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Thought I'd head to the Middle East for the next trip. Out of Ben Gurion and up the coast to Beirut, in the freeware Bombardier G6000 ( https://flightsim.to/file/35553/bombardier-global-6000-e-11a). Lots of pix, so I'm doing four posts - first one here is my now customary exploration of the airport with full AIG AI running. I am so impressed with this piece of software. I see that JustFlight's Global Traffic has just come out, and I'll probably end up getting a copy just to see how it looks, but I am in no rush for it now, and it was one of those packages I was really keen to get hold of. Love it on XP, but I can't imagine how it could better AIG for my purposes (which are purely visual). I just wish I could post the original HDR images and you each had a 55" screen to see them on - words, and these converted SDR files, can't do them justice. The quality of the light and colour are breathtaking. So this is what we shall be flying in, but not in this post In the background in the previous shot - And what is probably a static display of various fighters. Couldn't find anything about this on Wiki, but they don't look like they're there for actual use. Looking back to where we're on the runway Keep an eye out for that guy taxiing in the middle of the shot, he'll show up later Our friend from above is now almost ready to turn on to the runway (in the distance) This is another nicely populated airport with AIG I did load up every single airline, flight plan and model in AIG. Took a while and the database is around 54GB but it doesn't slow the sim down for me and it's nice to see what pops up and where There's our AI friend turning for take-off And there he goes! We'll be following him at some point in part 2 of this series. So part two will have a look around Tel Aviv, itself, and then we'll get airbound and on our way. Hope you enjoy the trip.

Second part. A look around Tel Aviv and the area around the airport, then off we go. At the end of the first part, our AI friend had taken off and here he is heading off over the city towards the coast And this is the view back to the airport from the edge of the city where he's flying From Wiki - "Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew: תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, romanized: Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō [tel aˈviv ˈjafo]; Arabic: تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, romanized: Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 460,613, it is the economic and technological center of the country. Tel Aviv is located around 32°5′N 34°48′E on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline, in central Israel, the historic land bridge between Europe, Asia and Africa. Immediately north of the ancient port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv lies on land that used to be sand dunes and as such has relatively poor soil fertility. The land has been flattened and has no important gradients; its most notable geographical features are bluffs above the Mediterranean coastline and the Yarkon River mouth. Because of the expansion of Tel Aviv and the Gush Dan region, absolute borders between Tel Aviv and Jaffa and between the city's neighborhoods do not exist. The city is located 60 km (37 mi) northwest of Jerusalem and 90 km (56 mi) south of the city of Haifa. Neighboring cities and towns include Herzliya to the north, Ramat HaSharon to the northeast, Petah Tikva, Bnei Brak, Ramat Gan and Giv'atayim to the east, Holon to the southeast, and Bat Yam to the south. The city is economically stratified between the north and south. Southern Tel Aviv is considered less affluent than northern Tel Aviv with the exception of Neve Tzedek and northern and north-western Jaffa. Central Tel Aviv is home to Azrieli Center and the important financial and commerce district along Ayalon Highway. The northern side of Tel Aviv is home to Tel Aviv University, Hayarkon Park, and upscale residential neighborhoods such as Ramat Aviv and Afeka." Put it another way, it's a gert big built up strip along the coastline, as you can see here I'm using the SamScene Israel package, and I assume most of the signature buildings here are from that The port at the mouth of the Yarkon River Finally (I hear you thinking) - a plane! Time to head off Slightly fish-eyed view back towards the airport. We're over the Yarkon here Busy looking place Beautiful setting. Like most of the planet, seems a shame people and their hormones seem determined to screw it all up (hey, I'm just an old hippie at heart). Away we go Two more parts to come. I'm aware that these pix might look a bit blah on a smaller monitor, but I do run big screen and this sort of detail works fine there. And these pics are primarily for me!