Great time in the CJ4. Hartsville/ Jackson Atlanta 
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Yukon to Nunavut
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Short flight from KLAS to KONT with Frontier Airlines in the Fenix A320. Definitely a performance boost with the recent patch, although some comical elevation issues at KLAS! FS24 with BATC.
Dear ATC: Please don’t send me to RWY 8L… Pretty please!
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Well I’m sure some will tell me this isn’t needed but I want to take the time to apologize for the constant posting of videos of my flights. I forgot what that sort of thing did to me mentally, after spending a few days losing sleep and stressing out about my next flight etc. I decided to disable my twitch and remove my YouTube. I regained my interest of disliking YouTube and the stress of trying to get content viewed, I just want to go back to snapping photos and enjoying my flights or anything I play
I think the old saying sums it up… “A Picture is worth 1000 words” so with that here’s my 3000 words of why I prefer pictures from the game rather than video
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I’ve decided that I need to focus on becoming more proficient with SPAD.NeXT. It’s an amazing program that really unlocks the immersion possible with peripherals like StreamDecks. But it’s also very demanding, in that if I don’t use it regularly, I forget how to use it. So I’m on a mission now to pick one plane at a time, and fully map everything in the cockpit. I’m currently working on mapping all the switches, like lights/dimmers, electrical systems, etc., and creating StreamDeck buttons with realtime data feedback (like radio frequencies, fuel levels, etc.)
My medium-term goal is to fully map the G1000 NXi so I can import that snippet into other G1000 equipped planes - not an easy task…
Right now I’m 100% focused on the FSR500. I have the sim running smooth and stable on my system right now, and I want to start using the tools I have to get that one plane in the air so I can work on things I’ve neglected, like IFR, flight planning, etc.
If I want to just hop in a plane and fly I’ve got my trusty G36 Imrovement Project available, and it’s mapped enough to my HC Alpha/Bravo that I can just get in it and go.
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Today, back to basics with a VFR-IFR flight using a Cessna 152 in low visibility and moderate winds around Frankfurt.
Departure and arrival at EDFE, navigating between VORs VFM and MTR.
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Only my second flight in the Comanche, and only the second time I’ve visited Lukla (VNLK) …… I can see why it is called Lukla - you need a fair bit of it.
Thought I’d try a circuit. Take off is interesting, somewhat reminiscent of a ski jump, or the Big Dipper - down you go and whoosh!
Down the valley, a difficult 180 and back. Getting the wheels down at all is interesting, and at the top of the uphill (you’ll know what I mean if you’ve flown here), the passengers had had enough, opened the door and bailed.
A bit white knuckle, but I did stop!!!
Lukla is known as the most dangerous airport in the world. Its runway is on a 12% incline (1 in 8.5) and only 527m long.
50% of flights are cancelled every afternoon due to poor visibility.
There is no go around.
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Did the same exact thing - doubled motherboard RAM to 64GB yesterday. I was skeptical as I installed it - but no kidding - I’m seeing a huge difference in performance. Almost zero stuttering now with majority of graphics settings on ultra and high LODs. Frames in the 110 -120 fps over Long Island today at 2000 AGL.
Really enjoying FS2024.
(i7-137700KF, RTX 4070 Ti - 28 GB)
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From Nunavut to Bell Island, NFLD
I need to quit flying with live weather this time of year, everything is really cloudy, and you can’t see anything… Almost crashed into the ocean three times. I also couldn’t see the airport until last minute, I didn’t exactly land on the runway and I didn’t exactly land on my wheels. The term “wheels up” would have had a different meaning.
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I wish I could get that frame rate! Alas, I’m on a humble 4060. I do get close to 100 in GA, but certainly not that high in the tubeliners. Even so, a significant improvement following the RAM upgrade and then again following this week’s patch!
Tried the default a125 helicopter and flew from KROC to Rochester coast guard helicopter landing pad and nailed my landing which is funny because I have no real life helicopter flying experience to rely on (I already checked and KROC didn’t have a helicopter training program)
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[FS24 with BATC] Last night, I was watching a late-80s Christmas movie called “It Nearly Wasn’t Christmas.” Famed character actor Charles Durning plays Santa whose faith is saved by a little girl looking for her father. Except for Durning, the movie has mediocre acting and of course there is a very predictable storyline. All in all, one of my favorite feel-good shmaltzy Christmas movies.
But I digress…
In the movie, there is a scene where Santa and the girl end up taking a private jet (Santa is traveling in style these days!) and I thought to recreate the flight as close as I could, so I hopped into the Citation Longitude for the first time (yes, I know it didn’t exist in 1989, but I’ve been itching to try it out) and we took off from Rocky Mountain Metro just outside of Denver. There was fresh snow on the ground, but the ascent to FL430 went smoothly. Then we proceeded to Van Nuys airport in So. Cal., hoping to get Santa and his traveling companion to their destination on time in order to reunite a family.
A cold day, but the weather broke just enough to allow for a safe departure.
Definitely some muck to deal with, but nothing the Longitude can’t handle.
Headed to warmer climes…
Crossing the desert of Arizona and Southern California
Heading in to Van Nuys airport
Overall a fun trip, although the Longitude still has some kinks. I had to switch from the FMS managed autothrottle to the manual autothrottle, and the lights still aren’t working correctly. Flying the plane, however, was quite enjoyable and I look forward to when those two issues are addressed!
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