Stillwater Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Not that anyone thinks flying would be relaxing: It is hard work, in order to have proper documentation for this community. Gate F11 (yes I know I took the virtual Airbus, while VA flies 737...): The runway, as selected by ATC. Unfortunately a difference! As a consequence, the city view is different, too: Philip Island, with a little cloud layer... A fantastic breakfast, served just after 08:00 am. Tassies N coast: Cataract Gorge: Slowing down: Hmm, here´s a scenery mismatch...: Here it works, sure you all know this place: Once again, my request for an update. Even payware welcome, I´d be there! Good morning, Taz! Hope there is enough evidence in here that one needs Orbx for travel preparations. Sorry for so many pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Excellent set Gerold. The first few shots seem familiar! These comparisons show just how good the development team are don't they. Never flown with Virgin Australia, how were they? Like the Jetstar steps in the second last shot too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 So did you have a meal at the "Stillwater" ?? . Great comparison shots with your RL photo's Gerold . :smile: Cheers Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Pugwash Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Really enjoyed your adventure Gerold, great shots..both real and virtual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiflyit Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Our simulators are great today but improvements are always welcome. And I agree, this maybe payware of course. Once home cooking and the money is back into it. Cheers Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Fantastic series. Incredible how close some of those sim shots are. Must have taken a while to set up/replicate, but well worth it! #2 (the stairs) is interesting. Not being a very frequent traveller, I've often wondered about the placement of the concertina thingie on the aircraft in FSX. It often looks totally wrong - but, looking at #2 I see that it's correct! Aaaaah ... and just look at those beaches!!!! Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruudmeij Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Great adventure Gerold and a good comparison between reality and the sim world. Cheers, Ruud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro VH-JET Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Thankyou Gerold, I enjoyed your RL / V flight, I like being seated in that spot too, gives a great view of wing and engine. Glad to know that the RL breakfast service met your liking, and that Virgin was looking after your inner health (fiber muesli bar and a black coffee). How was the Virtual breakfast service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Excellent set Gerold. The first few shots seem familiar! These comparisons show just how good the development team are don't they. Never flown with Virgin Australia, how were they? Like the Jetstar steps in the second last shot too! Indeed the team did quite a good job, otherwise we wouldn´t see the difference to the 2015 status. Regarding VirginAustralia: A usual economy class commuter flight, fully booked (at 07:30 on a Wednesday morning), with unstressful service (you see what it was). I had seat 9A reserved (I wanted to see the scenery as above), but no Seatguru or booking tool showed in advance that this seat is MISSING THE WINDOW! The flight crew managed to make another passenger change with me, which was a little win-win situation as 9B was the only empty seat in economy, so he had some advantage also. So did you have a meal at the "Stillwater" ?? . Great comparison shots with your RL photo's Gerold . :smile: Cheers Brad Yes I did. Salmon, shrimps, wallaby, and a fantastic gratinated sheep cheese, together with an amazing red and accomplished by a good glass of Lark. I could not resist, according to my Avatar name. Really enjoyed your adventure Gerold, great shots..both real and virtual Thank you. I also enjoyed both trips... Our simulators are great today but improvements are always welcome. And I agree, this maybe payware of course. Once home cooking and the money is back into it. Cheers Andreas If JV indicates, I will have the money put aside. Fantastic series. Incredible how close some of those sim shots are. Must have taken a while to set up/replicate, but well worth it! #2 (the stairs) is interesting. Not being a very frequent traveller, I've often wondered about the placement of the concertina thingie on the aircraft in FSX. It often looks totally wrong - but, looking at #2 I see that it's correct! Aaaaah ... and just look at those beaches!!!! Adam. Yes Adam, it took a while - and I did not even get it perfect. You see the white square on the ground in #3 and #4? Amazing. And the beaches, coastline, rivers - fit totally. Great adventure Gerold and a good comparison between reality and the sim world. Cheers, Ruud Thanks Ruud. Thankyou Gerold, I enjoyed your RL / V flight, I like being seated in that spot too, gives a great view of wing and engine. Glad to know that the RL breakfast service met your liking, and that Virgin was looking after your inner health (fiber muesli bar and a black coffee). How was the Virtual breakfast service. Yes they were really looking after my health - it was even tea, not coffee. But that fit well, as I was coming in with "Delhi belly", and was not really in the state to enjoy a bigger breakfast. The virtual breakfast service was totally disappointing. Ryan air could not have done worse. Correction: In fact they could, by permanantly offering stuff for sale. At least wifey keeps quiet while the cockpit works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Superb post this. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbxtreme Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 That sure is a great idea, not too many pictures and as I see...just enough fibres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azkid Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I love the mix of the sim flight with reality.........very creative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolf8857 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Exellent set Gerold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Nice Gerold! These comparisons are all I wanted to see! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Superb post this. cheers Iain Thank you, Iain! That sure is a great idea, not too many pictures and as I see...just enough fibres. Enough fibres after the 1st breakfast on the inbound flight, just 3 hrs before... I love the mix of the sim flight with reality.........very creative! Yeah, took some time and efforts. And shows the efforts of the scenery designers. Exellent set Gerold! Thanks, Dolf. Nice Gerold! These comparisons are all I wanted to see! Thank you! More to come, I am prepared... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Very interesting set - and some great pics Cheers Mallard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyb52 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 A fascinating study, Gerold, thanks for posting it. Such studies us understand the difference between reality and state-of-the-art simulation. As we can see from these comparison shots: Reality is slightly hazy and blurred with less vibrant colors Real airports have more objects (like portable ramps and people) and finer detail (ie more polygons) Simulation has no cereal bars. 1 & 2 can be fixed with Photoshop. Only the local grocer can fix 3! Best, Lucky //////////// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Very interesting set - and some great pics Cheers Mallard Thank you Mallard. I assume you can also give us some comparison shots of a European region soon...?! A fascinating study, Gerold, thanks for posting it. Such studies us understand the difference between reality and state-of-the-art simulation. As we can see from these comparison shots: Reality is slightly hazy and blurred with less vibrant colors Real airports have more objects (like portable ramps and people) and finer detail (ie more polygons) Simulation has no cereal bars. 1 & 2 can be fixed with Photoshop. Only the local grocer can fix 3! Best, Lucky //////////// You are right with the potential Photoshop fix. But this particular cereal bar is not available in Germany! Maybe I can oder it from FlightSimStore ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex330 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 A great comparison Gerold, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Love a lot that kind of sets showing how accurate a sim could be. Thank you for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHaas Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 A great comparison Gerold, thanks! Love a lot that kind of sets showing how accurate a sim could be. Thank you for sharing Very nice! Thank you, mates. It is a bit of a challenge to make such comparisons, but much more it is a pleasure - for me and, as I see, for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardLouis Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 A very pleasant and interesting set. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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