Duke City Cruise Episode 1

Michael Saul
8 min readNov 29, 2019

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This is a work of fiction. It is,not,real. Hence the genre. It is about a game play in Microsoft Flight Simulator X,and/or FSX,for short. To Rob Miller and Steven Beeckman , I thought to write this article to help grow the Aviation and Flight Simulator Community.

Here I am,Flying “Miss Molly”. I had chosen to fly her because,I was,not, even sure what I wanted to fly. I chose to pay for the software,and it was expensive. I better choose something to fly. I tinkered with the software and chose,Miss Molly.
According to this screenshot,picture/photograph, Miss molly is the aircraft/airplane slightly highlighted. I say slightly because, I used snipping tool to take the snapshot,picture/photograph.

First and Foremost. To The real F-14 Tomcat/Turkey pilots and/or RIO (Radar/Radio Interception Officers). Like I said,this story is,not,even real. It’s just me,expressing my imagination flying a Grumman F-14 Tomcat around Duke City. The real name for Duke City,is Albuquerque,New Mexico,USA. The town where the following shows are set. Breaking bad and Better Call Saul. Please note,I do not watch those shows,at least for the time being. Unless,I do some social faking,by watching with the person/people I am with. However,those shows have little to nothing with this story. To those who want to be real pilots and/or RIOs,Do,not,copy what you see from them. Even though this story is set in Albuquerque.New Mexico. I thought to show something good happening within that city. I am also pretending to be a Tomcat/Turkey crew that was ordered to take out Thrax. He was a vile character from, “Osmosis Jones”. This is also a story about fighting for good health,safety,and good moral character,an Osmosis Jones perspective/point of view,as well.

Here is Miss Molly,cruising Northward into Duke City.
Miss Molly climbs to a certain altitude,in order to do what her flight/flying crew was/were assigned to do.

Secondly,like I said,this is a game play on FSX. What I am doing here is,choosing to fly a Grumman F-14 Tomcat whenever,wherever,and however I want. Let’s put this in an Osmosis Jones Perspective/Point of View. The Spring of 2014 (Two Thousand And Fourteen) was open season for the bad side of health,and The Grumman F-14 tomcat in my Fictional World,played a Major Role in a lot of areas,such as helping with healing. One example is,I suffered a cardiac event called Pericarditis. A ,very rare, form of heart disease. Even though the condition costed me my Big Two Oh (Twentieth Birthday) in The Hospital,I had a good time in there because,The Grumman F-14 Tomcat/Turkey from The Osmosis Jones Point Of View/Perspective,did its thing. However,its thing was done as large teams of Tomcats/Turkeys. The Aircraft/Airplane crew members,consisting of a pilot and an RIO,managed to somehow help with the efforts in keeping me alive. But how,though? The scenes where Osmosis Jones was fighting with Thrax. Due to what The Tomcat/Turkey Crew Members,were able to do,like I said,I was able to have a party in my Hospital Room. This Article is a sample of that.

Thirdly,game play.

It was Columbus Day,2019. I did,not,have to go to where I was working at that time,even though that job was part time. Having Hear that the customer flow was going to be slow and bone (boring),my supervisor asked me if I wanted the day off. I accepted it. Then,I owned the day to myself. I chose to go home and play FSX,after some time being spent in the public,going wherever I wanted to go. This was in Duke City,of course. When I got home,I had turned on my computer,let it warm up,and showered. When I was done showering,and got clothed again,I chose to open up FSX. I went for The “Miss Molly” Tomcat/Turkey. When,I clicked on it,I chose my airport location,which was Albuquerque’s International Sunport. I chose my weather to be fair. Which would be broken clouds and sunny. The next thing I did,was click fly now and wait for the game to load.When it finished loading,I chose to arm up the aircraft/airplane,and start flying around Duke City. Hence the Title,Duke City Cruise.

Fourthly,Will I come out of this cruise alive? Let’s see. This is the beginning/ start of Thrax’s Last Stand, as well.

Here is Miss Molly with her Pilot and RIO (Radar/Radio Interception Officer),headed to/for the Sanida Casino Area.
Here is Miss Molly’s Left Side,Including the wing,armed with an AIM-54 Phoenix and AIM-9 sidewinder Missile(s). Heading for the Danger Zone

Like I said,in the Spring of 2014,Grumman Tomcats/Turkeys were able to help keep me alive to the time I wrote this article,which was on November,29 2019. This day was Black Friday,after Thanksgiving. I chose to stay home and write this article instead. The content in this article is a sample of certain works,the Tomcat/Turkey Crews had done,in order to defeat/fight off Thrax,Like Osmosis Jones,to somehow help in keeping me alive. Miss Molly in this Article is armed,with the following weapons. 2 (Two)AIM-54 Phoenix Missiles (I wish I had six,to defeat/fight off Thrax better),and 2 (Two) AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiles. Miss Molly had a sufficient amount of weapons to go fight against Thrax. If only I had Tac pac,would I be able to take a screenshot,picture/photograph of the duel against Thrax. Another thing I want to say here is,I really do,not,like Thrax. Go Ahead,Take this Thrax! You killed some of our Friends,Family,And Acquaintances,Therefore it is payback time! This is what Thrax received,as a form of payback. Thrax did die,but what about Miss Molly and her crew? We Will find out.

Seventhly

Here is Miss Molly’s Pilot and RIO,once again,heading for the Danger Zone.
Here is a Frontal View of Miss Molly and her flight/flying crew.

Fifthly, Battle/Duel against Thrax.

