Phoenix to Portland
So back last Monday, on Memorial Day in the United States, many airports in Mexico, and Phoenix were the featured airports so I was looking for some fun routes out of Phoenix that I could fly for @AmericanVirtual and would provide for a fun flight with some good views while I finished my homework for the week. I thought about airports like Spokane, Reno or Sacramento but I settled on flying to Phoenix because I could use the 737, which is surprisingly an aircraft that I love, but barely fly. I decided to use the old vintage TWA livery, which is my favorite special American livery in-game, 3rd in real life behind the America West and US Airways Heritage liveries. I always love Portland, and somehow, on this flight I was still blown away by the amazing scenery of Oregon and the super fun approach into the airport. I took off just after 8 AM Eastern, or 5 AM in Phoenix which would time my departure with an amazing sunrise I. The desert, I them flew North over Nevada, California and up into North Oregon. The scenery change was amazing, from Desert to Mountains to Lush Forests and it definitely did not disappoint. I flew the Mill Visual
To runway 28R (I put a picture of the approach in the āFlight Detailsā box) and flight time was 2 hours and 22 minutes.
Flight Details
KPHX-KPDX ā¢ PHX-PDX
Phoenix to Portland
American (AAVA) 643
Boeing 737-800
2:22
@JulianB
Pushing back next to a company A321 after flying in from Los Angeles, waiting for its next hop to Dallas Rotating as an American 787 sits in storage wiring for capacity to pick up, allowing it to fly Climbing over the Red deserts of Arizona as the sun rises The stunning mountains of East California Over Yosemite National Park, and Mammoth Airport, MMH, one of my favorite in the world Descending into Portland from 38,000 feet over the town of Idanha The hills and lush forests of Oregon provide for some stunning views Turning to align with runway 28R flying the Mill Visual into Portland Touching down in the Rip City!
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Portland got its name when 2 Pioneers, named Asa Lovejoy and Francis Pettygrove flipped a coin in 1845 to decide the name of Portland, Pettygrove won the coin flip and named it Portland, but if Lovejoy won, what would be the name of Portland today?
- Miami
- Boston
- Albany
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The answer to the last question was English which 59% got correct! From the Random Islands of the Pacific, to the Scenic Views on the Reef Runway
