A lot of the time I’m doing a virtual flight with a purpose. Fly from point A to B in the most basic of situations. In some of my combat sorties things do get more complicated but ultimately its about flying with a very specific goal. Sometimes, however, I think it’s good to remember that…
Category: Flight Journal
Flight Journal: Journey across the United States part one
The concept for this journal came at me all at once. I was excited about the release of Local Legend #4 – the Beechcraft Model 18 and I was also interested to see what the United States was looking like with World Update X: USA. This second world update for the United States further improves…
Flight Journal: Start of a new journey
The concept for this journal came at me all at once. With the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update X and the updates done to the US scenery it seemed like a good time to check out some of those updates and just generally appreciate the whole experience at the same time. That together…
Flight Journal: First multiplayer sortie in the Mosquito
With the release of the Mosquito for IL-2 Battle of Normandy, I was anxious to get a little Mosquito time as quickly as possible. I hopped into Combat Box last night to do a quick flight and managed a mostly successful mission. Here’s the story. The plan and the takeoff The scenario that was playing…
Flight Journal: Short flight near Palermo
Not having a ton of time available, I did manage to get in a short flight in Microsoft Flight Simulator with the new Italy World Update. Taking my trusty M20R up for a short tour I got a chance to see Palermo, examine some of the new terrain details and photogrammetry and do a landing…
Flight Journal: First flight in the SWS Kodiak 100 from Sunshine Coast
I’ve been catching up on some of the developments in the world of Microsoft Flight Simulator and one that was high on my list to check out was Sim Works Studio’s Kodiak 100. Released late in 2021, this release of the Kodiak into the sim has garnered plenty of praise so I wanted to see…
Flight Journal: The first two legs of the ‘Ocean to Desert’ bush trip
It’s been a while since I did d a bush trip in Microsoft Flight Simulator so the other day I embarked with a friend on a multiplayer trip. The trip, called the “Ocean to Desert,” is one of several trips that World Update 8: Australia added to the sim. Over the first part of the…
Flight Journal: First impressions of the DA50 RG
This is a two-for-one article where I do one of my Flight Journal pieces while also giving my first impressions of the brand new DA50 RG from Aerobask. Released just yesterday, the new general aviation aircraft is a great cross country cruiser so that’s what I decided I would do in some familiar territory. Let’s…
Flight Journal: Gold Coast to Sunshine Coast in the PA44
Now that Microsoft Flight Simulator is working for me again, I’m enjoying every minute of time that I can spend with it and I have some more flights that I’ve done recently that I want to share with everyone. The first is this very fun two stage cross country that I did with Carenado’s PA44…
Flight Journal: Boston to Providence in the Staggerwing was the plan…
Now that I’ve been back flying in Microsoft Flight Simulator I’ve had a pent up interest in flying to different places all around the world. One of the shorter routes that I’ve wanted to fly was Boston to Providence (mirroring the same essential route in Train Sim World 2). And the perfect aircraft to test…
Stormbirds 