Tuesday, August 18, 2020

First Flight in MSFS2020

I just finished my first flight using Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020!  The scenery and aircraft are as detailed and beautiful as promised! 

I was very uncomfortable for the entire flight from Centennial (KAPA) to Aspen (KASE), since aside from the primary flight controls, everything (notably keyboard and joystick shortcuts) is different than it was in earlier versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator X that I've used for almost thirty years, and of course also different than X-Plane 11, that I've been using for the past 21 months. Hopefully, I'll get the hang of identifying and customizing the shortcuts soon. I'll lean on the side of optimism, and say I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to many more fun flights. 

Enroute from Centennial to Aspen. Nice rendering of the Rocky Mountains along the way!

Entering downwind at Aspen. I've flown in here before, in real life, and this feels pretty realistic.

Taxiing off the runway at Aspen. Cool detail, even some of the ground workers are walking around.

Pulling into my tiedown spot at Aspen. Some great detail in the airport clutter, and the hills in the distance to the east.