msfs A Murky Morning (RGK - DPA)

[ryanbatc 13,136]

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, 2023 by ryanbatc

[Dillon 2,208]

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

[ryanbatc 13,136]

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

[Dillon 2,208]

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.🍺

[John F 2,472]

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

[edpatino 2,000]

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.

[ryanbatc 13,136]

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?

[bernd1151 6,083]

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

[P_7878 6,869]

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...!

[SP2472 2,371]

Excellent Cirrus post Ryan, great paint btw.

Darryl