"Speedbird 241, Réunion, descend to FL060, QNH 1013, expect RNAV approach runway 14."
He circled over the blue expanse of the lagoon, staring at the FSDG water reflections. He opened the Aerosoft debug menu. No failures. Everything was operational.
He had a choice: Go around into the mountainous terrain with degraded flight controls, or land long. FSX P3D AEROSOFT FSDG Reunion Island FMEE
"Good morning, Réunion Approach. Speedbird 241, descending FL180, inbound FMEE with Mike," Markus said into his headset.
"Speedbird 241, cleared for visual approach runway 14. No traffic behind you. Take your time." "Speedbird 241, Réunion, descend to FL060, QNH 1013,
Markus shut down the PC. He unplugged the joystick.
Captain Markus Brandt wasn't a superstitious man. He flew 300-ton metal tubes for a living; his religion was the ECL (Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor) and his prayer book was the QRH (Quick Reference Handbook). But as his Aerosoft Airbus A330-300 descended through the broken cloud layer over the Indian Ocean, a chill ran down his spine that had nothing to do with the cabin temperature. Everything was operational
Tomorrow, he told himself, he would fly a default Cessna over a flat, boring desert.
Markus had just upgraded his entire setup. He’d migrated his beloved fleet to Lockheed Martin’s Prepar3D v5 . The lighting was different—more volatile, more real. The shadow inside the cockpit of the Aerosoft Airbus now danced with a lifelike frequency that was almost distracting.
Followed by:
Then, it happened.
