What are you gonna do first when it's out?

[OzWhitey 3,353]

16 minutes ago, ckyliu said:

Screenshot this in default FSX and MFS 🤣 Anyone know where it is?

Can't wait for this new DirectX 10 thing, that looks amazing!

EDIT: Wait, you're telling that Microsoft Flight Simulator DirectX's now GO UP TO ELEVEN! Whoa! 😲

[OzWhitey 3,353]

3 minutes ago, andyjohnston.net said:

Get in something tiny like the Icon.  To heck with flying over my house, I'm going to fly down the street to see how good Azure is.

I can't say much due to various NDAs - plus Microsoft has put out a restraining order against me after the whole "Occupy Redmond" thing - but I can promise you that the Icon in MSFS2020 is superb! In fact, on August 18th, you will all be starting your new MSFS experience with a very special mission - IN THE ICON! I won't give away any spoilers, except to say that you'll be flying it towards a yacht, and if you grease the water landing you get to go to a party!

That's all I can really say for now, though given that NDAs seem to have moved into the "optional" category in the past 24 hours, I'm going to leave you Icon fans with a screenshot that I took while flying the MSFS2020 Introductory Mission:

Cheers!

 

[Bottle 663]

No flying for me. I’ll be looking through the installation files to find out where the bears are hibernating.

[Brandon01110 407]

Wait for the first airforceproud95 video showing crazy fliers rolling 747's, ect

[Shug 210]

Checking the flamingos have wing flex...

[Carts85 1,203]

1 hour ago, OzWhitey said:

I can't say much due to various NDAs

 

What’s your settings and hardware? Maybe it’s just the screenshot but the cockpit and water don’t look as good as I’ve seen.

[OzWhitey 3,353]

25 minutes ago, Carts85 said:

What’s your settings and hardware? Maybe it’s just the screenshot but the cockpit and water don’t look as good as I’ve seen.

Hardware:

i9900K, overclocked to the max. 2080Ti. And, as per previous posts, I fly with sliders full right.

Scenario:

Wedding yacht mission. “Your first water landing...and a party!”

Location: Hawaii (of course), season selected: Hard winter.

I am shocked, indeed flabbergasted, that you are unimpressed with the graphical quality of my Icon screenshot.

😊

Edited July 14, 2020 by OzWhitey

[Brandon01110 407]

3 hours ago, badderjet said:

go to Chicago (the cut being as CGX isn't around anymore

I will buy the addon for CGX for MSFS just like I did for FSX:SE. 

[Doug47 574]

Fly some lazy 8’s over LM and LR’s headquarters with a smile on my face.

🙂 

[Ted Striker 338]

What will I do when MFS is released? Keep flying P3D until the dust settles and the forum jury verdict is in.......

Then after thoroughly reviewing the new Avsim MFS CTD (good foresight Charlie!) and Whiners forums, I'll install it and immediately start tweaking. 

Ted

[andyjohnston.net 617]

2 hours ago, OzWhitey said:

I can't say much due to various NDAs - plus Microsoft has put out a restraining order against me after the whole "Occupy Redmond" thing - but I can promise you that the Icon in MSFS2020 is superb! In fact, on August 18th, you will all be starting your new MSFS experience with a very special mission - IN THE ICON! I won't give away any spoilers, except to say that you'll be flying it towards a yacht, and if you grease the water landing you get to go to a party!

That's all I can really say for now, though given that NDAs seem to have moved into the "optional" category in the past 24 hours, I'm going to leave you Icon fans with a screenshot that I took while flying the MSFS2020 Introductory Mission:

Cheers!

 

That's exactly what you had to do with Flight...

[mtr75 653]

18 hours ago, rtodepart said:

Why do I think there’s plenty of people reading this wishing the worst experiences for everyone on day one ???? If you’re not happy please stay away from positive people.

Just a wild guess, but it might have something to do with the P3D haters posting about MSFS in the P3D forums for the last year about what rubbish P3D is and how perfect MSFS is going to be. But that’s just a guess. 

[Carts85 1,203]

1 hour ago, OzWhitey said:

Hardware:

i9900K, overclocked to the max. 2080Ti. And, as per previous posts, I fly with sliders full right.

Scenario:

Wedding yacht mission. “Your first water landing...and a party!”

Location: Hawaii (of course), season selected: Hard winter.

I am shocked, indeed flabbergasted, that you are unimpressed with the graphical quality of my Icon screenshot.

😊

I think the penny has just dropped.

[tpete61 225]

3 hours ago, OzWhitey said:

I can't say much due to various NDAs - plus Microsoft has put out a restraining order against me after the whole "Occupy Redmond" thing - but I can promise you that the Icon in MSFS2020 is superb! In fact, on August 18th, you will all be starting your new MSFS experience with a very special mission - IN THE ICON! I won't give away any spoilers, except to say that you'll be flying it towards a yacht, and if you grease the water landing you get to go to a party!

That's all I can really say for now, though given that NDAs seem to have moved into the "optional" category in the past 24 hours, I'm going to leave you Icon fans with a screenshot that I took while flying the MSFS2020 Introductory Mission:

Cheers!

 

Interesting, I haven't seen MS Asobo share any Icon user screenshots.

 

[Mengy 814]

1 hour ago, andyjohnston.net said:

That's exactly what you had to do with Flight...

Yep, he posted a pic from Flight, pretty funny honestly!

Truthfully though the Icon is the plane I want to fly the most in MFS.  I love flying amphibians in bush flying territory, searching for isolated lakes and landing in them!

Edited July 14, 2020 by Mengy