Boeing 787

[BrandonF]

Takeoff from Paine Field.









At cruising altitude.



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[jlab58]

doesn't seem too painful to me. i know, that's an easy one. great take off.

[B-Valvs]

The shots are okay. I like the idea and the anlges are good, but the weather is, well, there isn't weather. Weather si a key aspect of screenshots. It makes them a lot more interesting to look at. Also, try to crop out some of the empty, blurry ground in the 2nd one.

Cruising along with the gear down? 

8-)

[BrandonF]

Cruising along with the gear down?

On the first flight, the gear was left down. I don't know why Boeing decided this. I left the gear down in the shots because of this.

[B-Valvs]

Cruising along with the gear down?

On the first flight, the gear was left down. I don't know why Boeing decided this. I left the gear down in the shots because of this.

Interesting. I didn't know that.

8-)

[DaveSims]

Cruising along with the gear down?

On the first flight, the gear was left down. I don't know why Boeing decided this. I left the gear down in the shots because of this.

A lot of first flights are conducted all gear down.  The first flight is just to test the stability and basic systems of the aircraft.  Usually gear retraction tests occur on later flights.  I guess they don't want to have a gear malfunction ruin the first flight (when all the cameras are there).

[lunitic_8]

Whats wrong with your lights? :-?

[BrandonF]

Whats wrong with your lights? :-?

What do you mean?

[lunitic_8]

Whats wrong with your lights? :-?

What do you mean?

Look at your landing lights, they just look like white circles that someone painted on using photoshop... :-?

[BrandonF]

Those are the 99.9% pathetic landing lights. Don't ask, I didn't make them. 

[tcco94]

Cruising along with the gear down?

On the first flight, the gear was left down. I don't know why Boeing decided this. I left the gear down in the shots because of this.

Interesting. I didn't know that.

8-)

+1, at first I thought oh no a new simmer! 

and those landing lights do look like photoshop edits  Someone was in a hurry to finish the plane as it seems, not real cockpit windows either, whata bummer I wish there could be a great model out there like a POSKY one. That'd be worth flying. 8-)

[BrandonF]

POSKY is working on one right now. I can't wait! Just check their forums for more info.

[tcco94]

POSKY is working on one right now. I can't wait! Just check their forums for more info.

Amazing! Thanks for the info!!!  8-)