Wow, you’re right! How could you find #3?
It’s Chausey, a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France.
I already found it when it first appeared. If I remember correctly it was a France World Update splash screen, so that narrowed it down a bit.
I think #20 is Green Island Jetty off the coast of Cairns, Australia.
You know, it looks nothing like the pen. . . .
Oh, thanks a lot.
André.
Sorry to ask, but you used an expression I don’t know “It looks nothing like the pen”, as English is not my mother tong… I could not find the meaning on the web… could you please explain ? So I will have learnt something today
They were referring to the “Mont blanc” pen company. They make very high quality, luxury pens.
There is a very expensive pen that, (in MY opinion), is for people who like to show off. (I have a perfectly good and inexpensive Timex watch that I bought - that still works. I really don’t want or need a Rolex.)
The brand of the pen is “Mt. Blanc” and has a characteristic white star on the end of the cap.
https://www.montblanc.com/en-us/collection/writing-instruments/all-writing-modes
It was intended as a joke.
#27 shows the Dead Dunes on the Curonian Spit, Lithuania
It‘s the Dahlak Archipelago in the Read Sea, Eritrea. The screenshot is from the first MSFS trailer.
#4 is Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park, Montana. It’s quite close to this location.
FSX users might remember it.
It’s also shown in-game periodically.
Every time I see it, it reminds me of a futuristic vehicle from Star Wars and it’s an interesting plane to fly too.
Where would this be ? Recent pre-flight splash, I did not see this one before SU-11
Checked Madeira, didn’t find it…
The second one is La Défense, a financial district in Paris.
Thanks for the tip! Found the location. Unfortunately, I think it was only added for the trailer.
It’s got a POI marker (Voloport), but it’s a generic building that’s missing its roof.