High mountain flying & landings

great way of letting us take part on my PLN! Can you tell the differences between 2020 vs 2024 in the area? (I:m still on 2020 and will stay until the chaos has subsided).
The Jenny is a bit weak, the Chilton DW1 (currently discounted on the MP) probably comes closest to her IAR-22. As does the Klemm 25, in dev limbo for years now:
Re: MSFS Klemm L25 - Page 4 - www.classics-hangar.de

tally-ho
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Hi @RegentFalke4131 - I’ve not used 2020 since 2024 was released. In general non-bespoke areas like this my impressions are that:

  • 2024 has better trees due to the new biomes, but more trees than probably exist in real life & in 2020.
  • Ground textures have not significantly changed.
  • The procedurally created houses are better, as is road traffic (lights on at night)
  • Lighting is much, much better.
  • Clouds are better at times, but I’ve yet to see true cirrus clouds.

Yes, the Jenny is not the optimal aircraft. In addition to your suggestions, if users have the aviator edition in 2024 (or have purchased the local legends or famous fliers in 2020), there are a number of aircraft that would be better suited to this route.

Don’t you notice that the forests and wooded areas are less dense than in FS20? I see a lot of areas where, in FS20, it was much more populated with trees, and now there are many more clear areas when there should be denser forested areas, reminding me too much of the forests from FSX/P3D and the old autogen. Sorry for hijacking the post, by the way.

UZBEKISTAN: Western Tien Shan (15.200 ft)

The International Geophysical Year (IGY) was an international scientific project in 1957/58. The Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union financed a number of expeditions.

Here you fly a group of geophysicists to the mountains of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (with an excursion into neighbouring Tajikistan (along Chimtarga Peak 18.000ft)).

The only available chopper at the time (Mil Mi-1) doesn’t have the service ceiling required so you have to take the trusted AN-2.

Land often (WPs, on gravel, grass and glaciers, sometimes tough/sloped XXX) for measurements and sample collection.



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FRENCH POLYNESIA: 3500ft
We do a Heliborne geophysical survey of the French Papeete Islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

From your chopper abseil scientists on top of the mountains - the DEM is on par with Hawaii, creating some spectacular ridges.

While the altitude is not necessarily “high” beware - you start counting from sea level.


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