01-10-2013, 10:27 AM
At the same time Christian was doing his crew pickup, I was out and about in my F-15E too!
Climbing away from a misty Lakenheath
![[Image: 2013-1-7_13-23-58-375-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-fC9RnmS/0/L/2013-1-7_13-23-58-375-L.jpg)
The aim of the flight was to recreate a picture I took in 2009 of a Strike Eagle flying through the Mach Loop, and in particular from Corris Corner at the end of the Cad pass. The entrance to the pass is at the top right of this picture
![[Image: 2013-1-7_13-47-45-878-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-kQFW4V5/0/L/2013-1-7_13-47-45-878-L.jpg)
Turning hard to make the entrance at top right
![[Image: 2013-1-7_13-50-7-849-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-th9hDZR/0/L/2013-1-7_13-50-7-849-L.jpg)
![[Image: 2013-1-7_13-50-48-147-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-xwgCsSB/0/L/2013-1-7_13-50-48-147-L.jpg)
No escape now! The far end of the left ridge is where I took my picture..
![[Image: 2013-1-7_13-51-10-91-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-PHMpVxk/0/L/2013-1-7_13-51-10-91-L.jpg)
posing for the camera!
![[Image: 2013-1-7_13-52-12-560-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-x494mxW/0/L/2013-1-7_13-52-12-560-L.jpg)
and the original to compare..
![[Image: F15E%206%28sharpest%29-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Corris-250609/i-j38SNWP/0/L/F15E%206%28sharpest%29-L.jpg)
On to RAF Valley to land..
![[Image: 2013-1-7_14-12-17-986-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-swvPpBn/0/L/2013-1-7_14-12-17-986-L.jpg)
Steve
Climbing away from a misty Lakenheath
![[Image: 2013-1-7_13-23-58-375-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-fC9RnmS/0/L/2013-1-7_13-23-58-375-L.jpg)
The aim of the flight was to recreate a picture I took in 2009 of a Strike Eagle flying through the Mach Loop, and in particular from Corris Corner at the end of the Cad pass. The entrance to the pass is at the top right of this picture
![[Image: 2013-1-7_13-47-45-878-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-kQFW4V5/0/L/2013-1-7_13-47-45-878-L.jpg)
Turning hard to make the entrance at top right
![[Image: 2013-1-7_13-50-7-849-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-th9hDZR/0/L/2013-1-7_13-50-7-849-L.jpg)
![[Image: 2013-1-7_13-50-48-147-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-xwgCsSB/0/L/2013-1-7_13-50-48-147-L.jpg)
No escape now! The far end of the left ridge is where I took my picture..
![[Image: 2013-1-7_13-51-10-91-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-PHMpVxk/0/L/2013-1-7_13-51-10-91-L.jpg)
posing for the camera!
![[Image: 2013-1-7_13-52-12-560-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-x494mxW/0/L/2013-1-7_13-52-12-560-L.jpg)
and the original to compare..
![[Image: F15E%206%28sharpest%29-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Corris-250609/i-j38SNWP/0/L/F15E%206%28sharpest%29-L.jpg)
On to RAF Valley to land..
![[Image: 2013-1-7_14-12-17-986-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/FSX-screenshots/i-swvPpBn/0/L/2013-1-7_14-12-17-986-L.jpg)
Steve
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