First takeoff and landing in the Carenado Phenom 100. XP11 RC1 showing its night prowess around Washington XP scenery. Apologies for the simple video. First time using FCP and leaving for vacation this weekend.
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So Laminar is definitely trying to improve things… I recently did a total wipe of my drive, and so I’m reinstalling stuff…and I’m on the fence whether SkyMaxx Pro 4.5 (which I already own) is worth installing or not. I do think it gives a better depiction of clouds and vis than stock X-Plane…but Laminar is getting a bit better. At least they fixed the really grey clouds. Here is Deluth, MN a few minutes ago…going west into a frontal line of storms. Still doesn’t look realistic really, but it is better than it used to be… Nice rain and turbulence effects once you penetrate the clouds…but it still isn’t anywhere near as good as Active Sky. I’ll install SkyMaxx Pro tonight and give it a whirl…
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When two four x-ray first emerged from the paint shop, there were a few of us whom were not sure that the re-branding initiative for the charter group had been worth the effort and expense. Much head scratching ensued, followed by a bit of ribbing from the freight dogs. I heard someone whisper under his breath, “Reminds me of my daddy’s Coupe DeVille.”
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She needs one of those Hawaiian hulu girls taped to the dashboard…
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I was a little skeptical that I would like this one, but it really is a very nice airplane. The avionics implementation is phenomenal…
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Departing KMIA for a short M.A.D hop over to FA37 with 8 pax. Scenery is Miami City XP. I’m enjoying the FM on the Carenado B1900D. With the FSEconomy added weight for fuel and pax, the aircraft requires you to fly the approach speeds much more closely than the B200. Get it slow and you will not have enough pitch authority during flare. Also, IMO, it needs about 3 units nose up elevator pitch on takeoff. WX was 042 scat, 050 bkn, 100 bkn.
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Wow! That’s a great shot!
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Seeing as we have been given a heads up as to the destination for the annual Christmas jaunt, I thought I had better get a head start this year as I know my RL flying schedule will start to get busier over the coming months.
I am going to attempt the trip to Christmas Island in the VSkyLabs DC3. Here are some shots from my first leg - Austin (KAUS) to Amarillo TX.
On the Atlantic Aviation ramp at KAUS. This is the FBO the plane I fly is based at. This is using the KAUS scenery I picked up at X-Plane.org.
Taxying out to RW 17L
Taking the runway.
Climbing away from Austin Bergstrom Intl
Flying through a patchy cloud layer…
Same area…
Texas is kind of flat until you get farther West. Nice shadows from the clouds!
Left Downwind for Runway 22 at Amarillo…
Gear down, about to turn base.
Parked… I hope they don’t intend to put Jet-A in my tanks!
It’s a neat airplane to fly, although a bit labor intensive. You really have to babysit the airplane, even when the autopilot is engaged (such as it is)…
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Bravo. Wonderful choice and beautiful skin on the old bird. Happy trails.
Enjoying a new acquisition, the RWDesigns Hawker 4000, and tinkering with X-Enviro settings. This biz jet has speed and legs!
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Like the model? I liked their twin otter but it had a couple issues.
Some of these shots would look good in the Elite Dangerous thread…
Amazing futuristic cockpits here.
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Commenced training in my new X-Trident Luftwaffe Tornado … thinking about cruising to Christmas Island in it.
Auf Wiedersehen Toronto!
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I checked their support forum on XP dot org, and they seemed to have squashed most of the bugs in the latest release. So far, it works as advertised.
I had my first ride in a Hawker 800XP last week. It was nothing like that Hawker 4000… It was a bit cramped because we were on a bench seat in the back. I like driving planes better than riding in them…
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Holy Mackerel! If I could get it to look half that good I would love it too! Nice!
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Do you use TrackIR with your X-Plane 10 Beach?
Only a small percentage of the time. For no other reason than my gaming rig is in a big, open living room with a zillion light sources. There is no way to put up curtains or blinds…so my TIR is effectively out of service until the sun goes down. At night, I’ll use it if I’m bush flying in something that isn’t very complex…but for airliners and complex aircraft I don’t have the patience to use TIR if I’m having to manipulate flight director panels and knobs and stuff…which can be particularly frustrating in X-Plane where they have some knobs that have the + / - inner and outer knobs.
I wish I had a solution to my daylight TIR problem though…