Screenshots from the past few weeks

[ak416]

Hey guys, been a while since I uploaded some screenshots and had a few sitting in a folder, so thought I'd share them. Enjoy!

Approaching Redding



Waco in a new paint over Redding



Benton Air Park, Redding





Mercy Hospital



11S Sekiu



Staggerwing at Bonners Ferry





Ferocious Frankie at Mount Shasta



This mornings Connie/Stratocruiser flight

[Splithorse]

Nice job AK....what weather settings were you flying with?

[Lazerbolt]

Amazing realism AK! Great shots!

[Cesar82Pilot]

WWWWWaaaaaaaaooooo

[Sound]

Yes. Please describe your setup. Such as what hardware you're using. Also, what terrain and weather programs. Thanks in advance. That is what I would want for my own setup and view.

[ak416]

Ok, here it goes. Hopefully I dont miss anything. My PC is not very good, you just have to find a balance in the settings you use. Framerate over scenery density.

Hardware:
Q6600 Quad Core @ 2.40ghz
3GB of DDR2 Ram
ATI 5750 1GB

Software:
Numerous Orbx products including Global and Vector
Mogwaisoft Shade for FSX
Custom ENB series
REX 4 Texture Direct
OpusFSX for weather injection

I make very few tweaks to my fsx.cfg and don't recommend using Bajotes tweaks, but that's just my opinion. I have my sliders on normal for scenery, and i think my cloud distance is set to 60 miles at the second highest density. Everything else is pretty much maxed out, I'll double check all of my settings next time I open FSX. I find the key to good frame rates is finding good quality but low poly aircraft. Glass cockpits are a no go for me, as most developers like Carenado for example, have far too high resolutions set for their displays for my system and lowering their displayed resolution in the aircraft.cfg makes the displays unreadable. I can probably compile a list of all the aircraft I fly that are high fidelity yet have low performance impact if you guys are interested. I've been flying a lot more freeware lately, and have also compiled quiet a collection of really good freeware scenery for places like Switzerland and France. Hope that was enough info, let me know if you have any more questions!