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Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
Thank you, Manfred! It might be the first time that an aircraft addon has spurred me on to purchase a scenery addon, which is Salzburg LOWS by Digital Design (available through ORBX). I really just wanted it because it does a very good job of reproducing the airport and hangars where the Red Bull "Flying Bulls" collection is based, but the additional Salzburg scenery is a much appreciated extra bonus. There's a nice static DC-3 parked on the airport grounds within this scenery as well. Sorry for the extra screenshots, but I just had to share some more (I usually find myself taking dozens of screenshots on every flight). These are some more selections from at least three different flights I've done around Salzburg in the last couple days (up to 7 hours on the clock with the Red Bull DC-6 so-far - it's nice being off work for the summer!).
Saving a bit of fuel and engine wear by shutting down #2 and #3 on the taxi-back.
Saving a bit of fuel and engine wear by shutting down #2 and #3 on the taxi-back.
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Tim-HH
SOH-CM-2023
What Tim said !
Hey Tim !,
Do you have it !? We didn't even dare dream about quality like this, didn't we !
Cheers,
Jan
Hi Jan,
yes, absolutely! I already liked the FSX and P3D versions. But it is impressive to see how PMDG was able to improve the quality even further. Now it is truly a work of art
Greetings
Tim
Manschy
SOH-CM-2023
That's quite cool, Zsolt!
Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
Greensboro to Knoxville Island (Downtown Knoxville)
I decided to take the whole family on a vacation to Knoxville, so I loaded up the Caravan (no pod version) and headed west. The weather was "partly thunder" most of the way, so I decided to keep it 5K for altitude. If you go to Google Maps and draw a straight line between the two fields and switch to Terrain view, you can see that some of the terrain gets close, but I was above it the whole way. There was one point where I decided to go to 5500' out of an abundance of caution, but I think I would have cleared everything anyway.
Leaving Greensboro
Radar Alt. still had me well above the ground. (I did hear the "500" warning at another point...)
Douglas Lake, with the I-40 and US-70 bridges featured very nicely...
The Tennessee, Holston, and French Broad rivers all meet at the point you see on the left of this pic.
Lined up on final with just a small crab and otherwise smooth air.
I decided to take the whole family on a vacation to Knoxville, so I loaded up the Caravan (no pod version) and headed west. The weather was "partly thunder" most of the way, so I decided to keep it 5K for altitude. If you go to Google Maps and draw a straight line between the two fields and switch to Terrain view, you can see that some of the terrain gets close, but I was above it the whole way. There was one point where I decided to go to 5500' out of an abundance of caution, but I think I would have cleared everything anyway.
Leaving Greensboro
Radar Alt. still had me well above the ground. (I did hear the "500" warning at another point...)
Douglas Lake, with the I-40 and US-70 bridges featured very nicely...
The Tennessee, Holston, and French Broad rivers all meet at the point you see on the left of this pic.
Lined up on final with just a small crab and otherwise smooth air.
jankees
SOH-CM-2025
jk6176 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr
jk6177 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr
jk6179 by JanKees Blom, on FlickrBookman1960
SOH-CM-2023
New York City from the Water
Bookman1960
SOH-CM-2023
K5083
SOH-CM-2024
Antiquing with the "4 Seasons Pack" v5.1
This weekend I happened to discover the "4 Seasons Pack" by Bijan Habashi, of which v5.1 was released today on Simmarket (where you should buy it) and the MSFS Marketplace (avoid - the encryption messes up the install of this mod).
This is an integrated version of various vegetation mods that Mr Habashi has released over the past several months. To put it simply, it transforms the landscape in wonderful ways, and if you are a low and slow VFR scenery peeker like me, you should consider getting it.
There are several features of this mod, and broadly speaking, it breaks up the monotony of MSFS vegetation in 3 ways. Firstly, on a local basis, it introduces many more shades of green to the trees, making any landscape look more realistic and interesting. Secondly, it puts regional and climate-zone-appropriate trees where they belong, introducing many new tree types, from magnolias to giant saguaro cacti, greatly increasing the distinctiveness of different environments. This includes specific special trees where they belong, like rhododendron forests in China or stands of giant redwoods in California. Thirdly, it introduces seasonal variation, from blossoming spring fruit trees to autumn color.
