Video

[myron96]

Real, or Not Real, What do you think?

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...n=5731663B-113A-11D5-EC36A6D6330F02B728635628

 

[jrh]

Real.

I think it might be a little below minimums even.

 

[jonnyb]

Not real....

My guess is not real. Not that it couldn't be, it just looks like SIM visuals.

 

[dakovich]

real. isn't it that crazy C-130 decked out with all kinds of firepower, cannons and what-not?

 

[Mikey_G]

Dakovich, I think he's referring to the video posted on myspace, not the picture in his avatar

 

[FlyingNole]

real. isn't it that crazy C-130 decked out with all kinds of firepower, cannons and what-not?

And a C-47 is a DC-3.

 

[mpflies2]

Definetly real

 

[Tommay85]

Looks pretty real to me. I dont think sims can portray lighting effects that well. Maybe they can, Im not totally sure.

That is definetly borderline at or below minimums. Granted I dont know what the minimums are for that approach or what he's allowed to do. Im guessing he's got about 1/4 to 1/3 mile visibility there. As much as you have to compress some videos to host them, the hazyness of the video itself could be causing an illusion of less visibility.

 

[E_Dawg]

How can you possibly guess as to the visibility in the video when it's just that - a video... BTW looks real to me.

 

[EatSleepFly]

How can you possibly guess as to the visibility

No kidding.

 

[jrh]

How can you possibly guess as to the visibility in the video when it's just that - a video... BTW looks real to me.

I guessed at the visibility based on how many approach lights are visible. A MALSR array is between 2,400 and 3,000 feet long, from the first light until the threshold. Therefore, to have half a mile visibility, you ought to be able to see most of the lights simultaneously. To me it looked like you could only see about half the lights, indicating about 1/4 mile visibility.

But as was mentioned, maybe that's the video quality or camera optics or digital compression or something, I don't know. I could be wrong.