Stillwater Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Today we have a slightly more powerful machine to get out of Cuzco (it is the Milviz P-38 freeware, flawlessly working in p3dv4 - thanks!). Rio Urubamba brings the mesh to its limits. I have set a GPS waypoint to Machu Picchu as precisely as I could. But the ancient place is not showing up to me ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu The snowy peak in the background should be Mt. Chawpimayu. Here we fly over the city of San Francisco. May be well known to some of you. With all sliders maxed and AI traffic to 100 % I get constant 30 FPS here, in contrast to many flight simmers reports. Plan-G had recommended FL 206 for this trip, but this is obviously not enough... Only 10 minutes later we descend towards the Pacific, following Rio Rimac... ... and into Lima´s main airport Jorge Chavez Intl. The first good landing after some days in the mountains... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Fine shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Great shots Gerold. Don't wanna go there looks dangerous. You're flying on potato juice again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Gangbusters bunch of shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Some high altitude adventurous flying Gerold! Too bad you could not find Machu Picchu...would have been nice to have seen. Looks like a good aircraft choice for clearing those mountains though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 That was a great flight Gerold!!!!! Great shots of the mountains and other scenery!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Some excellent views up in the mountains Gerold. Sadly we might have to wait for the FTX region of Peru to come out before there is a detailed rendition of Machu Picchu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 6 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Fine shots. cheers Iain Thank you, Iain! 6 hours ago, flyingleaf said: Great shots Gerold. Don't wanna go there looks dangerous. You're flying on potato juice again? With that high energy fuel the P-38 makes this flight an easy one, no need to fear. It is only the cloud coverage that gives an uneasy feeling... 6 hours ago, Bermuda425 said: Gangbusters bunch of shots! Thanks, Bermuda! 6 hours ago, Sniper31 said: Some high altitude adventurous flying Gerold! Too bad you could not find Machu Picchu...would have been nice to have seen. Looks like a good aircraft choice for clearing those mountains though As mentioned, the P-38 is freeware now on the Milviz site. A good addition to the one with the older instrumentation. I really expected that world heritage as a POI in OpenLC. Maybe there is some freeware around... I´ll have a look! 5 hours ago, lifejogger said: That was a great flight Gerold!!!!! Great shots of the mountains and other scenery!!!!!!!! Thank you, John. This part of the Andes is the most beautiful I have seen on my tour (coming from the south). Let me check some more...! 2 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Some excellent views up in the mountains Gerold. Sadly we might have to wait for the FTX region of Peru to come out before there is a detailed rendition of Machu Picchu. Thank you Martyn. Maybe I had too much potato concentrate the evening before, but I could not find the #1 attraction of the country. As said above, I will have a look if there is some freeware around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Outstanding Gerold, I loved this tour and I've always been fascinated with Machu Picchu, just watched some YT's on it last week in fact. Some very serious unanswered questions in this answer. And Orbx's SA look mighty fine, I need to get back here. I'm still amazed at this place, it's like you encounter Everest every five minutes here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Ideal choice of aircraft Gerold. A P-38 should have no problems over those mountains . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoroos Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Nice! what do you use for mesh? Nice shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Foster Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 That's really cool; I bet there is tons of fun bush flying to do in South America. AOPA had a little report on bush flying in Columbia last week. I need to get LC South America and fly there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Great set ! I like the plane a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Some mighty fine shots you showed us here, Gerold. I mostly prefer mountain shots over any other landscape... too bad there's no Inka flow for Orbx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Your shots have the appearance of brushed on textures and those colors are so much better than the standard RGB look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 17 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Outstanding Gerold, I loved this tour and I've always been fascinated with Machu Picchu, just watched some YT's on it last week in fact. Some very serious unanswered questions in this answer. And Orbx's SA look mighty fine, I need to get back here. I'm still amazed at this place, it's like you encounter Everest every five minutes here! Thank you Jack. I can´t answer any more questions on the Inka regime or the spanish conquistadores as well - and there is no evidence in my sim (yet)! What I can say, flying is interesting with these "hills" and clouds... 10 hours ago, paulb said: Ideal choice of aircraft Gerold. A P-38 should have no problems over those mountains . Yes Paul, it made me feel much more relaxed than the DC-3 and the Twotter on the legs before...! 7 hours ago, Victoroos said: Nice! what do you use for mesh? Nice shots! Thank you Victor! Pilot´s FS Global 2010, the standard version. 7 hours ago, Buffy Foster said: That's really cool; I bet there is tons of fun bush flying to do in South America. AOPA had a little report on bush flying in Columbia last week. I need to get LC South America and fly there. .... and I need to watch your video later on! Or fly? Or both? Decisions, decisions.... 5 hours ago, mikee said: Great set ! I like the plane a lot Thank you Mikee! Next time I´ll try the p3d default version with the older instruments, let´s see how that turn out... 1 hour ago, Captain Lars said: Some mighty fine shots you showed us here, Gerold. I mostly prefer mountain shots over any other landscape... too bad there's no Inka flow for Orbx! Indeed lars, some life like InkaFlow would be great here. Though... nowadays it must be TouristFlow, which can be utilized at many other POIs of the world as well. Imagine the British with the shorts, beer cans and the red skin. The Germans with their shorts, sandals and white socks. The Aussies with their Akubras. The Chinese with the heavy SLR cameras. Let´s flow in more stereotypes here ! 19 minutes ago, olderndirt said: Your shots have the appearance of brushed on textures and those colors are so much better than the standard RGB look. Thank you, OnD. I feel this might be REX 4´s magic added to FTX Global. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Stillwater said: Indeed lars, some life like InkaFlow would be great here. Though... nowadays it must be TouristFlow, which can be utilized at many other POIs of the world as well. Imagine the British with the shorts, beer cans and the red skin. The Germans with their shorts, sandals and white socks. The Aussies with their Akubras. The Chinese with the heavy SLR cameras. Let´s flow in more stereotypes here ! I totally agree - but Tourist Flow should also manifest as people boarding our planes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermank Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Sadly, there is no Machu Piccu in FSX or P3D.....I am not even sure it can be found in any payware....certainly no freeware.... Sherm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 17 minutes ago, shermank said: Sadly, there is no Machu Piccu in FSX or P3D.....I am not even sure it can be found in any payware....certainly no freeware.... Sherm I just found this one here: https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=202328 , should be from 2017. Will try it in the next days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbxtreme Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Great set and interesting cloud definition in those shots. I too have searched for the Machu Piccu but have not found it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Orbxtreme said: Great set and interesting cloud definition in those shots. I too have searched for the Machu Piccu but have not found it. I leave the clouds to AS16 and ASCA, Francois - and I like the impression I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Great video, @Buffy Foster ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermank Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Stillwater said: I just found this one here: https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=202328 , should be from 2017. Will try it in the next days. Great find...might work in FSX, too.... sherm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Terrific mountain shots Gerold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 16 hours ago, adambar said: Terrific mountain shots Gerold! Thank you Adam! Nice flying here...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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