Flight #002 - LTBA -> LGAV

This was my first flight with Taxi2Gate's recently released LTBA Istanbul Ataturk scenery, and it's safe to say I wasn't disappointed. Just one flight in and I think this is possibly one of the very best payware airport add-on's I've used. 

The attention to detail is simply fantastic. I have around 70 payware airports, and have never felt so much like I was part of a thriving environment as I did at T2G LTBA.

Now, which one is my plane again...?

Pushback clearance is received as a Qatari A330 departs for Doha in the background

The immersion level at Taxi2Gate LTBA is fantastic. With every gate occupied (thanks to Ultimate Traffic 2) I really felt as though I was part of a meticulous, thriving operation

Waiting in line at the threshold to runway 35R

After waiting for the five departures - all Turkish Airlines - cleared ahead of us, we finally get permission to enter the active runway

Airborne from LTBA 35R, following the MARMA1E departure

Above the thin layer of cloud and heading out over the Sea of Marmara

Beautiful weather conditions above the island of Marmara Adasi

Mainland Greece comes into view for the first time as the sun sets, as we prepare for the ABLON1P arrival to LGAV's RWY03L

Finalising the approach checklist as we pass the South Euboean Gulf

The hills of Dimosio Dasos Rapentosas provide an idyllic backdrop to the picturesque approach to the Greek capital

Gear down, flaps to 30 degrees and finalising the last details of the approach

Localiser intercepted, glide slope captured and plain sailing down to the runway

The last light of day is fading as we touch down in Athens

Going through the aircraft shutdown procedure as the passengers disembark, and my First Officer and myself look forward to our well earned rest