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Hallo zusammen,   ich wünsche ebenfalls Allen schöne Feiertage, einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr und "happy landings".   Danke für die tolle Unterstützung.   Gruß  Ditmar

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Auch Hallo,   ich schließe mich den Wünschen von Heinz an, und hiermit auch ein Danke  an alle hier im Forum, die mir bei Problemen mit X-Plane immer mit Rat und Tat zur Seite standen.  Allen Alugsimulanten wünsche ich für das kommende Jahr allways happy landings.   Gruß Hermann

Hello, I would like to use this thread to talk about the general quality of the airport scenery and its textures, as well as some suggestions that could improve the scenery overall. First of all, I want to focus on the jetway/terminal area. As you can see, the jetway building itself uses only a few basic textures instead of proper materials. No normal maps are used; otherwise, for example, the lines on the building would have a real 3D effect. Take a look at this good example from Manchester. They used a rather low-resolution and not particularly attractive texture for the door right in front of the aircraft parking area — an area with very high visibility for every user at the gate. However, they used normal maps to make the door look three-dimensional, which actually creates depth, shadows, and a much more realistic appearance.   This is exactly the technique that could be used for the gate building structure here.       At the moment, it seems to use only a single flat texture or colour. There is no real material definition, no reflections, nothing at all.   Can we also talk about the surroundings of the buildings? Why is everything completely empty? Here are examples from Manchester and Brussels.     Another thing that would significantly improve the overall look is the lighting — which, honestly, looks absolutely awful and is a well-known issue. Guys, we are in 2025 and using MSFS. These lights look like copy-and-paste textures from the old P3D days. Even in P3D, proper 3D lights were possible to implement. This is how lighting should look. Not to mention that some lights are missing entirely (in MSFS 2024?), for example the beacon on the tower.     Finally, the terminal window fronts look very poor by today’s standards. This is Brussels. Jo did an amazing job here creating a realistic window façade with proper reflections, glass materials, and detailed frames. I know that we probably won’t see any major improvements here, as it would require a complete rebuild. Still, I wanted to point out these aspects, because in my opinion they are the key reasons why Munich looks so outdated and bad today.   Sadly.   Kind regards, Timm  

To activate the autopilot the following requirements need to be fulfilled: • All flight control computers (FCC) are operative • At least one channel of horizontal trim is available • At least one yaw damper is engaged • At least one IRS system is available • At least one air data computer (ADC) is available • No significant instability of the aircraft

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Hallo Michael   Sorry wusste ich nicht. Bei uns in der Schweiz ist Michi die Kurzversion von Michael und nicht eine Verniedlichung sonst hätte ich Micheli geschrieben, das wäre dann die Verniedlichung. Auch ich werde Thomi gerufen. Das ist auch die Kurzversion von Thomas.   Entschuldige nochmals   Gruss Thomas

Bitte tu mir einen Gefallen, ich bin nicht der Michi.   Leider reagiere ich auf das Verniedlichen von Männernamen sehr allergisch.   Nicht böse sein, kannst du ja nicht wissen.

Hallo Michi   WOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH... das sieht schon richtig gut aus. Ja die Bäume sind viel besser platziert als vorher...auch dieser Silbereffekt ist weg. Habe gerade bei unserer grossen Baumschule und einer Apfelplantage sowie einem Weinberg vorbeigeschaut mit dem Heli. Das ist wie Tag und Nacht. Global Forest von ORBIX ist sicher besser als Standart aber ich denke gute OSM Daten sind doch viel genauer.   Nun versuche ich es mit dem X-Europe 8 Network. gebe dir dan auch bescheid wie sich das auswirkt.   Bis dahin, Herzlichen Dank für deine Hilfe und bis bald   Grüessli Thomas

Hello,   As every year, the year is coming to an end. But that's okay, because a new year is just around the corner... I don't want to say too much this year... but a few words are in order.  It's still fun to be a moderator on this forum. I have to keep an eye on things, but I hardly ever have to intervene... Everyone here is friendly to each other and helps out or posts experiences (e.g., videos, tips, pictures, etc.) with the X-Plane simulator... in every conceivable form. Thank you very much for that. I look forward to spending the next year with all of you here in our forum....   Best regards, have a wonderful and peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year.... Heinz