Just curious what parts of the US people are flying in most lately.

I realize I could have broken this down differently, but this is just how I decided to do it.

For myself, it is usually Alaska lately, though I do fly in almost all areas fairly equally excluding the NE and Central US (not much in Kansas or Nebraska).

If I had to choose one, I would probably pick Alaska for myself.

 

Edited June 5, 20233 yr by Alpine Scenery

SOCAL, NORCAL and the adjacent states.

I never fly in the US so... I am out of luck here. You might have added that option though. 😉 In the past (FSX, P3D) I did fly in the US because of the Orbx scenery (PNW and Alaska mainly) but with MSFS I can fly where I REALLY like to fly. 😉

In and around CA, only because of PilotEdge tbh. 

52 minutes ago, Alpine Scenery said:

If I had to choose one, I would probably pick Alaska for myself.

Idaho and Montana are beautiful in the sim. Haven't been there in real life and would love to go after seeing it in the sim.

Arizona. Not even mentioned. 

used to be alaska.  But that's one area that's not terribly well done in MSFS.  

Mostly the intersection of California, Arizona, and Nevada. For summers, I head to Bodo, Norway and fly from there up North. For winters, will occasionally head to Cordoba, Argentina and fly south from there towards Patagonia.

All these areas are well represented in beautiful scenery and well done add-on airports.

Edited June 5, 20233 yr by hs118

1 hour ago, St Mawgan said:

Arizona. Not even mentioned. 

Oops, I will add it.
Now added at the bottom of the list, also added Florida separately.
Had to add them at the bottom after a poll is already created, otherwise it messes up the stats.

Edited June 5, 20233 yr by Alpine Scenery

1 hour ago, toby23 said:

Idaho and Montana are beautiful in the sim. Haven't been there in real life and would love to go after seeing it in the sim.

Yes, they are both amazing, so is the Utah area just east of Salt Lake City (from Park City to Huntsville to Logan in May or June).

Been to all these places and I can say they are all about equal, but possibly you could say Glacier National Park in Montana is the most scenic overall if you had to pick one place.

  I have been flying in the US since ...ever. One can find stunning landscapes but also, well... this was the only choice for so long when you wanted a decent regional scenery below your wings 😄. Hat off to Orbx. In MSFS, the world scenery offers such a diversity that I fly  there less often.  Call it a case of satiation. PNW, Alaska, Idaho, California, I have had too much of them  I suppose. 

When I do, I like to fly a region which is too often overlooked, the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians. Impressive relief, a good diversity of airports and an incentive to tune to some great Country & Blue Grass music.  

Edited June 5, 20233 yr by Dominique_K

Much of the aerial imagery in the Appalachian area has pretty good PR quality, higher quality than a lot of the Western US, though some of California is also pretty high quality (around the cities especially).

 

It’s difficult to choose when it comes to the USA as it’s got simply everything you could desire when it comes to aviation.

I use the map mod that really works beautifully in the US. I seemed to have concentrated on the Portland and Oregan areas lately but Houston and the industry around it I find endlessly fascinating.

If fly airliner routes, so naturally I‘m everywhere, though, bigger and more airports tend to be at both the east and west coast. Actually visually wise I like flying over the mid-west and the rockies more than flying over let‘s say Conneticut.

Since we could only choose one option, here‘s the other areas I frequently fly in other than my number 1 California (and Las Vegas): Washington DC/NY/Boston, Great Lakes (including the Canadian side), Pacific Northwest (including Vancouver).