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There is probably no city where you see more aviation than Los Angeles. Not only are there several major airports close to the city but general aviation rules the skies over the city.
Besides Alaska there is no state where single engine aircraft are more used and there are more helipads than in any other city.That’s not only because of the rich and famous but also because the layout of the city looks spectacular. From the coastline to the mountains around the city, LA is a great city to see from above.US Cities X is a series of city scenery for FSX that covers US cities created by LimeSim. Based on an extensive aerial image it will have all the major buildings and landmarks plus all the airports and heliports that are inside the covered areas. It is clearly intended to fill the gap between the default scenery and very high dense city scenery such as Manhattan X, London VFR or Venice X.
Aerosoft US Cities X: Los Angeles 1.00 Manual Page 15 of 19. Q: There’s a bunch of strangely anchored ships in LA Port! A: See the settings chapter (traffic settings) Q: I have FTX/ORBX New Zealand South Island installed and there are some strange pixelated areas without autogen objects all over Detroit.
Because the file size is rather large due to the ground image it only includes one season (in most cases this is not a real issue) and no night textures. The VFR flights over these cities are mostly a day time affair anyway.Features:. Detailed 3D renderings of the 3 city centers covered by more than 5,000 major buildings:. LA Downtown.
Long Beach. Irvine/Santa Ana. Aerial image coverage with up to 30cm/pix resolution (see attached ). Bonus: Full rendering of Catalina Island with and helipad!. Detailed scenery of Catalina’s “Airport in the Sky” with sloped runway!. More than 1,050 major buildings included. 454,500 (!) autogen objects placed realistically.
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Highly detailed and customized mesh terrain. An incredible number of 150 helipads! Among them a few well-known ones as:. LAPD Hooper Heliport (largest rooftop heliport in the world.
A difficult animal to depict. Aerosoft has taken a vast urban area and tried to make the best of it at a low price. And a nice job they have done. Compared to default.
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A difficult animal to depict. Aerosoft has taken a vast urban area and tried to make the best of it at a low price. And a nice job they have done. Compared to default.
Las Vegas has to be one of the strangest cities in the USA. Located in the middle of a desert it is one huge sea of low houses with a wild collection of strange high rise in one strip of land in the center.
That’s where the money is made in Las Vegas, that’s where the hotels and casinos are.US Cities - Las Vegas is more than just this city. Some of the famous areas around the city are included, such as the Grand Canyon and Area 51 where the US government parked its collection of alien space craft. There is a lot to explore in this superb VFR scenery that has perhaps the best value for money for any FSX add-on.
Check out the screenshots and you will see.US Cities X is a series of city scenery for FSX that covers US cities created by LimeSim. Based on an extensive aerial image it will have all the major buildings and landmarks plus all the airports and heliports that are inside the covered areas. I really like the simplicity of this bit of software.
You basically take a job offer for an airline, APL then generates a schedule for you based on the airline and their real flights. It's great and simple and easily gives you a purpose, I have also gone to quite a few airports I would never have gone to. It's not management just simple schedules and flying.I guess the data is a bit old as I started with Monarch but now fly Easyjet from the UK but you can use a huge number of airlines from around the world, PAX or Cargo.I think you need internet whilst flying as you have a map showing your progress but it does not effect the flight.From accepting the flight you can go via an in app link to Simbrief and setup the flightplan and away you go.Easy to use and reasonably priced.
Flying helicopters in the good old MSFS line of products - or Prepar3D for that matter - has so far not been my most cherished pastime for the one and only reason: it is said to be very far from realistic, lacking in too many ways. Therefore, most of my helicopter flight simming takes place in either DCS or X-Plane. However, I always wanted a Robinson R44, so badly that I couldn't resist the very temptation to get my hands on the beast to see how it performs in P3D.The R44 is an 'everyone's favourite' four-seat light helicopter, very popular across the globe.
Its smaller sibling, the 2-seat R22 is possibly the most widely used trainer. As for the subject of this review, the R44 itself, we are talking about the best selling general aviation helicopter ever produced.Th-is representation of the R44 is modelled by the well-renowned helicopter simulation specialist MP Design Studio who have been delivering rotary-wing aircraft for quite a while. While I never had the chance to actually give any of them a try, I knew from reviews and countless videos that these guys are building top-notch virtual stuff, often going beyond the limits of what the simulation engi-ne allows for. Although aware of these confines and rumours of the unrealistic nature of the flight simulator in question, I was very much looking forward to taking this one to the skies.Insta-llation took no time, and moments later I was greeted by no less than 10 (ten!) incredible repaints, liveries from many countries so there is something for everyone to choose from. Loading up the bird, I found myself in a stunning 3D-cockpit that pretty much left me breathless! The gauges, the switches and knobs, they are all crafted with such utmost care, that the passion it took these guys to make them clearly shines through every little corner of it. From the seat cushion to the decals, the moving parts, everything looks and acts so real that one would immediately feel oneself right there in the middle of the action!
