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I was surprised how easy this giant is to land, it’s very forgiving. On to the next one!

On approach to VHHH07C I was hit with a terrain warning that wouldn’t shut up, amid very ominous weather, with thick clouds and 60kts gusts. Could it be that the clouds were so thick, the terrain radar started seeing it as a landmass?

Late night hop from Daxing to Hangzhou in arguably the most Chinese livery ever. Got really into flying in China recently, though still slightly struggling with altitude in meters, rather than feet.

I’ve flown 2024 on Xbox since day 1, so it’s safe to say I’m no stranger to less than amazing performance. But my goodness, nothing has ever made my Xbox series X beg for mercy like this little beauty. I think the POS page in the FMC might especially be the culprit, but it’s hard to say. With 14-16fps at best, sadly for now this thing is utterly unusable. Even the first version of the Tristar bleaks in comparison. I’m convinced the boys at Synaptic will reach the point where the A220 is actually flyable on Xbox. Hell, the A350 is stable now too so the sky is the limit. But you really only need 1fps to see the beauty of this addon. An amazing plane, but she’ll be in the hangar until the performance improves.

L1011 Miami to Cartagena, DC-6 to Santarém via Paramaribo, 707 to Rio, 737 to Buenos Aires, A32N to Santiago and back up to ORD on the 77W

Ever since I started flight simming as a 7 year old boy, so close to 3 decades, I have wondered what it’s really like. How the switches feel, whether all that flight sim knowledge would actually be applicable, all that. Having the mathematical capacity of a dead fish, I have no business flying a real airliner as a profession or otherwise, but recently a mate and I had an extraordinary opportunity to fly a few patterns in a full motion 787 sim. An unforgettable experience and a strong testament to the quality of study-level add-ons, because everything felt familiar.

No other plane can make my Xbox scream for mercy like the Tristar can. But oh boy, when it IS stable, it’s so so pretty.
Is there any other plane where you can see the rear wing from the cabin?

This plane leaves very little to be desired, at its price it should be a no-brainer for anyone that likes old jets. The water injection system works too, with proper pollution effects!

Remember when a Boeing 707 was launched for MSFS2020? Well apparently I bought it back then and the state of the plane made me forget it immediately. Until today, when Working Title pushed an update for the product and it’s safe to say that improvements have been made. Or more specifically it looks amazing. Both model and cockpit look exceptionally well and even though I haven’t completed a full flight yet, it felt very good on the stick in those few minutes.

Wonderful heavy takeoff from SCEL, bound for FACT. The heavy old lady barely made it over the mountains before fighting her way to FL290. Slowly getting the hang of this wonderful, complex aircraft that runs better on Xbox than most default aircraft. Hats off to TFDi, their passion truly is palpable when flying the MD-11.

The HX 747-8 in the LH centennial livery just became available at my local outlet and it had been on my wishlist for quite a while. But then I came across this beautiful obscure Thai Airways DC-10-30 by Aeroclassics, in the KLM dry lease livery. What a happy start to the weekend!

All the countless times I couldn’t choose between flying or playing Animal Crossing.. now I don’t have to choose anymore!

I’m trying to figure out why the 777F specifically overshoots turns, apparently on purpose? I’m used to planes in all weight categories correctly figuring out their way through a turn ahead of the waypoint, but I’ve never seen this behavior. I tried messing with the cost index as well as the payload but it stays this way. Am I missing something or is this a bug perhaps? Thanks!

..and some other places. Someone’s gotta do it!

I mean I love jets, but this thing is peak PMDG. It’s complicated, but very accessible. Incredibly immersive but also very relaxing to fly. 10/10 would recommend the DC-6. Seem here on a early morning flight from Addis Ababa to Amman.