Captain Lars Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Welcome back on board China Eastern! This flight will take us from Xi'an to Hong Kong. This is our route for today. Please be advised that the uglyness on this leg is not as strong as before. CoViD-19 measures only allow for one baggage truck per square mile. We'll most certainly have to report these two. Taxiing to the runway. Madam, where is this? - Somewhere around Tennessee. Nice clouds. Even more clouds. The clouds are clearly the stars! Sir, it's forbidden to enter the cockpit! - Just one photo! - That's 500 Yuan for Uncle Wang, please. Descending over Macao. Please note how much green is left there although Macao is said to be a tiny enclave. The Pearl River Estuary with Hong Kong in the background. The arrival takes us a longer bit out over the sea. Landing will take us over the city before finalizing the flight in westerly direction. Madam, are you sure this is Hong Kong? - Please no geography questions. Kai Tak still seems to wait for a plane. The green hills of Hong Kong. Very short final. It's getting evening already in Hong Kong. Thank you for flying with China Eastern again! We admit that the uglyness was somewhat lacking today and apologize for the inconvenience. Next stop Kunming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 The best ugly shots so far Lars from your trips , keep up the ugly work . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I like your China tour, as well as your comments! Just one question, please: Why didn‘t you land in Kai Tak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Great shots Lars. Could I have a fork instead please. Can't use them darn chop sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Nice tour Lars but what scenery is that in the last one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 10 hours ago, flyingleaf said: Great shots Lars. Could I have a fork instead please. Can't use them darn chop sticks. Rely on beer, Karl. Then you know the ingredients, mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 18 hours ago, BradB said: The best ugly shots so far Lars from your trips , keep up the ugly work . Thanks, John, I really do my worst to keep going! 18 hours ago, Stillwater said: I like your China tour, as well as your comments! Just one question, please: Why didn‘t you land in Kai Tak? Thank you, Gerold. Why didn't I land in Kai Tak? Hmmm... This could have been even uglier, right? 14 hours ago, flyingleaf said: Great shots Lars. Could I have a fork instead please. Can't use them darn chop sticks. Thank you, Karl. I can only second Gerold here. Beer is naturally adverse to chop sticks. 4 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Nice tour Lars but what scenery is that in the last one? Thanks for your comment, Jack. The last pic shows Hong Kong with the Pearl River Estuary and the mountains of Guangdong in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Captain Lars said: hanks for your comment, Jack. The last pic shows Hong Kong with the Pearl River Estuary and the mountains of Guangdong in the background. I was just curious if it was Orbx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Colbert Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Very nice trip shots! Clear and colorful. I got to fly on a similar China Eastern A320 from Changzhou to Beijing this past January coming home from work there and interestingly they had all of us on just the left side of the plane shut our windowshades before takeoff!? Not sure what that was all about, but I believe the airport is shared with the military as I’ve seen an ancient Soviet jet bomber doing touch and gos and also spotted some big Soviet looking radial engined bush planes while taxiing. An interesting airline - I do like the registration painted on the wing! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 20 hours ago, Steve Colbert said: Very nice trip shots! Clear and colorful. I got to fly on a similar China Eastern A320 from Changzhou to Beijing this past January coming home from work there and interestingly they had all of us on just the left side of the plane shut our windowshades before takeoff!? Not sure what that was all about, but I believe the airport is shared with the military as I’ve seen an ancient Soviet jet bomber doing touch and gos and also spotted some big Soviet looking radial engined bush planes while taxiing. An interesting airline - I do like the registration painted on the wing! Steve Thank you very much, Steve. Interesting report - I figure you live in China. I you like, go here and leave a vote if you haven't already done so. We don't know yet what MSFS 2020 will bring for this part of the world. 21 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: I was just curious if it was Orbx. I try to insert as much worthy landclass shots as possible. However, these flights are stories - and stories aren't complete without an end and a beginning. I try to show as few airport shots as possible. After all, this is about "the ugly country". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 17 minutes ago, Captain Lars said: Thank you very much, Steve. Interesting report - I figure you live in China. I you like, go here and leave a vote if you haven't already done so. We don't know yet what MSFS 2020 will bring for this part of the world. I try to insert as much worthy landclass shots as possible. However, these flights are stories - and stories aren't complete without an end and a beginning. I try to show as few airport shots as possible. After all, this is about "the ugly country". Ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 18 minutes ago, Captain Lars said: I try to insert as much worthy landclass shots as possible. However, these flights are stories - and stories aren't complete without an end and a beginning. I try to show as few airport shots as possible. Just the same way as I do it with my travel reports. Orbx can´t and must not make all airport sceneries by themselves, so we sometimes have to bite the bullet and use 3rd party. Just to learn how other providers let us struggle with updates and the like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Captain Lars said: I try to insert as much worthy landclass shots as possible. However, these flights are stories - and stories aren't complete without an end and a beginning. I try to show as few airport shots as possible. After all, this is about "the ugly country". I do hope you know I meant no offense Lars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Still a very unugly trip Thanks Lars ... maybe a little too high and too cloudy ? Why not to fly unrealisticaly