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Best places to fly

Postby Tweek » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:46 pm

Just wanted to get everyones opinion on the best places to fly in FS9, for a bit of eye candy :) That means places with plenty of mountains (like Nepal, or Canada), or perhaps just wierd, or unusual places, maybe like the Bonneville Salt Flats (which I downloaded a landclass scenery for yesterday).

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Re: Best places to fly

Postby Saitek » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:58 pm

Well the most boring places are deserts... ;) ;D I think anywhere where the land has been smashed.., i.e. there are lots of islands. One can go Island hopping and it can give a wealth of views. It all depends on where you like to fly. Some folk like to see mountains and others like to see low-lying coastal places... ::)
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Re: Best places to fly

Postby Foxtrot Sport » Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:13 pm

It's always brought up around here, or at least it used to be, but Switzerland is always pretty.  Locarno is nice, a nice big lake with big rolling hills, and there's tons of airports nearby, and not just the lame grass strip.  Usually it's a paved runway with a Tower.  Try it out.  

Then again, if you like the more coastal scene, Florida Keys and Bahamas are nice, turquoise water.

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Re: Best places to fly

Postby Jakemaster » Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:38 pm

Switzerland is real nice.  In fact, I like flying anywhere with mountains, usually in a prop plane, such as the socata TBM-700
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Re: Best places to fly

Postby Marlin » Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:56 pm

Check out this place with no smaller than a 737.

vqpr or v1ie and a little off topic check out http://www.aegeanseagull.com/bb/bb_mainsite.htm

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Re: Best places to fly

Postby commoner » Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:12 am

..Yep...Switzerland is wonderful...I love flying around Interlaken with it's twin lakes, the Eiger is close by and the Jungfrau too.Great in Winter........commoner
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Re: Best places to fly

Postby TacitBlue » Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:38 am

Try Juneau International, Juneau Alaska. Nice scenery, and mountains all around.
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Re: Best places to fly

Postby Nav » Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:52 am

Agree about Juneau, TacitBlue.

Personally I think the Pacific scenery takes some beating generally, especially the colour of the sea - this is a good view of Pearl Harbor on final approach to Honolulu:-

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Re: Best places to fly

Postby Tweek » Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:17 am

I'll have to try a few of these places! I have flown round Switzerland quite a bit, downloaded the SimV mesh for it.
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Re: Best places to fly

Postby Fozzer » Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:43 am

It's always brought up around here, or at least it used to be, but Switzerland is always pretty.  Locarno is nice, a nice big lake with big rolling hills, and there's tons of airports nearby, and not just the lame grass strip.  Usually it's a paved runway with a Tower.  Try it out.  

Then again, if you like the more coastal scene, Florida Keys and Bahamas are nice, turquoise water.

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Someone recommended Locarno a while back, so I populated it with LAGO's FSE....nice spot for a bit of both mountain and lake flying....
...but...
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A variation of all sorts of scenery within a few miles of the coast!
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Re: Best places to fly

Postby ozzy72 » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:16 am

New Zealand, get a decent mesh and enjoy ;)
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Re: Best places to fly

Postby Fozzer » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:24 am

New Zealand, get a decent mesh and enjoy ;)


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Re: Best places to fly

Postby BFMF » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:39 am

Alaska and the Pacific Northwest
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Re: Best places to fly

Postby Fozzer » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:50 am

Alaska and the Pacific Northwest


...fantastic for Bush flying, Andrew...
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Re: Best places to fly

Postby BFMF » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:57 am

Fozzer, 2 things....

Carburetor heat, and cabin heat.

'nuf said ;D
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