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Thinking of grabbing one of these for my Prepar3d v5.4 setup, either the Pilot's 2024 Global Mesh or Orbx Global. Just curious which you chose (if you did) and how are you liking it? Thanks!

Hi Everyone, I had to do a reinstall of P3D v3, and the picture shows how so the American midwest and heartland are covered with all of these brown farms with ORBX FTX +OpenLC North America. This wasn't like that before, everything was nice and green, and this is not a seasonal thing because the textures are the same in spring and summer. I don't remember there being so much brown everywhere, and I'm wondering if it's a problem related to the new installer and updated files. I also don't have any other landclass or mesh products installed, and as far as I know, the order in the scenery library is exactly as it was before. One thing that I thought would be the problem was installing ENVTEX grass, but the problem remained after I undid that and reinstalled everything again. So, I'm stuck. I was using v3.4 for 6 months with beautiful green until yesterday when this started showing up, and for the life of me I can't figure this out. Anyone have any ideas? And, yes, I did post this in the ORBX forum, but I thought I'd throw it in here to see if anyone else encountered this difference. This screenshot is from p3d v3, just south of Chicago...but this patchwork seems to be around the region. Thanks, John

Hi! is there any way to disable orbx base trees? Before you could disable them through ftx central but now I can't find anywhere to disable it. Thanks, Max

Leaving Redding, CA in the Mooney Ovation I headed south towards Charles Schulz Sonoma County. I planned on 7500' cruise but the weather was broken to overcast leaving Redding. I stayed low and once the clouds broke up I climbed to 9500 with a pretty decent ground speed averaging 180 kts. I used the Reality XP GTN 750 with some personal mods I've been working on (they don't work 100% yet but they work pretty well for me). The clouds and skies are default with some tiny HDR post tweaks. Approaching STS I had to divert more south easterly to avoid low hanging clouds over the mountain range. Around the eastern tip of Clear Lake I turned back SW, past Mt St Helena, and then a left base for Ry 14 STS. On the last cockpit shot you can see the RXP GTN is setup to provide a psuedo lateral and vertical path for a visual approach Ry 14 - kinda neat! Anyway hope everyone likes them... Untitled-1 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-2 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-4 by ryan b, on Flickr I really like the lighting in this shot - sort of a broken layer with sunny spots poking through Untitled-6 by ryan b, on Flickr Now climbing above the SCT layer Untitled-8 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-12 by ryan b, on Flickr The Ovation is a real looker! Untitled-11 by ryan b, on Flickr Found a hole for descent Untitled-14 by ryan b, on Flickr At this point I was feeling a little squished by the clouds and the mountain ranges but was able to maintain VFR Untitled-15 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-16 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-18 by ryan b, on Flickr Just north of Clear Lake where I had to turn SE - you can make out the scuddy layer around that mountain - that's where my original course left me Untitled-19 by ryan b, on Flickr They look older lol Untitled-20 by ryan b, on Flickr Leaving the murk behind Untitled-21 by ryan b, on Flickr One more ridge then I should have Sonoma in sight - Mt St Helena in the frame Untitled-22 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-24 by ryan b, on Flickr A change in scenery Untitled-25 by ryan b, on Flickr A little high on final Untitled-27 by ryan b, on Flickr Over the numbers Untitled-28 by ryan b, on Flickr Off to enjoy a wine (or adult beverage lol) Untitled-30 by ryan b, on Flickr

Continuing my journey in the PNW region, I'm having a blast flying between the clouds near Orcas Island, and then finally landing at KORS. Most of the work is between 10k and 16,500 ft. I've got dual Reality-XP GTN 750's in this bird! Untitled-1 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-2 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-3 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-4 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-5 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-7 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-8 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-9 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-10 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-11 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-12 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-13 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-14 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-15 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-17 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-18 by ryan b, on Flickr

