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I agree great shots!!

 

As to the discussion of using a yoke versus a joystick. I have both yoke and joystick plus rudder pedals, auto pilot control panel, etc.

 

When I fly a plane that comes RW with a yoke I use the yoke. It it's a plane that RW uses a joystick or from a chopper guy's perspective a cyclic I use the joystick and when flying a chopper use the throttle as it were the collective. The throttle as collective isn't as realistic as I'd prefer but haven't figured a better way to do it.

 

I feel when sim flying one should use whatever control setup a specific plane comes out of the factory with.

Thank you!

It's funny you mention the joystick versus yoke thing because just the other day I was thinking that, although I really enjoy the yoke, I will probably go back to the joystick when I fly the a320. It just won't feel right flying that with a yoke.

2020 sure makes the PNW look good Chris. Fine work with the flight and a very informative narrative as usual. Great job! :cool: :)

Thanks, Larry!

*Part Two*

After our crazy antics around Seattle it was time to get back to business as we leveled off over the Puget Sound on our way towards Orcas Island

This is as far north as we would make it on this trip, we're making a turn to the East over Orcas Island airport and will be heading southeast shortly so we can get home before dark (hopefully)

Want to know how much time I've spend flying low over water in MSFS? I've had this sim for a year now and just learned that the ships really move in the water, hence the picture that isn't centered

The valley where Darrington sits in the Cascades is basically a big 'U' shape. Darrington is located in the Southeast side of the valley. We're entering the valley from the Northwest, will follow the valley around and come in for landing on runway 28. The weather is also starting to improve which will help with visibility as the sun is beginning to set

Passing over Concrete, Washington which is located in the Northeast corner of the valley.

Flying down the eastern part of the valley towards Darrington. Looks like we're going to beat the sunset!

There is a mountain just off the end of the runway here, so our approach involved a sharp turn at low altitude, but we made it! No chance I was pulling that off with my old joystick

Parked back on the ramp safe and sound! Now to check my phone and email to see if I already have a message from the FAA

I'm going to make a quick stop in that Coastal Bank before heading home to see about getting a loan to pay my fines

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*Disclaimer: I'm from the Northeast, so if any of my landmarks or locations are incorrect, blame Google Maps!

After spending all my flight sim years using a joystick, I've finally upgraded to a yoke and rudder pedals which has really been a game changer. Hand flying with the joystick was okay, but with my new controls I can't get enough of hand flying GA aircraft, and doing it around awesome scenery is even better! Now that I have new controls, I decided to also try out a new area to fly, the Pacific Northwest. This area is really nice, and of course MSFS does a great job of making it feel like you're really there. Today's flight is fully VFR, and most of it is flown by hand with the exception of a few small stretches where the autopilot was used. We departed Darrington Municipal Airport (1S2) in Washington, flew around Seattle, over Orca's Island and then back to Darrington. There was a high overcast layer when we started, but the weather gradually improved as we went along making for a great end to our evening. Here we go!

*Part One of Two*

We're on the ramp in Darrington getting ready to bring the Bonanza (with the improvement mod of course) to life under the overcast skies

With the run-up complete we're getting up to full power on the runway and heading out. See ya later Darrington! For real though, we'll be back later

Right after takeoff we spent about ten minutes flying down the valley in the Cascade Mountains as we head towards Seattle

After leaving the valley we made a left turn and leveled off at 3500' well below the overcast layer. We also had a nice view west of Port Susan Bay

Passing over Paine Field in Everett and getting ready to head down the Puget Sound towards Seattle

Not long after the city of Seattle begins to come into view. By the time we leave the area we will have busted the Bravo airspace and will almost certainly be accused of reckless flying. Lets live a little!

It's the Space Needle, ever heard of it?

CenturyLink Field (now Lumen Field), home of the Seahawks, and T-Mobile Park, home of the Mariners

After already busting the Bravo airspace, we decided to take a close up tour of the city (I'm not a chart expert, but I believe we're at least under the Bravo at this height, so there's that...)

And just in case people weren't able to make out our tail number to include in their complaint to the FAA, we decided to do a low pass over Lake Union before leaving the area

Part two in the reply.

Hey Chris! I loved your shots and your plot line as well!! That's a truly worthwhile post!!

 

On occasion when I see a post with a single shot and no plot line I wonder why would the poster bother?

 

I look forward to viewing many more from you!!!

 

Thanks!

 

Michael

Thanks, Michael! I enjoy everyone's posts, but before I started posting myself my favorite posts to read were the ones with narration and a story line, so that's what I try to duplicate. It of course takes a little longer to make a post like this, so I'm always glad to hear people enjoy it, it makes it worth the time.

Very nicely done!!

Thanks, James!

Part Two

After landing in New Orleans it was time to complete my first actual quick turn using MSFS. In the rare event I have time to do two flights in one day I normally shut down the sim and reboot it, but I decided to try an actual quick turn and it worked out really well. On to our second part of the mission, the journey back to Teterboro!

