Above the weather, near Düsseldorf
Not every flight on this channel is about tracing a city skyline or a coastline. This one, set near Düsseldorf in western Germany, spends its 19 minutes largely above a cloud layer — the Cessna 172 climbing through and above the weather rather than staying low over the terrain.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 uses real-world weather data to generate its cloud formations, so scenes like this reflect how cloud cover was actually behaving in the simulated environment at the time of recording, rendered with the simulator’s volumetric cloud and lighting engine.
A different kind of scenic flight
Where other flights on the channel emphasize landmarks and ground detail, this one is closer to a study in light and altitude — the kind of view a real general-aviation pilot gets once established above an overcast layer, with the ground only occasionally visible through gaps in the cloud.
The aircraft
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk appears again here, the same light aircraft used in the channel’s Beskid and Brenna flight over Poland, chosen for its stable, forgiving handling at altitude.
Watch the flight
Watch the full climb and cruise above the clouds in the embedded player, or open the video on YouTube.
Related flights
For more flying in the same aircraft, see the Beskid & Brenna flight over Poland; for more German scenery, see the Frankfurt departure, the Wangerland ferry flight, or the coastal flight over Timmendorfer Strand, all linked below.
