Aerosoft Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51558 Posted February 2, 2006 Aerosoft Share Posted February 2, 2006 Before FSx will hit the stores we will do a series of scenery of rather special airports, can be weather, can be terrain, can be altitude. OR it can be all three together in LUKLA Airport (VNLK), located at 9100 ft high up in the Himalaya and the gateway to most famous mountain in the world, Mount Everest. Covering the airport, the region (yes of course with some rather impressive mesh) and the villages, this is a destination for the more enterprising pilots amongst us. Online release is expected in early April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinFlyer 8 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 :shock: That's some awesome mesh :!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrin 0 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Those mountain peaks looks sharp! 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjcurtis 7 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 If you've also got Courchevel on your list Mathijs, I shall be very happy! (Lukla looks like a challenge, too!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordonj 0 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Wow! Looks cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosoft Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51558 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Aerosoft Share Posted February 3, 2006 If you've also got Courchevel on your list Mathijs, I shall be very happy! (Lukla looks like a challenge, too!) I keep hearing about other Courchevel projects from others and that kept me from starting on it. But we might look at it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francois Dumas 1 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 If you've also got Courchevel on your list Mathijs, I shall be very happy! (Lukla looks like a challenge, too!) Courchevel was on my list (together with the other French 'altiports ' it being my real world 'almost home 'airfield'), but I am still not happy with the 'solutions' for slanted runways. And THAT is the crux of these fields... NONE of them are flat ! We have a whole CD full of detailed photos AND the necessary aerial photos..... and a designer capable of doing it.... just not the runways :wink: Rather than make a 'nice' product (that would compete with the freeware offerings) we decided better NOT to make one at all for now, unless we can solve that issue. So yes, I am one of those 'others' Mathijs refers to :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andras Kozma 0 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 We have a whole CD full of detailed photos AND the necessary aerial photos..... and a designer capable of doing it.... just not the runways Hi Francois, Well, sorry for digging my elderly nose into it, so yes, you are right, it can not be done by using stock FS runways. But it is easily possible by making the runway by hand, which looks much better, more detailed, slope can be almost perfect, etc. The only problem is with AI traffic... We were even talking with Mathijs about a Courchevel scenery once, but after I saw others planning upon it, I have sort of lost my enthusiasm... regards Andras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kofi 0 Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Ah...Very promising here... 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francois Dumas 1 Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 ALL types of 'landable slopes' we have tried so far were not satisfactory, to be honest. And FSAddon.com ONLY wants to produce high-quality, immersive products. There are some (freeware) products on the market that 'mimic' slanted runways... most just use 'hardened' mesh/textures. So far ALL of them let my aircraft sink in the ground at some point or other, or provide huge bumps, or much friction. AI traffic is an 'issue' at many airfields of course.... but in Méribel we have 3 aircraft in the club.. and with flying weather you won't see much of them anyway <grin>. BUT...... there is a small light on the horizon.... and Aerosoft and FSAddon are now investigating a possibility of combining forces on this one..... so stay tuned :wink: (mark my 'bold' words...... no decision yet.... but a real opportunity! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kofi 0 Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Francois, Have you seen this freeware sloped and curve strip :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francois Dumas 1 Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan-Paul Schuchna 24 Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hi, for Courchevel and all other altiports look here www.vf-air.com Jan-Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francois Dumas 1 Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Yes, nice, but not what we have in mind :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc W. 0 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 yes of course with some rather impressive mesh what exactly will that be? LOD10? or even LOD11? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasa 921 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Just to let you know: The technique for high-quality sloped concrete runways is available. I've done this for Wasserkuppe airfield in "Scenery Germany 4". Some screenshots and a video will be published as soon as the airfield buildings are finished. Sascha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spx003 0 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francois Dumas 1 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Yes, Sascha, I know. That's what Mathijs and I were talking about I suppose :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmazzei 3 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Francois, Have you seen this freeware sloped and curve strip :?: Hi Kofi , Is this one of the n_cascades serie by J. Belk? I have installed 3 packs of those but almost all conflict (in my installation) with the updated North Cascades mesh by H. Sandmann that requires terrain vertex at 21 . Have you found a work-around to make those compatible? Best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaders 97 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Now this is looking great . And I like the Idea of Francois and Mat discussing sloped runways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kofi 0 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Hi Kofi , Is this one of the n_cascades serie by J. Belk? I have installed 3 packs of those but almost all conflict (in my installation) with the updated North Cascades mesh by H. Sandmann that requires terrain vertex at 21 . Have you found a work-around to make those compatible? Best Hmmm...I'm only using FSGenesis 76m.....Weird eh :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
102091 0 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I'd call Bill Womak. Guy's a Genius... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francois Dumas 1 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 :wink: Bill is 'in on it', don't worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush Flyer 0 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 There's a small video of Lukla showing a Twotter taking off here: http://www.flightlevel350.com/viewer.php?id=361. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaders 97 Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Hi All any more news on this beut?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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