Bert Pieke

Could not agree more👍

BS Bonanza/Baron combo.

I have parked DD's Chicago landmarks (for now). The CU15 buildings are pretty good, albeit a bit dark, depending on the time of day.. For me, having Meigs airfield back without bumps in the terrain, makes this combination great, for my (GA) style of flying..

City update 15 fixed it for me. See this recent discussion:

It does work, but you are missing out on a really nice rendition of the airfield and its buildings.. I believe this version was done by Gaya and updated for CU15.. shame to disable it..

With City Update 15 installed, it seemed like the right time to fly from Meigs, via Kankakee, to U of Illinois Willard. Memories of FS3 as I fly my 182RG.. [img]

BTW... DD is stating in their support forum that they do not "support de-activated airports" in their scenery packages... All we are asking for, is to provide an option to exclude Meigs airfield altogether.. This may take some arm twisting to get them to re-consider.. 😉

Here is Meigs in CU15... without the DD package active.. It is as pretty as I remember it from FS2 to FSX 😀 [img]

You can "uninstall it", but you also lose any 2020 aircraft or sceneries that you may own.. and possibly want to re-use in 2024.. So back up what ever you treasure 🙂

No, the city update is fine.. Meigs included. It is the DD package that needs to be disabled (for now..)

Unfortunately, it (the DRZ package) messes up Meigs..

DD also messes up Meigs... Hopefully, there is an update coming.. 😉

As a student pilot, flying solo in marginal weather, the list gets a lot shorter..

These are all good recommendations, but as mentioned above, you should first decide what kind of avionics you want to use for your training... If you would like to switch to "glass", you could choose the Garmin G1000 which is very common in these kind of aircraft, and well modelled in the sim, thanks to Working Title.. In this case, you do not need to purchase payware aircraft.. You might start in the Beech G36 Bonanza, and later upgrade to the TBM 930 or Beech Baron. All excellent default aircraft! If you prefer analog gauges, coupled with a Garmin GNS530, I would suggest the Blacksquare A36 Bonanza, followed by the Baron etc.. If you would like the latest Garmin GPS, the GTN750, it can be purchased separately, later.. and added to these aircraft, in place of the GNS530. 🙂 Lastly, also consider what kind of autopilot you are comfortable with... The Justflight Arrow, for example, has a rudimentary autopilot which just might get you killed when you are in challenging conditions.. This, unfortunately, happens in real life too.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dOwr0jwF30

If you own the premium deluxe package, you own the PC24.. 🙂