msfs Local VFR flight

[ryanbatc 12,814]

Another quick flight.  This time I finally got to enjoy my latest purchase:  The Turbo Arrow.  Also featuring a splendid paint by the famous Ron Attwood.

I departed 21D, went NE towards the Stillwater Bridge, and then turned south to follow the St Croix River (where plenty of wealthy homeowners put their yachts in the marinas/slips), and then flew west and landed at Saint Paul, MN (our state Capitol) KSTP.

Oh, also featuring the TDS GTN Xi

Untitled-1 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

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I believe this bridge is now for pedestrians only

Untitled-6 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

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KSTP just below my nose

Untitled-14 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Round-a-bouts, or traffic circles as Google calls them, are more and more popular in the MN metro areas

Untitled-15 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

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Slightly right of center frame above the river is a nice little airport, KSGS, where my friend's real plane is based (and thankfully, the one I fly often)

Untitled-17 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

I guess tower needed an extra tight downwind RY 32

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Wind is blowing me a little right of centerline...I should correct

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Not a bad crosswind landing

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Edited June 13, 2021 by ryanbatcund

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Beautiful pics...!

The Turbo Arrow looks lovely...(btw, your slanted [VC] shots look professional grade...🙂...like the 4th one in this series...)...

16 hours ago, ryanbatcund said:

Oh, also featuring the TDS GTN Xi

I know you couldn't have waited any longer, Ryan,...🙂....to get the GTN on board one of your MSFS (GA) a/c....

[PhotoReal Earth 93]

Very beautiful screenshots of a nice and fascinating place! 🙂   👍

To fly over such interesting landscapes and enjoy all the details is exactly why I like flightsimming so much

Edited June 13, 2021 by PhotoReal Earth

[ryanbatc 12,814]

3 minutes ago, PhotoReal Earth said:

Very beautiful screenshots of a nice and fascinating place! 🙂   👍

To fly over such interesting landscapes and enjoy all the details is exactly why I like flightsimming so much

Thanks.  Yes - there are so many places to explore!

[PhotoReal Earth 93]

2 minutes ago, ryanbatcund said:

Thanks.  Yes - there are so many places to explore!

Couldn't have said it better 😉
And you have a great talent to capture this fascination of curiosity and joy of discovery in your screenshots 🧐