I recenlty downloaded the X-Plane demo after being an avid FSX user for many years now. It is pretty good and the graphics are great. The flight model was excellent as well.

My major thing I've seen about it is that the landmarks and cities, etc are not true to life as it is (kinda) in FSX. Are there addons you can get that will make it so that say for instance, you fly to San Francisco, CA you are gonna see the Golden Gate Bridge in the correct location with semi accurate landmarks? This is the only thing keeping me from joining the Xplane bandwagon. I know Google.com but I figured I'd ask on here for more informed answers. Thanks and happy flying!

I thought that there was some freeware that included landmarks for a large number of cities, but I cannot remember what that freeware is. Does anyone else on the forum know what I am talking about?

I thought that there was some freeware that included landmarks for a large number of cities, but I cannot remember what that freeware is. Does anyone else on the forum know what I am talking about?

http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?s=12f8913a008a44b2e0a3cafe394c546a&app=downloads

 

http://forums.x-pilot.com/files/

 

http://www.alpilotx.net/downloads/x-plane-10-new-zealand-pro/

 

http://www.truscenery.com/index.php/downloads/sceneries

 

http://www.opensceneryx.com/

Thanks 5x5, but it was a different site and I just cannot remember it. I will have to try to find it.

 

 

This is the only thing keeping me from joining the Xplane bandwagon.

 

This seems like the primary deficit in XPlane and I'm not sure why LR and/or a 3rd party team hasn't addressed this directly already.   I'm guessing if this one, pretty big but rote, projectw ould very much be the game changer to inspire many new converts to XPlane, which will in turn serve to bring on the other 3rd party devs that on the fence currently.  As a single area to resolve I'm thinking this one's it.

If you are specifically looking for landmarks I would recommend Ted Davis' X-Plane Scenery Page http://www.theosdavis.com/xpfiles/scenery/scenery.html

 

This is what I used when I first got into X-Plane. The models are good enough to establish where you are, but you will probably want to replace them if you find better scenery on x-plane.org

 

I also strongly agree with Noel, basic landmarks should really be Laminar Research's job to provide.

http://www.xpscenery.net/index.html

 

 

Really nifty website to look up payware and freeware scenery. Not 100% sure how up-to-date it is but it's supposed to be updated frequently and does have quite a library of scenery already.