1 hour ago, andy1252 said:

Cheers Will. Seems a lot easier to actually capture the lightning strikes in XP, or it may just be that my PC and GPU are faster now so respond more quickly to the key press. And actually, that's one of the things I like about XP, the native "take a screenshot" function which I can map to a controller button (the "fire weapons" trigger on the stick, in my case). With MSFS I have to f*rt around with the X-Box Game Bar screen capture option and that means pausing the sim because I need both hands to grab the screen.

This is actually what's problematic in MSFS. Lightning is more realistic compared to MSFS. Especially when i make a screenshots at the time of the lightning it's blurry and therefore less realistic to the eye. 🙂 

2 hours ago, Alaska738 said:

This is actually what's problematic in MSFS. Lightning is more realistic compared to MSFS. Especially when i make a screenshots at the time of the lightning it's blurry and therefore less realistic to the eye. 🙂 

Yes and no.  The skies are too dark generally in xp.  Becausen you view a mostly light area like sky or your cockpit, it darkens the entire scene way too much.  Can be hard to read the panel.  Also the clouds lack any detail up close - they're puffy pillows honestly.  I'm eagerly awaiting 12.06 as it's supposed to bring some better clouds (especially cirrus) and sky colors.  Sunset in XP right now is awful...you get like black clouds and weird orange colors.  But I do agree general lighting, especially distant terrain/clouds can look super realistic.  

nice set of shots, the 747-100 panam or 200 looks marvellous!!

9 hours ago, darrenvox said:

nice set of shots, the 747-100 panam or 200 looks marvellous!!

Cheers Darren. That livery on that aircraft is a good combination, almost a good enough reason on its own to keep flying XP

agreed

Excellent series of images Andy.

Any 747 is good in my opinion especially as they are a rare sight these days.

I was very happy to have seen a 753 and 764 on my travels before the virus, two types I had never seen before.

It woud be a boring world if we all liked the same thing.😉

 

9 hours ago, VH-KDK said:

Excellent series of images Andy

Hey Martyn! thanks for that, and good to see you. How's things? Are you MSFS'ing?, XP'ing? none-of-the-above'ing these days?

10 hours ago, andy1252 said:

Hey Martyn! thanks for that, and good to see you. How's things? Are you MSFS'ing?, XP'ing? none-of-the-above'ing these days?

Cheers Andy. I dont use the sim much at the  moment but when I do it is MSFS. 

It is not that I don't want to fly but by the time I get a chance to "fly" in the evening, I am too tired!

On 7/11/2023 at 8:10 AM, andy1252 said:

First, a "proper" (non big nose) 747 ...

+1

On 7/11/2023 at 8:10 AM, andy1252 said:

And lastly, out of KORD and around Chicago ...

+1

On 7/12/2023 at 4:16 PM, andy1252 said:

I'm not looking to convince or convert anyone ...

+1 ...🙂 ...

Hey Andy:

Nice sets of pictures...out of XP...!

Thanks for visiting my hometown airport...🙂 .... In fact, I was there at KORD on Friday, picking up a longtime acquaintance of mine, and will be going out in a couple of hours today to drop her off at the InterContinental Hotel in downtown on Michigan Avenue, a couple of miles from the Willis Tower (always liked the original Sears Tower name better) seen in multiple of your shots above...The Hotel is a couple of miles further towards the Lake side.

Do keep up occasional (virtual) dips into the XP experience, and glad you're enjoying the best of both (SIM) worlds ...🙂 ...

Cheers ...!!

Edited July 16, 20232 yr by P_7878