December 27, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, MDFlier said: Lol... I just did my 1st outbound flight from KDEN yesterday. I started off at gate C46, and had to taxi to runway 26. About halfway to the runway I was beginning to wonder if ATC was giving me vectors to drive to Baltimore. It also made me wonder if I had put enough fuel on board. Sounds like the problem is with ATC. IRL, when winds favor takeoff and arrival to the west 26 would be the normal arrival runway and 25 would be used for departures. KDEN is actually well designed to produce short taxi distances for both arrivals and departures under most wx conditions. But if you're sent to what would normally be an arrival runway for the given conditions then yep, you're basically going to find yourself taxing the entire length of the runway plus some, and given the high elevation, all of KDEN's runways are lengthy. But that's not how the airport is designed to work. Scott
December 27, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, tttocs said: Sounds like the problem is with ATC. IRL, when winds favor takeoff and arrival to the west 26 would be the normal arrival runway and 25 would be used for departures. KDEN is actually well designed to produce short taxi distances for both arrivals and departures under most wx conditions. But if you're sent to what would normally be an arrival runway for the given conditions then yep, you're basically going to find yourself taxing the entire length of the runway plus some, and given the high elevation, all of KDEN's runways are lengthy. But that's not how the airport is designed to work. Scott I have always wondered this as well. P3D ATC seems to always choose the runway that is most inconvenient, ATC at KDEN always chooses runway 26 which is like a 30 minute Taxi, SO annoying!!
December 27, 20187 yr IMO, KDEN is very well done, my only complaint is the grass looks like you are taxiing through the African Safari... in their more recent sceneries the grass is better
December 27, 20187 yr Depends on what type of flights you fly, I would say. Both airports are gorgeously designed. KDEN is perfect for those short hops into the mountains and to the west coast with the Q400/NGX/A320. KIAD is a perfect airport for long haul ops. You can fly one of many United routes or have your pick or international routes. If you’re buying the 747-8, FRA-IAD on LH seems appropriate. Denver has the better performance, but that’s more a factor of the surrounding area being rather empty than the quality of the scenery. Personally, I would go with KIAD, just because of how versatile it is with the number of flights you can fly out of there.
December 27, 20187 yr I really do like them both. I used GSX to replace the jetways at both airports with clear ones that have the airport logos on them. Edited December 27, 20187 yr by MDFlier i9-10850K, ASUS TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI), 32GB G.SKILL DDR4-3603 / PC4-28800, GIGABYTE RTX5080 16GB WF OC 3 FAN running 3440x1440
December 27, 20187 yr I own KSFO, KPHX, KDEN, KIAD and KMSP and they are excellent. After KSFO, my favorite is KMSP and well worth considering. Grace and Peace, Edited December 27, 20187 yr by Bluestar typo I Earned My Spurs in Vietnam
December 27, 20187 yr 32 minutes ago, Bluestar said: I own KSFO, KPHX, KDEN, KIAD and KMSP and they are excellent. After KSFO, my favorite is KMSP and well worth considering. Grace and Peace, Agreed. All their stuff is excellent, but there’s just something about KMSP. Superb workmanship and a joy to fly in to and out of. Doug Miannay PC: i9-13900K (OC 6.1) | ASUS Maximus Z790 Hero | ASUS Strix RTX4080 (OC) | ASUS ROG Strix LC II 360 AIO | 32GB G.Skill DDR5 TridentZ RGB 6400Hz | Samsung 990 Pro 1TB M.2 (OS/Apps) | Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 (Sim) | Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 (Games) | Fractal Design Define R7 Blackout Case | Win11 Pro x64
December 27, 20187 yr KDEN is my home airport, and it's mostly well-done, but here we are years later and Mir STILL hasn't solved the problem of trees growing on some of the parking ramps. Arrgh. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
December 27, 20187 yr Author Ok sounds great! I am once again torn. KIAD is better for 747-8. While KDEN has a tricky approach which I love! I will make up my mind and let you all know.
December 27, 20187 yr 54 minutes ago, pilot10112 said: I will make up my mind and let you all know but not before you fix sode for now, cheers john martin
December 28, 20187 yr Also although it's normally op by a 77W the -8 can also do the icn-iad route, and it could happen IRL .(imagine the t7 breaks down, you need a plane to replace that) My system specs: Core 2 quad Q9650 @ 3.51ghz, GTX1060 6gb, 8gb ddr3 1333, 1Tb seagate barracuda, 500gb wd blue
December 28, 20187 yr Author 11 hours ago, LH340fan said: Also although it's normally op by a 77W the -8 can also do the icn-iad route, and it could happen IRL .(imagine the t7 breaks down, you need a plane to replace that) Yes that is why i need the 748, I was debating between that, the maddog X, and the CS 757. But the 748 seems more prevailent
December 28, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, pilot10112 said: Yes that is why i need the 748, I was debating between that, the maddog X, and the CS 757. But the 748 seems more prevailent Well again that depends on what you plan doing. Within us, 757 is good for coast to coast, maddog for shorter hops within bigger hubs (88 particularly). 748 is good for thicc long haul transatlantics within major hubs My system specs: Core 2 quad Q9650 @ 3.51ghz, GTX1060 6gb, 8gb ddr3 1333, 1Tb seagate barracuda, 500gb wd blue
December 29, 20187 yr Author On 12/28/2018 at 3:56 PM, LH340fan said: Well again that depends on what you plan doing. Within us, 757 is good for coast to coast, maddog for shorter hops within bigger hubs (88 particularly). 748 is good for thicc long haul transatlantics within major hubs Yeah thanks! I think I’m going with the 748
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