renault Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Thanks very much for viewing Cheers Renault XPlane 11.41r1 TE Nor Cal librain plugin (available from XPlane-org) It was a wonderful Saturday Afternoon to take a short spin out from Half Moon Bay one of the XPlane Gateway ap's just outside of San Franciso Weather forecast was good - slight chance of a squall moving in later, so off I went Surprising how quickly the clouds picked up -- maybe the "slight" was more like a "likely" And here comes the rain .... Doesn't look great ... It a good thing I'm on the way back its not far So far, not a problem But flying slowly has its challenges. Visibility is good, and then you get a big "blob" of water that just drifts across and distorts everything Realism isn't everything … But I'm coming in nicely... I've been practicing my landings and I'm getting the hang of it finally.... Just remember to take your time .... And the last step ... And here we are ... Hows that for rolling out the "welcome mat" -- ha, ha . A little bit of humour , relieves the stress … Now for the challenging bit ... finding where I'm supposed to park! Head down, and squint and I can just about see where I'm supposed to go Now that would be embarrassing -- "officer I was taxing very , very slowly , turned into my assigned parking spot and somehow hit a plane I didn't have" But all's well that ends well. Here I am safe and sound With special thanks to @Jack Sawyer, @olderndirt , @adambarfor their encouragement and helpful suggestions to help with my landings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseCFII Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Beautiful pics! What weather add on are you using in XP 11? I love those clouds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renault Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, JoseCFII said: Beautiful pics! What weather add on are you using in XP 11? I love those clouds! Thank you Jose I appreciate your comments. It is just the standard XPlane weather - just playing around with cloud placement & cloud type, along with a few data ref adjustments & some Xvision settings. Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 I was hoping, forgive the expression, to see your 'Papi's'. Looking for two red and two white but it all looked aokay. That rain on the ground is immense - should be able to log it as actual IFR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoChile Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Looks great! Thanks for the added story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 You out did yourself with these shots Pete! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 That was a very interesting flight R and didn't the weather change so fast. Great rain effects on your windscreen too, I have enough trouble landing without this amazing realism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Grand set these Pete. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Great invention. Amazing to see how add-ons can improve a sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Grand set of shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renault Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 15 hours ago, olderndirt said: I was hoping, forgive the expression, to see your 'Papi's'. Looking for two red and two white but it all looked aokay. That rain on the ground is immense - should be able to log it as actual IFR. Thanks . I was watching them all the way down. I would drift from 2r,2W to 4W but could compensate. I can't image trying to taxi IRL when it was like this Cheers Pete 14 hours ago, ZoSoChile said: Looks great! Thanks for the added story Thank you. I'm pleased that you enjoyed the dialogue Cheers 14 hours ago, adambar said: You out did yourself with these shots Pete! Thanks Adam 14 hours ago, VH-KDK said: That was a very interesting flight R and didn't the weather change so fast. Great rain effects on your windscreen too, I have enough trouble landing without this amazing realism. Thanks Martyn "As real as it gets" may have some downsides Cheers Pete 12 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Grand set these Pete. cheers Iain Thanks so much Iain Cheers Pete 9 hours ago, Stillwater said: Great invention. Amazing to see how add-ons can improve a sim. Thanks Gerold This one was a bit "finicky" to install. I daydream when a product will have it all & my "tweaking days" will be a distant memory Cheers Pete 7 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Fantastic! Thanks Jack Your suggestion helped a lot!! Cheers Pete 7 hours ago, Dario said: Grand set of shots! Thanks Dario Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schtroumf Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 It's great, the water is super well represented Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE DYGAN Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Strange reflex here... I opened my umbrella in front of my computer ?! PS : all shots are incredible... but the first one !!! Cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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