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having taken off from KWYS (Yellowstone) Left at minus 2 C wearing: Global Forests Vol II H.D. Mesh v4.0 SFD Global (ground textures/mountain textures) xVision (running custom script) and a wing 'n a prayer, kissing the mountain tops, over mist filled valleys...doing it in a Baron! Enjoy, ---------------------------------------------

I have NEVER seen XP, EVER...look so lifelike...so good...level immersion-1000! Before you view, the following, please note what is in play to compose the screen shots: XP11.41 (all Graphics Settings are at max bar setting except Reflections, which is set to LOW (I think one notch). HD mesh v4.0 (world wide installation) xVision 1.4 (with a custom .xvs file) simHeaven Europe v4.0 Custom Ortho 4xp z17 (I have all of Europe covered in Z17/z19-4 (this means all airports are at z19, 4 KM's out for take off and approach deeper immersion) Custom night lite files, for the world. The depth of night lighting out to the very horizon is what you …

This is how Lisbon looks with payware Lisbon airport and freeware photo scenery package: The good thing is that I can always revert back to ORBX FTXG/LC/Vectors package if I want winter textures by simply choosing my SimStarter profile. So I have options. Jose

Ortho4XP z17 full Country of Portugal, simHeaven Europe 4.1, SFD 1.11, xVision (custom .xvs file), Global Forest Vol 1 (Europe)

[Note: This post is triggered by my (long-time and somewhat familiar) interest in this airline re-kindled by a "Yellow" (PMDG 737) TUIfly repaint recently posted, here, by Steve D. However, I'm not using that repaint here. But, who knows, a year from today, some of us maybe flying our (favorite) PMDG planes over that beautiful (and worldwide) MFS scenery...(TBD)!] Anyway, now, back to TUIfly: With its dramatic (and numerous) livery colors, TUIfly is quite remarkable! I was always aware of the striking "yellow" and "blue", but, as I looked more, I was fascinated by the impressive (and diverse) range of its color-patterns. But, first, a bit about this interesting airli…

I only painted a few iFly passenger 747s (most of which @P_7878 showcased in previous posts...thank you!) However... sadly, iFly's marketing methodology leaves many simmers on previous platforms oblivious to all the great planes they have for FSX and even FS2004!!! I'd love to paint for all platforms, but just painting for one is hard enough....LoL. I moved to P3D long ago...and have really painted exclusively in that sim ever since. Not even sure how many even know that iFly came out with a 747BCF model for P3d a while back and asked me to help paint a "few" liveries....hehe.....well...."few" is a relative term as you know...and when the smoke cleared..…

Oh well, at least most of the shots are OK, and I could still land the jet! Preparing to depart in the wee hours at Nairobi. Positive Rate! (FSX NOTAM, I may pester Sky Sim with another email regarding the loss of some undercarriage door animations..) Love this one of the rising sun. Later in the flight - nice winglet shadow on the fuselage. Passing Lake Turkana. Khartoum. Feet wet over the Mediterranean. I think the mountain ranges in the distance are in northern Greece and Albania. Mount Etna, Sicily near the horizon, above the port wing. …

Some Unique American...One new & three from US Airways. Thanks for viewing, Darryl

Hehe.....the paint is hard to look at in bright sunlight...but is somehow "appealing" to me. 🤣 (Full-on Banana pun) I'm actually enjoying painting this one 🙂

I purchased this little gem last night. It was pretty much a mandatory purchase because I've been flying a real musketeer with my best friend around MN. Anyway this C23 Sundowner is for XP11.40 from Leading Edge Simulations (modeler/texturer from the company that did the TBM900). This plane differs a little from the one I fly. The engine in the C23 is a carbureted 180 HP, and the panel is a little more basic than what I'm used to in the real musketeer. Anyway, the model is really sharp and clean, the textures excellent. The sounds....well sounds much like a real Sundowner! For avionics they are a little limited but you've got a basic VOR indicator and ADF, alon…

Grew tired of the default sun, moon and night sky in general. Applied a few changes. Since I have Rex Direct Textures I chose a nice blazing sun. Then updated the night sky textures with the below items from Flight Sim Jewels. HD moon, Milky Way, Aurora Borealis and Stars. https://www.flight-sim-jewels.com/night-sky-hd/ Also upped the sizing in the sun/moon config file. C:\ProgramData\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\suneffect.cfg [general] SunSize=2896 MoonSize=3010 And finally enabled cockpit lens flare which is much more subtle in P4D than FSX (yes not realistic but I like the subtle look). C:\Users\account.name\AppData\…

