Originally Posted by Capt Claret
The best visuals (non-crashing) that I've experienced were in the YSSY DH8 sim. Cars could be seen driving past the airports, other aeroplanes, buildings, mountains, etc were very realistic. Flying under the Sydney Harbour Bridge was a hoot, except the visuals had poor detail of the underside of the bridge.
It was known to be left in the car park at YBBN, or on a hill top overlooking YBCS or YLHI, from time to time.
Ah yes, the Sydney Dash 8 sim. The daytime visuals are a bit blurry I suppose, and definitely not up to scratch when compared to a modern PC game. But the feel of realism is still excellent, particularly at night. The visuals are much more believable at night.
This one time, at Dash camp, I was doing my cockpit prep and looked out the front. I was surprised to see what looked like a dodgy overtaking manoeuvre on the highway running next to YBCS. For a moment there I really thought I was watching some idiot overtaking into oncoming traffic. Then I remembered that the highway is two lane, so the car was gonna be ok!
The thing I find least believable about the sim is banking and turning, it always feels a bit out of balance.
If it wasn't so stressful, it'd all be a lot of fun
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