CPU upgrade: hedging my bets

Slowly coming to grips with 2024 on my new PC. I have virtually everything on Ultra, 400TLOD, 200 OLOD and things are beginning to look decent. I think I overdid the traffic: I did a flight from SeaTac (KSEA) to Friday Harbor (KFRH) and at both ends the traffic was over the top. Both the decently detailed big airport (KSEA) and the very nicely done small airport (KFHR) looked very good and had good framerates.

Unfortunately I messed up the on the ground shots at KSEA but the traffic was crazy: probably 20+ aircraft taxiing and/or waiting to take off. Some screenshots:

this gives you some idea of the hold. there were as many or more aircraft lined up to the right. I was VERY naughty and just breezed by them and took off without a word to ATC.

Once airborne of 34R I turned to port to head to Friday Harbor. I paused the sim to take a screenshot and was almost run over by an Airbus that had taken off from 34C! Between my undisciplined taxiing and takeoff and after takeoff pause I am expecting a call from the FAA…

I thought the photogrammetry in the area was fair.

Finals for Friday Harbor

Lot of aircraft on the ground there as well. Unrealistically many I think.

I thought this looked particularly nice

Still a few more tweaks to go but I am happy so far.

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