Brian Riggs

Couldn't resist so I purchased it last night. Definitely not disappointed.

Looks great Bernd, wasn't planning on getting this one just yet. Those screens make it hard to resist.

Thanks Tim. Hey, where in the heck is Sky Force 3D? I can't stand the wait!!! Haha, just kidding, looking forward to it when it comes out.

Well maybe a little bit of fun...and amazement of the talented developers for our community. Thank you all! P3D v3.3.5 / ORBX OLC NA/ AS16+ASCA / REX / VRS / Team SDB / PTA

Danke schöne Bernd!

Ryan, I used Spotlights from Flight Sim Labs...here's the link: http://www.flightsimlabs.com/index.php/spotlights-2/

Here's the top down view of Utah MSE 2.0 and Orbx LC NA (Colorado) I mentioned, I circled a few areas where I thought the sceneries mesh very well at their borders: Heading out of Montrose CO for Telluride.....How in the world did that Hawk get all the way to Colorado??? Orbx LC NA with Orbx Telluride Utah MSE on the left, Orbx LC NA (Colorado border) on the right.

Here's a few more from Colorado....

I'll be glad to take the hit! Over the years I've become very proficient at securing finance department approval to spend $$$ on this crazy hobby. The only other option is to buy a real plane! Not gonna happen...haha. Spend first, answer questions later...that's what I do. And hide the credit card too...ha!

Thanks all, I should mention...Manfred's C-47 is an amazing freeware add-on!

David, I'll share my initial thoughts....I spent about two hours last night flying around Nebraska, South Dakota and Colorado. First impressions are that it's pretty accurate. I'm at work right now so I can post any comparison shots but when I was flying around western Colorado, I did a pan down view to compare the LC of Colorado with Utah MSE 2.0 and I was really surprised at how close it blended with the MSE scenery in Utah. I'll have to get a screenshot later to illustrate my point. Flying around the area where I live is very accurate. I wanted to compare NA LC with satellite maps so I used the Foreflight satellite moving map app on my iPad as I was flying around. I must say that I am impressed by how closely the land class matches satellite imagery. There are redundant tiles every now and then, however I felt very immersed overall. For my first test flight, I went from Omaha, Nebraska north to Sioux City, Iowa then west to Rapid City, South Dakota. Once again, I was happy to see the LC change on my screen just as it did on the moving map. The only slightly disappointing area I found on my way to Rapid City was the Badlands in South Dakota, it wasn't very close to the real scene at all. The only minor issue for me is the textures of the farmlands during this time of season. Most fields are still green right now (at least I assume so since I drive through a bunch of them every day), but the scenery is depicting more brownish/tan faded textures that you find near the end of summer/early fall. I can't really say it's an issue, just an observation. I'll have to back up the date to see what spring/early summer looks like. I did find one anomaly in the mountains of Colorado, it was a small strip of land that looked like a town that was sitting on the side of a mountain somewhere northwest of Aspen. I also posted some quick shots of the Orbx street lighting around Omaha and Offutt AFB in the screenshot forum. Hope that helps! Brian

Not using vector yet even though it is recommended, can't decide whether to install it or not. The street lighting you see is from OpenLC.

Here's a few initial shots around Omaha NE/Offutt AFB with some of the new night lighting. Also using ASN16/ASCA, Spotlight for cockpit lighting, and Manfred Jahn's C-47 beta.

You bet. I hope you see improved performance with this version. Good luck!

Pete, I purchased MCI a few weeks ago and use it P3D. I think its fairly good quality, the photoreal textures surrounding the airport doesn't quite match up with ORBX global textures. Overall the airport has good building modeling and texturing, but don't expect it to be FSDT/Flightbeam quality. More importantly I haven't experienced any performance issues with it at all. It does its job in filling a void in the area that I fly. Here's a link to a few shots of the airport I posted in the screenshot forum a few weeks ago: http://www.avsim.com/topic/484338-f-16-p3dv3-4k/ Hope that helps. Brian