In the book “The spirit of St Louis” there is a very good description starting on page 462 for the details sighting Ireland from about 4 pm, Lindbergh flew Valentia, Dingle bay, Kerry, Cornwall, arriving Cherbourg about sunset, then Deauville, Paris and the Eiffel Tower in about 6.5 hours flying time. Sorry if I got details wrong, I flew it in the 172 with the g 1000 about a year ago, just follow the magenta line LOL, I will fly it again with the spirit of St louis.
I discovered why I was loosing power - it’s not connected to fuel level. It’s beacuse engine anti ice was off. When heating is turned on the rpm instantly increased.
I have to say this aircraft is becoming my favorite in the game. Love the sounds, rendering of the smallest details. A work of love!
I think he was nodding off a little, according to the wiki article;
"Because Lindbergh flew through several time zones, dawn came earlier, at around 2:52 AM.[65] He began to hallucinate about two hours later.[65] At this point in the flight, he “continually” fell asleep, awakening “seconds, possibly minutes, later.”
They really did a fantastic job with this! It’s a novelty plane for sure, but the attention to detail makes it well worth to come back to it time and time again.
So, scary! I think I’ll watch the Jimmy Stewart movie again today … by the way? Why is there still no Blu-ray for this classic? I have the DVD but I want it in my collection in the best possible quality.
Have you noticed the scratches near the handles by the tail? There are hundreds small details, a pleasure to look at for hours. This is sim vintage aviation at its finest.
And the sandwich bag contains historically accurate food, that Lindbergh brought on the journey.
By the way, check out Rafale Caudron, another vintage beauty made by BlueMesh.
I would like to add that it’s only been a year and a half since I started the flight simulator adventure, before that I had never really designed an airplane, the spirit of saint louis is much more advanced in term of details than the caudron. And the next planes will be even more detailed