Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Stargate Adventure

While searching for a location that might interest me I stumbled upon the land of Cass (98, 206, 56). As an aviation enthusiast, this place is particularly fascinating being the home of J&S Aviation. The few times that I have teleported to Cass I have not been fortunate enough to find a local resident to talk, but I did get to experience the airport some. I picked up a free tee shirt in the small town terminal, parachuted from 4000 meters and I flew a small helicopter on an exhilarating demo flight. The terminal is very much like real terminal with a ticket counter and a small diner. The building’s walls are mostly made of glass allowing a perfect view of the activity outside from anywhere inside. The sound of an aircraft engine can be heard as well as the communication of the air traffic controller with other pilots. Outside of the terminal there is one runway lined on either side with aircraft both fixed wing and rotor. The aircraft are a mixture of modern and even concept aircraft with ones that are World War II classics like the P-51 Mustang and Japanese Zero.The skydiving that I tried for free was quite interesting. There is a group of pods located south of the runway that you sit on and they transport you high in the sky until they dump you off your seat to begin your free fall to earth. Right to the side of the pods there is a free parachute that you can take that will open automatically as you enjoy your free falling experience. For $150 linden you can buy a more controllable parachute and try to beat other people’s accuracy scores for landing on targets that are on the ground scattered around the airport. At the east end of the runway there are some helicopters that you can take a flight in and explore the landscape from the air. The experience is pretty exciting especially with the loud sound of the engine when you use the cockpit view. I have not been in communication with any air traffic control, but I suppose if I do fly anywhere close to another airport, I would have to watch out for other aircraft and follow the controller’s instructions. I would encourage anybody who takes an interest in aviation to visit Cass. The landscape is tranquil with rolling hills and evergreen tree lines. One thing that is not very exciting is that there were not many people in Cass while I was visiting it, but that may be because of the time of day I was there. With listening to the air traffic controllers I do not expect it to be hard to find other pilots and aviation enthusiasts.

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