What did you do in MSFS today? (Part 2)

deancbrown · February 19, 2023, 9:46pm

I lived in Bella Coola when I was a kid. It was so far away from everywhere back then it amazes me that it’s such a popular place to visit in MSFS2020.

I used to hang out at the airport (snuck outta school from time to time, lol) to see if I could snag a ride. I landed a ride with one of the heli pilots one time, but that’s a story for another day

ZILLNIAZI17 · February 19, 2023, 10:49pm

That’s a beautiful story, Dean. I’m glad I evoked childhood memories for you. I’ll soon post a video of the area for you.

Where did you relocate?

Vibstronium · February 19, 2023, 11:58pm

Passed a live traffic airliner coming in towards John Wayne (KSNA) on my climb out heading towards Big Bear in a Cessna 152…

I have MSFS hooked up to ForeFlight and I got the auditory “traffic!” alert from my tablet; looked out the window and confirmed it was heading the other way, though a little close for my comfort.

fswt4410 · February 20, 2023, 3:14am

Today I flew the last 4 glider training lessons. I had already flied step 4, but forgot to reactivate Steam VR capture after a Steam VR crash. Today a did it again to record and later publish on my YouTube channel (FlightSim World Tour, shortcut “fswt”).

This Monday I’ll publish a short video of step 5 landing at 1200 GMT. An external view video to appreciate the beauty of slipping.

Flying glider training 4th lesson again – I got a 10,000 points score at the first try, but a little less this time.

5th lesson. When using VR, it’s preferable to switch to cockpit view.

A little too much to the right, but I managed to land at the runway.

Frame of the YouTube shorts I’ll publish this Monday (1200 GMT).

Slipping over the runway (frame from the video).

Just before correcting for touch (another frame from the video).

6th lesson: thermal soaring. Low speed, 45º turns under cumulus.

Last, but not least, high pressure soaring. High speed near the ridge’s windward face.

anon7075159 · February 20, 2023, 6:01am

Flew out of my old stomping grounds of Palmdale, California to LAX in the Hondajet.

deancbrown · February 20, 2023, 6:26am

@ZILLNIAZI17

I moved around quite a bit as a young person but finally settled in metro Vancouver in my 20’s with my wife. I haven’t been able to find my way into the IRL pilot seat yet, but the virtual world offers a reasonable substitute. I flew from Chang Mai to Bangkok today, a long way from the Bella Coola valley but reachable for my inner kid-virtual-pilot self

ZILLNIAZI17 · February 20, 2023, 7:19am

I guess you needed that warmer clime!

Keep in touch. It’s been lovely knowing you.

ZILLNIAZI17 · February 20, 2023, 7:43am

Twelve Apostles, Victoria, Australia

ZILLNIAZI17 · February 20, 2023, 7:45am

Mont St. Michel at dawn, Normandy, France

PeachBuckle977 · February 20, 2023, 8:57am

KGCN-KPGA

CaffeineHero · February 20, 2023, 4:54pm

I practiced radio navigation in the twin Beech out of my home town, CYCW.

ZILLNIAZI17 · February 20, 2023, 7:10pm

Passing through a rainbow portal, Tasmania, Australia

sTiKyTiSsU3 · February 20, 2023, 8:26pm

Lol off to Narnia!

mk89ns · February 20, 2023, 8:50pm

Hello all ,
In the last post I flew out of Greece, and now I’m landing in North Korea I still have a long way to go to round the earth and visit all the capitals.

The plan for the next flights:

As always a few pictures below.

Tuffbull7923 · February 20, 2023, 9:01pm

I did another go at landing at London City, this time from Rotterdam:

Well, no luck this time either: I forgot that with the latest update, disengaging autopilot does not disengage autothrottle… Did a go around and made an not so good landing afterwards

Full story here, once the processing is complete:

I also practiced a bit with the A310. I can now boot it up okay, add the flight plan and start the route, but have no idea how to modify tha flight plan on the go. I tried a “direct to” to a waypoint further down the flight plan, but then all of the flight plan was gone, only the direct to that point remained..

I don’t think I will go from GA to airliners, I just do this for the challenge and to learn something completely different.