January 27, 200818 yr I took off from EGLL 27L and could not find Windsor Castle. I was sure it was about 5-6 miles west of the rwy. Is it in the default FS2004 scenery?JS Jonathan Sacks Dell XPS Gen 4, Pentium IV Northwood extreme 3.8Ghz, 3Ghz RAM, eVGA 7900 GTO, 12 GoFlight modules plus MCP-PRO AP and EFIS, GF pedestal, CH rudder pedals, CH throttle quadrant, 42" LG LED, 24" DELL LCD, Windows XP, FS2004, FSUIPC 3.96 FS Autostart 1.1 (Build 11), FS Navigator 4.6, UT, FE, GE, REX, PMDG, Level-D, PSS, etc.
January 27, 200818 yr Should be as i was literally just coming into 27R and i saw it. Quite hard to see though. Look near the house of parliament.
January 28, 200818 yr Well if it's there you are not alone in not finding it.Google shows it - as you say - 4 or 5 miles due west of Heathrow and I just scoured the area in vain.Guess MS did not think it worthwhile.
January 28, 200818 yr Author 247:You must be thinking of Buckingham Palace. That is near Big Ben and on the way IN to 27R. Windsor Castle is on the way OUT of 27L heading west away from EGLL.JS Jonathan Sacks Dell XPS Gen 4, Pentium IV Northwood extreme 3.8Ghz, 3Ghz RAM, eVGA 7900 GTO, 12 GoFlight modules plus MCP-PRO AP and EFIS, GF pedestal, CH rudder pedals, CH throttle quadrant, 42" LG LED, 24" DELL LCD, Windows XP, FS2004, FSUIPC 3.96 FS Autostart 1.1 (Build 11), FS Navigator 4.6, UT, FE, GE, REX, PMDG, Level-D, PSS, etc.
January 28, 200818 yr I see Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace - but not Windsor Castle.However, looking under the Scenery folder - there is a Windsor.bmp texture file for some model - where I don't know. The texture looks a lot like the photographs if Windsor Castle.
January 28, 200818 yr Author Oh, dear, that will be a disappointment if correct. I wonder if anybody's done an add-on of the place? I'll check now.JS Jonathan Sacks Dell XPS Gen 4, Pentium IV Northwood extreme 3.8Ghz, 3Ghz RAM, eVGA 7900 GTO, 12 GoFlight modules plus MCP-PRO AP and EFIS, GF pedestal, CH rudder pedals, CH throttle quadrant, 42" LG LED, 24" DELL LCD, Windows XP, FS2004, FSUIPC 3.96 FS Autostart 1.1 (Build 11), FS Navigator 4.6, UT, FE, GE, REX, PMDG, Level-D, PSS, etc.
January 28, 200818 yr I've got the feeling that it is either misplaced or my scenery is somehow causing the castle to not be present.FS2002 and FSX have Windsor Castle at approximately the same place - can't find it near there in FS2004FS2002http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/183936.jpgFSXhttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/183937.jpg
January 28, 200818 yr It was definitely there when I first used FS9. I then installed VFR Photographic Scenery which automatically removed a number of autogens - basically those not associated with an airport. I later installed the Service Pack. Is it possible that the SP might have removed it? Gerry Howard
January 28, 200818 yr Yes, it's in the default scenery at roughly N 51*28 W 0*38, but if you're much above 1500 feet it's not very easy to spot until you get fairly close.Dugald
January 28, 200818 yr Your right i just landed back at 27r and it is Buckingham palace. I should be able to tell the difference really as i only live some 30 miles away.
January 28, 200818 yr You are that mini-cab driver I travelled with the other day aren't you?If you ever consider becoming a real airline pilot, let me know and I'll start taking the train.Don't fancy landing in a field 10 miles west of Windsor Castle owing to a mix up with Buckingham Palace.
January 28, 200818 yr Maybe the Queen is claiming it on expenses but in fact it's just a move back-drop?
January 28, 200818 yr Found it - worst representation of all three versions - located off to the southeast of the river bend quite a bit.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/183949.jpgLocationhttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/183950.jpg
January 28, 200818 yr "It was definitely there when I first used FS9. I then installed VFR Photographic Scenery which automatically removed a number of autogens"Ah, I wonder if this is why I show the Millenium Dome in the middle of the Thames!
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