Mastodawn

Tatitlek PAKA → Merrill Field PAMR

After a solid wall of grey for the first half of the flight, the weather finally broke towards Anchorage. I got no clearance for Anchorage International in the small Cirrus, so I treated myself to a low pass over the city and put her down at Merrill Field.

#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Tatitlek #PAKA #Anchorage #MerillField #PAMR #Cirrus #CirrusSR22 #SR22

Flying 4d ago

Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith PACV → Tatitlek PAKA

A short leg flown by hand. No airplane is better suited for this than the good old Cessna 172, especially when the weather this good.

#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Mudhole #MerleKSmith #PACV #Tatitlek #PAKA #Cessna #Cessna172 #C172

PitCrew Jun 18

ICYMI: X-Plane Identity | Two-factor authentication now available

#FlightSim #Linux #LinuxGaming #OpenXR #PCGaming #VirtualReality #VR #Vulkan #XPlane

https://www.x-plane.com/2026/06/x-plane-identity-two-factor-authentication-now-available/

Flying Jun 17

Icy Bay 19AK → Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith PACV

Always following the Pacific coast, I continue heading north. The region is already quite rugged and sparsely populated. The airports here have to struggle with their own unique problems:

“Erratic winds. Moose may be on or near rwy. Large flocks of migratory birds in vicinity of airport during season.”

Happy Landing!

#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #IcyBay #19AK #Mudhole #MerleKSmith #PACV #Cirrus #CirrusSR22 #SR22

Flying Jun 12

Yakutat PAYA → Icy Bay 19AK

Continuing the glacier watching with a flight over the Malaspina Glacier: this ice mass covers an area of about 2,500 to 4,000 km² (depending on how you measure). This is three to four times the size of Berlin, Germany 😲

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaspina_Glacier

#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #Yakutat #PAYA #IcyBay #19AK #Malaspina #Glacier #Cirrus #CirrusSR22 #SR22

Airplanista 🇺🇦Jun 10

I've just finished a three-day experiment to see how I liked toting around my Macbook Pro like my wife does. She uses her Mac Air anywhere she is sitting at the time.

Result: I did not like it. While I CAN type on the Mac's keyboard and use their magic trackpad, I found I much favor the comfort of my mesh office chair, the ease of typing on a real keyboard and using a mouse.

Plus, the bigger display allows me to fly my #XPlane #flightsim.

Happily tethered to my office desk, I am over and out.

Mika Jun 8

I just hate how the mega download for #Xplane Map Enhancement gobbles all my bandwith.

Flying Jun 8

Tanis Mesa AK69 → Yakutat PAYA

Today (and tomorrow) it's all about watching glaciers! The exciting thing is that we're now so far north that the glaciers go all the way down to the sea.

The Cirrus SR22 has a large windshield which provides a nice field of view – perfect for today's tour.

#XPlane #XPlane12 #FlightSim #USA #Alaska #TanisMesa #AK69 #Yakutat #PAYA #Cirrus #CirrusSR22 #SR22