June 28, 20196 yr Ortho4XP, ZL16 She sat there in my virtual hangar, almost forgotten, as I do more GA flying these days. Finally, I was able to hear her complaining about the lack of use. So here she is: the venerable, unforgettable Boeing 707 She is still in her prime 😊  Lots of interesting places to explore further low and slow   Thanks for viewing Any attempt to stretch fuel is guaranteed to increase headwinds My specs: AMD Radeon RX6700XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB RAM, 34" monitor, screen resolution: 2560x1080
June 28, 20196 yr It's really getting hard to tell the difference betweenX-Plane and FSX/P3D nowadays. Jude BradleyBeech Baron: Uh, Tower, verify you want me to taxi in front of the 747?ATC: Yeah, it's OK. He's not hungry. X-Plane 12 and MSFS2020  🙂 System specs: Windows 11 Pro 64-bit, Ubuntu Linux 20.04 i7-13700KF  Gigabyte Z790 RTX-4060-Ti , 32GB RAM 1X 2TB M2 for X-Plane 12, 1x256GB SSD for OS. 1TB drive MSFS2020
June 28, 20196 yr Yes, Bernd, she surely seems to be in her prime still...with the beautiful (metal) glow....🙂...I wish I could hear those (smokey) engines....from afar...
June 29, 20196 yr One of those planes that looks fast just sitting there. Nice shots. I remember them being very loud when taking off out of Ohare. jime James D. Edwards
June 29, 20196 yr Nice screenshots! Where did you get the 707? I only flew on an American 707 once, from JFK to Dallas back in '77. Nice aircraft, loved flying in it. That same day I flew in a classic DC8-63 enroute to JFK from Vienna Austria stopping in Shannon Ireland and Gander Newfoundland for fuel. It was my only time ever on Irish soil. Some of my schoolmates (it was a chartered flight on TransInternational/TransAmerica by American Institute of Foreign Study) received Silver Certificate dollar bills in Shannon, quite rare even back then, when they exchanged money left over from our European trip there during our brief stopover). John
June 29, 20196 yr Beautiful flight all the way! Thanks for sharing. Martin Sims: MSFS 2020, MSFS 2024 and X-plane 11 Home Airport: CYCW - Chilliwack, BC Canada i5 13600KF 32GB DDR4 3600 RAM, RTX3080TI Meta Quest 3
June 29, 20196 yr Author Many thanks, gents, for your comments 4 hours ago, John_Cillis said: Where did you get the 707? Here is the link, John: https://store.x-plane.org/B707-320420_p_616.html Any attempt to stretch fuel is guaranteed to increase headwinds My specs: AMD Radeon RX6700XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB RAM, 34" monitor, screen resolution: 2560x1080
June 29, 20196 yr Bernd. nice shots !! The scenery is fantastic....              MSFS2020                     MICHAEL J   proud supporter             KJAX  FLORIDA           Â
June 30, 20196 yr Totally amazing. Thanks for showing. I know about this plane but haven't added it to my hanger yet. However, can I ask about the Ortho4XP, ZL16; is this your set or did you acquire it from somewhere? Bryan Wallis aka "fltsimguy" Maple Bay, British Columbia Near CAM3
June 30, 20196 yr Author Thanks a lot, Michael and Bryan 7 hours ago, 1st fltsimguy said: However, can I ask about the Ortho4XP, ZL16; is this your set or did you acquire it from somewhere? Bryan, in short, Ortho4XP allows you to create your own photoscenery in XPlane and it's free! The higher the zoom level (ZL), the sharper the image, but also the more GB you'll need to store the scenery on your HD. ZL16 is a decent compromise between quality and storage space requirements. Here is a link on avsim that explains it in a bit more detail: https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/519995-a-basic-step-by-step-guide-to-ortho4xp-for-windows/  If you search on youtube for ortho4xp, you'll also find a ton of info there. Hope this helps, Bernd Any attempt to stretch fuel is guaranteed to increase headwinds My specs: AMD Radeon RX6700XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB RAM, 34" monitor, screen resolution: 2560x1080
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