Our quick turn went very smoothly. The fuel truck took care of us very quickly, and there was even a brief break in the rain to allow the passengers to board. Now the engines are coming back to life and it's time to go!

The heavy rain returned on the taxi out to the runway, so it was another wet and bumpy departure

Breaking through the clouds gives us the first real look at how strong this storm is even 24 hours before it arrives

Level at FL450 and on our way back to Teterboro

The weather actually cleared up for a bit over North Carolina and gave us our first view of the ground since we took off

The nicer weather didn't last long and by the time we neared the east coast the thick cloud deck returned

Approaching Teterboro with the New York skyline in the background

Short final...

Mission accomplished!

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With Hurricane Ida bearing down on Louisiana and other Southern Gulf states, many people are evacuating to get out of the path of the storm. Most people evacuate by jumping in their vehicles and driving away, but not if you're rich. A wealthy businessman from New York has chartered a Citation Longitude from Elite Air (shout out to my favorite VA) to fly down to New Orleans, pick up eight members of their family and fly them back to the safety of Teterboro, New Jersey. This was a last minute mission request that would require an early Saturday morning departure, as well as a quick turn in New Orleans to complete it successfully. Let's go!

We arrived at the airport around 6am to begin getting the plane ready for our VIP evacuees. By 6:45am we were starting up on the ramp and ready to head south

It was a quick taxi to runway 6 and before we knew it we were rocketing off the runway and climbing into the gloomy early morning New York skies

The skies looked pretty ominous on the climb out, likely a sign of things to come...

This was an empty leg with just two pilots on board so we made it to FL430 in no time, set the autothrottle to .82 Mach and were on our way to New Orleans

A little over two hours later we were beginning our descent into New Orleans. This was on Saturday so the hurricane was still a bit offshore, but the weather in the area had already taken a turn for the worse

Flying the RYTHM4 arrival and getting ready to make the final turn to intercept the ILS for runway 11

The heavy rain was really making it tough to see the runway. A go-around was not out of the question at this point

Just shy of minimums the approach lights and then the runway came into view

The rain started to lighten up as we pulled onto the busy FBO ramp and it provided an awesome view of the nice rainbow. For the passengers who were waiting for their ride to safety, this was probably quite a welcome sight!

No sooner did the parking brake go on and the engines were already shutting down. Now we need to find our passengers, load on some fuel and get out of here as quick as we can...

Please see the second post for the continuation of our mission!

Nice shots! Especially over the Rockies!

 

I've flown many a hour in the Van Nuys area, though that was decades ago. Thankfully the years I was out there the droughts and fires weren't nearly what they are today!!

 

I'll have to look up the specs on the Longitude. That's one I have no knowledge of.

 

Thanks for the post!

 

Michael

I don’t fly on the west coast much so it was fun to go into a busy west coast airspace. As for the Longitude, it as a great plane. Looks great, flies high, far and fast and the systems are detailed but easy to understand.

Great shots! Having said that, as much as I love Bar Harber and Acadia, with Henri on the way I'm really happy I'm not there today!

 

Michael

Thanks! We got out of there pretty quick and missed the storm thankfully.

Great shots!!!..Where did you get the animation (ramp agents)

Thanks! They are part of the default scenery, you just have to find them on the ramp.

A nice long haul flight in the Longitude and fine pics. of it Chris. The west coast weather sure looks better than that of the east coast. :cool: :)

Thanks, Larry! Southern California did not disappoint with the weather.

I've done many flights in the Longitude in MSFS, but this is my longest so far at 2,176 NM and over five hours of flying time. Today's flight is a recreation of a real world NetJets Longitude flight going from Teterboro to Van Nuys. This is also my first flight in MSFS departing and arriving at airports where I own payware scenery. I recently purchased Flightbeam's Teterboro scenery, as well as Orbx's Van Nuys scenery. Here we go!

Loading up the passengers at the NetJets terminal and hoping the rain holds off until we depart

Heading out of the ramp. Call me biased but I think we have the nicest aircraft here

Lined up on runway 6 waiting for takeoff clearance. Looks like we're going to beat the rain after all

Climbing out of a gloomy New York area. Next stop the west coast!

Breaking out of the overcast layer and heading up to FL400

Cruising over the Rockies at 40,000 feet

Almost five hours later we are descending over Palmdale into the SoCal area on the JANNY5 arrival

Getting configured for landing as Van Nuys comes into view

Fully configured and on final for runway 16R

I didn't find the NetJets terminal until we were already parked, but this Signature FBO is pretty awesome so the passengers weren't mad. Time to head to the hotel and get ready for a few days of flying around the west coast

Thanks for viewing!

Beautifully captured Chris! I especially like the #4 weather shot. :cool: :)

Thanks, Larry!

Great Set!

Thanks!

