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  1. I’ve always had a preference for the B767 IRL. I probably made 30 trips in that model back in 1999/2000 on Air Canada between Vancouver/Toronto/Montreal (including a cockpit jump seat journey from CYYZ to CYVR due to a lucky circumstance of an over-booked flight…like that’s ever going to happen again!). Made an additional 20 trips between 2000/2003 on Delta Airlines between Atlanta/Cincinnati/and the UK. I think I was fascinated by the remarkable story of the Gimli Glider back in the early 1980’s…if I recall correctly, the first incident for the B767 series (with a positive outcome!). The PIC767 (and later Level-D 767) was my go-to aircraft in MSFS in the early/mid-2000’s. The LDS 767 was, truly, ahead of its time. I was initially reluctant to pick up the Captain Sim 767 last week during their “sale”, but, did succumb to that notorious “purchase now” button. I have to admit, I am pleasantly surprised by this model! Two years ago, I picked up the CS757 (Base + Freighter) for $50 during their Christmas sale. This latest model is an improvement over their 757, IMHO. The exterior modeling is excellent and the aircraft flies very well, both manually and on A/P. No issues/hunting following the magenta line with compressed time (4x) as well! I’ve found myself enjoying this model above the (7 year old) PMDG 777…hopefully that developer ups their game on the continually promised release for P3D v5. My two “wish-list” items for this model, at the moment; CS still have not simulated a winds aloft (import) feature for their FMC (unless you don’t mind old school manual input) and I do miss the cockpit “ground roll” effects others have implemented (not a big deal if you already have A2A's Accu-Feel).. The cockpit lighting is pretty good, IMO, better than the PMDG 747 (of course, nothing comes close to the lighting standard set by FSLabs). I also like the simplicity of the cabin lighting on this aircraft. I haven’t yet encountered any of the “quirks” of the CS757…namely unpredictable throttle issues. This is not the same plane! The flight dynamics seem to have much more of a lumbering grace than the “rocket ship” RR equipped ’57. From a repainter’s perspective, I also really like the approach CS has used on this model to “blank windows” for different livery options (unfortunately not required for this repaint). I thought I would put together a simple repaint of a now defunct airline (Zoom Airlines). This particular livery was in existence for only a short period…from January of 2006 through August of 2008. Unfortunately, Zoom Airlines primarily catered to the “holiday-maker” market…and their business model, relying on flyer’s disposable income, could not weather the financial crash late in that decade, going out of business in 2008. Although I never flew with this company, I really enjoy this livery…it is both simple and bold (and really stands out with PBR treatment of the new CS767 II). This particular airframe was purchased new by KLM in 1995 and operated by them for 10 years prior to coming into service for Zoom Airlines (as C-GZNC). Between 2009 and 2015, this airframe was flown by LOT Polish Airlines (SP-LPG), Caribbean Airlines (winter lease from LOT), Kharkiv Airlines (UR-CLT) and Caspiy (seasonal lease from Kharkiv) before being retired from commercial passenger service. In 2015, the aircraft completed a Bedek freighter (767-300 BDSF) conversion and since that time has returned to Canada flying under the Cargojet banner (as C-GCIJ). When the CS 767 freighter variant is released, I’ll probably do a Cargojet repaint to “complete the circle” on this particular airframe. Sadly, more airlines every year are retiring their B767 passenger fleets in favor of more fuel efficient B787’s and A350’s. The Canadian carriers (Westjet, Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge) have all retired their B767 passenger aircraft this past year due to demand. (Although Air Canada has recently announced entry into the “cargo only” market next year with converted B767’s.) Fortunately, the B767 series still has a long life ahead in the freighter market…and at this time, Boeing still has not created a cargo conversion for the B777 variant which is also reaching “end of life” for those passenger models, cementing the viability for used B767’s into the future. Hope you enjoy the photos and the brief history of this particular B763!
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