1/8/2023 0 Comments No vspd pmdg![]() ![]() What these shots don't show is the airplane bouncing around all over the sky with the wing flexing and engines moving on their pylons. Some cockpit and wing shots after takeoff climbing thru FL 210 on course over the Cascade Range northeast of KSEA heading for the Canadian border. It was a little late to be copying the clearance but since I started the flight on the runway it's all good. This shot is kind of cluttered up with an airport label and ATC insert but you can turn all of that stuff off. Lined up ready for takeoff on KSEA Runway 16L. The 4182 mile trip distance is well within the 747-8i's max range of 8000 nm. FS2020 automatically loads the plan in the FMC so flight planning for a trip this length is no muss no fuss. If we wanted to we could pick one of the other routes or mod this one. The program has picked the shortest routing with an en route time of 8 hours 46 minutes taking us over northwest and northern Canada, across Greenland, passing just south of Iceland and then on into Heathrow. In this shot we see the MSFS generated flight plan showing 3 alternate IFR routings. ![]() Here are some shots showing various aspects of the initial climb portion of a flight in an Atlas Air Cargo MSFS2020 747-8i from Seattle SeaTac Airport (KSEA) to London Heathrow (EGLL).
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