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/images/reviews/giftkdca/title.jpg Review: Drzewiecki Washington National KDCA For MSFS 2020By FilbertFlies In this video review, FilbertFlies takes a look at the recently releasedWashington National Airport (KDCA) scenery from DrzewieckiDesign, along with the Washington Landmark scenery which was recentlyupdated. He finds the airport "exquisite" with the best terminal modelinghe has seen, plus huge amounts of little details that make for an airportthat is really alive. About Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA,FAA LID: DCA), is located in Arlington, Virginia, next to the borderof Washington, D.C. It is the smaller of two airports operated by theMetropolitan Washington Airports Authority that serve the NationalCapital Region around Washington. The airport is 5 miles (8.0 km) fromdowntown Washington D.C.. The airport's original name was WashingtonNational Airport. Congress adopted the present name to honor PresidentRonald Reagan in 1998. The airport served almost 24 million passengersin 2019. Scenery FeaturesA high-quality model of KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, featuring the up-to-date version with extensive details throughout the whole airportFPS-friendly design, with epic night textures, dynamic lighting and PBR materialsPerformance-friendly interior modeling at terminal buildings, control towers, and some hangars, static aircraft, advanced night lighting, custom animations, custom mesh, custom animated jetwaysSystem Specsi7 8700k processor32 GB RAMGeForce GTX 1080TiLG UltraWide 25UM58 25-inch MonitorThrustmaster T16000.M flight stick FilbertFlies Youtube Channel Purchase Drzewiecki Design - Washington National Airport KDCA Purchase Drzewiecki Design - Washington Landmarks

/images/notams/notams21/drze0314/drze0314.jpgChangelog v1.2Fixed LOD display for airport vehicles, static aircraft, terminal interiors and 3D peopleSeveral signs fixedStatic aircraft replaced with newer modelsAll jetways made operational and compatible with SU6Fixed jetway display from distanceVegetation fixesThe no-static version providedAbout Drzewiecki Design - KDCA Washington NationalRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO:KDCA, FAA LID: DCA), is located in Arlington, Virginia, next to theborder of Washington, D.C. It is the smaller of two airports operatedby the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority that serve theNational Capital Region around Washington. The airport is 5 miles (8.0km) from downtown Washington D.C.. The airport's original name wasWashington National Airport. Congress adopted the present name tohonor President Ronald Reagan in 1998. The airport served almost 24million passengers in 2019. /images/notams/notams21/drze0314/kdca-1.jpgFlights into and out of the airport are generally not allowed toexceed 1,250 statute miles (2,010 km) in any direction nonstop, in aneffort to send coast-to-coast and overseas traffic to WashingtonDulles International Airport, though there are 40 slot exemptions tothis rule. Planes are required to take unusually complicated paths toavoid restricted and prohibited airspace above sensitive landmarks,government buildings, and military installations in and aroundWashington, D.C., and to comply with some of the tightest noiserestrictions in the country. The airport's small size constrains its capacity, but ReaganNational currently serves 98 nonstop destinations. Reagan is a hub forAmerican Airlines. The airport has no United States immigration andcustoms facilities; the only scheduled international flights at theairport are those from airports with U.S. Customs and BorderProtection preclearance facilities, which generally encompassesflights from major airports in Canada and from some destinations inthe Caribbean. Other international passenger flights to theWashington, D.C., area use Washington Dulles International Airport orBaltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Thereare currently five scheduled international routes, which are to citiesin Canada, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. /images/notams/notams21/drze0314/kdca-2.jpgThe airport opened June 16, 1941, just before U.S. entry into WorldWar II. Until 1946 nonstop airline flights didn't reach beyond NewYork, Detroit, Cincinnati, Memphis, Atlanta and Jacksonville. In 1946Boston, Chicago, Dallas and Miami were added; nonstops reached Denverin 1951 and Los Angeles in 1954. The April 1957 Official Airline Guideshows 316 weekday departures. Jet flights began in April 1966(727-200s were not allowed until 1970). In 1974 the airport's keycarriers were Eastern (20 destinations), United (14 destinations aftersubsuming Capital) and Allegheny (11 destinations). Reagan National Airport has some of the strictest noiserestrictions in the country. In addition, due to security concerns,the areas surrounding the National Mall and U.S. Naval Observatory incentral Washington are prohibited airspace up to 18,000 feet (5,500m). Due to these restrictions, pilots approaching from the north aregenerally required to follow the path of the Potomac River and turnjust before landing. This approach is known as the RiverVisual. Similarly, flights taking off to the north are required toclimb quickly and turn left. The "River Visual" is only possible witha ceiling of at least 3,500 feet (1,100 m) and visibility of 3 statutemiles (4.8 km) or more. There are lights on the Key Bridge, TheodoreRoosevelt Bridge, Arlington Memorial Bridge and the George MasonMemorial Bridge to aid pilots following the river. /images/notams/notams21/drze0314/kdca-3.jpgFeaturesA high-quality model of KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, featuring the up-to-date version with extensive details throughout the whole airportFPS-friendly design, with epic night textures, dynamic lighting and PBR materialsPerformance-friendly interior modeling at terminal buildings, control towers, and some hangars, static aircraft, advanced night lighting, custom animations, custom mesh, custom animated jetways /images/notams/notams21/drze0314/kdca-4.jpgPurchase Drzewiecki Design - KDCA Washington National for MSFS Also available: Drzewiecki Design - Washington Landmarks for MSFS See all Drzewiecki Design scenery for MSFS 2020

