Good to know. I had it in P3D but never really got on with it so opted for the Stearman for my dose of MSFS 30s radial. Of course, now we have an old time twin radial to add to the collections.
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Thanks for the links - so much to learn and so little time!!
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Don’t forget the PMDG DC-6 and (Red Wing?) Super Connie!
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Oh yes, the big beasts! Have not gone there yet either…
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The DC-6 is just… well, no additional words of praise needed. I need more time in it, but even my ham-fisted flights in 'er have been fun. Great sounds. Just… dials as far as the eye can see!
I picked up the Super Connie after waffling back and forth on it. Felt like the price was high for the state of development, but the team has been steadily working on it. Haven’t flown it yet, but I got it! 
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I do have a feeling that I am missing something but I only have a limited amount of time for simming and they feel as though they would need more than I can give them to do them justice. (They also scare me a bit!)
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I agree 100%. I typically have time for one flight of 1-1.5 hours a few times a week. 
The big birds are gonna take multiple sessions just to get the spinny things turning properly! They are beautiful though, and I want to help support the 3rd party developers where I can, especially the smaller teams!
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On a different but similar theme -
I recall there was an AI piece of payware in FSX that made all the AI aircraft at the airports historical aircraft from 50s,60s and 70s depending upon what year you set.
Wish there was one for MSFS 2029.
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So apparently, the mail beacons have been done in some rudimentary sim.
The clip does kind of give you the feel of what it would look like to follow beacons every 20 miles. Imo, it looks quite cools and I would love an updated mod like this for msfs.
Really want this. Would drop a nice bit of change to see it happen.
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Read that there were approximately 1,500 towers! 
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Oh wow, that is exactly what we need! Would also be happy to contribute to any developer who can come up with it. Have been wondering if we could persuade @PuffinFlight to develop something as a spin-off from We Love VFR!
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Yep, lots of great resources on here. The links section includes one to a 40min silent film about the mail service - https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/h3_99Bi-DNQ I watched it this afternoon and the air to air footage really made me think about fragile those first aircraft were and just how bumpy even good weather can be.
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Knew I’d seen it somewhere!
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Hi Pipspriller,
I think you can give it a go yourself.
I will send you a link to some youtube tutorials by a guy called Christopher DeYou. He builds Old era airports in MSFS.
He has a whole bunch of tutorials
For FSX I eventually built this.
Steep learning curve, but doable.
About the DC2. I had no modelling experience whatsoever, and a day job.
I would suggest, give one arrow and tower a go, and place it in the scenery, later, you can apply a texture, and then you are on a roll. I bet you can do 2 or 3 arrows a day, start with one state.
Cheers, Rob
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Hi Rob
Thanks for link and would really appreciate any links or advice you can offer.
I think this could become “a bit of a thing” and was playing about earlier with one location thinking “how hard can a tower and a shed be?”! So, if you can create a DC2 from scratch then I am sure I can do some towers and sheds!
I was thinking that I would aim for those three beacons south of Boise as a test and see how it goes.
Between the surviving sectionals, Jeppeson’s original notes and how regular the “planting” was, I am even beginning to wonder if recreating the complete routes might be possible.
Thanks for the encouragement!
Richard (Pips)
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Heya Pips… did someone suggest earlier in this thread about using a method similar to @PuffinFlight’s awesome VFR packs? I don’t know if openstreet maps would support the arrows and towers, but if they did - you’d need just the locations I would think.
I think that was me! I tagged them just for fun really.
I haven’t had a chance to look on Open Street map to see if the arrows are on there - if they are, it might work.
To be properly accurate though, each beacon’s generator shed should have its unique identifier on the roof showing the route and beacon number so pilots can keep track.
So that’s about 268 sheds for the New York to San Francisco route alone!
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I doubt these are clearly tagged in OSM, but there might be something historical coming soon 
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