Here I was doing patterns/circuits at Aerosoft's PANC and off in the distance it looked like Death Valley with what appears to be sand....... I know this is an issue with FSX, seeing sand/dirt textures around Alaska. My inquiry is looking for a fix for the issue. Is it as simple as fixing a texture or does this go deeper, such as having to update the land class for the area? Would something like GEX for NA fix these issues? Any advice would be appreaciated......

A screenshot would help.

Its a landclass issue that causes the vast sandy areas, not a texture problem.

And UTX Alaska combined with GEX (or another texture replacement package) does help a lot to solve this issue.I'm waiting for an OrbX treatment however :)