cpd From Australia, joined Jun 2008, 4879 posts, RR: 44 Posted (12 months 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 19872 times:
Since the other screenshot thread is refusing to load properly even on my potent computer - it's time for a new one.
I'm flying Tontouta to Honolulu with Concorde G-BOAF. Fortunately I got runway 29 for take-off, the other way would not work. I expect it would have been Concorde slamming into a hill.
I had a vR of 193kts! I taxied out and slowly down the runway before doing a U-turn, taking care to do it in the least amount of space possible. My care was rewarded with adequate runway left after rotation.
cpd From Australia, joined Jun 2008, 4879 posts, RR: 44 Reply 2, posted (12 months 22 hours ago) and read 19784 times:
Flightsimlabs Concorde - a payware one, but also a very, very good one too. Lots of learning to do if you want to fly it well.
Quoting Harmonium (Reply 1): I'm mostly flying A319/B738 for my VA, so I'm quite envious of those mach speeds
So terrible having to trundle along at M0.79 or so. I'm doing that speed at something like 9000ft!
Now, jokes aside - it's a serious full on simulation. To give you an idea, even the cabin display has to be programmed before you start for it to work properly. The inertial navigation systems need to be aligned, or you can use the auto-start to have everything ready to go. You still need to know how to do things like INS DME updating, and it helps to have a thorough grounding in Concorde systems and procedures. You can get that with the ITVV Concorde twin-DVD set.
Otherwise, I'm here to answer your questions. Just don't ask the finer details of the fuel system - it was never my strong point. The autopilot and other systems though are basically very logical and not hard to use.
speedbird217 From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2012, 319 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (11 months 4 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 19637 times:
Here's a few from my last trip. Oslo to Stavanger on Norwegian Air Shuttle B737-800. I also "tried" to do my first videos. Not really what I was aiming for in regards to quality, but I'm still learning so that's okay...
UltimateDelta From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 1993 posts, RR: 6 Reply 5, posted (11 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 19425 times:
Quoting speedbird217 (Reply 4): Some impressions from the beautiful Norwegian landscape
Very nice!
These are from my latest, AA1442, JFK-BDA:
Loading up for the (really not very) long trip to Bermuda
Climbing off of 31R and leaving some Silver Bullets at Terminal 8 behind
JFK in overview after a long left-hand turn to the southeast
Cleaned up nicely and cruising over the Atlantic
Finals for runway 12 at BDA behind an Air Canada A319 from YYZ
cpd From Australia, joined Jun 2008, 4879 posts, RR: 44 Reply 6, posted (11 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 19399 times:
From Honolulu to Anchorage in 2 hours 34 minutes with British Airways Concorde G-BOAF:
Departing Honolulu:
Getting closer:
Taking the scenic descent past Lake Clark Park and Wilderness:
Turning onto the final approach:
Landing in Anchorage:
Touched down there on runway 32 with a visual approach in clear conditions - but it was very gusty and turbulent, Concorde was rocking about a bit. Still touched down right on the centre line and just a tiny bit short of the piano keys - in a very gentle manner. Brakes heated up to about 350C after landing.
Smoking landing! Fortunately, there are no passengers in FS. I've always thought of trying FSPassengers addon, but I hear they scream in terror when the descent rate is quite high. Nearly every flight I'm doing 7000ft/min or better descent rate.
speedbird217 From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2012, 319 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (11 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 19028 times:
Some shots from my last flight. KLM 643 from Amsterdam to New York JFK. Got the Canarsie Visual for 13L at the end, almost felt like the old days at Kai Tak...
UltimateDelta From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 1993 posts, RR: 6 Reply 10, posted (11 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 18988 times:
Quoting cpd (Reply 7): Nearly every flight I'm doing 7000ft/min or better descent rate
I've kind of taken an interest in the POSKY 747-400 as of late, so here's part of my freighter collection, Southern Air's N469AC operating SOO9592 LUX-AMS:
Ready to roll and leaving a few Cargolux siblings behind
Rotating off of runway 6
So...this thing weighs nearly 850,000 pounds and we're still climbing at 3,500 feet per minute. Gotta love it.
A much better landing than the one in Bermuda...the spoilers didn't even deploy right away!
