My on again, off again love for flight simulators is now on again. I spent several hours of free time over the past couple of days to navigate and fly my way to Monroe, Louisiana (home of our Centurytel Corporate Headquarters). My first hop was a short 1-hour flight from La Crosse to Dubuque. I believe that was on Sunday. Then on Monday I flew from Dubuque to St. Louis. I don't remember how long that flight lasted but I suppose I could check the flight logs if you're really interested. Then on Wednesday night I flew from St. Louis to a little podunk town in Arkansas. Finally, tonight, I finished out the flight to Monroe. On the way I navigated using the radio beacons that I was able to locate via the Internet. It's pretty cool how Microsoft Flight Simulator actually maps out all the real world navigation aids. I used real world information to plot my course and it got me to my location exactly as it should have. My next adventure will be to visit Portland, Oregon but instead of using a slower than molasses prop plane I think I'll upgrade to a Leer jet or maybe even an F-14 Tomcat. The screenshot is my approach to Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) just after midnight. Obviously it's at night so a little hard to see but you can just make out the exterior of my plane and the runway lights are clearly visible. I'm taking requests for future flights too so let me know if there is somewhere you would like me to visit and take screenshots.
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