August 8, 2025Aug 8 Haven't posted anything for a while. Combination of factors, but I've been using the sim a fair bit and finally got round to sorting my endless screenies out. One of the reasons for not posting has been that my images seem to be suffering from a bit of washing out in the sky/cloud department. I use the X-Box Game Bar for my grabs, as I run HDR and the XBGB grabs both an HDR image and a standard (non-HDR) PNG each time. But in recent months those PNGs have tended towards a washed out look once converted to JPG (which is what I post here). So I end up with images that look crisp and fine on my system, but are a bit off if I post them here. I assume the XBGB software got an update somewhere along the line. Anyway, most of these should be ok, so enjoy! F-28 above Heathrow on a mucky day He-111, probably out of EGUN Dragon! Clipper by the old sea forts off the Essex coast Still probably the most beautiful aircraft ever Kitfox over Dusseldorf B-36 over SF Ally-Pally (Alexandra Palace) in north London. I used to live just a mile or two away back in the day. Never did get to the overnight Technicolour Dream thing there, but did see Muddy Waters at a blues festival in the '70s Connie at KSFO Bird-dogging somewhere Down in the south Bay Area. One of my "go to" places in the sim. Always has been in any sim, but looking particularly splendid in MSFS (2020 and 2024 both) 737-600 in my favourite livery Shark 600 over Miami. Got myself some rather fine (if overpriced) Miami scenery and spent a lot of time around there in various planes. Might post a set of 'em Approaching Miami from the south And by contrast - approaching Southend! F-86 somewhere hot and muggy BD-5 around SF This Lancaster is a fine thing And I've just been to the PMDG sale and got the -200 and the -F. I'd been using the CS version of the 777 but at a sale price I thought I'd grab these So, there you have it. I've been reading some of the various 2020 vs 2024 XP comments on here and been amazed at how many problems some folks seem to have with either one. Sure, I find the scenery popping and LOD issues a pain, and the PG tree obelisks are an abomination, but I still feel that both 20 and 24 are just beyond amazing. Not everywhere is necessarily top grade, but when it's good . . . wow! Edited August 8, 2025Aug 8 by andy1252 typo 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
August 8, 2025Aug 8 A really wide-ranging collection of "randoms." Worth scrolling through more than once...to savor and enjoy.
August 9, 2025Aug 9 A most enjoyable collection, Andy, of modern and vintage aircraft and fascinating locales...and of course the flying dragon...🙂... Thanks for sharing...!
August 10, 2025Aug 10 Great shots Andy, thanks for sharing ! 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.
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