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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237194
10/17/2020 01:41 AM
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Deshaies?

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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237196
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Fred - you've nailed it; it is the village of Deshaies on Guadeloupe. The next picture would have been of the church which many would recognize from the "Death in Paradise" television series.


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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237202
10/17/2020 09:11 AM
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OK, here's one to start.

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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237203
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Could this be the airport on St. Kitts - it looks like it might be there (I used to be a pilot so I tend to remember approaches and runways)

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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: Fred] #237205
10/17/2020 09:39 AM
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Or St. Barts?


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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237206
10/17/2020 09:44 AM
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Carol - If I was correct I was going to post a St. Barths shot as the next picture; that one is very, very different and much more difficult. I'm not sure if I am correct about St. Kitts, though - I think that runway had a taxiway... but it does have a significant upwards slant when coming in or taking off in that direction.


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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: Zanshin] #237207
10/17/2020 09:47 AM
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Zanshin--Well, I thought when I posted it, that it looked too GREEN for St. Barts. Didn't realize you were also a pilot!


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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237208
10/17/2020 09:51 AM
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Carol - I flew gliders (competitively, even flew for the USA team at the worlds years ago) and single-engine until recently. I've looked at the St. Barths approach from the top the hill several times and don't know if I could land there even in optimal conditions in the type of aircraft I'm used to. Although one of the gliders I flew had 90° dive brakes/flaps and I could land that baby on a postage stamp...


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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237209
10/17/2020 09:51 AM
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Neither of the above 2 Saints - Kitts or Barts. Here's another hint but most of my pictures are dead giveaways.

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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237211
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The vegetation leads me to think Caribbean. But it isn't Saba and St. Kitts and St. Barths are out. St. Thomas, Beef Island, St. Martin (both airports), Antigua and Guadeloupe are out. Îles des Saintes abuts on the sea, Dominica's two runways are also at sea level ...

WAG - Mustique?


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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237213
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Negative on Mustique.

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237217
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Saba is supposed to be very 'interesting' so I'm guessing at that.

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237219
10/17/2020 10:54 AM
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Mike, not Saba.

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237220
10/17/2020 11:10 AM
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Barbuda?

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237221
10/17/2020 11:15 AM
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Ellen, not Barbuda.

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237222
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I'm going to be away from my computer for a few hours, so here is a pretty good clue. I will have my phone so I can respond to answers.

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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237226
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"V2" is Antigua and it certainly isn't Antigua or Barbuda! The closest island that might have an airport like that is Montserrat. I haven't seen that airport but there's nothing else I can think of that is in range of a helicopter....

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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237232
10/17/2020 12:15 PM
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Montserrat is correct. The background is not a thunderstorm but a cloud of smoke from the volcano. You are up.

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237233
10/17/2020 12:17 PM
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With the helicopter tail-number there was no other option smile

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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237236
10/17/2020 12:34 PM
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I noticed the tail number but thought the chopper was based in another island.

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237240
10/17/2020 12:51 PM
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I’m picking St Croix.

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237242
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Not St. Croix - they speak Francais here.


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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237245
10/17/2020 01:14 PM
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Haiti?

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237246
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No, not Haiti, this is further east and south of this location

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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237249
10/17/2020 01:36 PM
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Cuba?

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237250
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Francais in Cuba?

I realized my error in the previous post and corrected it - this location is to the east and south of Cuba smile

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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: Zanshin] #237251
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Originally Posted by Zanshin
Francais in Cuba?

I realized my error in the previous post and corrected it - this location is to the east and south of Cuba smile

LOL, missed that clue!

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237252
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Martinique

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: xrayman67] #237255
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Don't have any idea if that is correct or not, but whoever solves this one, please start a new post. Thanks!


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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237264
10/17/2020 05:06 PM
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Marie Galante? A SWAG from a Francais speaking place. ("S" is for statistical which is different than regular WAG).

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: Fred] #237278
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Originally Posted by Fred
Marie Galante? A SWAG from a Francais speaking place. ("S" is for statistical which is different than regular WAG).

I always thought the "S" was for Scientific.

Dan cheers

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: DanS] #237285
10/17/2020 06:18 PM
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Dan, You are correct - it's "scientific" and still better than plain WAG!

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237287
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St Barts

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237306
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Not Marie Galante, but you are close. This fort (finally one not named after Napoleon) was built to defend against the British. This picture is taken from the same location but turned counterclockwise and facing SSE

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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237307
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Here's a panoramic shot of the entrance

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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237308
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There is a fort at Isles des Saints.

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Two of them (sort of), in fact. The one you thought might be the one in these pictures is, unfortunately, called "Fort Napoléon des Saintes" smile The other is on Cabrit island and I don't think it has name, but it isn't it...


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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237311
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Marie Galante, the Îles des Saintes and even Basse-Terre on Guadeloupe can all be seen in the pictures. So which town is the fort in? Or what is the fort's name? The fort protected this area:

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Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237312
10/18/2020 07:57 AM
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Fort Fleur d epee?

Re: Game Time Part Nine [Re: SXMFOX] #237313
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xrayman67 - Yes, "Pointe à Pitre" would have been sufficient, or perhaps even "Guadeloupe" but you've nailed it exactly.


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