Holy Moley!!!OK, it's still early on, and I suspect I have a question or two about obtaining a true overcast according to the wx reports in AS2, BUT, I think I just had about the most perfect flight I've ever done in FS9! Got the new/updated 421 from F1 (worked flawlessly from what I could tell), checked my Jepp simcharts, went through the steps in the AS2 manual and filed IFR from Trondheim to Namsos Norway, then blasted off into a reasonably cloudy sky. I'm using the new version of Norway Airports (INCREDIBLE!!) so I had a few minor stutters/jerkiness on the ground which was to be expected, but after that, it was as smooth as a baby's bum (don't ask, I don't know :-eek)! I climbed to 6000 feet for the 70 mile flight up to Namsos. Got the ATIS for Namsos and planned on the LOC 25 approach, using the full teardrop procedure turn method (given I was in clouds and there's a few hills around there that could really mess up a paint job!). The ATIS for Namsos though was for clear skies, so I was expecting either that I'd get the usual sudden switch to severe clear with no sign of the clouds I was now in to be found anywhere, or it wouldn't really switch to what was forecast (oh ye of little faith!). WRONG!! As I started my last turn from the south towards Namsos and initiated my descent to the first assigned altitude of 4000 feet, the clouds started to grow further and further apart, until after about 3 minutes of flying, I ran out of the stuff altogether and was now in the clear. Absolutely stunning, it was so realistic! Forgetting the stuff I left behind, I started my outbound course on the LOC for 25, then made my northbound turn, held that for 1 minute, then started my 225 degree turn back to the localizer course. As I came around to face south again, I could see the clouds I had left behind on the southern horizon. Man, this was INCREDIBLE! I completed the turn just as the LOC needle centred, and started my next descent stage to hit 2100 feet at exactly 6 nm from the threshold. Hit that right on, so started dropping flaps and gear and set up for the last stage of the approach. By then I could see the lead-in lights at Namsos and started slowing up to 100 indicated (the runway is only 2700 feet or so - not bad for the 421, but don't land long :-) ). I had to clear a hill on the way in, but after doing so, the landing was just peachy-keen (sheesh :-roll). Rolled out, turned off the runway and parked at the ramp near the gas pumps, and then shut down.There wasn't a single stutter, hiccup or anything untoward in the whole trip. Weather updates didn't produce any stuttering or flickering (and the destination wx did change slightly while I was enroute), the airplane handled flawlessly, the flight was totally smooth, and my Jepp simcharts were right on the money with their data. Of course, being Norway the scenery was breathtaking.Yup, I know that not everyone is having the same amount of success - yet, but give it time. You just need to figure out what works best on your system, then it is simply a matter of getting used to the program and its intricacies. It WILL come, and what problems remain will be worked out. A perfect flight? For the first time, I can say, YUP!:-hah

Thanks for the report Glenn, nice to see a happy customer still beaming after his flight (you had me beaming as well, very descriptive stuff you write):( Question: where do I find the Norway scenery? I just have to have it!!David

Thanks David - it was a great trip :-). Here's the link to Norway Airports, V8. It is really outstanding stuff! Enjoy.http://www.norway-airports.com/index.php?newlang=eng

thanks Glenn, much appreciated!!David

My pleasure :-)!