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Good morning all...

Here are a few more shots of just some of the A1 Traffic I see on FSX and again just a few as there seems to be lots.

For Stephane "Daube":

FSX and Windows 7
HDE Clouds
3D Lights
FS Water Configurator not used for these shots
Season:  Winter and all are morning shots...

Texture Max Load Editor...Resolution 4096 (SHD)

Mostly all Freeware right here at the Simviation FSX Download Site...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Display Adapter
3.30 gigahertz intel core
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 Total)
320.06 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity

Microsoft Flight Simulator X...Deluxe Edition
Microsoft Simulator Acceleration Expansion Pack
Flight 1 Ultimate TerrainX

Hi Doug,

Just got your PM, just when I was about to leave the office  (I'll leave right after writting this post, my car is waiting for me in the garage with her new brakes).

Here are some remarks on these shots:

1- You have chosen a very nice-looking plane, with a nice repaint on it. This plane looks GOOD, definitely

2- You have not chosen a nice place though. A flat airport in the middle of an infinite flat space full of flatness  That's the kind of place I tend to avoid as much as I can, at least with the slow planes. It's very hard to get interesting screenshots in such conditions... however, there is a technique: this is one of the situations where you have to use extensively the zoom Set your camera far away from the plane, get the ground out of the view, and use the various scenery elements (trees, buildings and other aircrafts) as background. There are quite a few aircrafts visible on your shots, I'm sure you can get some interesting view angle where they would all appear as if they were very close to each other (just like the zoom technique to get a giant moon in the background).

As an alternative, you can also put your camera very close to the plane, and make the kind of shots I made with the Beaver, see what I mean ? And with a little bit of experience, you should be able to make such shots and ALSO capture a piece or two of nearby planes.

3- Don't use only the normal external view (spot). Use also the special views, and if the DC-3 doesn't have enough of them, remember you can copy them from other planes

I have to escape now. I'll try to provide more details when I reach home.

Cheers,
Stephane.

Ok...thanks Stephane...

Doug I don't think the mods like auto-correct. I remember Dave71k got warned about using that function.

Thanks Andy and I shall post that question to them...

Trucker, The airport manager wants you in the office NOW!!! So Taxi to Gate PAPA 3 using taxiway Foxtrot.
I can now start my atc career 8-)

Anyway, It's like a tour with a DCS around the Airport. Your passengers must have paid an arm and a leg for that cruise around the 8-).
And as always, Great shots [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Thanks "hyperprep111"...much appreciated...

I was just showing off some of  the A1 Traffic that is available as Freeware for FSX...

Posted by: andy190

Posted on: Jan 30th, 2012 at 5:10pm
Doug I don't think the mods like auto-correct. I remember Dave71k got warned about using that function.

Auto correct as in spelling auto correct? I don't see anything wrong with using it and don't remember an issue with Dave71 

Aircraft Shadows, Doug....Aircraft Shadows!... ...!

Without them its impossible to tell if the aircraft is on the ground, or floating up in the air!

Enable "Objects cast Shadows" in your Hardware options, before taking the Screen Shots!... ...!

Paul...a very shadowy figure... ...!

Posted by: andy190

Posted on: Jan 30th, 2012 at 5:10pm
Doug I don't think the mods like auto-correct. I remember Dave71k got warned about using that function.

Auto correct as in spelling auto correct? I don't see anything wrong with using it and don't remember an issue with Dave71

Thanks Chuck...

Okay will not use Auto Correct when posting a screenshot again...

Paul the box was checked for shadows so not sure what happened unless that Auto Correct cancelled the shadows out.
Will have another look.

Hi Paul...

Not sure what happened as the box was checked and the post "Just a few" the shadows show up quite well.

I took the pictures in both posts the same way...strange...something got changed somehow but will keep checking those boxes before taking shots and a flight.

I am always surprised that I seem to be the only one that notices that shadows are missing from many of the screen shots!... ....!

Without "shadows" enabled, it is impossible to tell whether the aircraft is seated on the ground, or not!

Even Cliff Richard was in the Shadows!... ...!

Paul... ...!

Thanks Paul...

I check all my settings even before setting the radios and saving a flight.

Depending what type of flight and where I really adjust the traffic settings a lot but leave the shadows etc. on.

This is the setting that controls aircraft shadows (including AI traffic) in FSX.