Rodger Pettichord Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Hi all. One of the greatest pleasures of flight simulation is seeing the world. Especially in the newer simulations, the scenery is real enough to let you feel like you're there. Even so, most of us tend to spend most of our time in particular geographies (I like the Pacific Islands). And that opens this week's topic. THIS WEEK'S MEANINGLESS TOPIC: Where in the world do you most enjoy sim flying? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 My favorite is the PNW. I know it like the back of my hand and enjoy picking out details I've seen on the ground. Besides that Orbx sends me around the world doing testing so there's that.....! Ok, I like it all. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I have a three favorite areas, all wonderful because they are so different. 1. My home territory the Northeast U.S. Favorite flights include areas and airports such as Block Island, (KBID), Nantucket (KACK) and Bar Harbor, (KBHB). Fun in the whole area. 2. Then the Pacific Northwest. Felts Field, (KSFF), Cle Elum (S93), and the Puget Sound, Olympia Peninsula region, Jefferson County (0S9) and Hoquiam, Bowerman Field (KHQM). 3. My current favorite, California. Everywhere from Santa Barbara (KSBA) to Palm Springs (KPSP) to Catalina (KAVX). Then Kern Valley (L05), Monterey (KMRY) and Nyack Blue Canyon (KBLU) over the infamous Donner Pass. Neighboring Arizona too, where my in-laws were "snow birds." All wonderful scenery areas enhance by Orbx Land Class or True Earth regions and wonderfully detailed airports. A lot of historical associations, too. But another major attraction of the West is live ATC by PilotEdge. Ken 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Alaska Rodger. It's the best place for an Airline like the "Mule Team Fright Airline" to find a whole bunch of passengers that are placed on a "NO" fly list. Hilda just loves that. They really can't complain about Jack's Fish Haggis recipe and don't mind paying our insanely high prices for the beer. But those guys are a lot of fun too. Cheers, see Y'all in Alaska k. P.S: Yeah I know T Bone spelled it Fright instead of Freight. He told me he was a sign painter before he decided to become a pilot. I asked why did you quit? He said he was painting this writing on a door once and thought it said "Psycho the rapist" but the guy standing behind him said: "Hey T-Bone it's ONE word , one word. Go figure. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryisenor Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Pacific Coast from Washington up to Alaska. Great scenery and can be challenging with real world weather. Larry 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 25 minutes ago, flyingleaf said: Alaska Rodger. It's the best place for an Airline like the "Mule Team Fright Airline" to find a whole bunch of passengers that are placed on a "NO" fly list. Hilda just loves that. They really can't complain about Jack's Fish Haggis recipe and don't mind paying our insanely high prices for the beer. But those guys are a lot of fun too. Cheers, see Y'all in Alaska k. P.S: Yeah I know T Bone spelled it Fright instead of Freight. He told me he was a sign painter before he decided to become a pilot. I asked why did you quit? He said he was painting this writing on a door once and thought it said "Psycho the rapist" but the guy standing behind him said: "Hey T-Bone it's ONE word , one word. Go figure. I've enjoyed exploring Alaska too. I'm A great fan of Josh Flowers' "Aviation 101" YouTube channel, and I followed his Alaskan adventures and replicated some of them in the Sim. Ken 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I really haven't been to adventurous. I stick with Australia and New Zealand. cheers Gumby 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I fly all over the World with MSFS , no particular place or region . I just throw a dart ....... 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) My home State of Queensland - which offers everything that the rest of Australia has - or hasn't got - and The UK where I spent the first 31 years of my life and extensively travelled all over - and now fly over Edited January 6, 2023 by John Heaton 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I usually fly to where I have been or will be travelling in real life. This has been limited to "have been" in Covid times. As you know, I tend to add real life photos to the "have been" posts. Conesquently this will mostly be Europe, USA and Oceania. Asia is excluded, because I still stick with p3d and OpenLC did not come (and I have so many places there I would have liked to show you...). A little Africa can be added now as well. In total, quite a big part of the world... 6 hours ago, flyingleaf said: It's the best place for an Airline like the "Mule Team Fright Airline" to find a whole bunch of passengers that are placed on a "NO" fly list. In addidtion I try to qualify as a frequent flyer on Mule Air Services. But my doctor always puts restrictions to that ! 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John York Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I'm retired from flying (and, if truth be known, most of everything else!) but I used to prefer flying in and around the UK to see scenery and towns from the air that I could relate to. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 some great posts so far, mine is probably quite uninspiring, I use an addon called A Pilots Life, currently employed by EasyJet flying EU mostly in 3 different sims, I would like something that could be used in different sims that puts me somewhere different in something smaller for a change, maybe back to PNW in an Otter or similar, but with something else choosing my routes... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Australia when flying tube liners for the real-time AI traffic immersion and for GA flying mostly New Zealand South Island for the beauty. This will no doubt change, it was once PNW for everything. Cheers Graeme 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) On 1/5/2023 at 7:19 PM, larryisenor said: Pacific Coast from Washington up to Alaska. Great scenery and can be challenging with real world weather. Larry I always fly with real world weather, and with the weather systems hitting the West Coast and into the Rockies right now, this gets very challenging. Lately I've been working on the PilotEdge IFR training program. Wednesday went from Prescott, AZ to Phoenix. Weather was socked in at Prescott so I flew IFR to KPHX, first actual IFR flight in IFR conditions, not a training exercise. Then back north to Sedona, KSEZ yesterday. What a beautiful area, and a beautiful and accurate airport. Tomorrow to Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and Boulder City, NV. Beautiful! (Sadly, the RW Lake Mead is very low and in trouble, and the recent rain seems to have only helped a little. Orbx Lake Mead is in all its glory). Ken Edited January 7, 2023 by Ken Q 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Depends on what direction I'm facing when I wake up in the morning after a night of boozing and how I'm feeling. Just kidding, used to be the PNW, but with MSFS, anywhere is just fine with me. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukcip Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 West coast USA (LA to Vancouver) and Caribbean. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingfish55 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Around Europe for me, mainly flying the Fenix A320. Short enough flights to keep me busy, especially if I am online and there are a number of controllers on too. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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