Review: Drzewiecki Washington National KDCA For MSFS 2020 By FilbertFlies In this video review, FilbertFlies takes a look at the recently released Washington National Airport (KDCA) scenery from Drzewiecki Design, along with the Washington Landmark scenery which was recently updated. He finds the airport "exquisite" with the best terminal modeling he has seen, plus huge amounts of little details that make for an airport that is really alive. About Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA,FAA LID: DCA), is located in Arlington, Virginia, next to the border of Washington, D.C. It is the smaller of two airports operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority that serve the National Capital Region around Washington. The airport is 5 miles (8.0 km) from downtown Washington D.C.. The airport's original name was Washington National Airport. Congress adopted the present name to honor President Ronald Reagan in 1998. The airport served almost 24 million passengers in 2019. Scenery Features A high-quality model of KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, featuring the up-to-date version with extensive details throughout the whole airport FPS-friendly design, with epic night textures, dynamic lighting and PBR materials Performance-friendly interior modeling at terminal buildings, control towers, and some hangars, static aircraft, advanced night lighting, custom animations, custom mesh, custom animated jetways System Specs i7 8700k processor 32 GB RAM GeForce GTX 1080Ti LG UltraWide 25UM58 25-inch Monitor Thrustmaster T16000.M flight stick FilbertFlies Youtube Channel Purchase Drzewiecki Design - Washington National Airport KDCA Purchase Drzewiecki Design - Washington Landmarks

/images/notams/notams21/drze0314/drze0314.jpgRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO:KDCA, FAA LID: DCA), is located in Arlington, Virginia, next to theborder of Washington, D.C. It is the smaller of two airports operatedby the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority that serve theNational Capital Region around Washington. The airport is 5 miles (8.0km) from downtown Washington D.C.. The airport's original name wasWashington National Airport. Congress adopted the present name tohonor President Ronald Reagan in 1998. The airport served almost 24million passengers in 2019. /images/notams/notams21/drze0314/kdca-1.jpgFlights into and out of the airport are generally not allowed toexceed 1,250 statute miles (2,010 km) in any direction nonstop, in aneffort to send coast-to-coast and overseas traffic to WashingtonDulles International Airport, though there are 40 slot exemptions tothis rule. Planes are required to take unusually complicated paths toavoid restricted and prohibited airspace above sensitive landmarks,government buildings, and military installations in and aroundWashington, D.C., and to comply with some of the tightest noiserestrictions in the country. The airport's small size constrains its capacity, but ReaganNational currently serves 98 nonstop destinations. Reagan is a hub forAmerican Airlines. The airport has no United States immigration andcustoms facilities; the only scheduled international flights at theairport are those from airports with U.S. Customs and BorderProtection preclearance facilities, which generally encompassesflights from major airports in Canada and from some destinations inthe Caribbean. Other international passenger flights to theWashington, D.C., area use Washington Dulles International Airport orBaltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Thereare currently five scheduled international routes, which are to citiesin Canada, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. /images/notams/notams21/drze0314/kdca-2.jpgThe airport opened June 16, 1941, just before U.S. entry into WorldWar II. Until 1946 nonstop airline flights didn't reach beyond NewYork, Detroit, Cincinnati, Memphis, Atlanta and Jacksonville. In 1946Boston, Chicago, Dallas and Miami were added; nonstops reached Denverin 1951 and Los Angeles in 1954. The April 1957 Official Airline Guideshows 316 weekday departures. Jet flights began in April 1966(727-200s were not allowed until 1970). In 1974 the airport's keycarriers were Eastern (20 destinations), United (14 destinations aftersubsuming Capital) and Allegheny (11 destinations). Reagan National Airport has some of the strictest noiserestrictions in the country. In addition, due to security concerns,the areas surrounding the National Mall and U.S. Naval Observatory incentral Washington are prohibited airspace up to 18,000 feet (5,500m). Due to these restrictions, pilots approaching from the north aregenerally required to follow the path of the Potomac River and turnjust before landing. This approach is known as the RiverVisual. Similarly, flights taking off to the north are required toclimb quickly and turn left. The "River Visual" is only possible witha ceiling of at least 3,500 feet (1,100 m) and visibility of 3 statutemiles (4.8 km) or more. There are lights on the Key Bridge, TheodoreRoosevelt Bridge, Arlington Memorial Bridge and the George MasonMemorial Bridge to aid pilots following the river. /images/notams/notams21/drze0314/kdca-3.jpgFeaturesA high-quality model of KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, featuring the up-to-date version with extensive details throughout the whole airportFPS-friendly design, with epic night textures, dynamic lighting and PBR materialsPerformance-friendly interior modeling at terminal buildings, control towers, and some hangars, static aircraft, advanced night lighting, custom animations, custom mesh, custom animated jetways /images/notams/notams21/drze0314/kdca-4.jpgPurchase Drzewiecki Design - KDCA Washington National for MSFS Also available: Drzewiecki Design - Washington Landmarks for MSFS See all Drzewiecki Design scenery for MSFS 2020