Starting up the aircraft was straightforward-, using the provided manual which in fact appears to be the real-world handbook of the helicopter. The sounds are fantastic, so full, so rich that I could almost feel the vibration as the torque increased. Talking about the rotor itself, the animation is smooth and very nicely done, not some cheap generic solution but a very complete sequence. It's a pleasure even just to look at, seeing the helicopter slowly coming to life, shaking, as it powers up.And the flying bit. Having never flown a real helicopter I can't compare it to any actual flying experience in one, but I can certainly compare it to how it feels against other, said-to-be realistic (helicopter) simulation platforms.
Crucify me - but I have to say that MP Design Studio managed to give birth to something that will make you re-think your absence from helo flying in the FSX and Prepar3D line of products. Forget about the 'flying on rails' experience!
You will swing and sway and rock about like crazy if you don't pay attention to coordinated flight! Hovering the helicopter is so much fun, and feels perfectly fine and believable for me. I have all my settings adjusted for full realism and sensitivities set to maximum as well, I strongly recommend doing this at least when flying a helicopter in this simulator. Coming back to terra firma, you better watch your descent rate otherwise the dreaded vortex ring will eat you alive!
Not if you have enough altitude though! I know about two 'ways' of getting out of this dangerous state, one - the kind of popular way - is by moving the cyclic control followed by pitching the nose down slightly, then going back to forward flight. The other technique, known as the 'Vuichard Recovery Technique' uses the tail rotor thrust as a means of support. Apply cyclic in the direction of tail rotor thrust, add collective and maintain heading with the pedals.
Both of these escape-manoeuvr-es worked perfectly fine in the MP Design R44. To finish my series of test flights, I wanted to see how this little helicopter autorotates so I reduced power to idle at around 1000 feet above field elevation and down we go! The manual provides useful information regarding speeds and procedures for autorotation but without going into details, let me tell you, the fun is real! Couldn't precisely land on the very spot I wanted to but on all occasions, I successfully and safely 'autorotated' the R44. On one particular occasion, I increased throttle shortly before reaching the ground and finished the procedure in a hover. The transition was smooth and reminded me of similar experiences in other simulation platforms.T-his helicopter is simply a pleasure to fly! It also wipes out the 'taboo' for me, of touching a helicopter in a simulator that isn't too popular for rotary flying.
MP Design Studio delivered a fantastic simulation of the Robinson R44 that not only can take you to places but can provide you so much fun by only circling around your local airport or going sightseeing or practising non-normal procedures. But the success of this helicopter is also a success of the platform itself as a helicopter flying environment, kind of opening my eyes, and a gate to a world I didn't know existed! MP Design Studio has a bunch of other helicopters in their lineup and I am sure each and every one of them will bring about the same level of realism, waiting for us to explore them!If you ever hesitated to buy a helicopter for FSX or Prepar3D, forget about what you've heard, leave your worries behind and grab this one, see and feel for yourself!
This masterpiece will leave you speechless, both visually and system-wise! I highly recommend the MP Design R44 for every 'rotorhead' around as well as to those seeking entry to the exciting world of helicopter simulation, which is second to none!
Without a doubt, it's a five-star product and it still doesn't do justice to this awesomeness! This is a beautiful scenery which depict the love the developers put into it. FPS are good, match well with ORBX Global and FTXNA OpenLC. Now why am I giving three stars instead of five. I took out one star due to the night illumination, this airport in real life at night is gorgeous, in this scenery is really dark and the other and most important because the package comes with no.exe, meaning all installation have to be done manually, it comes in a RAR file.
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I expect that from a freeware but from a payware it is ridiculous. I know how to manually install a scenery but the sode elements of the scenery which comes in a separate file took me for a loop to install, I have never install sode elements manually, it took me half hour to figure it out and some of the gates in concourse B are fully extended by default and I get a message that my aircraft is to far to connect the gate when it is park where its supposed to.
Now, does its worth buying it? If you don't mind the cons I stated in the review yes, it is a really nice scenery and after the headache of installing it I'm happy with it but it needs an update for better night illumination and most important an installation.exe.
Honestly speaking this scenery is unbelievable. Quality, integration with FTX Global (Really Smooth Transiction) and high attention to details. After Chengdu, this airpor for sure will bring me more frequently to China!
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Performance is stunning too, with every weather and with every payware Aircraft. I've read that an other Dev will made it, it's a pity since with a masterpiece like this, we could have another airport covered. Waiting forward to see Others stunning airports from your side!