East of Southampton Thanks for viewing, Darryl

This is a realistic flight from Skagit KBVS to Redding KRDD in the Xtreme Prototypes Lear 25 SE v3.0. I'm still using P3D v4.5 so unfortunately I wasn't able to check it out in v5 with the nicer skies /atmosphere. If you don't like reading lots of words, my recommendation is to buy the plane right away haha....it hand flies beautifully and accepts the Flight1 or Reality XP GTN units in a few different configurations. It's also very powerful and cruises at a respectable .82 mach (MMO). I found no real issues with performance either. Moving on to the mini review.... This is version 3 of the Xtreme Prototypes Lear 25... I've owned all of them, and the changes in this warrant the price for the upgrade - especially the dense manual and the numerous liveries. I can understand though, why some users think it's a little high. I'm currently quite active in P3D and XP11 (and the other thing hah!) Sometimes actively using both sims, with payware addons, makes you appreciate the wonderful options we do have. This Lear is one of them. Anyway, I hopped into the Lear 25 sitting on the ramp in Skagit WA (Orbx), and I had to review the manual for startup. I was spoiled with the simplicity of the small GA props I've been using lately. The lear is a pilot's plane - there are many switches to flip just to get her in the air. Routing was KBVS SEA J65 LMT KRDD at FL410. The lear can go higher but I picked a typical business jet altitude. FL450 is the service ceiling but the absolute is FL510! You'd have to be very light with just the right conditions and step climb for that to happen. Once started, I program the GTN's - just love entering waypoints in those units....so simple - if you don't have the RXP GTN, I highly recommend it! Then I taxi out to runway 4. With covid, air traffic is quite diminished, so ATC initially gives me a climb to FL230. I hand fly the entire climb (albeit with FD enabled) - 250kias under 10k is just an insane climb rate - I really have to push forward and trim heavily. I breathe a little sigh of relief passing 10k, where I nose over slightly gain airspeed to 280 kias for the rest of the climb (I used mach .70 up to FL410). There are no autothrottles on the Lear. A note about the SPD-P climb mode on the autopilot. What I initially thought was this mode was similar to FLC in modern aircraft. Apparently this is not so, and verified by the actual Lear pilot who tested with XP. The SPD-P mode was very unreliable and so unfortunately in this older aircraft, VS is the preferred mode of pitch change. I had some issues using it in P3D as well, and opted for VS mode in climb and descent. I've never flown a Lear (but have a small amount of turbine time) - the aircraft feels great with my controls, heavy but stable, yet controls are responsive. Hand flying is a real pleasure. I did engage autopilot for duration of cruise (I'm pretty lazy ha - but the idea of me holding the yoke for that long sounds terrible). Aside from the mode above, it's a pretty typical autopilot, it's got your lateral NAV/HDG/LOC/APR modes and the VS pitch mode, along with ATT which just holds pitch when pressed. You can change pitch in this mode with the command wheel on the lower center pedestal. You'll see a SPD and MACH button as well - these aren't true to the aircraft but user requested speed hold modes. Pressurization is simple to operate as well - nothing real different from other jets/king airs. Happily at FL410, I'm doing about mach .81 - .82 - and nearly 500 knots over the ground. In a little bizjet that's pretty fast! I can think of maybe one or two other bizjets that would go faster for this size. The Falcon 20 with a MMO of .86 and I think the original Lear 23 did about the same. Up here I'm thinking about the ATIS at RDD, and I'd like to shoot the RNAV (GPS) Rwy 16 via WARSU for practice. The Reality XP GTN 750 easily handles this - I Direct To WARSU after passing LMT, and ATC gives me a "PD" pilot's discretion descent to FL170. I use VSR (vertical speed required) on the GTN to see how to efficiently descend into KRDD on the approach. I'm setting pressurization for field elevation, and for descent, having to definitely pull back the power levers! I get approach clearance from ATC. Passing WARSU, the IF, I'm getting vertical navigation from the WAAS receiver on my GPS, this RNAV 16 approach has LPV minimums, so the glide slope balls appear on my HSI, and I just follow it down like an ILS. Speed-wise, after WARSU I'm still doing 250 kias but starting to slow to 200, for flaps 20 and gear, near the final approach fix I slow further and put gear down and flaps 40. I'm not certain what touchdown speed is but I held 150 kias till short final, then bled off speed for about 135 kias touchdown. Much past that and she drops like a brick. What else can I blab about? Modelling is exquisite in this bird - the instruments and textures, the exterior and cabin look great. The panel lighting is impressive, with a few different flood types, map light and gauge backlighting. It does use dynamic lights and they look superb from the exterior. There was one thing I was a little bummed about - no PBR textures on the exterior. I can understand how creating them could be time consuming - I've done a few repaints in the past and it took forever lol. Still though I just love the extra touch of realism external PBR brings to these old birds! The sounds are amazing as well (I almost forgot to mention them). From the clicks, to engine spool up, to cruise and touchdown. Overall the addon is impressive! I'm a bizjet lover and a GA lover - so this is a no-brainer! Hopefully this helps some of you on the fence and here's a few shots from the flight. Additional products used on this flight: Reality XP GTN 750, Orbx BVS and RDD (and the regions), Active Sky, ENVTEX//SHADE. 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I'm just really partial to this aircraft. It has everything I'd like in a plane, AoA indicator, fully IFR equipped, and it's FAAAST! It also luscious curves A speedy flight from Twenty Nine Palms to PSP! Untitled-1 by ryan b, on Flickr The field I left is just a mere thought as I rocket over to Palm Springs Untitled-2 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-3 by ryan b, on Flickr Skyward! Untitled-4 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-5 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-6 by ryan b, on Flickr 268 kts! Untitled-7 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-8 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-9 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-10 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-11 by ryan b, on Flickr Overshot! Untitled-12 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-15 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-16 by ryan b, on Flickr Love this one Untitled-17 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-18 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-19 by ryan b, on Flickr

