Exploration Virtual Tourism: The Bloody Battles Of 1066 June 13, 2025 / June 13, 2025 by DefragDad | Leave a Comment In 1066, England’s fate was forged in three furious clashes, fought by three rivaling parties, barely three weeks apart. Follow me on a tour in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 for a documentary-style aerial exploration that retraces each turning point from the sky: Read more »
Exploration Virtual Tourism: The Tunguska Event May 25, 2025 / June 13, 2025 by DefragDad | Leave a Comment One of the joys of the latest generation of FlightSimulator is that you can really explore the world and visit places you probably couldn’t go to in real life. I’ll call that Virtual Tourism – it actually works in many cases, because the scenery in the sim looks pretty real. There are a lot of […] Read more »
Addons/Tools Performance Calculator K100 May 10, 2025 / May 11, 2025 by DefragDad Here’s a new tool for pilots of the Daher Kodiak 100 from SWS for use in MSFS 2020/2024. It’s a simplified calculator which helps in determining the takeoff and landing speeds and distances necessary, depending on the cargo weight, runway conditions and a couple other factors. Read more »
Addons/Tools Random Flight Generator for MSFS 2024 May 1, 2025 / May 10, 2025 by DefragDad | Leave a Comment As the name implies, this is a simple tool to generate random flights anywhere in the world. Many pilots often fly in the same countries or regions, and the choices we make are always biased in some way. That’s no issue at all unless you really want to explore and find new locations you’ve never […] Read more »
News New Tour: Simplon Orient Express April 19, 2025 / April 27, 2025 by DefragDad | Leave a Comment We’re starting a new safari shortly, which will explore Central Europe. The route leads from Paris to Istanbul, and there’s plenty of sights to be seen across eight countries. We’ll soar above beautiful, diverse landscapes in Burgundy, the French and Swiss Alps, Bella Italia, Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey. It’s a medium sized tour […] Read more »
Addons/Tools Little Navmap Appreciation Day April 19, 2025 / April 19, 2025 by DefragDad | Leave a Comment Software tools or addons come and go, but in the flight sim space I’ve been using one program extensively over the years and always wondered: Why the heck would someone give away an application like this for free and as open source, which has so many features and offers unending value to so many people […] Read more »
News Joining the Bush Divers VA April 13, 2025 / April 14, 2025 by DefragDad | Leave a Comment To keep things fresh and varied, I decided to join the Bush Divers VA. The reasons I chose these guys are: They do have a very nice crew platform with progression, basic financial system and missions/jobs I find interesting and motivating. And they fly over PNG and Alaska, some of my favorite regions. The Pirep […] Read more »
Lessons Learned Logitech Flight Yoke System disappointment March 30, 2025 / April 9, 2025 by DefragDad | Leave a Comment There are a lot of videos and posts out there which describe bad experiences with the Logitech Flight Yoke System. Look here and there and every–where. (Just to pick a few examples). I did some research before I bought it. But, probably like many other people who did the same, I thought: Nah, can’t be […] Read more »
Lessons Learned FS2024 settings for 7800XT + 3700X March 20, 2025 / March 20, 2025 by DefragDad | Leave a Comment In case someone has a similar setup, I’ll document my settings here which in my opinion result in a valid compromise between acceptable frame rates and visual quality. My system is rather old, about 5 years now, with one exception: I recently bought a new graphics card, which is a 7800 XT. The specs of […] Read more »
News Pacific Edge has started March 19, 2025 / March 20, 2025 by DefragDad | Leave a Comment It’s taken a while to get this show in the air but now it has finally happened, we flew the first legs and it feels good to be back in the virtual air. The Pacific Edge Safari will lead us from Alaska to the Falklands along the western shores of North and South Amercia. We’ll […] Read more »
