Caribbean - MTCA to MKJS (Ref: Ryan's Post)...

[P_7878 6,640]

After seeing the 7 (Gaya) airports listed in Ryan's Caribbean Post, first I looked for the Caribbean (XVI) Update on my Xbox system. It showed up as an optional update of "12GB"...and I thought it would take several hours for installation. However, as a pleasant surprise, it took only about 15 minutes...so, I went on to test 2 of the airports (see the full list of 7 in Ryan's post).

I've shown, below, a lift-off from (MTCA) Antoine-Simon Airport, over and across the mountains (first 10 pictures), and a touchdown into (MKJS) Sangster International Airport (rest 8 pictures). MKJS has an ILS Rwy of 10,000 ft length, if you wish to fly in with a jetliner...

I'm pleased with what I see on my Xbox (scenery for the airports themselves and the vicinities), irrespective of the water-mask deficiency and discussion on-going...And to think that this is all default MSFS (could not have imagined the same on my previous SIMs...🙂...) ...

Your experience, on the PC, might even be better.

Hope you enjoy this collection of images. Thanks for viewing...!

[John F 2,427]

I remember doing this a few times in FS2004...what an improvement!!!

[Alaska738 8,418]

Beautiful shots! 😉 

[YukonPete 587]

World update Caribbean has not yet released.

[pmplayer 9,492]

Fine shots P_7878 !

And yup, a nice update we got from MSFS ..

cheers 😉

[P_7878 6,640]

Folks: Many thanks for the comments...🙂...!

The world of Caribbean has finally arrived in the SIM...especially like the quaint looking (smaller) airports...very nice and it is all freeware ...

[bernd1151 5,857]

Very nice tour, P_7878, and as you already said, it's superb that this is all free!! 

[Christopher Low 5,354]

Is it just me, or do the approach lights for runway 07 at MKJS Sangster International look a bit "wonky"? I noticed this when I landed there the other day, and I can just see evidence of it in your 14th screenshot above.

[andy1252 3,893]

Great stuff, P!

That "three suns" approach shot (4th from last) is either spectacularly well planned or spectacularly lucky! Either way, it's a beaut.

[P_7878 6,640]

21 hours ago, bernd1151 said:

Very nice tour, P_7878, and as you already said, it's superb that this is all free!! 

Thanks, Bernd. I was thinking of my FS9 days of roaming around here, as John also said above, trying to make sense of the green patches on a vast carpet of blue…🙂…These airports together also add to the charm…

 

6 hours ago, Christopher Low said:

Is it just me, or do the approach lights for runway 07 at MKJS Sangster International look a bit "wonky"? I noticed this when I landed there the other day, and I can just see evidence of it in your 14th screenshot above.

Hello Chris: I was not frankly paying too much attention to the lights on that shot #14, while mostly absorbed in the beauty of my peripheral vision of the mountain side buildings and that cruise ship…🙂…but you can see on the ILS gauge that I’d managed to get this DHC2 properly aligned with the LOC/GS needles…so, glide path view is surely correct…need to check again for the Runway 07 lights… was in fact thinking of the 736 (one of your favorite a/c too I presume…🙂…) to try it again sometime, haven’t got to it…let’s see…

 

4 hours ago, andy1252 said:

Great stuff, P!

That "three suns" approach shot (4th from last) is either spectacularly well planned or spectacularly lucky! Either way, it's a beaut.

Appreciated the comment, Andy. I wish I could maintain modesty and decorum…🙂…to say it was pure luck, but I knew the evening Sun was behind me, so, it was just a matter of aligning the Sun against the DHC2’s wing and its other 2 lights…🙂… I like this a/c a lot…you can tell…

Cheers…!

[jankees 2,067]

nice shots!