It's not all flat! :D Winter over Southeast Minnesota by Buffy Foster, on Flickr Frozen Lake by Buffy Foster, on Flickr Just mostly... :P Windmills :) by Buffy Foster, on Flickr

Picked up my new Pilatus PC21! Flying in the mountains of Wyoming Untitled-2 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-1 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-3 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-4 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-5 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-6 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-7 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-8 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-9 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-11 by ryan b, on Flickr RTB Untitled-12 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-13 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-14 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-15 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-16 by ryan b, on Flickr

Hi Just wanted to inform that talented developer Marcus Nyberg (Orbx Arlanda, Bilbao etc) has just completed the brand new (in real life) Scandinavian Mountains Airport. Available via Orbx Central. 3cm per pixel imagery! Well worth a look! 🙂

Arriving Big Bear City, CA from L70 Untitled-1 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-2 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-3 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-4 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-6 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-7 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-8 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-10 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-11 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-12 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-13 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-14 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-15 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-17 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

A short air taxi flight (to deliver a turkey!). My last screenshot post here for some time! I'll be monitoring the forums! Happy Thanksgiving everyone :) Untitled-2 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-3 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-4 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-5 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-6 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-7 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-8 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-9 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-10 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-11 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-12 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-14 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-15 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-16 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-17 by ryan b, on Flickr Untitled-18 by ryan b, on Flickr

Bill Womack rejoins Orbx Team "Bill's Back Sale" 50% off his products for X-Plane 11 & FSX/P3D Lasts for one week https://orbxdirect.com/

As the title suggests, the first Orbx product for X-Plane is now out. https://orbxdirect.com/product/kcgx/xp11?utm_source=orbx&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=kcgx_xp11_release

I have a elevation issue with the default airstrip 4Z5 and Orbx NA Southern Alaska. How to fix? https://imgur.com/a/XARjWcl

Eagle Approach...that fall kind of year, pre-snow. Darryl