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FSReborn Piper M500 releasing on Thursday
Steve Dra replied to Matchstick's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
Get my metallic livery for her here: https://flightsim.to/file/63317/fsreborn-fsr500-livery-shadow-metalic -
FSReborn Piper M500 releasing on Thursday
Steve Dra replied to Matchstick's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
Not that I'm aware of. There are a lot of texture maps and it is better suited for 3d painting in Blender, Substance, etc. Trying to stitch together all the maps for a 2d paintkit master fuse file would be challenging. I still paint in 2d, but I had knowledge of what to look for in the maps and All I really did was changed the base color to the metallic effect by altering both the albedo and comp files, and change the stripe from blue to red. This would not be a beginner painter's plane unless you learned to paint in a 3d app from the start. -
FSReborn Piper M500 releasing on Thursday
Steve Dra replied to Matchstick's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
Thanks....will be waiting for your famous red liveries. 🙂 -
FSReborn Piper M500 releasing on Thursday
Steve Dra replied to Matchstick's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
I'll have a metallic silver paint ready at flightsim.to when she's released (same metallic effect I helped @ryanbatc with on the TBM). (Thanks to Raul for the preview copy and Rockview with help getting me sorted out on the jsons' and aircraft config files, and the livery I based this off of) She looks cool near dawn/dusk! She is a STUNNER guys! Both to look at and fly!- 350 replies
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FSReborn Piper M500 releasing on Thursday
Steve Dra replied to Matchstick's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
Anyone know when the MP updates today? I just checked and she's not gracing the "New Releases" category. 😞 -
Hehe....can't say either way. The speculation grows. 🙂
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I've been on many -200s, loved the stovepipe engines...my last -200 flight was a Delta Express...can't recall the city pairs but want to say NY to Atlanta. Anyway, been on 727s ,707s and old DC-8s too. My most memorable was a Pan Am 707 from Philly to Rota, Spain (military charter). Anyway, I'll be contributing again to the community when the 777 releases...have a few liveries queued up.;)
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The -600 is fun....plus its the only PMDG 737 without winglets. I like to look out the passenger every so often and not see a winglet...reminds of the old days when they never existed.
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PMDG 737 Tablet Releases 30 October 23
Steve Dra replied to BrammyH's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
Hehe....yeah. Mondays generally suck, but this Monday I can stop testing the release features of the UFT/EFB, and move on to testing other things. -
PMDG 737 Tablet Releases 30 October 23
Steve Dra replied to BrammyH's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
Getting ready for a flight to Tampa....Nasty weather in Houston! Monday can't get her fast enough! 🙂 -
Horizon Simulations B787 vs Asobo's B787?
Steve Dra replied to jlund's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
LOL...no worries. Its hard to keep up with all the stuff that is coming, and this is one that I'll donate to them just to support their efforts for our community. Its "payware" quality if you count all the things we've paid for in the past that were not even close to the features this freeware offers. 😉 Oh, and I love your tag line...and it seriously applies to me (as I suspect it does many here). I fact, I used to drive by the Atlanta Hartsfield airport frequently with my family, I would be driving and looking up at the traffic in the air...when we finally decided that my wife would drive that portion of the trip, for safety's sake. 🙂 -
Horizon Simulations upcoming Boeing 747-8F mod
Steve Dra replied to Peterwk's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
I too was amazed that nobody was talking about this. I enjoy flying freight as well (never had a pallet go berserk and had to be duct-taped to a seat, LOL)...freight never complains either. 🙂 I'm looking forward to this release as much as the 789, if not more. -
Horizon Simulations B787 vs Asobo's B787?
Steve Dra replied to jlund's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
The Horizon will be freeware. Consider yourself enlightened. 🙂 Both are great for freeware, and you can try both and form your own opinion when the Horizon releases. Check out the many vids out there on her....almost all the mainstream content creators in our hobby are flying it almost non-stop. -
End of October is looking pretty good.
Steve Dra replied to Wise87's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
Disappointing, but I totally get that they need to get it right before they give it to that faithful bunch of simmers. Wish them the best as I really think they'll give us a nice MD-11 to fly when they're done. Looking forward to LH Cargo, FedEx and UPS flights with her. Let's hope none of the pre-order crowd already reserved slots for the VATSIM CTP next week and booked the MD-11 as their aircraft. -
PMDG 737 Tablet Releases 30 October 23
Steve Dra replied to BrammyH's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
I love calling things Fred! 🙂 In fact, I do some coding for automation software in the healthcare industry, and when I'm testing something, and need to insert a quick variable name into the code to see the output, I use "Fred"...Been doing it for years, true story! -
One first shot from my MSFS 2020 on the Xbox...
Steve Dra replied to P_7878's topic in The AVSIM Screen Shots Forum
Its hard to truly appreciate all the static screenshots, us now long-time MSFS'ers, have been posting and blowing up this forum with post statements raving about the visuals in MSFS...until you see it live on your screen at home with your own eyes. For everywhere I've explored in this vast world with MSFS so far, I never seem to run out of OMG moments...like this one way back in Nov of 2020 when I was exploring the Carolinas in all their beauty. The Biltmore Estate just blew me way as I circled it the 1st time back then, not believing this was default scenery. Or one day listening to one of my favorite Eagles songs....decided to see what Winslow, Az looked like in the sim. I was not disappointed for an obscure place....still hoping some scenery guru places that flat bed Ford that was "Slowing down to take a look at me" 🙂 Or get together with a friend and explore Monument Valley together.... So if you haven't already....start thinking of all the places you've either visited in the past, or wish you had, and go see what they look like from above in your new simulator. 😉 -
Blacksquare TBM 850 released
Steve Dra replied to Egbert Drenth's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
Flying it now.....it just gets better. Taking her from KELP to KABQ at sunset....just beautiful. -
CYUL CYUL...which to get... BMW or MS Studios?
Steve Dra replied to Steve Dra's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
Thanks guys! I'll wait until next week and see what FSimStudios releases and have 3 to choose from. -
CYUL CYUL...which to get... BMW or MS Studios?
Steve Dra replied to Steve Dra's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
Sigh....maybe one day Avsim won't be so quirky...deleted this info since the Edit link on the original post just started working...but now it seems that the edit button this reply isn't...the 1st few times I tried it -
LatinVFR long haul airliners coming soon
Steve Dra replied to F737MAX's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)
Always liked the long-lankly look of the -600. Much preferred it to the -200. Not sure if I'm a customer though as I don't think I'd fly her as much as other long-haulers that are coming soon. I hope she gives you a lot of fun flights. 🙂 Are there any other airlines besides LH that still fly her? I'm not up on the model's current status. -
Big milestone looms ahead, 10,000 hours!
Steve Dra replied to fppilot's topic in The AVSIM Screen Shots Forum
Congrats Frank! That is quite a milestone for sure...and you're just about to roll 1000 on MSFS. Looks like your MSFS hours are almost 1/10th of your total hours. Do you have any special trips planned for each event? -
MSFS Just one...but what a shot!
Steve Dra replied to Steve Dra's topic in The AVSIM Screen Shots Forum
Thanks! Sunrise and sunset is a magical time in the sim. -
MSFS Just one...but what a shot!
Steve Dra replied to Steve Dra's topic in The AVSIM Screen Shots Forum
Thanks! Will be visiting your town next June! Can't wait -
MSFS Just one...but what a shot!
Steve Dra replied to Steve Dra's topic in The AVSIM Screen Shots Forum
Love Dallas...but loving Tampa more so far. 😀 In this shot I was heading to DCA.