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Does anyone know where in Alaska this splash screen can be viewed?

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I must be in the wrong season and in the wrong places as I can't find anything close to this view.

Ray

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No idea at all but a Google search for tallest mountain range brings up Mt McKinley, and taking off from near there shows several promising locations. That may be a start.

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It looks remotely like Kate's Needle... coming down the Stikine River toward Wrangell and Petersburg... I have done this route in the RW many times and flown all over Alaska in FS9 and FSX... Looks similar but the mountain range in the foreground is a little low...

 

Just a thought at first glance.

 

Jeff

Well Mt Mckinley turns to be a fascinating place in its own right. Very weird terrain features in some places and pretty spectacular overall. A big ol' glacier is my reward, so far. Glad I stumbled across the area.

 

The next possible candidate was a colossal mountain range near Cantwell (Pakt) That river in the distance might be a source for taking pictures.

 

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I was wondering the same thing as well as the initial smaller splash screen that comes up as soon as you launch Flight. Avsim or Microsoft should put together a contest with prizes to the first person that finds the location. :Party:

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I was wondering the same thing as well as the initial smaller splash screen that comes up as soon as you launch Flight. Avsim or Microsoft should put together a contest with prizes to the first person that finds the location. :Party:

How about the winner gets the red tail mustang in Devon's screenshot above?

 

Ray

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It looks remotely like Kate's Needle... coming down the Stikine River toward Wrangell and Petersburg... I have done this route in the RW many times and flown all over Alaska in FS9 and FSX... Looks similar but the mountain range in the foreground is a little low...

 

Just a thought at first glance.

 

Jeff

 

Thanks Jeff, I'll check that out. I was thinking Kate's Needle was in Canada but I discovered girls and geography about the same time and girls won so my geography is on the weak side.

 

Ray

 

Anyone have a guess as to the month we should be using for this view? I'm maxed out on all siders and I haven't found anything close to these colors. It is probably highly enchanced.

 

Ray

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How about you, Holger. Got any idea where this gem is located?

 

Ray

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Hi Ray,

 

not 100% sure but the way the peak sticks out looks a lot like Mount Hesperus to me, the tallest mountain in the Revelation Range http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hesperus_%28Alaska%29 or http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tUBHdjmvoj0/TJ5OpjaZXqI/AAAAAAAAAu4/HN4CaGLSexY/s1600/DSC_2663.JPG

 

Go to about N61.9107° W154.388° and face southeast (heading 127); the view is across the North Fork Big River. Or fly about 40 miles SSW from PAFW (Farewell).

 

Cheers, Holger

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Hi Ray,

 

not 100% sure but the way the peak sticks out looks a lot like Mount Hesperus to me, the tallest mountain in the Revelation Range http://en.wikipedia....sperus_(Alaska) or http://4.bp.blogspot...00/DSC_2663.JPG

 

Go to about N61.9107° W154.388° and face southeast (heading 127); the view is across the North Fork Big River. Or fly about 40 miles SSW from PAFW (Farewell).

 

Cheers, Holger

 

Mucho Thanks. I saw your name at the bottom of the screen and instantly thought - I bet he knows the answer. Thanks. I'll go check it out. Nice splash shot.

 

Ray

When Pigs Fly . Ray Marshall .

I reversed this shot to make it look a bit more like the splash screen..If it was squeezed a bit vertically as well.....There are some line drawings of Mt Heseprus that look much more like the MS one..I'm off to find it..

 

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I reversed this shot to make it look a bit more like the splash screen..If it was squeezed a bit vertically as well.....There are some line drawings of Mt Heseprus that look much more like the MS one..I'm off to find it..

 

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Excellent. Good hunting.

 

Ray

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Mount Hesperus it is !!

Thanks for the tips guys !

 

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You guys always amaze me how with even the smallest of clues, you could find stuff like this.

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You guys always amaze me how with even the smallest of clues, you could find stuff like this.

 

An exact Lat / Long and Name and radial is a lot more than a small clue, don't you think? Holger was the mapping consultant for Lewis and Clark then moved to Alaska. He has been there for 300 years that is why I asked him.

 

Ray

 

Mount Hesperus it is !!

Thanks for the tips guys !

 

Fred.

 

Now why don't our screenshots look like Microsoft's? duh? Thanks Fred.

 

Ray

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