The company inspected and approved the delivery from Boeing, now she's on her 1st revenue flight from KLAX to KJFK.

 

Rocketing out of LAX at sunset...

 

Really like this angle....massive engine!

 

Swing the camera back and get a nice shot of the tail...

 

Heading east, leaving LAX behind....Nice shot of the door detail...the customer requested pre-applied ramp rash! :Just Kidding:

 

The magic of flightsim let's us pick our favorite departure and arrival times...I like to depart at sunset and arrive early in the morning...here she is taxiing to the cargo area at JFK.

 

Shut down, the rampers get busy!...

 

 

 

 

She's being uploaded to the library if you guys want to take her for a spin.

Regards,

Steve Dra

Beauties Steve!  I currently have the privilege of flying the newest bird in the Titan fleet on her first long haul (had to make sure the paint dried first :lol:)  SAEZ-KGFK scheduled for 11 hours 50 minutes.  I just passed over the Columbian coast with 2361 miles remaining.  Hopefully it's not too dark to take some snaps when she arrives in North Dakota.

Beauties Steve!  I currently have the privilege of flying the newest bird in the Titan fleet on her first long haul (had to make sure the paint dried first :lol:)  SAEZ-KGFK scheduled for 11 hours 50 minutes.  I just passed over the Columbian coast with 2361 miles remaining.  Hopefully it's not too dark to take some snaps when she arrives in North Dakota.

Sweet Chris!  

Let me know if the paint peels off because it wasn't dry when you took off, I can send the painter out touch her up. 

You may want to get the version I uploaded to Avsim when she posts.  I made some tiny corrections I noticed on her acceptance flight.  You may not even notice them from your version unless you pan around her and look close at a few places...they were just buggin me, and I corrected them.

 

I'm liking the ramp rash I put on her...going to copy it to my Alitalia Cargo System paint...that one is currently my favorite.  

Having a hard time deciding what to fly, since Lufthansa is one of my all time favorites.  I'm flying this one when I'm not painting. (my modified tail on Ioan Blidariu's excellent Lufty freighter (with the correct white wings)).

Hehe...its a good thing to have too many to fly. :LMAO:

Regards,

Steve Dra 

 

 

You may want to get the version I uploaded to Avsim when she posts

 

I'll check it out Steve...I have my fingers crossed the paint won't peel :lol:.  I really like the ramp rash as these beauties can't stay clean forever!  I also have the same dilemma on choosing what airline to fly.  I think my freighter fleet is up to around 13 now with Titan joining the ranks.

Wow, awesome shots...Great repaint! :Love:

Wow, awesome shots...Great repaint! :Love:

Thanks Will.

Let me know if you'd like a copy of my FedEx tail for the 777.  :wink:

 

Regards,

Steve Dra

Thanks Will.

Let me know if you'd like a copy of my FedEx tail for the 777.  :wink:

 

Regards,

Steve Dra

yes

yes

Send me a PM with your email and I'll send it to ya,

 

Regards,

Steve Dra

Send me a PM with your email and I'll send it to ya,

 

Regards,

Steve Dra

You can't receive mail. I can't.

You can't receive mail. I can't.

My bad...had too many messages...try it now.

 

Regards,

Steve Dra

Hey Will...added more detail to the little white ports on the leading edge.

The color really changes from dark purple to light when you set the time in the early am when the sun has just come up (This was around 9am) and slew the beast around on its yaw axis.

 

Here she is when the early morning sun is behind her...

 

And when the sun is behind the camera....

 

Quite the difference.  And this is why its difficult for some people to realize how hard it is to get a dark color looking good in a static screenshot...where some folks will be quick to tell ya "the color is wrong"...it may "look" wrong base on the angle of the camera, plane and sun...but start rotating that baby in 3 dimensions and you see the color changing/  :Silly:

Just one of the criticisms painters get exhausted trying to explain to those who can't understand that simple explanation.   But I'm too old to get worked up about it (and after a few hundred paints, you get used to criticism), unless the color really is wrong...which no painter is immune to messing up at times. :Just Kidding:

 

Regards,

Steve Dra

My bad...had too many messages...try it now.

 

Regards,

Steve Dra

It works

Hey Will...added more detail to the little white ports on the leading edge.

The color really changes from dark purple to light when you set the time in the early am when the sun has just come up (This was around 9am) and slew the beast around on its yaw axis.

 

Here she is when the early morning sun is behind her...

 

And when the sun is behind the camera....

 

Quite the difference.  And this is why its difficult for some people to realize how hard it is to get a dark color looking good in a static screenshot...where some folks will be quick to tell ya "the color is wrong"...it may "look" wrong base on the angle of the camera, plane and sun...but start rotating that baby in 3 dimensions and you see the color changing/  :Silly:

Just one of the criticisms painters get exhausted trying to explain to those who can't understand that simple explanation.   But I'm too old to get worked up about it (and after a few hundred paints, you get used to criticism), unless the color really is wrong...which no painter is immune to messing up at times.

 

Regards,

Steve Dra

Lovely!!!