The mysteries of MSFS abound.
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Leg 6, take 3!
The original plan was to fly straight to Saint Martin over the Caribbean, but I have less time today so I couldn’t commit to it.
Instead, I took the Stratoliner to MBPV Providenciales International Airport in Turks & Caicos. I would love to visit some of these Caribbean islands some day, but I’ll need to make do with virtual visits.
It was rainy and sad over KMIA at the start of my flight, and that storm made its way over my house in SC during the flight. Live weather is cool to see, even if it doesn’t always cooperate. Nassau was getting rained on too.
On to Saint Martin next!
Enjoy the bonus screen shot where the earth turned into not just one giant airplane, but at least half a dozen of them!
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Update: I installed Windows 11 against my will three weeks ago. While I dread the privacy nightmare, it seemed to be the wiser choice compared to installing Linux and all that entails.
Thankfully, the install process was smooth and easy, though I did have to research… tweaking things… to my liking during the install process. I used a handy debloater tool to remove all the unnecessary garbage that comes with it. I’m happy to say that it’s running nicely! I’m sure that’s down to the work I put into those tweaks.
I’ve held off on the world tour because I wanted to make sure there are no surprises while running the sim, and I’m ready to jump back in.
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I followed N151ZE on Flightradar24 for awhile today, a privately owned DC-3 that flew from Narsarsuaq, Greenland to Reykjavik, Iceland.
For some strange reason, I had the DC-3 on the brain, so for leg 7, I flew it from Providenciales International to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport TJSJ in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I guess this means I’m back in the US too!
Peaceful the entire way. Blue sky above, blue water below. PR though, was covered in stormy clouds. Couple that with a perfectly timed sunset arrival, I got a couple nice images on final.
The DC-3 and the Grumman Goose, those two are my happy places.
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Leg 8, more DC-3 action today!
Another short hop from TJSJ to Saint Martin. I love that approach over the beach. Is it the best approach in the world? I think it might just be…
Lots of multiplayer shenanigans today. I got buzzed by someone in what I assume is a fighter jet, though it looked like an A320 to me. They passed me like I was standing still and went to visit Davey Jones immediately after. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get the obligatory beach crowd picture as I flew over either. Oh well, such is the nature of flying online.
More island hopping coming soon!
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Nice choice in liveries. I love the old AA silver and orange from “the day”.
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Thanks! I’m partial to NC17334, Flagship Detroit, since it’s a real airworthy DC-3. I know I said no airliner liveries but I can’t resist. Liveries from this time period are just better than the ones used today.
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I love N90710 Flagship Mexico for the DC-6. It’s the similar livery style to Flagship Detroit.
And I totally agree about yesterday’s vs. today’s liveries. I guess I’m partial to most vintage design whether industrial or graphic.
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Leg 9 was a nice, uneventful cruise south along the Caribbean islands in HCG’s Spartan Executive 7W. I would really love to visit them some day, but it’s probably going to remain a dream for the foreseeable future.
The poor state of iniBuild’s Spartan makes me sad. It’s so close to being excellent, but like FS24 itself, they decided to release it broken, and possibly unfinished. I hope it gets the attention it deserves.
Thankfully, I kept a backup copy of HCG’s rendition. Textures aren’t the greatest, and the engine sounds are copied from Big Radials’ Goose, but the thing actually flies like it should.
As soon as I took off from Princess Juliana International, two cruise ships plowed into each other. I guess the captains had too many giant margaritas. I could go for one of those…
I was planning on flying lower to take in the views, but weather forced me up to about 9,000 feet. The HCG Spartan is great to hand fly, and the autopilot was a convenient bonus for this 3.5 hour flight. Not to brag, but my landing at TTPP Piarco International Airport in Trinidad was butter, the smoothest one of the journey so far, right as the sun was setting. I keep timing that perfectly somehow.
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