As I pushed forward on the Throttle Levers,in order to takeoff,I did so,by pushing the Joystick’s version of that flight control. I lifted off the ground,and headed north into Duke City. As I headed into the Northeast Heights,I knew that Thrax was in the area,because I pretended to be the one set of Tomcat/Turkey crew members ,ordered to take out Thrax,which the crew members did. As I moved the Joystick accordingly,in order to fly and not crash,in other words,to not die an unnecessary death, We had approached where Thrax was,Somewhere in The Northeast Heights,near the town of Bernalillo (Ber Na Leo) within proximity of Sandia Casino. I knew how Thrax loved the area and cause trouble,which was something he was already doing,I have decided,we will fight him there. Do,not! I say again Do,not,let Thrax touch the Coronado Airport nor the Balloon Fiesta Park! Which of course,was successfully and victoriously accomplished.

Thrax had just been Defeated. Miss Molly and her flight/flying crew members decide to cruise duke city even more. If only I had Tacpac,would these missiles not be on the pylons,in this screenshot,picture/ photograph.
THE FIGHT BEGINS!!! Here is Miss Molly including her flight/flying crew,All ready to duel/ fight against Thrax,and of course win. The Coronado Airport (4AC/Four Alpha Charlie),and The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Park,remain untouched.

Sixthly , Endgame. This is going to be an Instant Epic Showdown of Osmosis Jones vs.Thrax.

As Miss Molly,and her crew were positioning accordingly to attack Thrax,They armed any,all,each,and every weapon that they could,in order to defeat/fight against Thrax.Then,Target of Opportunity,Thrax was in The area of Sandia Casino. The Flight/Flying Crew members,position the aircraft/airplane to attack Thrax. They go all in,by firing all their ordnance/ weapons towards Thrax. The AIM-54 Phoenix which was originally meant for Air to Air Dueling/Fighting was used effectively against Thrax. He is instantly dead. Especially after causing some people to get either Sick,ILL,Hurt,Injured,and/or other things he (normally) does. However,Thrax,only went so far whilst doing his bad/evil deeds. Aircraft,including Airplanes helped in defeating/fighting against Thrax. He Will no longer cause trouble,to either of you.

Here is Miss Molly,after the showdown with Thrax,as well. Tac Pac would have allowed me to,get a screenshot,picture/photograph of the weapons gone.

Just like in the First screenshot ,picture/photograph,like this one,Thrax had just been Defeated. Miss Molly and her flight/flying crew members decide to cruise duke city even more. If only I had Tacpac,would these missiles not be on the pylons,in this screenshot,picture/ photograph.

Seventhly and lastly, Another Cruise around duke city.

Now that Thrax has been defeated/fought against. The flight/flying crew of Miss Molly,has chosen to go ahead and fly/cruise duke city,even more. They go behind the North and South Sandia Mountains/Peaks,and work their way Back to The Albuquerque International Sunport. As they were doing so,they were looking at places to where Thrax had wreaked havoc before. Plus,The fictional flight/flying crew members of Miss Molly (In this game) ,had a problem with Thrax Before. With Thrax being gone,I am/was able to see more days in my life,so far. 5 Birthdays,alive since my cardiac event. On this flight,I was going to see if I can get more good things for my/our health,safety,and,good moral character. I had flown this flight for my/our,other Friends,Family,And Acquaintances,as well,Let’s see what happens from here,as far as health,safety,and good moral character go.With Thrax,gone,My/Our Health,Safety,And Good Moral Character has been good.

Here is a Gallery of more screenshots,pictures/photographs.

Always,go through and do your checklist before,during,and after you fly.
Here is The RIO’s Position.
In both, the Pilot and/or Rio’s Position,do,not,squeeze the handles and/or pull the levers unless,absolutely necessary. Usually in an Emergency. The normal command (s) you would hear are along the lines/stanzas of Bail Out,and/or Eject. For Example Bail Out! x2 Eject! x3. Usually,the Command(s)/order(s) come from the Pilot/Aviator.
EL Dorado High School,is as shown,zoomed in. Taken from/by an Aerosoft Payware addon, Grumman F-14 Tomcat. The Payware Add-On’s name is ,F-14x Extended.
As with most of my flights/flying,and game plays in FSX,I would use the Payware Newport Albuquerque Scenery Add-On. These photographs were of the places I went to School. The Mascots are in Parenthesis,after the Schools’ names. Number 1.(One) is S.Y. Jackson Elementary School(Jaguars). Number 2(Two) is Eisenhower Middle School(Generals). Number Three is EL Dorado High School(Eagles). The Numbers are colored,closest to the Schools’ Colors. All of these screenshots,pictures,photographs were taken from/by a Payware Add-on, which is,An Aerosoft Grumman F-14 Tomcat. From Aerosoft F-14x Extended,for FSX and Prepar3d/P3d. I used FSX.
The images as shown here,are those of the checklist/menus for the Aerosoft F-14x Extended. There is a page to arm-up as well. Go to that page,pick and choose your weapons accordingly to either how you want to play,and/or someone/somebody else’s game.
This set of photos were of all 3 phases,Before,during,and after the dueling/fighting against Thrax.
A sample of the dueling/fighting against Thrax,is shown in this video. However,it is,not,set in Duke City. The video would have shown what will/would happen if,I had VRS Simulations’ TacPac to duel/fight Against Thrax.

See my video as well.

With Commentary

#FSX #Aviation #Aircraft #Airplanes

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Michael Saul

I am an enthusiast of the following categories. Aviation,Health,Safety,Maritime,Military,Pets,and Animals. Most of my writing is going to be about those items.