simpilot55

507.4 represents a ratio (1:507.4) of CA, NV, & AZ land compared to the total world. So, 1/507.4 x 2,000 TB is approximately 4 TB. I was mistaken. 197 million sq miles is the entire world, not just the land. As you said, this is a very rough estimate, and the world is not linear which means different locations will not take up the same HD space.

The southern southwest U.S. is the region I fly in the most, so I thought it would be interesting to try and calculate how much HD space I’d need. Here are the results: MSFS 2020 = 2 PB = 2,000 TB 197 million miles sq = World land 163,696 miles sq = California 110,567 miles sq = Nevada 113,998 miles sq = Arizona CA + NV + AZ = 388,261 miles sq = Total World Land / Total = 507.4 2,000 TB / 507.4 = 3.94 TB This is totally doable, even on a SSD because I believe this is worst case since Nevada & Arizona are sparsely populated and would take up less HD space. What do you all think?