December 21, 20232 yr [On my Xbox system, due to the possibility of overloading the resources (though I've had absolutely no adverse issues, so far, in terms of my user-experience relating to performance), I've tended to avoid large updates from MSFS that are optional in nature. Instead, I've normally stuck with only those updates and installations that are mandatory. Today, however, I noticed a free Update in the Xbox Marketplace for Canada and the Canadian Rockies and opted to install this relatively (massive) Update.] This is because, though, I'm rather familiar, both via RW visits and in the SIM, with the U.S. segments of the Rocky Mountains, I've never got to explore the Rockies north of the border. I do not recall any add-ons either for the Canadian Rockies in my past SIMs. By "Canadian Rockies", we refer to the nearly 1,000 miles of the (southeast oriented) segment of the Rocky Mountains from northern British Columbia, Canada, forming the border between the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. I've always known the Canadian Rockies to be special, filled with majestic beauty and splendor. So, after installing this Update, I set out to explore one major portion of the Canadian Rockies, in Alberta, northwest of the city of Calgary. I've traversed, here, about ~400 miles between Grande Cache Airport (CEQ5) and Calgary International Airport (CYYC). Grande Cache, a coal-mining town, has fallen into hard (financial) times in recent years, and the airport has been permanently closed. Nonetheless, in my virtual world, CEQ5's strategic location allowed me to quickly get into the thick of the Canadian Rockies, with the highest peak of the Canadian Rockies, Mount Robson (and what a peak it was), no more than ~50 miles south of the town. As I've flown past Mount Robson's summit (see images below), I was so close to it that I felt as if I could stretch my hand out from the cockpit window and touch it...🙂...First of all, the MSFS rendition of this peak appears strikingly similar to what I've seen in on-line images of it. Second, Mount Robson has a precipitous (and nerve-racking) drop on one side of it, which is called the "Emperor Face", on which side I've flown by. Even in the virtual world, while seated in the comfort of home, the excitement of the fly-by of this peak, because of its proximity, was palpable...🙂... (please check my images (shot #s 7/8/9/10) and see if you agree...) ... I've then continued to fly southeastward, tracking these mountain ranges, over (spectacular) alpine forests, meadows, lakes, and glaciers etc., to finally reach the urban complex of the City of Calgary (dominated by the Bow River), fly past the downtown, and land on its Airport Runway 35L. Hope you enjoy this collection of images of the majestic Canadian Rockies, from the virtual world of MSFS. Thanks for viewing. Edited December 21, 20232 yr by P_7878
December 21, 20232 yr Beautiful set ! 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.
December 21, 20232 yr Really nice series. So much fun exploring areas like that for the first time. Some sharp, ragged edges on that peak!
December 22, 20232 yr Great shots. The Canadian Rockies are a place near and dear to my heart and a place I've been fortunate enough to visit many times in my life. They are spectacular in real life and in the sim, though I wish we could get a high resolution mesh to really allow them to shine. Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
December 23, 20232 yr Author On 12/21/2023 at 12:33 AM, pmplayer said: Beautiful set ! cheers 😉 Thanks, pmplayer...! On 12/21/2023 at 9:53 AM, John F said: Really nice series. So much fun exploring areas like that for the first time. Some sharp, ragged edges on that peak! Very true, John...Always nice to explore something new and unfamiliar, even though in the virtual world... On 12/21/2023 at 10:39 AM, Alaska738 said: Nice pics! 😉 Appreciated the comment, Will...! On 12/21/2023 at 7:10 PM, regis9 said: Great shots. The Canadian Rockies are a place near and dear to my heart and a place I've been fortunate enough to visit many times in my life. They are spectacular in real life and in the sim, though I wish we could get a high resolution mesh to really allow them to shine. Thanks for chiming in from Canada...🙂....Your RW visits sound wonderful...Actually, there was once a serious effort on my side during the times of AAA TripTik days...🙂..., when one would go to their Office to get the MAPs and trip planner etc... but that plan never materialized...I wish I'd taken up that trip...maybe another time in future...
December 23, 20232 yr That was a superb trip, P_7878, thanks for taking us along!! Any attempt to stretch fuel is guaranteed to increase headwinds My specs: AMD Radeon RX6700XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB RAM, 34" monitor, screen resolution: 2560x1080
December 23, 20232 yr Very nice series, love seeing mountains in the sim All my FSX/P3D repaints are here on Avsim, for my MSFS repaints, go to FS.2
December 24, 20232 yr Author 14 hours ago, bernd1151 said: That was a superb trip, P_7878, thanks for taking us along!! Welcome, Bernd ...That's the least that I can do, for all the trips you've given us...🙂... 12 hours ago, jankees said: Very nice series, love seeing mountains in the sim Thanks...! Me too, in fact, I was thinking a bit more about mountains (in the SIM) today...🙂...
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