A THUNDERY DEPARTURE [RTX 4090]: Cathay Pacific Cargo CX 2074: Singapore ✈ Hong Kong in MSFS 2020

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A THUNDERY DEPARTURE [RTX 4090]: Cathay Pacific Cargo CX 2074: Singapore ✈ Hong Kong in MSFS 2020

Join me on an ULTRA REALISM flight in the Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-8F from Singapore to Hong Kong, in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.

We depart from Singapore during a thunderstorm, cross the South China Sea, and descend into Hong Kong during a beautiful sunset.

I have made this video as realistic as possible, using ULTRA settings in Microsoft Flight Simulator. I use numerous addons to make the experience more realistic.

Scenery, mods and equipment used:

1) Aircraft
• Asobo Boeing 747-8
• Asobo Boeing 747-8 Cathay Pacific Cargo livery (Flightsim.to)
• Asobo Boeing 747-8 MoreRightRudder Cockpit Textures
• Asobo Boeing 747-8 FTSim+ Soundpack
• Asobo Boeing 747-8 Southoakco effects
• Parallel 42 effects

2) Singapore Changi Airport (WSSS) from Cloudsurf Asia Simulations

3) Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok Airport (VHHH) from WF SCENERY STUDIO

4) Global scenery
• Bijan Seasons: Adds realistic tree foliage and ground colours
• Mamudesign Powerlines and Solar Farms (Flightsim.to)
• We Love VFR – Region 1 (Flightsim.to)
• We Love VFR – Region 2 (Flightsim.to)
• REX Real Global Airport Textures

5) MSFS Mods

5.1 Traffic
• GSX Pro: Adds realistic ground vehicles, such as pushback truck
• FSLTL: Adds realistic aircraft traffic based on real time traffic
• Seafront Vessels Global: Adds global ship traffic

5.2 Sound
• FSRealistic: Adds realistic sound and movements to aircraft cockpit
• ATC Chatter: Pilot2ATC (sound files only)

5.3 Navigation
• Simbrief
• Navigraph Charts

6) Recording settings
• MSFS Settings: All ULTRA (except Terrain LOD at 200).
• Recording resolution: 3840x1440 (24:9 Widescreen)
• Bitrate: 100,000kbps
• Colour depth: 10-bit
• Colour format: P010
• Colour space: Rec. 709
• Video Encoder: NVIDIA NVENC HEVC

7) Recording and video editing equipment used
• NVIDIA Game Filter (for more vibrant and natural colours, more sharpness, and other screen improvements)
• Sky Dolly (Flightsim.to): Enables the replay of plane movements in MSFS
• OBS: Enables screen capture of MSFS in high resolution into a video file (e.g. MP4)
• Davinci Resolve: Enables video editing, cutting and sound modification

8) Hardware
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
• CPU: Intel Core i7-12700 Processor
• Internal Memory: 32 GB

9) Controls
• Flight Stick: Thrustmaster TCA Sidestick Airbus Edition
• Throttle Quadrant: Honeycomb Bravo
• Rudder Pedals: Logitech G Pro Flight Rudder Pedals
• Head Tracker: Tobii Eye Tracker 5

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:09 - Cargo Terminal and Walkaround
4:53 - Cockpit preparation
18:24 - Pushback and Start Up
22:24 - Taxi
23:36 - Takeoff
31:53 - Cruise
35:55 - Descent and Approach
45:02 - Landing and Taxi
52:28 - Outro
All Comments (21)
  • @kjellbenonisen4598
    This is the best flight simulation film I have ever seen. All was perfect for me.
  • @haydenchapman3431
    What a well done flight and video, and it is widescreen. Your presentation is top notch, with many highlights but that landing into Hong Kong at dusk was beautiful. Well done and thanks for your effort.
  • @Troyz.Aviation
    Amazing can only imagine the time you put into this. well done mate.
  • @Adam-bw6xt
    Your videos are amazing! I hope to see more, keep it up.
  • @adilputrahospital3599
    Nice MSFS I hope this channel uploads more videos. and I guarantee that many people will subscribe because your cinema videos are very stunning, they look very real. GOOD JOB ❤❤❤🎉
  • @SoupGuyy
    Do you use nvidea filters? Reshade? The colours are so good!! 😍😍😍
  • @Dum0Dore
    I've never seen so much explanation by a flight sim youtuber,very nice
  • @medrep1000
    This is by far the best and most detailed I've ever watched on YouTube. Liked and subscribed!
  • @LuKaTree0869
    Great scenery and rigorous flight plan. You make HK look perfect. I love it!