odd front page stories today...

[Mike S KPDX 597]

On the Avsim home page I read two items that I thought were a bit odd.First: High density mesh for the Great Plains?? does anyone else see this as like an oxymoron? I personally would not buy any land mesh for anything east of Denver as you can almost see Detroit from Colorado Spring! Then again I am from the Northwest.Second: What's up with this PSS Dash8? It has been in development for over 10 months and it comes out in 4 weeks and there are NO screenshots of anything (plane, panel, features...) In fact they link to photos of a product that is due out AFTER the Dash. Umm, maybe I should not be expecting much from that package, we'll see.Anyways, those are my thoughts (I am probably going to get flamed, so be it)Thanks and good flying.

[gosta 0]

Hi Mike,PSS posted quite a few screenshot of the Dash8 quite some time ago (well over a month), including some panel shots - I guess they've just vanished in the depths of the PSS forum...Cheers,Gosta.

[Dark Moment 0]

Yep, I thought the news was a bit flat today, too.Mark "Dark Moment" Beaumonthttp://www.swiremariners.com/cxkaitak.htmlhttp://www.swiremariners.com/reds.htmlhttp://www.swiremariners.com/cxkaitakv3.jpg

[Mike S KPDX 597]

pun intended I assume :-)

[Francois_Dumas 10]

:-lol Well, we're here waiting for any news submissions you can find that might interest our readers..... but sometimes you have these really slow days.... nice for the editor, not so nice for the readers ;-) :-outta Francois :-wave_______________________Francois A. "Navman" DumasAssociate Editor &Forums AdministratorAVSIM Online!email: fdumas@avsim.com________________________

[badderjet 181]

PANEL shots?!? :-eek Only saw the model pix... Gotta do a search immediately!! :-hah

[Guest]

First: High density mesh for the Great Plains?? does anyone else see this as like an oxymoron? I personally would not buy any land mesh for anything east of Denver as you can almost see Detroit from Colorado Spring! Then again I am from the Northwest.Well that just shows how ignorant you are fella! You're missing a lot east of Denver, but we wont miss you.

[Guest]

Okay - here's a little titbit of news. I was surfing around - and came across a freeware FS2002 scenery of Cancun, Mexico.Haven't looked at it yet - but when SimFlyers bring out their Miami scenery, I'll head over the Gulf...http://www.fsbr2002.hpg.ig.com.brRob

[Dark Moment 0]

Well, that's a bit aggressive, Fred. Door fall off your Beaver?Francois, my comment above was purely for the pun of it. Just to be clear, I think your Avsim news coverage and the regularity of updates beats anthing out there. When you combine that with the excellence of the library and the speed of download, it beats me that anyone bothers to fight their way into the "other" site any more.Mark "Dark Moment" Beaumonthttp://www.swiremariners.com/cxkaitak.htmlhttp://www.swiremariners.com/reds.htmlhttp://www.swiremariners.com/cxkaitakv3.jpg

[Justin Toposim 16]

HI Mike,>>First: High density mesh for the Great Plains?? does anyone >else see this as like an oxymoron? I personally would not >buy any land mesh for anything east of Denver as you can >almost see Detroit from Colorado Spring! Then again I am >from the Northwest. >True, the Great Plains doesn't have a plethora of spectacular terrain. certainly not like the obvious Rockies, or Appalachians, etc. But it's not a pool table! :-)There is the Black Hills, of course, The Badlands, and the ever-present subtly rolling terrain that isn't brought out by lower-resolution terrain.Here's a good example. Not typical, but there:http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text...lains/fig26.jpgIn any case, the Great Plains is subtle in most places, not "in your face" like the Rockies, but there is some interesting terrain nonetheless. :-)Justinhttp://www.fsgenesis.com

[Francois_Dumas 10]

:-lol :-lol no prob Mark.... I didn't take it as criticism, nor did anyone else. And Fred's having an off-day I guess ;-)And thanks for the kudos on behalf of all the front page editors and the rest of the crew ! :-outta Francois :-wave[table border=0 cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0][tr][td valign=bottom" align="center]"At home in the wild"[/td][td valign=bottom" align="center][link:avsim.com/alaska/alaska_052.htm|Don's Alaskan Bush Charters]"Beavers Lead the Way"[/td][td valign=bottom" align="center][link:www.avsim.com/vfr_center/mainpages/vfr_flights_main_page.htm]VFR Flight Center]"Looking Good Outside"[/td][/tr][tr][td valign=top" align="center]http://bfu.avsim.net/sigpics/logo75b.gif[/td][td valign="top" align="left" colspan=2]http://www.fssupport.com/images/moose2.gif[/td][tr][/table]________________________Francois A. "Navman" DumasAssociate Editor &Forums AdministratorAVSIM Online![/bemail: fdumas@avsim.com________________________

[Francois_Dumas 10]

Thanks Rob :-) :-outta Francois :-wave________________________Francois A. "Navman" DumasAssociate Editor &Forums AdministratorAVSIM Online!email: fdumas@avsim.com________________________

[Mike S KPDX 597]

thanks all, again it was just in jest. I always admire the job done by the staff at AVSIM, keep up the great work.Also, I stand corrected by the photo in this thread of some interesting land forms for the plains...also, the excellent response by PSS for the Dash series. Looking very very nice.p.s. actually response is the wrong word, as I am sure PSS had that information ready for release regardless of my thread. good flying to all.

[Guest]

Wonder if the new scenrey will include Prarie Dogs, that would add something to it. See their little heads pop up as you fly overhead. :-vuur

[Guest PhilipManwaring]

>Umm, maybe I should not be >expecting much from that package, we'll see. >Heh .. I guess you haven't yet seen the new DASH-8 screenies posted by PSS this evening? It looks to me like this will be an absolutely wonderful addon!