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[–] [email protected] 62 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It's Ísafjörður (ice fjord).

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 months ago

Username checks out

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Icelanding spelling seems like a nightmare. Not like English is any better tho

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The only good thing about English spelling is I don't have to worry about diacritic marks

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yes, dozens of phonetic "rules", that may or may not apply, for dozens of reasons, is definitely a better system.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

You do sometimes have to worry about that weird g without the leg, though. But it's normal to them, so they don't guestion it. :^)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Slowly learning Icelandic, with vague intentions of moving there. Icelandic is fairly phonetically written: most letters produce the same sound no matter their location. By comparison, spoken English has changed drastically from it's written equivalent: there have been spelling reforms in Icelandic, and basically none in English

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Its actually not even that hard. You have to learn a few extra characters but they make sense.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Welcome to the Night's watch

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago

I've played enough KSP to know that's a good location to crash.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (3 children)

But after you land, where do you go

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The aircraft backs up using thrust reversers

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Usually you do a 180 rather than reversing blind.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I thought you were going to say backs up then takes off again

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or land when the wind shifts direction.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Many thanks

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Luckily crashing in the simulator does not hurt :)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh I see! MSFS stands for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (5 children)

What is the missed approach procedure for this airport?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

I checked on google maps and it wouldn't be a problem. About 1km away, there's a recycling station and a cemetery with lots of room.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pull the flight yoke back like you're trying to relocate it to the aft part of the cargo compartment and gun it. The air definitely looks cold and dense enough to do some impressive things with your aircraft, but I wonder what the elevation is.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Should be about sea level.

(The top of the cliff is, assuming Google maps is halfway accurate, about 600 meters)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Left! Immediately!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

I'd hate to land there when it's foggy

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What time is sunrise this time of year?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Left hand pattern.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Cool as hell.... Would drink a warm cup of coffee to it...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I thought this looked familiar!

We drove past this airport on our way to Dynjandi waterfall - I saw a video of this waterfall online and it largely inspired our entire trip to Iceland (plus cheap direct flights in the peak of Icelandic tourism in the beforefore times, pre-COVID.)

That afternoon we also went and visited the Icelandic Sea Monster Museum in Bíldudalur.

But hands down, our favorite part of our trip was visiting a hot spring spa that also specializes in baking rye bread 🤤

We spent half of our trip exploring the Westfjords, I'd love to go back to Iceland someday to do more exploring in other parts of the country. And to go back to Laugarvatn Fontana!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I hope you didn't miss the amazing fish restaurant there, Tjoruhusid. This restaurant quite literally converted me into a seafood lover. Check out the reviews on it, if you haven't heard of it.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g189967-d1099110-Reviews-or80-Tjoruhusid-Isafjordur_Westfjords_Region.html

I'd go back just to eat here, haha. I spent a few months in the Westfjords. I'd love to go back. I was out in the middle of nowhere, though, most of the time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Dang, we definitely missed that restaurant! I'll add it to the list because I'm determined to go back to Iceland some day.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

It's the Antarctic ice wall!

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