Different perspective complete with a KLM 737 leaving runway 9.
I apologize for the lack of variety; I was busier flying than taking shots! Ah well, there'll be other opportunities, no doubt
MHTripple7 From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 1050 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (11 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 18936 times:
SRQKEF From Iceland, joined Jun 2011, 694 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (11 months 1 week 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 18712 times:
I just downloaded FSScreen, and am gonna try again to take some screenshots and upload them here. Granted, my FS isn't as nice as yours but I'm still gonna try!
SRQKEF From Iceland, joined Jun 2011, 694 posts, RR: 1 Reply 20, posted (11 months 1 week 11 hours ago) and read 18366 times:
Currently flying CM 117 from Panama City (PTY) to Santiago de Chile (SCL) on Boeing 737-700WL HP-1524CMP. My first screenshots here will be posted sometime between Thursday and Sunday!
And after completing my most recent leg. I never knew F9 flew to Love let alone did Ground servicing for Southwest.
So far I've done YBAS-YBBN-YSTW-YSSY-NZQN-NZCH-NZAA-KLAX-KPHX-KIAH then drove across town to do KHOU-KDAL. Afterwards I shall continue the Texas Triangle returning to KHOU via KSAT before heading off for Florida.
"There you go ladies and gentleman we're through Mach 1 the speed of sound no bumps no bangs... CONCORDE"
csturdiv From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1351 posts, RR: 3 Reply 26, posted (10 months 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 16669 times:
It has been a while since I posted and flown, still trying to get things setup right after upgrading to a 23" led monitor at 1920x1080. This is a small flight in the default FS9 C172 from PWK-BAK.
Holding short at Rwy 34
Like a Veyron Supersport, I am shooting down the runway
And I am up and away to BAK
Circling back over PWK with ORD in the background. With PWK being so close to ORD, when arriving on Rwy 34 in real life, it makes for some fun curved approaches. Spent many afternoons there watching this.
Flying past downtown and CGX is still open in my FS9 world, Mayor Daley's bulldozers couldn't get to my CGX.
Zipping past MDW
Yes, northwestern Indiana really is this boring in real life. I drive through here several times a year when going to southern Indiana to visit family. Nothing but farmland.
Flying south of IND
About to touchdown at BAK
Parked along with a Beech 1900C for Suburban Air Freight, a NetJets Hawker 800XP and the Cummins Engine's D328J corporate jet.
MANmatt From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2004, 969 posts, RR: 6 Reply 27, posted (9 months 3 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 16345 times:
Good evening all, I recently downloaded an excellent freeware scenery add-on for BGI so I decided to test it out with a short flight in the Privatair A319 from Wilco departing from where else but SXM! The excellent SXM scenary add-on is courtesy of FlyTampa! Enjoy!
Rotating out of SXM!
Banking hard right to avoid the hillside!
Setting course for BGI!
Inside the VIP lay-out of the A319!
Parked up at BGI! A very nice scenery add-on and a must for all FSX users!
UltimateDelta From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 1993 posts, RR: 6 Reply 28, posted (9 months 3 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 16208 times:
Quoting MANmatt (Reply 27): Inside the VIP lay-out of the A319!
Nice!
Quoting gingersnap (Reply 24): VS A346 went around at LHR, which gave my TCAS a heart attack as we climbed out of 27L
Quoting gingersnap (Reply 24): On short (and a tad low) finals at LUX after the short hop
Those are both awesome shots...what scenery is that in the LUX one?
Quoting csturdiv (Reply 26): Parked along with a Beech 1900C for Suburban Air Freight
So that's where they go...I see them all the time at OMA but they're always parked and rarely seem to go anywhere.
Well, after a long absence (I've been away most of the summer), it's good to be back! And what better way to get back ito things than heading to the city everyone's focusing on right now- this is BA327, CDG-LHR:
Rotating off of 26L with a beehive of AF aircraft in the background. I always thought RB211s looked goofy on the 767, but they make a great sound!
Climbing back past my departure gate, A36, just to the right of the AC 777.
Being chased across the Channel by a Ryanair 737
Passing the O2 Arena/North Greenwich Arena and LCY on approach to 27L. Apparently nobody got the NOTAM about the temporary no-fly zone!
