bernd1151 Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 One thing I always wanted to do in FSX was flying in areas that I had seen in movies. In the past that was a definite disappointment, because the scenery just wasn`t there. Now with fabulous FTX Global, Global Vector and the addition of FS Global Ultimate, this has turned into a distinct possibility. One of my favourite places to visit in an airplane has always been the African Rift Valley, as shown so beautifully in the 1985 movie “Out of Africa†in a De Havilland DH60M Gipsy Moth. As the following pictures (which I copied from the movie, so they are copyrighted by Universal Pictures) show, there are still some differences between reality and our virtual world. For example, I cannot find giraffes, no matter how hard I try It´s also still impossible to chase flamingos over Lake Natron I also wasn`t able to locate this beautiful part of the Rift Valley But when it comes to areas such as this, we are getting pretty close now Or what do you think (I fly in parts of the Rift Valley in Northern Kenia, all pictures are un-edited, just resized) Even when it comes to flying into the evening sun over African acacia trees, that be done now too (the first pic is from the movie again) Ok, I have to admit, I had more clouds, so my sun does not look as fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Wow - Very hard to tell the RL shots from the sim shots . Cheers Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruudmeij Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Very nice shots, and a creative idea to take the location's out of movie. Cheers, Ruud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonvs Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 A great comparison Bernd. It highlights the awesome amount of places we have to fly in now. Just hope I live long enough lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Cracking post this one. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Great shots, and I agree with your idea to take the inspiration for flying from everywhere - now, that we have Global up & running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockStarofRust Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 There is some FSX add-on scenery that has giraffes in Africa, but that's a different story! Novel idea! Well done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 Thanks my friends for your kind comments, it`s very much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardLouis Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 A great set ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lthendrix Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Nice shot I think Anthony' s freeware plane in those shots got an award that year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduekev Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I love that last shot! Nowhere else in the world would look like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric C Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The sim developers are getting us closer and closer with every release, awesome set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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