October 23, 20241 yr I figured, since we're almost at the end of MSFS 2020, that I should fly a "real" airliner trip. It's not perfect as SWA doesn't seem to go direct from MSP to LGA. Typically there is a stop in DEN or MDW. But, I don't have time for all that haha! Anyway it's a real gate to gate sim session from me... extremely rare as I'm normally parking at the FBO in a general aviation craft. Hope you enjoy this late afternoon/evening flight from KMSP via COULT7 DLL GERBS J146 ETG MIP4 to KLGA - FL370. We've got a nice tailwind, so we're doing about 520 knots over the ground. Naturally the B737-700 is from PMDG, MSP from FlightBeam, MSP downtown from Samscene, LGA from MK Studios, and NYC Times from Samscene. AI traffic provided by FSLTL. Stunning livery repaint by Jviation! I'm switching the transponder to mode C as we begin our taxi to runway 30L at KMSP The Delta hub at Terminal 1 (we've just left Terminal 2) Light SW winds as flight attendants prepare everyone for departure, a great day to fly! V1 Rotate! V2, positive rate of climb, gear up! We're light, and we're climbing like a homesick angel haha! Turning southeast direct COULT on the departure, a lovely downtown Minneapolis in the background A wonderful view from the office... Lake Harriet and Calhoun (technically it's renamed to Bde Maka Ska - but I still prefer the former) Giving a PIREP to ATC about the cloud bases... A relatively thin layer, we're on top in no time! Clouds have broken up and revealed our many farmlands and rivers here in eastern MN / western WI Passing DLL, at the end of the SID, as we climb to FL370 enroute GERBS Our flight plan takes us directly over MKE, then we'll cross Lake Michigan towards Detroit and Windsor ON. Air traffic gives us a nice shortcut to ETG, the beginning of the MIP4 arrival! Another friendly aircraft as we near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan.... To Be Continued | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
October 24, 20241 yr Very, very fine, Ryan. Lovely set of shots, Minneapolis looks great as ever, and that livery is nice. Everything looks really sharp and crisp, and the whole thing is rather inspirational. Ryzen 9 7900X, Corsair H150 AIO cooler, 64 Gb DDR5, Asus X670E Hero m/b, 3090ti, 13Tb NVMe, 8Tb SSD, 16Tb HD, 55" Philips 4k HDR monitor, EVGA 1600w ps, all in Corsair 7000D airflow case. Sims in use - 2020, 2024, XP-12 and -11, FSX/SE, P3Dv4.5 and v5.4. DCS and AFS2 installed but rarely used
October 26, 20241 yr Lovely set with the Southwest 737-700...this is the 737 Variant, and this is the livery (except for that "Adopt a Pilot..." thing....) that most of my SWA flights out of KMDW had taken place ...it has been now ages since I flew SWA... Yes, why detour to DEN or MDW (and buzz overhead of my neighborhood in the latter case...🙂...) ...From your home base direct to New York City sounds good to me...🙂... Thanks for sharing this trip of yours in an airliner...!
November 4, 20241 yr What a rare sight to see you in an airliner. But the pictures are amazing as always! Greetings Tim My files on Flightsim.to i5 12600K | 32Gb | RTX 4080
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