Too many landmarks to list just a little further up the Thames
Making a few company planes wait
Reverse thrust and spoilers engaged.
It kinda looks like a massage customer...loving attention coming from the jetway and catering trucks!
UltimateDelta From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 1993 posts, RR: 6 Reply 30, posted (9 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 15600 times:
Quoting BAW076 (Reply 29): Wow, that London scenery is amazing in the last thread!
What scenery is it? And is it for FS9??
Thanks! Uhh...well...it's actually the default FSX scenery with all the settings cranked most of the way up, and LHR is just an AFCAD based off the default airport. Very simple!
thebatman From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 829 posts, RR: 10 Reply 31, posted (9 months 2 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 15100 times:
Hey everyone...been away for awhile again. Shots look great (as always)! Kind-of got burnt out on the flight sim, and decided to re-discover playing guitar. That being said, after a 7-month hiatus I decided to pick up Carendao's C90B King Air. Anyone else out there have it? It's a nice bird, but still can't touch RealAir's Beech Duke Turbine IMHO. Your thoughts?
Pilots without aircraft mechanics are just pedestrians with sunglasses and a leather jacket.
csturdiv From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1351 posts, RR: 3 Reply 34, posted (8 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 14053 times:
I am still hoping back and forth between FS9 and FSX, taking me a while to get used to FSX. This is a recent general aviation flight in the default FS9 C208 between PWK-SUS.
GA ramp at PWK is very, very busy
Holding at the active while waiting for departing traffic.
Climbing away from PWK
Passing by ORD. In real life, I would've been routed away from ORD, but FS9 ATC has no worries.
Keeping an eye on the guages
Cruising at 6,000ft
Passing by Springfield, Illinois...where my state government is hardly, I mean hard at work.
Low moon tonight, overflying it at 6,000ft.
Turning towards 8L at SUS
Afternoon sun partially obscured by clouds.
First time flying into SUS, looks like a larger GA airport.
About to land
Default airport had limited parking and all spots were taken, so I made my own spot
Some of the other traffic at SUS.
I am working on modifying my AFCAD for more parking, about 50% done with it and already I see much more traffic at SUS, more bizjets and more Cessna's, Pipers and Beech props around now.
Great shots everyone! I am itching to get back on the saddle, hopefully in about 2 weeks, I found a new place to live so I can set up my system again and rock the skies
speedbird217 From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2012, 319 posts, RR: 0 Reply 37, posted (8 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 13025 times:
Glad to see you're back in the game MIASpotter!
Those are great shots for a comeback. Feel free to take my place in posting shots from FS...I just moved to London and didn't take my computer with me, so no new shots from me for a while
MIAspotter From Spain, joined Nov 2001, 2273 posts, RR: 26 Reply 39, posted (8 months 1 week 4 days ago) and read 12971 times:
Hey all!
Quoting speedbird217 (Reply 37):
Glad to see you're back in the game MIASpotter!
Those are great shots for a comeback. Feel free to take my place in posting shots from FS...I just moved to London and didn't take my computer with me, so no new shots from me for a while
Thanks bro! Well I could take your place, but my screenies will never look as awesome as yours, I´ll try tho
Hope the moving is going smooth, are you planning on bringing the ´puter later on?
Quoting thebatman (Reply 38): That is one excellent shot. Great angle.
Thanks Batman! I am happy at how it turned out, you can see the slight wingflex there
I need to get back into this thing, so many new sceneries and new AES with customizable stuff NOM NOM!
speedbird217 From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2012, 319 posts, RR: 0 Reply 40, posted (8 months 1 week 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 12822 times:
Quoting MIAspotter (Reply 39): Thanks bro! Well I could take your place, but my screenies will never look as awesome as yours, I´ll try tho
Hope the moving is going smooth, are you planning on bringing the ´puter later on?
Haha, thanks mate! My shots aren't that great, there are lots and lots of quality shots out there and yours are up there to.
I moved in yesterday. But I probably won't bring my Computer, there's just no space in the flat. That's London...for the money I pay for a small room with a bathroom I could have rented a mansion somewhere else and put together a new high-end computer on top of that.