It's been a while since I've had the chance to jump into the cockpit of the CJ4. Every time I finally do decide to take it out for a spin I am reminded about the incredible job the Working Title team has done with making this the most complete aircraft in MSFS in my opinion. Today we are leaving a very stormy Chester County Airport in Coatesville, PA and heading up to Bar Harbor, Maine where the weather is nearly perfect. The flight is expected to take about an hour and twenty minutes. Let's get going!

It was pouring rain while I was getting the airplane ready for departure. I'm willing to bet that ramp agent wished he called in sick right about now

"Chester County traffic Citation seven zero one lima foxtrot is going to be taking off runway two-nine departing to the northeast, Chester County"

Turning on to runway 29 and getting ready for what will likely be a bumpy departure

We broke out of the first layer pretty quickly and got a good view of the strong storms we were leaving behind

We leveled off at FL390 and had an amazing view of... nothing but clouds

The weather started to improve over the Boston area

About 50 minutes into the flight we are already beginning our descent over Portland

I don't fly a lot up in this part of the country, but wow is it nice!

Battling the nearly clear skies and light winds while on final for runway 22

After one hour and eighteen of flying we are shutting down in beautiful Bar Harbor

Thanks for viewing!

Very excellent shots! (I've actually driven to Key West a few times in RL)

Thanks! I've done the drive from Miami to Key West once and it was pretty cool. I'll fly the next time though so I can see it from the air.

I enjoyed the flight and the commentary.

Thank you! It was a great flight!

Nice set!

Thanks Johnny!

A good flight and beautiful pics. of it Chris. :cool: :)

Thanks Larry!

Like most people I had some issues pop up after sim update 5 so I haven't done a full flight in a few weeks. Thankfully Asobo has released a few hot fixes which has gotten the sim back to the way it was before. Also, with the recent performance improvements in SU5 I was able to increase some of the graphics sliders and not lose FPS, so things look a little better for me than they have in the past.

Now let's get to the flight! A few weeks ago I took the Longitude into Monmouth County Airport, and now it's time to continue that journey as we head out for the 2:30 early morning flight to Key West.

http://i.imgur.com/cptFtwm.jpg?1

The passengers are on board and the engines are coming to life on this otherwise quiet morning

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Lining up on runway 32

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It doesn't take long for the Longitude to get up and go, so before we know it we're in the air and heading south

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Breaking out of the overcast skies to find the sun

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We've leveled off at our cruise altitude of 43,000 over the Rehoboth Beach/Ocean City, Maryland area. Now it's time to enjoy some coffee and the views as we fly at Mach .84 down the east coast

http://i.imgur.com/u7G9meP.jpg?1

A little over two hours after departing Monmouth County we are descending into Key West as the Florida Keys come into view off to our left

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Turning to get lined up with runway 9 at Key West

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Passing the cruise ships and some of the resorts as our journey is about to come to an end

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Short final

http://i.imgur.com/oeQNDRl.jpg?1

Welcome to Key West

Thanks for viewing!

Sharp pictures and a sharp looking Cessna. She is a speed demon. Well done.

 

Khalid

Thanks, Khalid!

A fine flight in the Longitude and lovely shots of it Chris. Some pretty dusk colors as well. :cool: :)

Thanks, Larry!

Great set as usual sir, very well done indeed!!

Thanks, Johnny!

Chris - That is one nice aircraft, and I enjoyed the flight!

 

Rick :cool::cool:

Thanks, Rick! It’s a fun aircraft to fly.

Today's flight was a quick hop from Portland International Jetport in Maine down to Monmouth Executive in Belmar, New Jersey. The flight was a little over 300 nautical miles and took a little less than one hour to complete. Let's get going!

Taxiing towards the tower and the main terminal as we head to runway 11

Lining up on runway 11 and we get set to blast off into the evening sky

Heading out of Portland!

This thing climbs like a rocket ship, so it didn't take long before we were cruising at FL310

Some light rain clouds starting to show up as we near the top of descent

Turning over JFK and heading towards the initial approach fix at Monmouth

Light rain showers are in the area, but we already have a good view of the runway

On final for runway 32

The landing was pretty smooth considering the high trees at the end of the runway

Shutting her down for the night

Thanks for viewing!

Great work with this Post Chris! Plenty of crisp colorful shots beautifully displayed. :cool: :cool: :)

Thanks, Larry!

PART 2 of 2

I'm sure the passengers seated in the window seats had a great show this evening

I'm not sure how realistic this is, but this was the view from the flight deck as we descended into the clouds

We emerged from the clouds as we neared the end of the arrival and prepared to turn towards the airport

That foggy area off to our left is actually a small rain cell that was just off the approach

Established on the ILS for 4R

JetBlue 204 getting ready to set it down after a quick 2 hour hop from paradise

Unfortunately Boston Intl suffers the same fate many autogen airports do in MSFS, it is completely dark on the airfield so none of the other pictures turned out. The rest of the flight was a ton of fun though, so I'll let it slide.

Thanks for viewing!