Thanks to the magic of the sim, my Republic Seabee was transported to Anguilla in the Caribbean Taking off from Wallblake, sorry, Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport. Leaving Anguilla behind we'll be overflying Saint Martin. There's a bit of drizzle, but I don't think it will bother the cruise passengers too much! Buzzing the field at Grand Case Passing over Philipsburg with the Port of St. Maarten at about 10 o'clock off the nose. Bound for Saba Island. Time for a coffee... Or several beers after the landing: It wasn't pretty, but a cursory inspection revealed that the landing gear was still attac…

Today, I went on bit of a spree to collect additional liveries for my recent acquisition, iFly B747-400, (and then installed those repaints, effortlessly, I must say, via the Config tool) - all such activity, always, a fun exercise! I'd earlier posted an account of the flight (Auckland to Nadi), my very first flight, with this SIM, in the Air Pacific livery. Here, instead, find a collection of twelve B747 airline liveries (including a few not-so-frequently-seen). I've also included many well-known airlines in the mix. The less than well-known (and less than high-profile) Airline liveries are always intriguing and naturally beg some questions such as (a) Are these Airlines…

I'm just flabbergasted! I have been for the last half hour since posting these shots...testing for 'repeat ability' of ANY of the elements going into the production of each flight path mile. None! I mean, this is for real! You can actually plan a VFR or...IFR flight over at least Portugal (I haven't left the country yet...) and see exactly what you should see in real life. Towns, cities, villas, exact roadway through them....I mean, I have just been slack jawed, that this is REALLY what's there...OSM data galore! This absolutely rivals Orbx's TE series. If the viewer gets all the programs and files that are happening here...I assure you...nobody will be disappoint…

Doing yet another dusk flight to test the night textures before releasing the paint....thought this looked pleasant.

Morning Rise with Lufthansa... Thanks for viewing, Darryl

Cold enough than AI traffic are leaving behind some significant condensation! I think it was somewhere around -35c when I took this screenshot...not sure I've ever seen this in P3D before, even flying in the Arctic.

Quite the nice combo. 🙂 As a painter....seeing an airline go out on a limb and picking a questionable main color is always intriguing. When Air Canada decided to base their main color on what would become an endless avenue of quips about "toothpaste" and "Mints" in the aviation world, I initially treated it with the same level of skepticism and ridicule.... Then...the more I saw it...the more it grew on me....then I painted it. 🙂 May be one of my favorite paints 🙂

Inspired by the conversation about the red and white Air Canada livery here: DC-9 sitting at the gate @ YVR waiting for a departure for YEG

Getting ready at WG's main hub - Florida Southwest Regional. Cleared for takeoff RWY6 Lovely airport scenery, Latin VFR! FSX NOTAM - I wish Sky Sim could recreate the gear door animation problem and fix it... (sigh) Climbing out over Florida, the Gulf of Mexico is in the background. Feet wet over the Atlantic Passing by the coast of Ireland Vectors for RWY22 ILS Stansted Airport 70 tons of cargo safely on the ground. Taxiing in to Apron Z Shutdown.

I have no idea when it will be released, but they released the paint kit to the Beta Team painters (and I happen to be one) 🙂 This one will be ready for your hangar when they release it (Trust me...I have no clue when that will be...I'm not on the team that has that info...and even if I were...you know I can't tell ya!) 🙂

Painting in general, you can go to an insane level of detail (if you're crazy enough) Now.....don't let that statement make you think I'm the only crazy one around here...because when it comes to going to a level of detail way beyond what "normal" people would in day-to-day situations...let's talk about you simmers (yeah I'm one too...but in "painter" mode lately more than "simmer") Raise your hand if you use : Add-on aircraft vs only aircraft included in flightsim? After-market scenery? After-market airport(s)? After-market weather program? After-market shaders? After-market sounds? After-market flight planner? Aft…

Just pottering about over the Falkland islands in one of their aircraft (Falkland Islands Govt. Air Service). One RMI is picking up the NDB at Stanley, the other is pointing to the beacon at Mount Pleasant. I do like this livery although the colours seem more vibrant in photos of the real planes. I asked the question regarding the colurs (alpha channel?) in the main FSX forum, but neglected to post a screenshot. However, the flying Land Rover still looks great droning over the desolate moorland. Anyhow, the flight was quite enjoyable and relaxing until the sim crashed with no warning. I was trying to look for any and all airstrips in the scenery (Falk…

Flysimware Learjet 35A.