I will be "home" (in Germany, where my Computer is) every now and then though, so maybe I'll get the chance to do a flight or two then... In the meantime I enjoy what London has to offer, and looking at the shots on here when I need my FS-fix!
csturdiv From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1351 posts, RR: 3 Reply 41, posted (8 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 12824 times:
Quoting MIAspotter (Reply 36): Ok, so I have settled in my new place and got all my kit, this means I AM BACK IN FS!
Welcome back.
Here are some shots of a short and quick flight. Flew out of TYS and landed about 80 miles to the east at 2NC0, Mountain Air in the mountains of North Carolina. Default airport is not much in FS9, but in real life, it is a challenge. Still was no picnic in FS9.
On the active at TYS with a Delta Connection CR2 waiting on me to get out of the way.
My flight level of 9,000ft kept me in the clouds for much of the flight.
With no instruments at 2NC0, starting to get a bit worried about landing there, might need to divert.
Once I descended to 6,400ft, I was below the clouds and there was no visibility problems at 2NC0.
Trees everywhere! In real life there is a country club/pool right off of the runway!
Parked and out and about looking for that country club.
MIAspotter From Spain, joined Nov 2001, 2273 posts, RR: 26 Reply 42, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 11925 times:
Quoting speedbird217 (Reply 40): I will be "home" (in Germany, where my Computer is) every now and then though, so maybe I'll get the chance to do a flight or two then... In the meantime I enjoy what London has to offer, and looking at the shots on here when I need my FS-fix!
United_fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7160 posts, RR: 8 Reply 44, posted (7 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 11691 times:
Sorry AI traffic. A little oversight on my behalf.
No what it is, I haven't really touched FSX in a while due to being bogged under a mountain of studying. Becoming an Aerospace Engineer isn't easy apparently
It would appear that the 787 model is currently going through a rebuild which I will happily wait for, but many thanks for the link MIA.
Only when you've been away from FSX for so long, so you realise how out of date your AI actually is.
Did a short hop into Glasgow the other day and heard "Kestrel" over the radio-waves. Expecting it to be Thomas Cook; you can imagine my horror when a certain orange, white and blue Airbus arrives behind me.
UltimateDelta From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 1993 posts, RR: 6 Reply 51, posted (7 months 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 10553 times:
Wow, I've been gone a long time...
Quoting vhqpa (Reply 50): Just did a quick flight from Dallas to Los Angeles in my newest edition the Level D 767
Quoting MIAspotter (Reply 46): Here´s some from last saturday´s ¨Inaugural TG A380 flight to Singapore¨
Those are both fantastic!
These are just a collection of throughly random shots that have accumulated over the past few months...not that that's a bad thing!
UA 777 ready to roll at DEN for an early-morning run to Chicago
Banking after takeoff from runway 35R
Catching the sunrise on the belly
On approach to ORD
Testing SkySpirit's new CRJ-1000 on a short hop from BRU to AMS
Slowing down on 18C
Condor 747-200 landing on 5L at DUS
Lufthansa 747 departing TXL on the short flight to FRA
Chocolate the Moose is ready to push as Frontier 1426 to OMA
N421QX climbing to 18,000 feet as QX528 PDX-SEA one early morning
OO4635 turning away from 34R at SLC headed to Omaha
On final for runway 36
At gate A3 with two other CRJ-700s
And finally, a Frontier MD-82 approaches 35L at Denver.
csturdiv From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1351 posts, RR: 3 Reply 52, posted (7 months 1 week 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 10539 times:
Quoting MIAspotter (Reply 48): AI Traffic, United Traffic Group released an AI 787 a while ago, think it´s the only one available at the moment.
It was from Globusworld, who some of the modelers are not part of United Traffic. They recently rereleased an AI MD-11 that was updated from the Globusworld model. They are also working on an updated B787-8 as well. They also released the B747-8 and are also updating the Globusworld SSJ-100 as well. The GW B787-8 is hard to find, but I think there is a thread to a download link in the Alpha India forums.
csturdiv From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1351 posts, RR: 3 Reply 54, posted (7 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 10450 times:
Quoting csturdiv (Reply 52): who some of the modelers are not part of United Traffic.
csturdiv From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1351 posts, RR: 3 Reply 55, posted (7 months 1 week 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 10422 times:
Woke up early today and before settling in to watch some football, I flew LBB-LAS with the default FS9 Lear 45 that has been modified to the specs of the Lear 45XR.
