DPA was just released (by Flight FX on the marketplace, Contrail, flightsim.to) and I intended to fly a relaxing IFR flight down to DuPage from Red Wing, MN.  There were a couple of storms in the area which made for some nice views so I turned the flight into a screenshot one haha.

Not a whole lot to tell about this flight - I need to do a mini review of DPA eventually, perhaps on a more sunny day.

Leaving Red Wing with low overcast (but still a nice view of the Mississippi River - which divides MN from WI in this area - the town of Red Wing is in MN but the airport is in WI !)

Untitled-1 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Looking NW towards St Paul STP

Untitled-2 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

And just like that into the soup...  

Untitled-3 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

In and out of the tops at 7, so we elect for 9000

Untitled-4 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Southern MN/WI is mostly farm fields but also rolling countryside... it's quite beautiful think

Untitled-7 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

I guess that's what I love about flying - it's a murky day down below but sunny up here!

Untitled-10 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Nexrad shows a small line of light to moderate precip... nothing worth deviating for...

Untitled-11 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

A tiny view of the Wisconsin River - the state's longest river roughly 430 mi - which mostly flows north to south (in this area it's more east to west)

Untitled-12 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

I think we'll descend because the tops appear to be well about 9k

Untitled-13 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Here in the upper midwest you'll find a lot of quaint towns.  There's probably a church and a bar at least!

Untitled-14 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Grab the metar, and elect for the RNAV 20R - (charts now provided on the G1000NXi by navigraph!)

Untitled-16 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Free plane wash

Untitled-17 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

C77 airport off the nose

Untitled-18 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

More clear but still rain showers all around

Untitled-19 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Untitled-20 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

View of Lake Michigan and the Chicago burbs as we make the turn from DUKBE to the final approach course

Untitled-21 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Final 20R

Untitled-23 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

DPA appears to be pretty dead today... on nice days at least, it's a bustling training facility

Untitled-24 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Untitled-25 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Ready to fly another day

Untitled-26 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

 

 

 

Edited September 22, 20232 yr by ryanbatc

Where can I get this livery?  Not seeing it on Flightsim.to.

2 minutes ago, Dillon said:

Where can I get this livery?  Not seeing it on Flightsim.to.

Crispy moved all of his to flightsim.com - he's one of the finest painters in MSFS

https://www.flightsim.com/files/file/210439-msfs-cirrus-sr22-arrivee/?tab=comments#comment-12127

12 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

Crispy moved all of his to flightsim.com - he's one of the finest painters in MSFS

https://www.flightsim.com/files/file/210439-msfs-cirrus-sr22-arrivee/?tab=comments#comment-12127

Thanks.🍺

Interesting flight (as expected) with a few chuckles thrown in. Agree, that's a very nice livery.

Thanks for the pics and the reference to the very nice collection of SR22 liveries from Crispy. Flying the Cirrus SR22 is a joy and now even better with the improved G1000 using the recently released Navigraph plugin.

7 hours ago, John F said:

Interesting flight (as expected) with a few chuckles thrown in. Agree, that's a very nice livery.

Yeah my usual dad commentary lol

3 hours ago, edpatino said:

Thanks for the pics and the reference to the very nice collection of SR22 liveries from Crispy. Flying the Cirrus SR22 is a joy and now even better with the improved G1000 using the recently released Navigraph plugin.

Oh you betcha!  I haven't purchased yet but I'm considering the Boris audio for the SR22.  It's a decent little bird with flight model mod, well equipped avioncs.  Just needs better sounds...  anyone have the Boris audio works pack?

It's aways a pleasure to follow your interesting flights, Ryan!!

Oh...so where are you staying locally....🙂 ... you've flown and landed just a few miles north of my residence....

For many years, I used to stay in the West Suburbs...and during the weekends, I would take the Roosevelt Road to a local grocery...that road runs past the DPA Airport, actually there is a side street (which I preferred) that goes right by the entrance/gate of this airport (with the Flight Training Center signboard) ...also hard to miss the lined-up training a/c of the type you're flying, just across the airport fence line...

Anyway, very interesting and enjoyable pictures of your flight and commentary...!

On 9/22/2023 at 11:38 AM, ryanbatc said:

I guess that's what I love about flying - it's a murky day down below but sunny up here!

Your observed weather seemed exactly right for what it was a couple of days ago here (rainy and cloudy), but yesterday was bright and sunny...a beautiful fall day...was riding around in my Electric Bike, so I know ...🙂 ... (maybe, after you're well-rested, you could head out for an aerial tour of the parts of the city and downtown, away from these Suburbs...)

Thanks for this flight and the post...!

Excellent Cirrus post Ryan, great paint btw.

Darryl