The modeling and placement is impeccable. (Well, okay, people have pecked at it. But it's very good.) You know how we have skinners like our own John Terrell, who make repaints for planes based on extensive research and close-up familiarity with the real planes? Well, Mr Habashi is the John Terrell of trees. John makes skins to please rivet counters, and Rijan makes trees to please leaf counters. They look great whether beside the runway 100 feet from you or miles away in the landscape. Mr Habashi is constantly updating his app, he is active on avsim and the official forum, and he usually response to quieries within hours. He has a fantastic attitude toward suggestions and criticism, never gets huffy or acts like you owe him gratitude for taking your money for his mod. A true gentleman and he puts an amazing amount of work into constant updates. I believe at the moment he is working on doing some sub-seasons, like late spring and early summer, and custom projects like where to add cypress trees.
So here are some quick shots from today, showcasing landscapes improved by this mod. I went back to spring to catch the cherry blossoms in Washington DC; explored some fall color in Peru at around the same time; and cruised over my neighborhood, enjoying just the right sprinkling of blooming fruit trees among the other spring leafage.
August
This weekend I happened to discover the "4 Seasons Pack" by Bijan Habashi, of which v5.1 was released today on Simmarket (where you should buy it) and the MSFS Marketplace (avoid - the encryption messes up the install of this mod).
This is an integrated version of various vegetation mods that Mr Habashi has released over the past several months. To put it simply, it transforms the landscape in wonderful ways, and if you are a low and slow VFR scenery peeker like me, you should consider getting it.
There are several features of this mod, and broadly speaking, it breaks up the monotony of MSFS vegetation in 3 ways. Firstly, on a local basis, it introduces many more shades of green to the trees, making any landscape look more realistic and interesting. Secondly, it puts regional and climate-zone-appropriate trees where they belong, introducing many new tree types, from magnolias to giant saguaro cacti, greatly increasing the distinctiveness of different environments. This includes specific special trees where they belong, like rhododendron forests in China or stands of giant redwoods in California. Thirdly, it introduces seasonal variation, from blossoming spring fruit trees to autumn color.
The modeling and placement is impeccable. (Well, okay, people have pecked at it. But it's very good.) You know how we have skinners like our own John Terrell, who make repaints for planes based on extensive research and close-up familiarity with the real planes? Well, Mr Habashi is the John Terrell of trees. John makes skins to please rivet counters, and Rijan makes trees to please leaf counters. They look great whether beside the runway 100 feet from you or miles away in the landscape. Mr Habashi is constantly updating his app, he is active on avsim and the official forum, and he usually response to quieries within hours. He has a fantastic attitude toward suggestions and criticism, never gets huffy or acts like you owe him gratitude for taking your money for his mod. A true gentleman and he puts an amazing amount of work into constant updates. I believe at the moment he is working on doing some sub-seasons, like late spring and early summer, and custom projects like where to add cypress trees.
So here are some quick shots from today, showcasing landscapes improved by this mod. I went back to spring to catch the cherry blossoms in Washington DC; explored some fall color in Peru at around the same time; and cruised over my neighborhood, enjoying just the right sprinkling of blooming fruit trees among the other spring leafage.
August
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Navy Chief
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Bookman1960
SOH-CM-2023
"...Scenery? What boat?? NC..."
Scenery is default NYC
Yacht is my personal project [hopefully shareable soon] which I was able to finally get into the game.
My lesson learned after I got my drivable ship in MSFS? "don't always believe what forums 'experts' say can't be done" -- keep your dream alive and find a way!
Scenery is default NYC
Yacht is my personal project [hopefully shareable soon] which I was able to finally get into the game.
My lesson learned after I got my drivable ship in MSFS? "don't always believe what forums 'experts' say can't be done" -- keep your dream alive and find a way!
Navy Chief
Senior Member
"...Scenery? What boat?? NC..."
Scenery is default NYC
Yacht is my personal project [hopefully shareable soon] which I was able to finally get into the game.
My lesson learned after I got my drivable ship in MSFS? "don't always believe what forums 'experts' say can't be done" -- keep your dream alive and find a way!
Now that is just way too cool! Your yacht reminds me of the one in "The Final Countdown" movie. NC