SEQM - Quito, Ecuador

[RandallR 444]

A pleasant surprise while navigating through some of the default airports.  Give SEQM - Quito a try.  The approaches are somewhat challenging with a lot of mountainous terrain, beautiful scenery and high density altitude.  The airport is at 7910'.

 

[precog 98]

Thanks mate...I'll check it out!

[regis9 4,004]

I haven’t been there yet in MSFS but I loved flying heavy freighters into the Flightbeam version in P3D.  Beautiful scenery and all the challenges of a high altitude airport!

[Steve Dra 7,579]

I agree....a fantastic area to fly in, the airport is well done and the surrounding mountainous terrain is stunning!

 

[alexcolka 183]

Hope the real weather could model the strong crosswinds SEQM is famous for in the dry season about to begin.

[RandallR 444]

It was fairly close to the metar report for that time when I went in.  I didn't break from cloud cover until the FAP.  I flew in from Columbia, experiencing everything from high altitude turbulence to rain squalls.

[Hernan1 5]

I did too. This scenery is just wonderful/ I have a video I made a while back with that scenery:(3) MSFS 2020 LATAM aterriza en Quito - YouTube

 

[Mace 1,902]

4 hours ago, Hernan1 said:

I did too. This scenery is just wonderful/ I have a video I made a while back with that scenery:(3) MSFS 2020 LATAM aterriza en Quito - YouTube

 

Nice vid.  On youtube you wrote about the C-46.  JustFlight made a C-46 for P3D a few years back, maybe they will make a C-46 for MSFS also.  The C-46 is really interesting with its cockpit view, and good for high-altitude Colombia / Ecuador flying.

As for SEQM scenery, MSFS needs the FlightBeam SEQM we have in P3D, although the default is still pretty good.

[dmvega81 99]

On 5/9/2021 at 3:06 PM, alexcolka said:

Hope the real weather could model the strong crosswinds SEQM is famous for in the dry season about to begin.

Nice for the sim, not so cool in real life 🙂, have been in a couple of missed approaches to RWY36 with all people screaming because of heavy turbulence... the scenery in the sim is great.

Edited May 12, 2021 by dmvega81