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Gents, thank you for your kind comments!!

10 hours ago, andiflyit said:

I remember that from the news when I was a boy and at wiki they say that 30% of the over 900 german starfighters have crashed.

Yeah, the widowmaker made the news quite often in its early days. In its later days, it became much more dependable. There was a (not very good) joke in those days in Germany: how can you get a Starfighter? Buy a piece of land and wait.  😉

Excellent ! Thank you very much, Jan !!!

Interesting perspectives, buddy!

Cool shots, Ryan!

Thanks for viewing

Great idea, Darryl !!

Excellent shots, P_7878. If I remember correctly, those SQ A340 flights were Business Class only. I can't imagine anyone would like to sit in a cramped Coach Class seat for such a long time.

4 hours ago, P_7878 said:

...but financial objectives will keep premier developers from taking on such classic

I'm afraid of that, too, P_7878. My other favorite is the DC 8, which I think will also never see the light in MSFS.

Great story and shots btw.

Superb shots, Andi. This Emirates interior looks very inviting. Ready to pop the bubbly 😉

Many thanks my friends for your kind comments!

4 hours ago, P_7878 said:

Was it the "Classics Hangar" FWs that I used to fly in past SIMs...? These airplanes were always a challenge to get to grips with ...🙂.

Yes P_7878, that was the "Classics Hangar" model. I once even managed to convert it to MSFS standard, with the usual disadvantage of such port-overs: nothing is clickable in the cockpit.

4 hours ago, P_7878 said:

You're flying and landing here like a Pro...🙂..

You are too kind 🙂

4 hours ago, Tim-HH said:

I'm still trying to convince myself that I don't need the 190. These shots don't help

I know that feeling only too well, Tim 😉 

At the end I will land on a grass airstrip north of Thrapston, called Lyveden

Thanks for viewing

Very nice shot, PM !!

1 hour ago, sloppysmusic said:

How do you turn the cabin off on 380?

There are 4 silver squares behind the co-pilot's seat at the top. The leftmost one switches off the cabin display. However, I believe for this to take effect, MSFS must be restarted. I have seen that when I click the switch, the cabin disappears even without restarting MSFS. But then the textures are loaded anyway, and that's exactly what we want to prevent

Fantastic pics, PM. I just downloaded her myself. The converted FSX version had some 49k downloads on flightsim.to. I believe this one will be the most popular add-on download in the history of flight simulation 🙂

Thanks, Andi, I agree with you, the 707 was a superb-looking aircraft. Move this to modern times, I think the A340 is an equally good-looking bird 🙂

Really cool shots, my friend !!

Many thanks for commenting, Ryan, Jean Marc, Calum and Gerold!

5 hours ago, Stiller Water said:

How did you find it - or got it working in MSFS?

Gerold, you can get this plane on the MSFS Marketplace

P_7878, Peter and Gerold, many thanks for your kind comments!

On 10/27/2024 at 2:20 PM, P_7878 said:

[Bernd: Question, On the PC version, are you able to make this airplane follow a GPS Flight Plan ...? I am setting the Autopilot Modes to NAV and ensuring "GPS" indication on the Garmin unit, but, on my Xbox, I cannot make it follow the flight plan, due to some reason...maybe I am missing something else...]

Sorry, P_7878, as I changed my course a couple of times, I flew this route by hand, so I have not yet tested, whether the plane follows a GPS flight plan. On the other hand, I have seen a (German) YT video, where it did follow a GPF flight plan.

4 hours ago, Stiller Water said:

In the past 3 weeks we have visited The Zambian border at Kazungula, the Okavango delta (a bit north of Maun), Windhoek, Walvis Bay and finally Cape Town. So... thanks for the comparison and the memories!

What a fantastic trip, Gerold. I have been to this wonderful area three times and for sure it is on my bucket list again. Being in the Namib desert with nothing but nature around you and listening to the absolute silence at night is a unique experience and pure magic. 🙂 

Magnificient shots, PM. Especially your landing shots always look special !

Great trip and an interesting story, as always P_7878 !

Thank you very much, P_7878, PM, Will and Andy !!

23 hours ago, andy1252 said:

Ahhh! Plywood! Is there nothing it can't do?

😉 Wasn't also the famous Mosquito made out of this stuff?

Terrific screenies, Will !!

Very nice area, you explore, Andi !

Thanks for viewing

Thanks a lot, PM, Will, Andi and P_7878 !