Boarding the pax at LBB
Sunday morning is rather quiet at LBB
An American Eagle ERJ145 departing for DFW
Up and away, on to LAS
Cruising along at FL440, momemts before receiving my initial instructions to start my descent.
Cruising past the Hoover Dam
The Vegas Strip off to the right
Slowing the 45XR down, the mods made for a better aircraft and it came with better engine sounds too.
WN dominating this part of the airport
A closeup of the WN gates, a mixture of models here from AIA and FAIB
An ex CO now UA B739ER
A Mitsubishi MU-300 (basically a Beachjet 400) belonging to White Industries out of Missouri.
ZSOFN From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 1392 posts, RR: 8 Reply 56, posted (7 months 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 9964 times:
Been a while but I'll join in, although this is FS2004! Latest paint - G-VEIL in Virgin Atlantic's new colours, currently on its way to AVSIM / Flightsim.com:
Quoting MIAspotter (Reply 57): OH MY GOD! That VS repaint is absolutely B E A U T I F U L !
Any chance I can request a CLS A330 in SQ Colours? heehee...
Don't have the CLS A330 unfortunately but I've got an unreleased SQ A333 for the Overland model (not compatible in this instance with CLS) sitting on my hard drive. If there's an appetite for it I may get it packaged and released.
Quoting ZSOFN (Reply 59): Cheers! Now available to download.
I know, I downloaded it already hehe
Quoting ZSOFN (Reply 59): Don't have the CLS A330 unfortunately but I've got an unreleased SQ A333 for the Overland model (not compatible in this instance with CLS) sitting on my hard drive. If there's an appetite for it I may get it packaged and released.
That would be cool too, I would flood these threads with SQ 330 pics
zkojq From New Zealand, joined Sep 2011, 782 posts, RR: 1 Reply 62, posted (6 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 8976 times:
Quoting ZSOFN (Reply 56):
Been a while but I'll join in, although this is FS2004! Latest paint - G-VEIL in Virgin Atlantic's new colours, currently on its way to AVSIM / Flightsim.com:
And what a very pretty girl she is! Seriously, now that BMI's livery is being painted over, Virgin Atlantic's A340s are the nicest looking planes around.
I've downloaded it but won't have a chance to do any (virtual) flying for a few weeks.
csturdiv From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1351 posts, RR: 3 Reply 69, posted (6 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 8583 times:
First flight in a long time. Been flying around Arizona and this flight found me flying SEZ-LAS in the FS9 default C172.
Early morning startup, looks like winter has hit Sedona.
FS9 and Ground Environment Pro does not do justice for the scenery of Sedona. It is breathtaking in real life.
Heading towards LAS
The Arizona terrain does change drastically depending on the region, it gets brown once out of the mountains and red rock areas.
Skirting along the south end of the Grand Canyon
Visual approach and the stip off in the distance
Right on the center line, not bad for a visual (for me at least)
Pulling off of the active and waiting for parking instructions
Did not realize that BA has a big heavy presence in LAS
Pretty soon the Mad Dogs will be replaced with A319s
Holding before crossing another active runway, an AS B738 is slowing down upon arrival
I requested West Parking, didn't realize it would be with the Janet guys. Hope they do not mind.
I think my next flight will be a quick hop into SAN.
For some real pics of Sedona, Airzona, see these http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a140/csturdiv/Arizona/Sedona/. Took them last October when I visited family out in Phoenix. There are also some shots from around the airport and a couple of videos of a helicopter tour I took of the Sedona area.
csturdiv From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1351 posts, RR: 3 Reply 72, posted (5 months 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 7955 times:
Decided to do a bigger post since this was a longer flight and I saw some cool things. Besides it has been 15 days since the last post here. Flight from SAN-HNL with a Lear 45XR.
General Aviation ramp at SAN
VX A320 approaching Rwy27 for departure to SFO
UA and AS call T1 at SAN home, Delta calls T2 home
WN also calls T1 home in SAN
A lonely ocean freaighter off of the southern California coast
A Challenger 601 operated by pet food maker Ralstan-Purina flying OGG-LGB
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