July 3, 20214 yr I realised that I really do have a huge number of airports and addons for France, and particularly since the regional update I've also felt the basic scenery was pretty impressive. Plus of course, being a native Brit I know nothing much for real about the place, only the typical English cartoon images. So I thought it was time to get to know the place a bit better. Don't know how far I'll get but I plan to try and visit a lot of the countryside and record all my trips for posterity! I also bit the bullet and bought the France VFR 'Obstacles' pack. I was interested when it became available but hesitated due to the price. But (as I knew I would) I weakened in the end and got a copy, and I'm glad I did - it does seem to add a lot of nice detail in a subtle and non-showy way. I liked the FVFR stuff in P3D for its detail, but it was a bear for performance and always looked washed out there, but this works well with MSFS. Anyway, the plan is to do lots of small hops, pretty much at random, and just going where the fancy takes me. Very low and slow. Starting out at Calais-Dunkerque (LFAC) and following the coast round to Etaples (LFAT) in this first leg. I did the original flight in bright sunshine, but went for a misty morning for the replay and these shots. So, here we are heading away from LFAC, towards Calais itself. Thought I'd take the Gravel in case I spotted any interesting fields to land in on the way Towers courtesy of FVFR Calais Lovely countryside around here Looking on LNM I think this is Wimereux Now over Boulogne. I seem to remember going there as a 13 year old on a school trip. My only memory of the place is myself and a mate buying flick-knives. I was a charming child. Leaving Boulogne (unarmed, this time) Nice atmospherics out there this morning. Approacing Etaples, and the well-named Cote d'Opale airstrip (LFAT). Some really nice watermasking here Haven't decided where to head on to next, but I'll probably follow the coastline for a bit yet. It always comes as a shock to me just how big France actually is compared to the UK. So lots to explore and I'm looking forward to it. One of the most wonderful things about MSFS for me is just pottering around over those 'nowhere in particular' areas and discovering all sorts of amazing views. Enjoy! Andy Ryzen 9 7900X, Corsair H150 AIO cooler, 64 Gb DDR5, Asus X670E Hero m/b, 3090ti, 13Tb NVMe, 8Tb SSD, 16Tb HD, 55" Philips 4k HDR monitor, EVGA 1600w ps, all in Corsair 7000D airflow case. Sims in use - 2020, 2024, XP-12 and -11, FSX/SE, P3Dv4.5 and v5.4. DCS and AFS2 installed but rarely used
July 3, 20214 yr Nice shots ! cheers 😉 08.2024 new PC is online : ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI Mainboard, AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D Prozessor, G.Skill DIMM 64 GB DDR5-6000 (2x 32 GB) Dual-Kit, MSI GeForce RTX 4090 VENTUS 3X E 24G OC Grafikkarte, 2x WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 4 TB - Drive C+D, WD Gold Enterprise Class 12 TB for storage HDD, Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W PC - Power supply, Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO CPU Aircooler with 7 Heatpipes, Design Meshify 2 White TG Clear Tint Tower-Case, 3x 4K monitors 2x32 Samsung 1x27 LG 3840x2160, Windows11 Prof. 23H2 - now Windows11 Prof. 25H2 Flightsimulator Hardware: Honeycomb Throttle Bravo, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro, Logitech Flight Joke System, XBox Controller, some Thrustmaster stuff, Winwing CDU Panels.
July 5, 20214 yr On 7/3/2021 at 5:52 AM, andy1252 said: ....just going where the fancy takes me. Very low and slow.... Sounds like a great plan, Andy,...and it is indeed doable, here,...in a realistic manner... My favorites, in this set, are #6 (hazy and cloudy countryside) and #7 (descending into the township)....
July 5, 20214 yr Author On 7/3/2021 at 2:06 PM, pmplayer said: Nice shots ! cheers 😉 On 7/3/2021 at 7:48 PM, John F said: Really enjoyed it! John On 7/3/2021 at 9:26 PM, Todd2 said: Beautiful. I wouldn't mind to get France VFR one day cheers guys, glad you liked them 4 hours ago, P_7878 said: Sounds like a great plan, Andy,...and it is indeed doable, here,...in a realistic manner... My favorites, in this set, are #6 (hazy and cloudy countryside) and #7 (descending into the township).... Cheers P. Gotten sidetracked the last couple of days as I discovered the POI Billboards stuff on flightsim.to and have been trying them out in this region. Nice stuff if you've got the space for them - they add poi markers from OSM data - masses of them and they make sight-seeing fascinating stuff. You can't toggle them on/off dynamically, unfortunately, but I've bee trying them turned on as I make and record a flight, and then turn them off when I replay the flight for screenshots etc. They open up a whole new level of exploration. Ryzen 9 7900X, Corsair H150 AIO cooler, 64 Gb DDR5, Asus X670E Hero m/b, 3090ti, 13Tb NVMe, 8Tb SSD, 16Tb HD, 55" Philips 4k HDR monitor, EVGA 1600w ps, all in Corsair 7000D airflow case. Sims in use - 2020, 2024, XP-12 and -11, FSX/SE, P3Dv4.5 and v5.4. DCS and AFS2 installed but rarely used
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