FedEx AI Package

[CaptainAdlai 15]

Hi all,

 

Just wanted to share some shots I took of AI traffic at KMEM. For those wondering, this is custom traffic, created by downloading FedEx flightplans, repaints for the WOAI craft I already have, and throwing it together. It's a much better result than the PAI traffic, and probably better than the old WOAI pack, though I can't say for sure (never got it). The airplanes I've got going in n' out are the; A300-600F, A310-200F, A310-300F, 727-200F, 757-200F, DC-10-30F (very rare), MD-10-10F, MD-10-30F, and MD-11F.

 

 

An A300 next to an assortment of planes.

 

 

An MD-10-30 next to the main FedEx terminal.

 

 

A 727 down at the very last spot before the fence.

 

 

Some 727s and 757s at the smaller terminal where the narrow-bodies park.

 

 

An A310 near the end of the main terminal.

 

 

This has to be my favorite shot. I love seeing dozens of an airline's tail logo lined up.

 

 

An MD-11 parked among it's brethren.

 

Hope y'all enjoy, and for the record, everything was freeware (airport, AI, etc.).

[1st fltsimguy 466]

Any thought to packaging up as a freeware upload to this site for others to enjoy your work, which looks amazing by the way. Good job.

[CaptainAdlai 15]

Sorry, but no. Take a look at the fine print of the AIM DC-10/MD-10. Thanks for the comment though!

[BIGSKY 316]

Great job!

Here is my KMEM,

Blueprint Memphis,with WOAI Fed Ex traffic.

[CaptainAdlai 15]

Nice shot. Just out of curiosity, what aircraft are in WOAI's old package? Any I'm missing? Also, would you recommend the KMEM scenery? For now, Ray Smith's (freeware) is good enough, though I was thinking of buying that.

[greengriffon 51]

You could always package it without the AIM DC-10/MD-10, then leave it up to the user to download on their own.

 

Just a thought.

[cmpbellsjc 2,963]

One of your models seems to be missing a texture or something in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd pic, but mostly noticible in the 2nd pic where it's completely black.

[CaptainAdlai 15]

One of your models seems to be missing a texture or something in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd pic, but mostly noticible in the 2nd pic where it's completely black.

 

Good eye! It's the A310-300F, I put -200F textures on without realizing it, and never got around to fixing it. If you look closely, it's actually somewhere in almost all the pictures.

 

I have more reasons than just AIM to not package it. That was just an example. For one thing, I added them as entries to the existing WOAI planes, using the same format, just for the fun of making it look "official". That would mean either, 1) remove the entries, renumber everything, and then create new folders just for the FedEx planes, or 2), just include the whole folder, which I don't think would go over too well with WOAI...

 

Thanks for the interest though, I'll make a post explaining which paints to download, which models to use, how to integrate the flight plans with AIFP, etc. later.

[SKEWR 364]

Too much FedEx!!! :)

 

1) if you weren't really interested in sharing how this is done (and it seems you aren't) then maybe post in the screen shot forum.

 

2) I've never seen it look this way during the day. At night? Absolutely positively. It's actually really awe inspiring if you're really into planes and the company

 

3) with your traffic, can you have control over the runway the fdx planes use? 18C is the "FedEx" runway in Mem so it'd be a touch more real

 

4) didn't notice it but you'll have to add more 767 and 777 in the near future. Also reduce 727 and I don't think there is even a "dc" anything still flying. Every 10 seems to have been converted. But I could be off

[CaptainAdlai 15]

Too much FedEx!!! :)

 

1) if you weren't really interested in sharing how this is done (and it seems you aren't) then maybe post in the screen shot forum.

 

2) I've never seen it look this way during the day. At night? Absolutely positively. It's actually really awe inspiring if you're really into planes and the company

 

3) with your traffic, can you have control over the runway the fdx planes use? 18C is the "FedEx" runway in Mem so it'd be a touch more real

 

4) didn't notice it but you'll have to add more 767 and 777 in the near future. Also reduce 727 and I don't think there is even a "dc" anything still flying. Every 10 seems to have been converted. But I could be off

 

Actually, just search "Memphis Airport", and you should get a picture that looks just like this, at midday. On the other hand, you're right there should be even more at night. Unfortunately, my traffic gets pretty thin at night, and on the weekends. I may just take the day flight plans and reverse the departure times, so that I get lots all day.

 

I may or may not add 767/777 traffic. I also have no control over which runways they use, nor the tower (FedEx has a tower). The only thing one can control is where they park.

 

As for sharing, I already explained why I can't distribute it. I will however, as explained above, give detailed instructions as to how to put together the package.

[tf51d 284]

I did the same thing, although as I have UT2 I took it a step further and converted the flight plans to UT2 using it's power pack utility. (Did the same thing for UPS). AS we know UT2 only displays traffic with a period of time prior to departure. Some say it's as little as 20 minutes, but I think it's more like 3 or 4 hours. I just went and checked KMEM in hour intervals starting at 8:00AM to 5:00PM (17:00). It appears at 8:00 the terminal is almost empty only 2 or 3 planes visible , a little more at 9 and gradually building up through 15:00 then it looks like a mass exodus and by 16:00 most flights have departed, with the stragglers except for 2 or 3 gone by 17:00. This is a shot at 15:00 followed by 16:00.

 

 

 

 

[BIGSKY 316]

I think the blueprint scenery was worth the money,To me Blueprint's stuff seems kind of bland,but the frame rates are great.

As far as WOAI old package, FEDEX SUMMER 2005 AIA B721, B722, EVAI DC10-10, DC10-30B, DC10-30C, FSP A306, A310, MD11

Repaints : Tony Fosler, Scott Rodgers

Flightplans : Boris Le Veve