Not the Concorde 😉 

Time to go supersonic

My fav at the moment - Aerobask DA20

XP12 latest beta + XP Map Enhancement + X-World

18 hours ago, uwespeed said:

Not the Concorde 😉 

And yet another one which was never built, not even planned (in reality) - but only in X-Plane. The oldtimers amongst us will remember (XP 8 times*). It was called the Apple Mac among the planes due to the slick and elegant design. It was updated so that it's flyable in XP 12.

* Back then, the planes didn't even have transparent windows (from the outside, but of course from the inside 😄) and the cockpits were 2D - which I also like in this plane because of the clear and straight design.

 

18 hours ago, Pe11e said:

My fav at the moment - Aerobask DA20

I like especially the 3rd and 4th with the defocussing effect. It seems you are lucky, as usually posts with more than 2 pictures are moved to the screenshots forum (and that's the reason, why I pasted the cockpit of the Evenblade into one of the pictures).

20 hours ago, uwespeed said:

Not the Concorde 😉 

I have a great (not quite objective) book about Pan Am's downfall that starts at the peak of the airline's existence in the late 60s, when everybody in its pilot corps was just waiting for the day they were called up for 2707 training. But as we know, it wasn't meant to be and the fun and prestige ladder ended in the left seat of the comparatively boring 747. So having the model in XP makes for a nice "what if" scenario.

With the Aeroworx DC3 in the Lufthansa polish liverie over Bavaria/Germany

XP v12.2 Beta. Stock scenery.

JF Piper Arrow III + REP - always a treat!

Olixsim Lodestar rebuilt for XP12 by Alpeggio. Basic prewar piston indulgence. 

Edited April 14, 20251 yr by coastaldriver

Well you certainly can see what a bang for visuals XP12.2 is having in the quality and composition of screenshots here in this little cul-de-sac and the big show over at the ORG. The almost photographic quality or shall we say a lot of stuff now is very impressive either the model itself, the sky (Colours and Cloud) or general atmosphere. I have to actually stop and look again because to first glance it does look like a photograph. It is one hell of a change and you can see it in the screenies. 

As for the sim - chugs along fault free at twice the FPS and that is amazing. 

Edited April 14, 20251 yr by coastaldriver

1 hour ago, coastaldriver said:

Well you certainly can see what a bang for visuals XP12.2 is having in the quality and composition of screenshots here in this little cul-de-sac and the big show over at the ORG. The almost photographic quality or shall we say a lot of stuff now is very impressive either the model itself, the sky (Colours and Cloud) or general atmosphere. I have to actually stop and look again because to first glance it does look like a photograph. It is one hell of a change and you can see it in the screenies. 

As for the sim - chugs along fault free at twice the FPS and that is amazing. 

Is that terrain default or Ortho?

Default terrain or landscape.

 

10 hours ago, coastaldriver said:

... and the big show over at the ORG. The almost photographic quality or shall we say a lot of stuff now is very impressive either the model itself, the sky (Colours and Cloud) or general atmosphere. I have to actually stop and look again because to first glance it does look like a photograph. It is one hell of a change and you can see it in the screenies.

True this ... 😉  (below screenies are from the org).

 

Oh - as the above screenies are showing helos and in another thread the fun of flying such beasts 😉 was mentioned: meanwhile I made good progress building my muscle memory. 

It remembers me to my first lessons in gliding at the takeoff of the plane. For the first meters someone is holding your wings until you gain enough speed that you can balance them yourself with your stick and something like here doesn't happen. In my first attempt I did the instructor had to intervene, the second was already better and the third successful. Man was I proud of myself 😄. Next morning - first attempt: fail. Second: better. Third: success again 💪. Next day - first attempt: fail (🤬). Second: better.  Third: success again 💪💪. 4th day: first attempt - as if I did it for years 😄. Eventually it makes 'click' and it works - as with other things in life. But it takes its time ...

Edited April 14, 20251 yr by uwespeed

14 hours ago, coastaldriver said:

Olixsim Lodestar rebuilt for XP12 by Alpeggio. Basic prewar piston indulgence. 

Hey! You just caused me to discover this one! I downloaded it and flew it last night. It was pure joy! It stays. 🙂 Thank you. I also have his Ju-52 that is the older version of what is now in MSFS. 

 

Both still pre Beta 12.2 and from the org. I don't want to imagine how they would look in 12.2 🙂.