July 5, 20232 yr From BMW via Orbx. KCOS. Another very fine airport from Alexey. Just the airport here, Colorado Springs is quite nicely done but probably of no interest to anyone else (no major city centre stuff). So let's go! Modelling is excellent throughout, as usual from Alexey Lovely setting, of course And as you go through the entrance (and it all looks so well done I actually expected the entrance doors to slide open for me), there are people here! And what a difference it makes. The last few airports I've bought and explored have been very nicely modelled but totally lifeless, as there were no people inside. For me, this makes a huge difference as far as the feeling of realism goes. This has a really nice feel, and is definitely one of the best airports I've bought lately And one of the things I think is really well thought out is that the airport not just has people, it has what feels like a realistic number of people. Not every gate has masses of folks milling around, just a couple of gates are populated. I don't know how busy KCOS is in real life but it looks like a relatively quiet place and this just feels appropriate. The outside is nothing special architecturally, but is, again, nicely done with high quality detail and textures And over on the other side of the airport is what I had assumed was an ANG base of some sort but is apparently Peterson Space Force Base And very nicely done too So all in all, a very nice package that gives you a finely detailed airport and AF base, all in a wonderful setting. Oh, and the Astro One is fun, too! 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 5, 20232 yr Fine set Andy ! 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, 20232 yr I can see why you like it. A (relatively) small gem with a beautiful natural backdrop. Edited July 5, 20232 yr by John F
July 5, 20232 yr Author 6 hours ago, Jack_Sawyer said: So cool! I love the detail of the C-17. Cheers Jack, and yes, it feels like a really nice little extra with the base there. In case you're interested, there's a C-17 available on .to - https://flightsim.to/file/12408/msfs-native-c-17-globemaster 5 hours ago, pmplayer said: Fine set Andy ! Thanks PM, Definitely a "go to" place now for me. 5 hours ago, John F said: I can see why you like it. A (relatively) small gem with a beautiful natural backdrop. Cheers John, and that pretty much sums it up. 3 hours ago, Breeze said: Nice shots! How well done is the GA side of this airport? Thanks Jim. Not sure I understand the question, in that I'm not really sure what I should look for. Don't remember seeing any GA parked there anywhere (I'm not much of a pilot kind of guy, I'm more scenery oriented. Anything I feel like flying in I park/take off from anywhere I fancy!) 2 hours ago, Alaska738 said: Great shots and scenery Andy! 😉 Cheers Will. I really like this one, and I think I might actually take the time to do a flight from KDEN down to here in something low and slow. Lots of screenshot opportunities I would think. 2 hours ago, Phantom88 said: Great Series!!! Thanks Patrick 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 5, 20232 yr Nice. If you look reallllllllly hard, you might catch a glimpse of AVSIM HQ off in the distance. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
July 5, 20232 yr Author 54 minutes ago, Bob Scott said: Nice. If you look reallllllllly hard, you might catch a glimpse of AVSIM HQ off in the distance. Well, I hadn't registered that was where you folks are. Looks like a great place to be. Is the address published? Maybe I can look you up on Google maps and then go looking in the sim. I was planning a mosey around in the astro one or similar as it all looked quite pretty around there. 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 6, 20232 yr Author 11 hours ago, Bob Scott said: Nice. If you look reallllllllly hard, you might catch a glimpse of AVSIM HQ off in the distance. Thought about my previous response to this overnight and realised that this is possibly not the sort of information anybody would want published in this day and age. So even if I do stumble across HQ in the sim, I'll keep it to myself (but if you do see what looks like a highly pixellated and badly flown B2 pass overhead, it's probably me <grin>) 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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