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    Just when you think you have everything running some what better...

    You get a message from the Hosting company. Short story they need to move us to a new server. I have been working with them to plan a good date for all concerned. Here is what we have come up with as a schedule.

    1. November 4th 17:00 -5UTC shut off the forums and start backup proceedures. During this time there will be no access to the forums or the Resource Section.
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    If all goes well we should be back online on November 8th.

    To keep you updated we will post updates on AVSIM forums.

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To celebrate the USA's 250th birthday, and thanks to World Update 22, I'll be flying over all of the updated national parks starting with the ones I've been to IRL (I live in Utah, so that's a lot). Don't worry, I won't post all my screenshots here, but my first flight was out of Jackson Hole to check out the Grand Tetons, and I was very impressed by the improvement.

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My next flight was out of Crescent City to check out the California Redwoods, and I got the VERY realistic aerial view you'd get if you flew over at 7:00 am :rolleyes::

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I'll have to go back later in the day. Now, I'm off to visit Arches, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon, and Zion in my home state.
Anyway, happy birthday, USA. :unitedstates:
 
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A very nice update
 
Sometimes I have to remember this is a flight simulator.

It certainly is getting that way now. My shot below isn't as scenic or well-composed as yours, but it gives an impression of what the US National Parks update has provided. I flew a little way south of Marble Canyon airport, and already I am blown away. I'll be getting //42's Camp Out add-on, and doing some more exploring in the CowanSim 500.

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Check out the Utah canyonands area. You could spend a year in their exploring. It's quite spectacular if red rocks are your thing. I wonder if MS is using AI to bring up the finer detail?
 
Just completed two days of Cross country flying in the Piper Warrior, recreating a road trip from last year. Here's the airports visited along the way.

1. St. Catharines, Ontario (CYSN)
2. Brampton, Ontario (CNC3)
3. Collingwood, Ontario (CNY3)
4. Sault Ste Marie, Ontario (CYAM)
5. Wawa, Ontario (CYXZ)
6. Thunder Bay, Ontario (CYQT)
7. Dryden, Ontario (CYHD)
8. Kenora, Ontario (CYQK)
9. St. Andrews, Manitoba (CYAV)
10. Brandon, Manitoba (CYBR)
11. Carlyle, Saskatchewan (CJQ3)

It's a long drive on the Trans-Canada Highway, and flying it did shorten the trip a bit. But, I was glad of the auto-pilot in the Just Flight Warrior.

Finally, a quick overflight of our small village... Yes, this is home. A long way and a lifetime ago from the UK.

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