Flight 81: Llanbedr - Ffestiniog - Llanbedr, with X-Plane 11.55 & Orbx True-Earth GB scenery.

In this flight we are flying from Llanbedr Airfield in Wales, and up to the slate quarries at Blaenau Ffestiniog, then returning to Llanbedr.

Following the latest update to X-Plane 12, I have been making some flights with no problems. So I had the idea of making this particular the first video in X-Plane 12. I usually record the flight while playing back the replay file in X-Plane, but on this occasion the program kept crashing while loading the file. So for the time being, we're still in X-Plane 11.

The pc is a Predator Orion 9000, running Windows 11; with dual GeForce 1080ti graphics cards, and 128gb memory. All the flight sim software, and scenery files, are installed onto a single 1tb solid state drive.

The journey is flown in VR using the Oculus Rift S.

Plug-ins used during flight:
AviTab – Displays the map in the cockpit.
XP-Realistic – Adds all the rattles, shakes, and other sounds.
Little NavMap – Used to create the flight plan, the flight data log, and the map seen at the start of the video.
Traffic Global – Adds virtual aircraft during the flight. Unfortunately it doesn’t always work during the replay in X-Plane.
Ultra-Weather XP – Creates the weather and atmospheric effects.

After the flight, the replay file is saved, and then played back through X-Plane. The video is recorded in 4k at 60fps using GeForce Experience. During the replay, the following plug-in is used in addition to those listed above.

X-Camera – Sets up various camera positions for recording. X-Camera needs to be disabled during flight in VR.

The resulting video clips are then edited together in Vegas Pro, and rendered at 60fps in 4K. The music is produced with Magix Music Maker.

This is just a bit of fun, and not meant to be taken seriously.

Thank you for watching.