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  1. To keep it interesting I downloaded the IRIS T-6 Texan II (it was freeware but I don't recall where I got it.) Sweet model (a little underpowered thou) with great visibility and working Navids and ILS. Next I downloaded FTX England, Scotland and Wales. Following that I downloaded XOPI to show geographical information for the area I was flying in, nearby points of interest and time/distance to anyplace I typed into the search engine. (This is a cool add-on) For an added sense of realism I added GSX to have ground crew and marshallers available to start and terminate each flight. Lastly I developed a map of the UK, placed navaids and airports of intertest on the map at appropriate intervals enroute and started a tour of the UK from Sumburgh Scottland. Made multiple stops on the way south, using XOPI to show me landmarks along the way. Although I had planned destinations to stop at at varying intervals, if an airport along the way looked interesting I'd stop. Got all the planned and unplanned airport information (runway headings, runway length, airfield lightning, closest navaids radia/DME, etc.) off OurAirports.com (which is a great site for airfield and navaid info for FSXers). This also shows nearby airports and navaids if you decide to deviate. Flew the entire length of the western UK, across southern England and up the east coast as far a Mildenhall to date. 23 total sorties so far. Yes, I had to buy some payware, but the experience has been well worth it. I know I'll never get to do it in real life so this is second best. Been a blast so far......throw in weather sometimes, the random ILS approach and intercepts of AI traffic....it just doesn't get any better.
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