November 3, 20232 yr First, about the Title a bit...I noticed that MSFS/Xbox has (thoughtfully) included a "Xbox Aviators Club" livery for its 787-10 (see Logo in the images below)...maybe to elevate the impression of MSFS flyers in Xbox above that perception of being "arcade" flyers...🙂...Oh well, after being a passionate (PC) simmer for nearly 2 decades, and been unexpectedly exposed to the MSFS World recently, I find this all a most novel and refreshing change...with no regret nor ill-will towards my beloved past SIM...🙂... Whenever I've visited Denver on a few occasions, the Denver Rockies have been always one of my favorite destinations. Seems like, I've spent more time at and around the Rocky Mountain National Park (a good ~70 miles away from the city) than in the city itself. The State boasts (an impressive) 53 peaks above 14,000 ft. I recall the first time I wished to drive up the (winding and climbing) Paved (mountain) Auto Road in the Park that reaches up to ~10,000 ft altitude...in winter, after a fresh snowfall, but no more snow in the forecast; the Park Ranger had taken a good look at my not so impressive (rental) SUV, and had asked, "Are you sure you want to go up there?" Anyway, he'd permitted me to go with a word-of-caution, "Go as far up as you like, the road should be clean, but heed to all warnings on the way...", which I faithfully did. It was a most exhilarating experience, being up/close to this majestic and rugged mountain range. The highest peak of the Rockies is Mount Elbert, ~15 miles SW of the town of Leadville (CO). I noticed that if I set up a direct flight from Denver to Phoenix, I would be (roughly) flying over this part of the Rockies, which is what I've done for this post. So, please find, below, 11 pictures, from lift-off to the highest of Rockies, with yours truly at the command of the 787-10...in the livery of the (prestigious...🙂...no harm dreaming a bit...) "Xbox Aviators Club"...Meanwhile, dusk has fallen over the highest Rockies, with Phoenix still quite far-off... Thanks for viewing. Good flights...!
November 4, 20232 yr Nice shots. Happy to see you've become somewhat smitten by MSFS even as a late adopter. Even as a passenger (not the driver) traversing that Rocky Mountain National Park road on two occasions in the summertime, I felt a little anxious and exposed because of the openness and the dropoff. Was really relieved to get back "down to earth" in Estes Park. Edited November 4, 20232 yr by John F
November 4, 20232 yr Great shots! I know you're a 787 fanatic...hope you fly the 737NG one of these days? 😉
November 4, 20232 yr Very fine set, and with the work of WT it is now very near to be a perfect Airplane to fly.. 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.
November 5, 20232 yr Author On 11/3/2023 at 7:03 PM, John F said: Nice shots. Happy to see you've become somewhat smitten by MSFS even as a late adopter. Even as a passenger (not the driver) traversing that Rocky Mountain National Park road on two occasions in the summertime, I felt a little anxious and exposed because of the openness and the dropoff. Was really relieved to get back "down to earth" in Estes Park. Thank you, John. Glad, you'd chances to visit these high places in the Rockies....Agree, driving up on those roads requires extreme caution and focus...But at least you could enjoy the side views better than I could...🙂... On 11/3/2023 at 8:38 PM, Alaska738 said: Great shots! I know you're a 787 fanatic...hope you fly the 737NG one of these days? 😉 Appreciated the input, Will. I'm taking it slow in MSFS absorbing what I've at my disposal already...🙂 ...But the PMDG 737 is one high-fidelity a/c (fortunately) available in Xbox that I've surely my eyes on... 19 hours ago, pmplayer said: Very fine set, and with the work of WT it is now very near to be a perfect Airplane to fly.. cheers 😉 Thanks, pmplayer. I know you are now quite familiar with the innards of the (Asobo+WT) 787-10...🙂 ...So, far, I've no complaints in the Xbox version of it, that I'm still getting to terms with...
November 5, 20232 yr 49 minutes ago, P_7878 said: Appreciated the input, Will. I'm taking it slow in MSFS absorbing what I've at my disposal already...🙂 ...But the PMDG 737 is one high-fidelity a/c (fortunately) available in Xbox that I've surely my eyes on... Cool! it's good to hear it! 😉
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