Entering 2026, I still spend some spare time on flight simulation and aviation photography. It’s just that I won’t write in such detail; I’ll just keep a running log here.

1 Upgraded X-Plane 12.4.0 to beta4 for a test. It feels quite normal, didn’t encounter any bugs, so everyone can use it with confidence.

2 New discoveries with miniCOCKPIT “It would be great if miniCOCKPIT could be used on aircraft other than the A330.” With this thought in mind, I tried it with a C172, and surprisingly, some functions work. It was a real surprise. For example, the landing lights, strobe lights, and the Autopilot’s Altitude/Vertical Speed/Heading/Speed are quite useful. So, I’ve been doing more flights in the Cessna just to enjoy the scenery.

3 Recently, I’ve been reading the book “History of the Peloponnesian War,” so naturally, I took the C172 for a sightseeing flight in Greece. There was no real flight plan; just took off casually from Athens Airport LGAV. First flew to the Isthmus of Corinth to check out the scenery, then entered the Peloponnese peninsula and climbed a few thousand feet, finally made a rapid descent and flew by feel to land on Runway 06 at Sparti Airport LGSP. Reading the book alone didn’t give me the feeling—I didn’t realize Greece had so many mountains. No wonder the navy in Athens was so important.

4 Last month, I bought a new camera, the Sony a7m5, and added a new lens, the FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II, so I took it to Haneda Airport (RJTT) to try it out. Just happened to catch this rare special livery aircraft carrying the FIFA World Cup tour to Tokyo, “The Original Trophy Is Here” My luck wasn’t bad. Titan Airways Airbus A320-233 G-POWK “FIFA World Cup 2026 Trophy Livery”

I'm not quite used to the new machine yet; I'll slowly adapt.

5 EAIP Chart Download Service I used an AI Agent to build a chart download service. Everyone is welcome to use it. Please feel free to give me your feedback and suggestions.