hoe & rake. Its age is disputed, being either 3000 yrs old (!) or (more likely) 16th centuary.
Cheer s
Dave M(oly)
. The aircraft is the FS9/FSX Trago Mills SAH-1 Sprint trainer as modelled by me in 2015 (FlightSim.com).
A surprise object appeared below, it's the Chalk Man of Wilmington, approx 6 miles N.W. of Eastbourne . It's carved out of the chalk hillside and is 200ft tall. He's holding two staves, originally a hoe & rake. Its age is disputed, being either 3000 yrs old (!) or (more likely) 16th centuary.
Cheer s
Dave M(oly)
Re: The things you see whilst flying.
Great screen capture, Dave. I remember seeing pictures of the Chalk Man as a youngster, been to Eastbourne but I remember seeing the Chalk Man. Thanks for sharing!
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Well, well, I saw the chalk horse when I was young, but not this man. Thanks Dave!
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Thanks folks. There is another chalk man about 200ft tall at Cerne Abbas. Although being very upstanding in the community, he's not really suitable for publication in a 'family' web site.
Cheers
Dave M(oly)
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Dave M(oly)
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I read in my latest issue of The Fortean Times that the Cerne Abbas Giant has had a recent 'clean up' to return him to his former glory!
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I hope they didn't use a wire brush
Cheers
Dave M(oly)
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I recently tried out the Just Flight southern UK scenery for P3DV4 and compared to ORBX it looks washed out, reminded me of FS9.
The reason I tried it is because ORBX England regularly pauses during flights. Anyone else get this?
Nev
The reason I tried it is because ORBX England regularly pauses during flights. Anyone else get this?
Nev
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Yes, I read that too! Great magazine, a must buy every month.
Kevin
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Kevin Farnell wrote: ↑01 Nov 2019, 23:20Yes, I read that too! Great magazine, a must buy every month.
Kevin