The World’s Tallest Water Sphere as it Exists in Microsoft Flight Simulator
This week was a significant time for flight simulator enthusiasts. On August 18th, 2020, Microsoft released its first new edition of Flight Simulator since 2006.
What is significant about this release is that this version of Flight Simulator has the entire world simulated in nice detail without buying significant scenery packages or add-ons. What once was a dreary world is now populated with trees, rivers, highways and lots of glorious buildings. Yes you can fly over and spot your house.
Now there are scenery issues. Sometimes the computer generated buildings are the wrong color or architecture. And there are bugs and glitches in the scenery which are fun to spot. However in general, this is the most extensive and detailed scenery over a broad area in any flight simulator.
Of course, I had to fly my simulated plane over the simulated World’s Tallest Water Sphere. Check out these screen captures. See if you can spot well known streets in Union. See if you can see the Kawameeh Swamp, the ball fields, and Kawameeh Junior High.
Of course, check out the computer model of the WTWS. Yes it is a slightly blocky, funky shape. But it is in the right spot. The nearby water storage tank looks good. All in all, a great simulated rendering of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere.
