CoastalDriver wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2020 at 1:31am:

Thinking about it how much interest and need would there be for the now 62 year old B707,  the 56 year old B727 or the 51 year old B737-200s all of which have long gone from our skies for real.

I doubt they'll return to our virtual skies, either. Customers want glass. Man, I feel old. Cathay Pacific operated L1011s. The more I fly it the more I love it. One of Captain Sim's best ever IMHO. Even if they never give it the complete update, it was great in FSX, and it's great in P3D. I ran across a bunch of old screenshots of all those oldies. Sort of sad. If the L1011 is "only a port," count me in on her stablemates whenever.

Always good to see old familiar names!

Still haven't flown the 757 III or 767 II I have. (I reviewed the originals both for AVSIM and liked them in FSX.) I'll pick up the 777, too, before Christmas. But I'd rather really master one airplane this time rather than bounce around like I used to. And the L1011 is pretty challenging. Still, I like to try support a good dev, and Captain Sim is really one of the nicest outfits in the business. I could tell you a story about just how nice, but I'll keep it to myself.

Anyway, if you ever have an itch for a classic jetliner, the L1011 will scratch it good. Although Lockheed's implementation of automated flight takes a while to get used to!

I'm still not sold on EA even under HF1. I can get a prettier sky full of clouds and not worry about unpredictable lighting, etc. It's close for me, but I've been using EnvTex and EnvShade--pretty cheap and looks nice. I'm sure it's different with weather, though.

(HF1 messed with mesh around airports, too, I'm convinced. Now there's a sheer drop at the end of runways.)

When HiFi puts Active Sky on the market, I'll be watching that closely. You're right about Orbx. I have Global Base, Europe LC, England EU plus Buildings and Trees. Heck, for a high-flyer, or even VFR, it's not bad looking at all. Only been flying the Court Line TriStars EGGW Luton to LEMD Madrid (LatinVFR has a nice version, especially the non-PBR.)

Yeah, I'm happy to be able to throw the horsepower at P3D now. Moving to 64-bit was necessary. As are the growing pains. Keep the shiny side up, CD!