I'm about 15 minutes into the tour.. (it's called Hawaiian Checkout)....and if you have, the following:1. Both ground class and texture class software from Nick (GEX and UTX)2. No needed third-party Hawaii---just what comes with FSX3. REX (with your own custom water and atmospherics, etc...to your pref)and...the ability to crank FSX on all sliders...FULL THROTTLE (hey..even if on your system, you putz along at 10-12 FPS..for this demo, no matter)I have a i7-975 system that is giving me full throttle (all stops) about 17 to 25 throughout the mission so far.4. Shade (the program)5. Accu-Sound (not required, but ratchets up the wow factor on the mission plane, and oh...but does it work!6. Active Sky Evolution (for real world weather on the fly...even when running a mission....)List is not in order of pref or importance.........you will be left with a face splitting grin, ear-to-ear!!!!!!!!!!!!I have flown Flight, over the sea-cliffs...and trust me when I say, that with the above software in place, it absolutely exceeds the immersion that Flight! presently dishes up. Absolutely, bar none!This mission is quite the thing...for I have never taken it. Basically, your 'tour guide A.I.' sets up a flight plan on the GPS that you are not required to faithfully follow. It is there, because your tour guide is going to tell you all about Hawaii, (and this is quite fantastic....learning about the highest sea cliffs in the world---how they formed, by popular opinion, etc....and told to you by the A.I.) and you might wish to keep a few miles to either side as you rubber neck. You even see marine life out in the ocean as you head over water.Take this tour/mission if you have not yet...or take it again, to see with the added programs....how KICK BUTT FSX is at delivering the 'WOW' factor, supreme. For instance, my REX Overdrive water settings has the sun just glistening off of the rolling waves upon the open sea. The water color in shallow just off shore is eye-candy like no other!I welcome you to take the Hawaiian Checkout mission...and then I'd be most interested on your reaction to flying out and over the highest sea cliffs in the world....and the chap sitting to your left...telling you all about his state! I'd be interested in your use of this mission experience.Having.....a.....BLAST!Back to the flight.....can't wait to see what else my tour guide has in store for me.See ya.....zooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom!Post Edit, "...my guide just told me about a certain channel between two islands that had over the years 16 different swimmers successfully swim it. Man..it is like I did hire this fellow....great information as you follow the flight plan! It 'feels' very real as you fly the route. I wonder what it WOULD cost to have someone's plane at your disposal, with he/she personally guiding you.... $$$$$$$, for sure. Back to the tour.....Post Edit 2: One thing to note for FSX (Hawaii area) is that even though I am running a 'Tour'....all is under real-world present weather conditions. I just paused to write this as-I-go commentary with light turb just offshore...nothing canned....totally dynamic and unpredictable. There is some multi-layer cloud build up as I near a turning point in the flight plan... :))))Post Edit 3: "...my guide just told me as I over flew a small crescent shaped island...that it is the top of a submerged ancient volcano..and now protects over 250 of the highest sought game fish species in the world, as the crescent protects the marine life from the open sea swells....".....Mitch'er

Edited March 6, 201214 yr by Sesquashtoo

Grab the FSGenesis mesh and landclass with airport plateau fix and Hawaii is gorgeous.

Edited March 6, 201214 yr by ZachLW

Grab the FSGenesis mesh and landclass with airport plateau fix and Hawaii is gorgeous.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oh really? I'll look into that. I just finished the tour...and all I can say...is that I will fly that again! The tour guy was fantastic...and I learned much about 'his' state, lol. I have to tell ya...that SHADE...blows me away. It totally created a 3-D of the islands. Funny...I have FLIGHT! to thank for making me look in the mission list for something on Hawaii, LOL. This was a SLEEPER to be sure! :) Again, I highly recommend the Hawaiian Checkout mission. It's not a test gold-hunt (with gold coins or caches)...but a true-as-real-life tour scenario.Mitch'er

Edited March 6, 201214 yr by Sesquashtoo

Yes one of the great things about Flight is that as I flew around I realized I've been flying FSX all wrong for a while too! It's great fun to just hop in a plane, any plane and fly around without a care about any sort of procedures. Both simulators are a blast to use for me

I'm hoping this discussion doesn't turn into what it looks like it's going to. As for the mission, thanks for the heads up! I'll check it out.

Grab the FSGenesis mesh and landclass with airport plateau fix and Hawaii is gorgeous.

ditto this and also the waterfalls.

ditto this and also the waterfalls.

I forgot I had installed those!

I'm hoping this discussion doesn't turn into what it looks like it's going to.

It won't, Zach... That Mitch feller can get excited over a slice of bread.. :(

It won't, Zach... That Mitch feller can get excited over a slice of bread..

:( :lol:Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Sounds like a lot of fun, thanks for the heads up Mitch'er.I have been enjoying some of the challenges in Flight, but still love flying my FSX as well - yes, one can do both! :wink:I have had FS Genesis Mesh and UTX, and more recently have added GEX and REX2 OD, so I am really motivated to have a look see at this mission.Roughly how long does it take to complete, so I can plan around that?Thanks again,

Intresting these missions were there for fsx since day one-but at the time they were called game like...Now all of a sudden missions are a rage (thought you have to pay for some of them).Just saying-and I created a great one along with help from Lance imho for free-check it out in the avsim library-no charge..

Great stuff Mitch :)

Grab the FSGenesis mesh and landclass with airport plateau fix and Hawaii is gorgeous.

Zach would you happen to have a link for this... specifically the 'plateau' fix?

Great stuff Mitch :)Zach would you happen to have a link for this... specifically the 'plateau' fix?

http://www.fsgenesis...mvc?Screen=SFNTI purchased the 1 year sub for 75% off a few weeks ago. Since then, it's 50% off. (still a decent price considering you have world coverage)Otherwise, individual purchase/downloads are available:

• http://www.fsgenesis...gory_Code=FALLS <---Water falls
• http://www.fsgenesis...tegory_Code=NAX <---Mesh (airport plateau fix is included with this purchase, of course)

As you can tell, the subscription pays for itself over and over, as I can download anything in the store now with no extra cost (for 12 months).

Excellent! Thank you for the info AND links! :(

AND....if you additionally buy FSDreamteam Hawaiian airports you will have most airports beefed up to look like the real thing, lots of detail.