Ok, got a little behind on the reports. The next two are comparatively brief, so here we go!
Leg 7: Vinkovci (LDOV) to Belgrade (LYBE).
This one was a short, fast run across the Croatian/Serbian border. From the look of it I was expecting a fairly straight shot across the flatlands.
To “git 'er dun” I dusted off the Cowansim MD-500E in Hungarian Air Service livery by Zlin142.
The 500 takes off like a rocketship compared to anything else I have.
This thing is a beaut, inside and out.
The only weird thing that I’ve never gotten used to is that the only way to fly her straight and level is to bank her about 5 degrees left skid down.
Maybe one of our helo experts here can tell me if this is normal. No other helo in the sim does this.
Gorgeous day for flying though.
Not a great deal to see, feature-wise, so I spent a lot of time skid surfing.
In fact, the only excitement came shortly after crossing over Macvanska Mitrovica…
With the outskirts of Belgrade in sight, I suddenly crashed to desktop!
This is the second leg that this has happened to me. I find myself a bit painted into a corner, as I have both a new computer and a new internet service.
So, I can’t be certain yet which of the two is the issue here. I’m suspecting that the slow connection is overwhelming my video card when it suddenly draws in a high density PG region. Both the times this happened, it felt like a new area was being loaded.
Anyway, thus endeth my leg to Belgrade…I had to Uber the rest of the way!
Leg 8: Belgrade (LYBE) to Niš (LYNI).
This was a somewhat more scenic (and less crashy) leg.
Back to the Alouette (ÖAMTC Christophorus 5 livery by LaufRo).
Huh, look what I found under the seat…that would have come in handy a few legs ago! 
Across the Sava River to pick up the railbed and I’m on my way.
This turns out to be a very fun flight following the rails through the low hills…especially in the Alouette, which is a lovely flying helicopter.
Flying through the countryside is amazing. Between the MSFS color palette and Rex Accuseason, it absolutely feels like an early fall evening.
You can almost feel the slightly warm breeze signaling the last days of summer.
Just about the time I leave Stalac behind me, I begin to notice the quickly lengthening shadows.
Some of the valleys are already in shade…
and the first lights begin to wink on in the buildings below (cool effect BTW!).
I begin to wonder if perhaps I didn’t take off too late.
The valleys in particular are beginning to get too dark to see into. I throw on my landing spot, but it doesn’t seem to help much.
The sky is spectacular though!!!
I was seriously beginning to wonder if, and more importantly how, I was going to find my way to the field. I didn’t even know where the radio stack was…I had never intended to use it!
But then, in the very last light of day, I spy the comforting blue taxiway lights of the field. These always seem way too bright in MSFS, but tonight I’m not complaining. 
In short order, I pop up onto the glidepath at Niš.
And taxi her over to the hangar.
Well, there is another one in the can. Only two left, but I better get the move on if I’m going to start the Christmas flight.