at 3000 fr AGL when you are over a so beautiful area as Yunnan Here are 2 not so ugly shots of the place in RL to remind what is down the cloud ... from last summer, a really great place to visit by yourself ... (just not to eat pangolin ... and to wait a few months or years after this crisis ) Maybe something like that in Open LC Asia ... a dream ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: I do hope you know I meant no offense Lars. No offense taken, Jack! 1 hour ago, jean marc said: Still a very unugly trip Thanks Lars ... maybe a little too high and too cloudy ? Why not to fly unrealisticaly at 3000 fr AGL when you are over a so beautiful area as Yunnan Here are 2 not so ugly shots of the place in RL to remind what is down the cloud ... from last summer, a really great place to visit by yourself ... (just not to eat pangolin ... and to wait a few months or years after this crisis ) Thank you very much for your comment and for the pictures of this place that I'm probably never going to see. Did you really eat pangolin? 1 hour ago, jean marc said: Why not to fly unrealisticaly at 3000 fr AGL when you are over a so beautiful area as Yunnan Because it's unrealistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosqr Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I had missed this one Nice long trip and shots Lars Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Just now, carlosqr said: I had missed this one Nice long trip and shots Lars Cheers Never mind, check out the 4th part, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Colbert Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 5 hours ago, Captain Lars said: Thank you very much, Steve. Interesting report - I figure you live in China. I you like, go here and leave a vote if you haven't already done so. We don't know yet what MSFS 2020 will bring for this part of the world. I try to insert as much worthy landclass shots as possible. However, these flights are stories - and stories aren't complete without an end and a beginning. I try to show as few airport shots as possible. After all, this is about "the ugly country". Hi Lars - I actually live in Wisconsin in the USA, but have been to Changzhou about 25 times for work and so am (somewhat) familiar with the area and have flown on China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines. RE: the scenery, I’d take the most accurate representation I can get...good landclass with select POIs perhaps - though I’ll admit that TrueEarth has made me addicted to photoscenery - it’s awfully fun to look down and see what is there reality, despite the high amount of file storage. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosqr Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Steve Colbert said: Hi Lars - I actually live in Wisconsin in the USA, but have been to Changzhou about 25 times for work and so am (somewhat) familiar with the area and have flown on China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines. RE: the scenery, I’d take the most accurate representation I can get...good landclass with select POIs perhaps - though I’ll admit that TrueEarth has made me addicted to photoscenery - it’s awfully fun to look down and see what is there reality, despite the high amount of file storage. Steve Funny I experienced this sensation after having flown in Oregon for a while When flew any other area I felt like, hey wait a minute, am I flying default? Horrible sensation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musterpilot Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Very nice John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 21 minutes ago, Steve Colbert said: RE: the scenery, I’d take the most accurate representation I can get...good landclass with select POIs perhaps - though I’ll admit that TrueEarth has made me addicted to photoscenery - it’s awfully fun to look down and see what is there reality, despite the high amount of file storage. 16 minutes ago, carlosqr said: Funny I experienced this sensation after having flown in Oregon for a while When flew any other area I felt like, hey wait a minute, am I flying default? Horrible sensation Don't spoil yourself. You can't have TE style scenery everywhere, so you're restricted to the regions where there exists a TE. I'm curious as to how China looks in MSFS. Let's wait a year or so and I'll do the same or a similar flight in MSFS. 15 minutes ago, musterpilot said: Very nice John Thank you, John, I'm glad you like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosqr Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Captain Lars said: Don't spoil yourself. You can't have TE style scenery everywhere, so you're restricted to the regions where there exists a TE indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Colbert Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, carlosqr said: Funny I experienced this sensation after having flown in Oregon for a while When flew any other area I felt like, hey wait a minute, am I flying default? Horrible sensation The Orbx TrueEarth product DOES spoil one for landclass, I’ll admit Carlos! The sensation of looking down and knowing that what you see is exactly what is there in reality (whether gorgeous natural beauty or anonymous industrial sprawl), especially with customized Orbx POIs added in, is amazing! It seems like only yesterday I was installing FS98 and just married - so much progress in flight simulation, but so much hair lost! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosqr Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, Steve Colbert said: The Orbx TrueEarth product DOES spoil one for landclass, I’ll admit Carlos! The sensation of looking down and knowing that what you see is exactly what is there in reality (whether gorgeous natural beauty or anonymous industrial sprawl), especially with customized Orbx POIs added in, is amazing! It seems like only yesterday I was installing FS98 and just married - so much progress in flight simulation, but so much hair lost! Steve Yeap This is a fantastic game and Orbx does very well Time literally flies when you are flying I can't get enough hours a day Cheers Carlos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Wonderful flight and shots Lars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 great flight, nice shots...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 10 hours ago, adambar said: Wonderful flight and shots Lars. Thank you very much, Adam. 7 hours ago, wain71 said: great flight, nice shots...... Thank you, too, Wain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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