Star Wars Canyon!
Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: Star Wars Canyon!

  1. #1
    Senior Administrator PRB's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    MO (KSUS)
    Age
    62
    Posts
    9,410

    Star Wars Canyon!

    Rainbow Canyon, a.k.a. "Star Wars Canyon", a.k.a. "The Jedi Transition". I always assumed it was called "Star Wars Canyon" because it reminded pilots of Luke Skywalker driving his X-Wing fighter through the Death Star's "canyon" to blow it up. But apparently it got the name because parts of the movie were filmed nearby. There are several great YouTube videos of jets going through there. I thought I'd see what it looks like in FSX. I was prepared to be disappointed, but in fact it's pretty cool. Then I had to try it...

    MB: GIGABYTE GA-X299 UD4 PRO ATX
    CPU: Intel(R) Core™ Processor i9-10900X Ten-Core 3.7GHz
    MEM: 64GB (8GBx8) DDR4/3000MHz Quad Channel
    GPU: RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDDR6
    OS: Win 10 Pro 64bit
    HP Reverb G2

  2. #2
    Great vid, is that stock scenery? For those that want, the Sidewinder transition (which is the entire route) through R-2508 can be found online.
    Fly Navy/Army
    USN SAR
    DUSTOFF/ARMY PROPS

  3. #3
    Senior Administrator PRB's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    MO (KSUS)
    Age
    62
    Posts
    9,410
    Quote Originally Posted by Victory103 View Post
    Great vid, is that stock scenery? For those that want, the Sidewinder transition (which is the entire route) through R-2508 can be found online.
    Ahh, that's what all the "Sidewinder" calls on the radio are... It's FSGlobal terrain mesh, but otherwise stock scenery. Also have Orbx FTX North America installed, which may have altered the textures some.
    MB: GIGABYTE GA-X299 UD4 PRO ATX
    CPU: Intel(R) Core™ Processor i9-10900X Ten-Core 3.7GHz
    MEM: 64GB (8GBx8) DDR4/3000MHz Quad Channel
    GPU: RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDDR6
    OS: Win 10 Pro 64bit
    HP Reverb G2

  4. #4
    Very cool! My favourite canyon running the Fraser River canyon which runs north from Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Here's a short clip of what it's like. The entire canyon takes 20 to 30 minutes to fly, and is exhausting if you try to keep within 80 to 100 feet above the water!

    https://youtu.be/tZ4UovqB9tQ
    Your English is better than my French, German, Italian, Spanish.... so no worries my friends!


  5. #5
    Senior Administrator PRB's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    MO (KSUS)
    Age
    62
    Posts
    9,410
    Quote Originally Posted by odourboy View Post
    Very cool! My favourite canyon running the Fraser River canyon which runs north from Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Here's a short clip of what it's like. The entire canyon takes 20 to 30 minutes to fly, and is exhausting if you try to keep within 80 to 100 feet above the water!

    https://youtu.be/tZ4UovqB9tQ
    Great video. I've done that Fraser River run! That's fun.
    MB: GIGABYTE GA-X299 UD4 PRO ATX
    CPU: Intel(R) Core™ Processor i9-10900X Ten-Core 3.7GHz
    MEM: 64GB (8GBx8) DDR4/3000MHz Quad Channel
    GPU: RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDDR6
    OS: Win 10 Pro 64bit
    HP Reverb G2

Members who have read this thread: 0

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •