LBCAK
Pre-Flight
One of the tools I use for planning local flights around things taller than me is Google Earth. It's great for being able to visualize a route, as well as viewing GPS tracks post flight.
Anyhow, looking around the other day for a new place to fly, reminded me of a game we used to play on another non aviation forum. We would find interesting things in Google Earth, landmarks, cities, interesting land masses, etc. I thought this could be done with airports too! Essentially, I will post a picture of an airport from Google Earth, someone will guess the airport, and if correct, will post a picture of an airport of their choosing. There are only a few rules...
1. Picture must be from Google Earth, Google Maps, or a service like them.
2. Picture must be a satellite view. Not map or street view.
3. Anyone can guess, but only the first verified correct guess may post the next picture, that person can defer their post to another person if they like.
4. If after a few days of incorrect guesses, the poster can EDIT the ORIGINAL post with clues. (EDIT the original picture post, please, dont create a new post for clues. This way people can see the clues with the picture.)
Thats it! Pretty easy.
To get the ball rolling I will post the first airport. It's a fairly easy one, this way people get the idea.
Good luck!
Anyhow, looking around the other day for a new place to fly, reminded me of a game we used to play on another non aviation forum. We would find interesting things in Google Earth, landmarks, cities, interesting land masses, etc. I thought this could be done with airports too! Essentially, I will post a picture of an airport from Google Earth, someone will guess the airport, and if correct, will post a picture of an airport of their choosing. There are only a few rules...
1. Picture must be from Google Earth, Google Maps, or a service like them.
2. Picture must be a satellite view. Not map or street view.
3. Anyone can guess, but only the first verified correct guess may post the next picture, that person can defer their post to another person if they like.
4. If after a few days of incorrect guesses, the poster can EDIT the ORIGINAL post with clues. (EDIT the original picture post, please, dont create a new post for clues. This way people can see the clues with the picture.)
Thats it! Pretty easy.
To get the ball rolling I will post the first airport. It's a fairly easy one, this way people get the idea.
Good luck!
