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That lake, and the Hollyford river that feeds it, are also worth a visit. For a short flight use the 1G4 Grand Canyon West airport which is right next to the start of the canyon. Just head east for a minute or so and then dive into the canyon going south. To visit the last part of the canyon, start off at Pearce Ferry Airport.

Follow the lakes that take you to the canyon. For some reason, I find power plants fascinating. The picture shows one of the letdowns in the city: you can clearly see the aircraft on the Intrepid carrier moored on the Hudson River but at the same time the ship is also overgrown with trees. My flight to Uluru, the huge sandstone rock in central Australia, was very pretty thanks to the early morning light enhancing the rich red color of the Simpson Desert.

The giant rock is visible from Ayers Rock Airport , so navigation is a breeze. It is also reddish but has magnificent big dunes. The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum in the Indian city of Agra. It was built in the 17th century by emperor Shah Jahan to house the tombs of himself and his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

To visit this magnificent temple as well as the city of Agra, take off at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Airport and head straight north until you reach the Yamuna river.

Turn east and follow the river until you see the Taj Mahal on the right bank of the river. Head back east-southeast to the airport where you took off. This famous archaeological site featuring the Great Pyramids and the Great Sphinx is obviously an interesting landmark, but just as fascinating is how close the Giza pyramid complex is to the edge of Cairo.

Cairo is a huge city, worth taking a look at as well, so you can for example take off at Cairo International Airport and fly south-southeast across the city until you cross the Nile and see the Giza complex.

There are other airports to land at, such as the Sphinx Airport which is closeby in the northeast direction. London is my second favorite city destination, right after New York. The Greenwich meridian runs through the park in front of it. The London Eye, which apparently rotates the wrong way around, and Big Ben are next. I like doing small detours on the right bank over the city center, to see famous landmarks like Buckingham Palace which got a nice upgrade with World Update 3 or the Gherkin.

Following the Thames, Battersea Power Station on the left bank is another favorite. Keep following the river for a few more minutes until you see a few islands in the stream and the river turns south. Straight ahead to the west is Heathrow Airport. Sydney in Australia is number three. It is such a beautiful natural harbor and the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge really stand out.

For the latter, you do still need to install an add-on. My point of departure is always YSSY Kingsford Smith Intl , after which a few minutes flying north take you straight to the city center. Microsoft did a great job creating a very detailed version of Tokyo , which really stands out at night. If you have the time, continue to Mount Fuji which is visible in the distance, located around km or 62 miles west-southwest of the city. Turn north after take-off, check out the Pentagon and then fly across the Potomac River to the city center.

The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio , Brazil, frequently gets mentioned as a destination for a short flight. It is a nice flight but not that outstanding.

Maybe I need to revisit it and check out the surroundings a bit more. The Colosseum and Vatican City were on my to-do list during a flight over Rome , the capital of Italy. LIRU Roma Urbe is close to the city and a short flight heading south-southwest takes you to both of them. Apparently centuries of construction have made some of them difficult to identify. Then I discovered that there are lakes on top of Table Mountain, and that the geography of the city is pretty interesting.

After a full circle flight across Cape Town, I landed back at the same airport — not an amazing flight but still worth repeating some day. I visited Venice during a trip to Italy in the 90s and had meanwhile completely forgotten that the city consists of a series of islands in a large bay. You can use it as a starting point to first fly over the city, located to the east, and then turn southeast following the narrow strip of land to the city of Chioggia.

By following the edge of the water, the trip across the bay of Venice takes you back to the city where you land at Nicelli once again. For a quick visit and opportunity to see the landscape start at ED60 Peiting UL and fly southwest, keeping the Lech River to your right.

One of the most surreal coastal areas in Flight Simulator can be found in the Persian Gulf. Follow this in a full circle around the lake to admire both nature and the petrochemical industry and land back at the same airport.

Surreal as well but this time because of poor aerial data is Rwenzori Mountains National Park. Part of the mountain area looks like a greyish lunar landscape.

It takes less than half an hour to circle this small island in the South Pacific Ocean. Take off at NTTM Temea airport and follow the coastline, while admiring the small fishing villages and mountains. If you have just 10 minutes, make a trip around Saba , a small island in the Caribbean. Yrausquin Airport , is the smallest one in the world with a very short runway. I had to switch to a Cub which is actually perfect for such a small location. The dormant volcano of that island group is visible from far away.

Microsoft tweaked the water masks in one of the updates and the shallow Bora Bora reefs now look spectacular. There is still some work to be done on the overwater-bungalows though.

Containing nearly aircraft, this is the largest aircraft storage and preservation facility in the world. It should appeal to any airplane enthusiast. Trying to identify the various types is fun. It is often used by mountaineers who want to climb Mount Everest.

If you have an hour, you can use it as a starting point for a flight to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The trip takes you over a beautiful mountainous region. Tribhuvan International Airport is located in the middle of the valley. It takes about ten minutes to reach that mountain. During the flight, you should climb steadily to feet, which is high enough to land on the flat top. Earlier that day a team of men had been dropped off on the top by helicopters to build an 80 meter ft long runway.

Make a U-turn and fly back up the Mosel river. Its creation was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken. The trajectory of the canal is not that scenic, but it is interesting to fly across the artificial lakes that were created to limit the amount of excavation needed. Funnily enough, there are hardly any ships visible along the way, even though around of them travel the canal each year.

If you have just fifteen minutes to spare, I recommend a quick visit to the granite sculpture of four US presidents at Mount Rushmore. It is not as big as one would think and even a bit hidden in the landscape. That is a kilometer or 86 mile flight. You cannot necessarily see it from a distance.

You can fly between flamingos or land right next to a tower of giraffes. There are also seagulls, grizzly bears, and black bears to be found at various locations. Microsoft Flight Simulator includes 20 highly detailed planes with unique flight models and 30 hand-crafted airports. The Deluxe Edition includes everything from Microsoft Flight Simulator plus 5 additional highly accurate planes with unique flight models and 5 additional handcrafted international airports.

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