Ancient Egypt as a discovery flight
This page pays tribute to Toni Agramont and his immense scenery work for Flight Simulator. Michel Lagneau turns the Egypt-2 scenery into a cultural route: Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, Luxor, Edfu, Aswan and Abu Simbel become historical reading points.
The flight should remain slow and almost contemplative. A small amphibian or light aircraft lets you follow the Nile, spot the monuments and understand the geography of ancient Egypt.
A route through monuments, the Nile and add-on scenery.
His Egypt-2 scenery gives the journey its visual material.
Flying slowly makes the sites easier to read.
Historical coordinates complement available airfields.
Understanding the flight
The original idea is elegant: not only installing a scenery, but giving it a route, references and cultural progression.
Each point should be read as a site, not just as a waypoint. The plan becomes an aerial visit of the Nile and its temples.
Before departure
- Install Toni Agramont’s Egypt-2 scenery if you fly FS2004.
- Prepare monument coordinates before departure.
- Keep a moderate altitude to preserve ground references.
- Fly by day with good visibility: the page loses its purpose if the monuments disappear.
Suggested route
Experience tips
Take screenshots and notes: this flight should feel like a travel notebook.
GPS is a safety net, but the pleasure comes from visual navigation along the Nile.
Copyright Michel Lagneau 2015